Èäèîìû. Ñîõðàíÿåì è ó÷èì

Èäèîìû. Ñîõðàíÿåì è ó÷èì

To take a spill - óïàñòü (take a fall)
A woman just took a spill on the icy sidewalk in front of that store

To show off - âûïåíäðèâàòüñÿ (to display one's ability in too proud a manner)
My baby brother always shows off whenever company visits our house.

To cut someone off - ïîäðåçàòü (cross someone's path)
I almost fell down when that careless snowboarder cut me off.

To smack into someone/something - âðåçàòüñÿ â êîãî-òî/âî ÷òî-òî (crash into someone/something)
He smacked into a tree when he lost control of his truck on the corner.

Heads up! - Îñòîðîæíî! (be alert)
Hearts up! There's a car coming this way.

To take a stab at something - ïîïðîáîâàòü ñåáÿ â ÷åì-òî (try something)
She's going to take a stab at rock climbing this week.

To be up to doing something - áûòü ãîòîâûì ÷òî-òî ñäåëàòü (able to do something; ready to do something)
I don't think I'll ever be up to running a marathon.

To get in over one's head - ïîïðîáîâàòü ÷òî-òî ñëèøêîì ñëîæíîå (attempt something too difficult)
I got in over my head when I took that fourth year chemistry course.

To psych someone out - ñíèæàòü óâåðåííîñòü êîãî-òî â ñâîèõ ñèëàõ (make someone lose confidence)
The tennis player tried to psych out his opponent before the match began.

To be under the weather - áîëåòü (ill, sick)
My roommate has been under the weather for the past few days.

Crack a book - îòêðûòü êíèãó, ÷òîáû çàíèìàòüñÿ (open a book)
I didn't crack a boom last night because I'd already prepared for the test.

As a matter of fact - â ñóùíîñòè (actually)
I'm really tired right now. As a matter of fact I'm going home to bed.

Shoot the breeze - áîëòàòü (chat, gab, talk)
I spend the last hour shooting the breeze with my friend at the coffee shop.

Mixed emotions - ñìåøàííûå ÷óâñòâà (both positive and negative feelings)
She has mixed emotions about getting back together with her ex-boyfriend.

In the same boat - â òîé æå ñèòóàöèè (in the same situation)
We're in the same boat because neither of us has a date for Saturday night.

Stick around - îñòàâàòüñÿ (stay)
I'm going to stick around at school after class today.

Hell to pay - ñóðîâîå íàêàçàíèå çà ïðîñòóïîê (great punishment as a result of one's actions)
There was hell to pay when I forgot to pick up my mother at the shopping mall.