Ðàçãîâîðíàÿ ëåêñèêà

Ðàçãîâîðíàÿ ëåêñèêà

Are you up to it? — Ñïðàâèøüñÿ?
an all-rounder — âñåñòîðîííå îäàð¸ííûé ÷åëîâåê
an armchair traveler — ëþáèòåëü ÷èòàòü (ñìîòðåòü ïåðåäà÷è) ïðî ïóòåøåñòâèÿ
at your service — ê âàøèì óñëóãàì
a backbreaking — î÷åíü òÿæåëàÿ ðàáîòà
a bad apple in the basket — ïàðøèâàÿ îâöà â ñòàäå
to be caught in the act — áûòü ïîéìàííûì ñ ïîëè÷íûì
to be home and dry — áûòü öåëûì è íåâðåäèìûì
to be in the doghouse — ïîïàñòü â íåìèëîñòü
to be on the house — îïëà÷èâàòüñÿ çà ñ÷åò çàâåäåíèÿ (î åäå, íàïèòêàõ)
to be on the same wavelength — áûòü íà îäíîé âîëíå (ïîíèìàòü äðóã äðóãà)
to be out of earshot — âíå ñëûøèìîñòè (íà äîñòàòî÷íîì ðàññòîÿíèè)
to be running low — çàêàí÷èâàòüñÿ, èññÿêàòü
a beer belly — ïèâíîå áðþøêî
a bench warmer — çàïàñíîé èãðîê
beyond a shadow of doubt — áåç òåíè ñîìíåíèÿ
a big fish = a big shot — âàæíàÿ øèøêà
to bump into someone / to run into someone — íàòêíóòüñÿ íà êîãî-ëèáî (ñëó÷àéíî âñòðåòèòü)
to call names — îáçûâàòü
to catch up on old times — òðÿõíóòü ñòàðèíîé
come to the point — ïåðåõîäè ê äåëó
a cooked-up story — ñîñòðÿïàííàÿ èñòîðèÿ
to cut a deal with somebody — äîãîâîðèòüñÿ ñ êåì-ëèáî (óëàäèòü ðàçíîãëàñèÿ)
a cut-and-dried solution — ãîòîâîå ðåøåíèå
day and night — è äí¸ì, è íî÷üþ (ïîñòîÿííî)
a dead giveaway — ñòðàøíîå ïðåäàòåëüñòâî
to do something in double-quick time — ñäåëàòü ÷òî-òî â äâà ñ÷¸òà
Don’t beat about the bush. — Íå õîäè âîêðóã äà îêîëî.
Don’t digress from the issue. — He îòêëîíÿéñÿ îò òåìû.
Don’t get onto the bandwagon. — Íå ñòîèò ñëåäîâàòü ïðèíöèïó «êóäà âñå, òóäà è ÿ».
Don’t lose your nerve. — He òåðÿé ñàìîîáëàäàíèÿ.
Don’t pull a fast one on me. — He ïûòàéñÿ ìåíÿ îäóðà÷èòü.
Don’t spring a surprise. — Íå äåëàé íè÷åãî íåîæèäàííîãî.