Разговорные идиомы в английском языке с примерами и переводом (Everyday Idioms) - I - W.

ill at ease - uncomfortable	не по себе	She felt ill at ease because of her cheap dress.
in advance - well before	заранее	He told her about his plan in advance.
in a nutshell - in a few words	кратко, вкратце	In a nutshell, my plan is to buy land.
in care of someone - write to one person at the address of another	адресату по адресу другого человека (у кого остановился)	I'm staying at Tom's house. Write to me in care of Tom Gray, Chicago, Illinois.
in cold blood - mercilessly	хладнокровно	He killed her in cold blood.
in fact - actually, in reality	фактически	In fact, he works as a manager here.
in general - generally, generally speaking	в общем, вообще	In general, he likes to be alone. He described the place only in general.
in one's element - what one likes	в своей стихии	He's in his element when he's arguing.
in other words - using other words	другими словами	In other words, you refused to do it for her.
in plain English - in simple, frank terms	проще говоря	I didn't really like the concert. In plain English, the concert was terrible.
the ins and outs - all info about	входы и выходы	He knows the ins and outs of this business.
in someone's shoes - in another person's position	на месте другого, в положении другого	I'd hate to be in his shoes now. He lost his job, and his wife is in the hospital.
in the long run - in the end	в конечном счете	In the long run, it'll be better to buy it.
in the same boat - in the same situation	в таком же положении	Stop arguing with me, we're in the same boat and should help each other.
in the clear - free from blame	вне претензий	Pay the bill and you'll be in the clear.
in time (to do something) - before something begins	придти вовремя, чтобы успеть что-то сделать (до начала чего-то)	I came in time to have a cup of coffee before class.
it goes without saying - should be clear without words	не стоит и говорить, само собой	It goes without saying that he must pay what he owes right away.
It's on the tip of my tongue.	вертится на языке	His name is on the tip of my tongue.
it's time - should do it right away	пора	Hurry up, it's time to go.
It's worth it. / It's not worth it. It’s (not) worth buying, visiting, watching, etc.	оно того стоит /оно того не стоит; (не) стоит покупать, посетить, смотреть и т.д.	Watch this film, it's worth it. Don't buy this coat, it is not worth it. This museum is worth visiting. This film is not worth watching.
it will do - it's enough	достаточно	Stop reading, it will do for now.
jump at the opportunity/chance - accept the opportunity eagerly	ухватиться за возможность	His boss mentioned a job in Europe, and Peter jumped at the opportunity.
just as soon - prefer this one	предпочел бы (это)	I'd just as soon stay home, I'm tired.
just in case - to be on the safe side	на всякий случай	Take an extra shirt, just in case.
Just my luck! - Bad / Hard luck!	Мне всегда не везет!	They lost my job application. Just my luck!
keep an eye on - take care of, watch, look after	последить за, присмотреть за	Betty keeps an eye on my sons for me. I’ll keep an eye on you!
keep a straight face - not to laugh	стараться не смеяться	I tried to keep a straight face, but failed.
keep company - accompany	составить компанию	She keeps me company quite often.
keep one's word - fulfill a promise	держать слово	You promised, now keep your word.
keep someone posted - inform	держать в курсе событий	Keep me posted about your plans.
keep your fingers crossed - hope that nothing will go wrong	надеяться, что все пройдет гладко	I have a job interview today. Keep your fingers crossed for me, will you?
kill time - fill/spend empty time	убить время	I went to the show to kill time.
(not) know the first thing about - not to have any knowledge about	ничего не знать по какой-то теме	I don't know the first thing about nuclear physics.
know the ropes - be very familiar with some business	знать все ходы и выходы	He knows all the ropes in this company.
last-minute notice - little or no time to prepare for something	сообщение в последний момент	His arrival was a last-minute notice, we didn't have time to prepare for it.
lay one's cards on the table - be frank and open	сказать честно, открыть карты	Finally, we asked him to lay his cards on the table and tell us about his plans.
lay one's life on the line - put oneself in a dangerous situation	ставить жизнь на карту	He laid his life on the line to fulfill this task, but nobody appreciated his efforts.
lead a dog's life - live in misery	вести собачью жизнь	He leads a dog's life.
lead someone on - make someone believe something that isn't true	заставить кого-то поверить неправде	They suspect that you are leading them on. You led me on!
leave it at that - accept reluctantly	оставить как есть	Leave it at that, what else can you do?
leave word - leave a message	оставить сообщение	He left word for you to meet him at the airport at 6.
let bygones be bygones - forget and forgive bad things in the past	не ворошить прошлое	Why don't you let bygones be bygones and forget about what he said?
let go of - release the hold	отпустить, не держать	Let go of my hand or I'll call the guard.
let (it) go - forget bad experience, return to normal life	освободиться от тяжелого переживания	He's still in despair and can't let (it) go. You can’t change anything, so let it go.
let one's hair down - be relaxed and informal with other people	держаться неофициально	She is always so formal. She never lets her hair down.
let someone down - disappoint, fail someone	подвести кого-то	Don't let me down this time!
let someone know - inform	известить	Let me know when you find a job.
like father, like son - be like one's parent in something	какой отец, такой и сын	Paul won a prize in a chess tournament. Great! Like father, like son!
little by little - step by step	понемногу	Little by little, he got used to Tokyo.
look for - search for	искать	What are you looking for?
look forward to - expect with pleasure	ожидать с нетерпением	I'm looking forward to your letter. Mary is looking forward to the party.
look out - be careful, watch out	остерегаться	Look out! The bus is coming!
look up - check with /in a dictionary or a reference book	посмотреть в словаре или справочнике	If you don’t know this word, look it up in the dictionary.
lose one's temper - become angry	разозлиться	He loses his temper very often.
lose one's way - get lost	потерять дорогу	I lost my way. Can you help me?
lose track of - not to know where someone or something is	потерять из виду	I lost track of him years ago.
lucky break - a lucky chance	счастливый случай	He got his lucky break when he got this job.
make a living - earn money to provide for life	зарабатывать на жизнь	He works hard. His family is big, and he has to make a living somehow.
make allowance for - take into consideration when judging	учитывать, делать скидку на	Don't criticize him so hard, make (an) allowance for his inexperience.
make a point of - be sure to do something intentionally	считать обязательным для себя сделать что-то	Make a point of asking about his wife. Make it a point to be here by 10.
make ends meet - to have and spend only what one earns	сводить концы с концами	His doesn’t get much money. I wonder how he manages to make ends meet.
make friends - become friends	подружиться	Anton makes new friends easily.
make fun of - laugh at, joke about	высмеивать	He made fun of her German accent.
make no bones about it - say/do openly, without hesitation	сказать прямо, не скрывая отношения	I'll make no bones about it: I don't like your attitude to work.
make room for - allow space for	освободить место для	We can make room for one more dog.
make sense - be logical	имеет смысл	What you say makes sense.
make the most of smth - do the best in the given situation	извлечь лучшее из	Let's make the most of our vacation.
make up - become friends again	помириться	I'm tired of fighting. Let's make up.
make up for smth - compensate	компенсировать	I'll make up for the time you spent on it.
make up one's mind - decide	принять решение	When will you go? Make up your mind.
make yourself at home - be comfortable, feel at home	будьте как дома	Come in please. Make yourself at home.
man of his word - one who keeps promises, is dependable	хозяин своего слова, держит слово	You can depend on his promise to help. He's a man of his word.
mean well - have good intentions	хотеть сделать, как лучше	He meant well, but it turned out that he spoiled a couple of things for me.
might as well - a good idea	может быть неплохо	I might as well telephone him now.
missing person - someone who is lost and can't be located	пропавший человек (в розыске)	The little boy disappeared. The police registered him as a missing person.
meet someone halfway - compromise with others	идти на компромисс с кем-то	He's reasonable and tries to meet his coworkers halfway, when possible.
never mind - it doesn't matter	неважно, ничего	Thank you. - Never mind.
not to mention - in addition to	не говоря уж	We have three dogs, not to mention two cats.
no wonder - not surprising	неудивительно, что	He ate three big fish. No wonder he's sick.
now and again - occasionally	время от времени	I meet them now and again at the bank.
odds and ends - a variety of small unimportant things or leftovers	мелочи, остатки, обрезки	I needed to buy some odds and ends for the kitchen.
off the cuff - without preparation	без подготовки	Off the cuff, I can give you only a rough estimate.
off the point - beside the point	не относится к делу	What I think about him is off the point.
off the record - not for the public, unofficially	не для публики, неофициально	Strictly off the record, I think the director is going to get married soon.
once and for all - decidedly	однажды и навсегда	You must quit smoking once and for all.
on credit - not pay cash right away	в кредит	He bought a car on credit.
on edge - nervous, irritable	нервный, раздраженный	He's been on edge ever since she left.
on guard - on the alert	настороже, бдительный	He's cautious and always on guard.
on hand - available	под рукой	Do you have a calculator on hand?
on one's own - alone, by oneself	самостоятельно, один, сам по себе	She likes to live and work on her own.
on one's toes - alert, attentive, prepared for difficulties	бдительный, собранный	He was on his toes and produced a very good impression on them.
on purpose - intentionally	нарочно, с целью	I didn't do it on purpose, it just happened so.
on second thought - after thinking again	по зрелом размышлении	I'd like to sit on the aisle. On second thought, I'd like a window seat.
on the alert - on guard	начеку, настороже	He's cautious and always on the alert.
on the carpet - called in by the boss for criticism	вызвать на ковер	Yesterday the boss called her on the carpet for being rude to the coworkers.
on the go - busy, on the move	в движении, на ходу	He is always on the go.
on the off chance - unlikely to happen, but still	маловероятно, но на всякий случай	On the off chance that you don't find him at work, here's his home address.
on the other hand - considering the other side of the question	с другой стороны	I'd like to have a dog. On the other hand, my wife likes cats better.
on the spot - right there	на месте, сразу	I decided to do it on the spot.
on the spur of the moment - without previous thought / plan	под влиянием момента	He bought this car on the spur of the moment, now he regrets it.
on time - punctual	в назначенное время	Jim is always on time.
out of one's mind - crazy	сумасшедший	If you think so, you're out of your mind.
out of one's way - away from someone's usual route	не по пути	I can't give you a lift to the bank, it's out of my way today.
out of the question - impossible	не может быть и речи	Paying him is out of the question!
pack rat - a person who saves lots of unnecessary things	тот, кто не выбрасывает старые ненужные вещи	Why does she keep all those things she never uses? - She is a pack rat.
pay attention - be attentive	обратить внимание	Pay attention to his words.
pick a fight - start a quarrel	начать ссору	He often tries to pick a fight with me.
pick up - take, get	подобрать, взять	I'll pick you up at 7.
play one's cards right - choose the right steps in doing something	сыграть правильно	If you play your cards right, he'll agree to your plan.
potluck supper - a surprise meal, where nobody knows what dishes other guests will bring	ужин вскладчину, никто не знает, что принесут другие	You know what happened at our last potluck supper? Everybody brought macaroni and cheese, apples, and beer!
pull oneself together - brace oneself, summon your strength	cобраться с силами	Stop crying and complaining! You have to pull yourself together now.
pull the wool over someone's eyes - deceive, mislead someone	обмануть, ввести в заблуждение	Are you trying to pull the wool over my eyes? It won't do you any good.
put a damper on - discourage	охладить пыл	She always puts a damper on my plans.
put in a word for someone - say positive things about someone	замолвить словечко	I'd be very grateful if you could put in a word for me when you speak to him.
put off - postpone	откладывать	Don't put it off till tomorrow.
put one's foot down - object strongly	решительно воспротивиться	Her father put his foot down when she said she wanted to marry Alan.
put one's foot in it - do the wrong thing, make a fool of oneself	сделать/сказать глупость	He put his foot in it when he told the boss his daughter wasn't pretty.
put up with - accept, tolerate	мириться с, терпеть	I can't put up with your bad work!
quite a bit of - much, a lot of	много	I had quite a bit of trouble with that car.
quite a few - many, a lot of	много	He wrote quite a few good stories.
rack one's brain - try hard to think	напрячь мозги	He racked his brain to solve the puzzle.
read between the lines - find or understand the implied meaning	читать между строк	His books are not easy to understand; you have to read between the lines.
remember me to - say hello to	передать привет от	Please remember me to your family.
right away - immediately	сразу же, немедленно	It' very important to do it right away.
ring a bell - remind someone of something familiar /half-forgotten	напоминает что-то знакомое	Annabel Lee? Yeah, it rings a bell, but I can't place it right now.
rock the boat - make the situation unstable	раскачивать лодку, вести к нестабильности	Peter always rocks the boat when we discuss company's spending policy.
rub shoulders with - meet with	близко общаться с	He doesn't rub shoulders with the rich.
rub someone the wrong way - irritate, annoy, make angry	раздражать, злить кого-то	His remarks rub many coworkers the wrong way.
run into - meet by chance	случайно встретить	I ran into an old friend yesterday.
save face - try to change the negative impression produced	спасать репутацию	He said a stupid thing and tried to save face by saying he misunderstood me.
save one's breath - stop useless talk	не трать слова попусту	There's no use talking to him about his spending habits, so save your breath.
scratch the surface - study something superficially	изучать поверхностно	He examines all the facts closely, he doesn't just scratch the surface.
see about - make arrangements for	позаботиться о чем-то	I have to see about our plane tickets.
see eye to eye - agree	сходиться в мнении	We don't see eye to eye any longer.
serve someone right - get what someone deserves	поделом	It serves him right that he didn't get this job, he despised all other candidates.
serve one's purpose - be useful to someone for his purpose	отвечать цели	I doubt that hiring this man will serve your purpose.
show promise - be promising	подавать надежды	This young actor shows promise.
show up - appear	появиться	I waited for hours but he didn't show up.
size up - evaluate someone	оценить, составить мнение	It took me 5 minutes to size up that man.
sleep on it - postpone a decision till next morning	отложить решение до следующего утра	Don't decide now, sleep on it.
a slip of the tongue - a mistake	обмолвка (ошибка)	It was just a slip of the tongue!
slip (from) one's mind - forget	забыть	It slipped my mind what she asked me.
smell a rat - suspect something	подозревать недоброе	I'm not sure what it is, but I smell a rat.
so far - up to now	до сих пор, пока	So far, I have read 3 books by King.
so much the better - it's even better	еще лучше	If he can pay cash, so much the better.
spill the beans - tell a secret	проболтаться	Who spilled the beans about our plan?
stand a chance - have a chance	нет шансов	He doesn't stand a chance of getting it.
stand out - be noticeable	выделяться	He stands out in any group of people.
stand to reason - be logical	логично, что	It stands to reason that he apologized.
straight from the shoulder - speak frankly	честно, откровенно	Don't try to spare my feelings, give it to me straight from the shoulder.
take a dim view of something - disapprove of something	не одобрять	My sister takes a dim view of the way I raise my children.
take a break - stop for rest	сделать перерыв	Let’s take a break, I’m tired.
take advantage of - use for one's own benefit, to profit from	воспользоваться возможностью	We took advantage of the low prices and bought a computer and a monitor.
take after - be like one of the parents	быть похожим на родителей (родителя)	Tom takes after his father in character, and after his mother in appearance.
take a stand on something - make a firm opinion/decision on smth.	занять четкую позицию, мнение	People need to take a stand on the issue of nuclear weapons.
take care of - look after, protect, see that smth. is done properly	позаботиться о ком-то, чем-то, присмотреть за	Can you take care of my dog while I’m away? Tom takes good care of his car.
take hold of something - take, hold	взять, держать	Take hold of this rope and pull.
take into account - consider smth.	принять во внимание	You must take into account her old age.
take it easy - relax, be calm	не волнуйся	Take it easy, everything will be OK.
take (it) for granted - accept as given	принимать как должное	Mother's love is always taken for granted by children.
take one's breath away	захватить дух	That great view took my breath away.
take one's time - do slowly	делать не торопясь	Don't hurry. Take your time.
take one’s word for it - believe	поверить на слово	Take my word for it, he won’t go there.
take pains - try hard to do it well	прилагать усилия	He took pains to make his report perfect.
take part in smth. - participate in	принять участие	Mary is going to take part in the show.
take place - happen	иметь место, случиться	The accident took place on Oak Street.
take someone's mind off things - distract from fixed ideas/thoughts	отвлечь от навязчивых мыслей	Go to a concert or a movie to take your mind off things.
take steps - take action /measures	принимать меры	We need to take steps against it.
take the words right out of one's mouth - say the same before somebody else says it	сказать то же самое чуть раньше, чем другой говорящий	I was about to say the same! You took the words right out of my mouth.
take time - take a long time	занять много времени	It takes time to get used to a new place.
take time off - be absent from work	взять отгул	He took time off to attend the wedding.
take turns - alternate doing something one after another	делать по очереди, меняться местами	We went to Minsk by car. We didn't get tired because we took turns driving
talk back - answer rudely	дерзить	Don't talk back to the teacher!
talk it over - discuss	обсудить с кем-то	I'll talk it over with my family.
tell apart - see the difference	различить, отличить от	Can you tell the twins apart?
That's just the point. - That's it.	В этом-то и дело.	That's just the point! I hate this job!
the writing on the wall - a sign of future events (usually, trouble)	предзнаменование (обычно, беды)	The plane crashed. Tim said he saw the writing on the wall about this flight.
not think much of - think low	невысокого мнения	I don't think much of her cooking.
think over - consider carefully	обдумать	Think over your answer. Think it over carefully.
till one is blue in the face - try hard	стараться до посинения	I repeated it till I was blue in the face!
to make a long story short - in short	короче говоря	To make a long story short, we won.
to say the least - to make the minimum comment about smth.	самое малое, что можно сказать	The film was boring and long, to say the least.
try on - put on new clothes to test them for size or look	примерить одежду (перед покупкой)	Try on this leather coat, it's very good. She tried it on, but it didn’t fit her at all.
try one's hand at something - try	попробовать себя в	I want to try my hand at painting.
turn on / off - switch on / off	включить/выключить	Turn on the radio. Turn off the water.
turn out to be - result/end this way	оказаться	He turned out to be a very good actor.
turn over a new leaf - make a fresh start in life, work, etc.	начать (жизнь, новое дело) заново	He promises to turn over a new leaf and quit alcohol for good.
turn the tide - reverse the course of events	повернуть вспять ход событий	The new evidence turned the tide, and the defendant was acquitted of charges.
twist one's arm - make to agree	выкручивать руки	They twisted his arm to sell the house.
under the weather - feel ill	нездоровится	I'm a little under the weather today.
up-and-coming - showing promise of future success	многообещающий, подающий надежды	He is an up-and-coming young lawyer who might help you with your case.
up in arms - hostile to, in strong protest against something	протестовать против, сопротивляться	The employees are up in arms about the new retirement rules.
up in the air - undecided	еще не определено	My vacation plans are still up in the air.
(not) up to par - equal in standard	(не) в норме	His behavior isn't up to par.
used to - did often in the past, but not now	в прошлом делал, сейчас нет	I used to play the piano when I was in school (but I don't play it now).
walk on air - be very happy	летать от счастья	He got the job and is walking on air now.
waste one's breath - speak uselessly, to no purpose	не трать усилия зря	Don't waste your breath trying to make him do it, he won't change his mind.
watch one's step - be careful	быть осмотрительным	Watch your step!
watch out - look out, be careful	остерегаться	Watch out for that car! Watch out!
wet blanket - a kill-joy, who spoils everybody's fun	тот, кто портит всем удовольствие	Remember what a wet blanket he was last time? Please don't invite him again.
What's the matter? - What is it?	В чем дело?	What's the matter? What happened?
which way the wind blows - what the real situation is	какова реальная ситуация	He knows which way the wind blows and always acts accordingly.
white lie - unimportant lie	невинная ложь	A white lie is told to spare your feelings.
word for word - in the same words	дословно, дословный	Tell me word for word what he said.
would rather - prefer	предпочитать	I'd rather stay at home today.

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