1A friendship idioms Flashcards

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прошли огонь и воду
несмотря ни на что
в горе и в радости

to support someone during good times and bad.

  • Мария всегда была рядом, и в горе и в радости.
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to be through thick and thin

  • Maria has been there for me through thick and thin.
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UK
вставлять палки в колеса, мешать

to cause something to not go as you had planned.

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UK
to throw a spanner in the works

a spanner - гаечный ключ UK
a wrench US

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быть не разлей вода

to be very friendly with someone, sometimes in a way that makes people think you’ve got a secret

  • Джейкоб и Грег неразлей вода
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to be (as) thick as thieves

  • Jacob and Greg are as thick as thieves.
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(срослись как) сиамские близнецы, не разлей вода

people who spend a lot of time together

  • Клое и Шарлотта в последнее время стали неразлей вода
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to be joined at the hip

  • Chloe and Charlotte have been joined at the hip recently!

Extra Note: your hip is the joint that connects your leg to your body

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знать кого-то/что-то вдоль и поперек, как свои 5 пальцев, очень хорошо

to know someone very well

  • я знаю Тамару очень хорошо, и я могу гарантировать, что она этого никогда бы не сделала!
  • я знаю этот кавер как свои пять пальцев.
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to know sth/sb inside out

  • I know Tamara inside out and I can guarantee she would never do that!
  • I know this cover inside out!
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сразу сдружиться, сразу поладить

to get on well immediately

  • мы сразу сдружились и с тех пор мы близкие друзья.
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to hit it off

  • Abdul and Clara really hit it off last night!
  • We hit it off right away, and we’ve been close friends ever since.
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соглашаться с кем-то, разделять мнения, точку зрения

to agree with someone

  • Я согласен с Крисом практически во всем.
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to see eye to eye with someone

  • I see eye to eye with Chris about almost everything.
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Друг в хорошую погоду

a friend who is only there for you when things are going well

  • Эбби оказалась другом только в хорошую погоду.
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a fair-weather friend

  • Abbie turned out to be a fair-weather friend.
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Жилетка, плечо, чтобы поплакать

a person who comforts you when you’re sad

  • Пауло всегда был для меня поечом, на котором можно поплакать.
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a shoulder to cry on

  • Paulo has always been a shoulder to cry on for me.
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Общаться в тех же кругах

to socialise with someone who has the same lifestyle as you

  • мы с Кейт общаемся в одних и тех же кругах, поэтому я знаю её довольно хорошо
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to move in the same circles

  • Kate and I move in the same circles, so I know her quite well.
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9
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Закопать/зарыть топор войны, помириться, заключить перемирие

to end an argument and be friends again

  • мы с Оскаром договорились заключить перемирие
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to bury the hatchet

  • Oscar and I agreed to bury the hatchet.

Extra Note: a hatchet is a small axe

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10
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Выяснить отношения, прояснить ситуацию, всё прояснить

to get rid of bad feelings between people, often with a discussion

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to clear the air

  • Please come to my house later for a chat. We need to clear the air.
  • They attempted to clear the air about the boyfriend situation.
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Забыть старые обиды, оставить прошлое в прошлом

forgive someone or forget about something bad someone did

  • Я хочу забыть старые обиды и снова стать друзьями.
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to let bygones be bygones
UK /ˈbaɪ.ɡɒn/ US /ˈbaɪ.ɡɑːn

  • I want to let bygones be bygones and be friends again.
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