First 50 Flashcards
After all
Despite everything
You’d better invite Ed to your party. After all, he’s a good frend.
Break the news
To make smth known Сообщать новости
I hate to break the news but our sales were down again last month
Give one the creeps.
To create a feeling of disgust or horror мурашки по коже
There was a strange man following me around the grocery store. He was giving me the creeps!
Go back to the drawing board
To start a task over because the last try failed
Frank’s new business failed so he had to go back to the drawing board.
Go belly-up
To go bankrupt
My company lost 3 million dollars last year. We might go belly up.
Give someone the ax
To fire someone
Poor Paul! He was given the ax two days before Christmas.
Real flop
A failure, to fail
The company was in trouble after its new product flopped.
Sharp as a tack
Very intelligent ( tack гвоздик, кнопка)
Jay scored 100% on his science test. He’s as sharp as a tack
Top dollar
The highest end of a price range.
Nicole paid top dollar for a shirt at Banana Republic
Get canned
To lose one’s job
After he got canned it took him a year to find a new job
Hang it there
To not give up
Hang in there, Don! Your invention will soon be a success.
Keep one’s chin up
To stay positive
Even when he was unemployed and homeless Bill managed to keep his chin up
(As a) last resort
The last solution for getting out of a difficulty
I don’t like taking medicine. I’ll only take it as a last resort
To make ends meet
To be ok financially
She wasn’t able to make ends meet so she had to ask her parents to pay her rent
To set eyes on
To see for the first time
Tex was in love from the moment he set eyes on Amber
