Online Sample Test Exam English Flashcards
грубое чувство юмора
Crude sense of humor
внутренний рейс
internal flight
обращаться к насилию
resort to violence
разносторонние мнения
Widely divergent opinions
something that happens as a result of other actions, events, or decisions
The upshot of things
if you buy sth this way, you can return it without payment if it is not satisfactory
Buy sth on approval
верить чему-л/добавлять убедительности
give/Lend/add credence to sth
an event, or the rate at which something happen; случай (напр. заболевания), встречаться (о явлении)
Incidence of left-handedness
to be true (of an argument, reason, explanation) (idiom, think of nature)
To hold water
злоупотреблять правилами
Bend the rules
вбить клин между кем и кем
To drive a wedge between sb and sb
describes something that is done to prevent other people complaining, although it is not sincerely meant and has no real effect
As the token woman
бурный роман
A whirlwind romance
выпускной вечер
Leaving celebrations
an amount of money that is paid in one large amount on one occasion
A lump sum on retirement
петь дифирамбы
singing sb’s praises / sing THE praises of sb/sth
have a strong desire for or to do (idiom, think of an organ)
set one’s heart (or hopes) on sth/doing sth
any sport that involves animals being killed or hurt to make the people watching or taking part feel excitement
Blood sport
about a situation when people have a different understanding of the same situation leading to mistakes
to get our wires crossed
a situation in which you come extremely close to a dangerous or unpleasant situation or only just manage to avoid it
A close call/shave
предварять свою точку зрения ч-л.
To preface one’s argument
убежденный холостяк
Confirmed bachelor
повлиять на чье-л. суждение
To cloud sb’s judgement
1 the most important facts and information about something
2 стучать на кого-л., выдавать внутренние сведения
to give a (2 the) low-down on sth