Unit 2 - Idioms

Question 1

Idiom

If success …………… , it makes you think that you are better or more important than you really are.
თავში ავარდნა

Да, вы проделали хорошую работу над этим проектом, но не …………….

Answer 1

Go to your head

Yeah, you did a good job on that project, but don’t let it go to your head.

Question 2

Idiom

1. Be able to think quickly and make sensible decisions
2. To stay calm and rational, especially in times of stress.
   სწორი გადაწყვეტილებების მიღება , სიმშვიდის შენარჩუნება

Альпинизм опасен, поэтому вы должны быть осторожны.

Answer 2

Have your wits about you

Mountaineering is dangerous, so you need to keep your wits about you.

Question 3

Idiom

Not knowing very much about something, because other people are keeping it secret from you
როცა გიმალავენ რაღაცას და არ იცი

Президента держали в неведении о ситуации

Answer 3

In the dark (about)

The president was kept in the dark about the situation

Question 4

Idiom

Know the important facts about a situation
იცოდე მნიშვნელოვანი ინფო

поверь мне, когда я скажу, что знаю, что здесь происходит.

Answer 4

Know what’s what

trust me when I say that I know what’s what around here.

Question 5

Idiom

Not have any way of proving that you are right about something
არგუმენტის არ ქონა

Честно говоря, вы совершенно не правы, и у вас არგუმენტი

Answer 5

Not have a leg to stand on

Frankly, you are completely wrong and you have not got a leg to stand on

Question 6

Idiom

Used for saying that someone cannot understand what is important in a situation because they are thinking too much about small details
დეტალებზე ჩაციკვლა და მთავარის გამაზვა

То, как он одержим одной дверной ручкой, когда мы ремонтируем весь дом, заставляет меня думать, что он ……

Answer 6

Not see the wood for the trees

The way he’s obsessing over one doorknob when we’re renovating the entire house makes me think that he can’t see the wood for the trees.

Question 7

Idiom

Guess what is happening or what something means based on what you have seen or heard
მიხვდე რა ხდება

Я думаю, что ……….. и понял, что Джон все это время крал у него.

Answer 7

Put two and two together

I think he put two and two together and realized that John had been stealing from him this whole time.

Question 8

Idiom

Taking a very short/long time to understand or realise something
სწრაფად / ნელა ხვდებოდე რაღაცეებს

Она довольно быстро справляется, поэтому я уверена, что она выяснит, в каких направлениях вы ее оставили.

Answer 8

Quick / slow on the uptake

She’s pretty quick on the uptake, so I’m sure she’ll figure out the directions you left her.

Question 9

Idiom

Something that ……… sounds familiar to you, although you cannot remember the exact details
გეცნობოდეს რაღაც, მაგრამ ვერ იხსენებდე

Ваше описание ….. , но я не думаю, что когда-либо был там сам.

Answer 9

Ring a bell

Your description rings a bell, but I don’t think I’ve ever been there myself.

Question 10

Idiom

Crazy

Сегодня холодно, а ты не будешь носить пальто? Вы Crazy ?

Answer 10

Round the bend

It’s freezing today, and you’re not going to wear a coat? Have you gone around the bend?

Question 11

Idiom

Argue or worry about very small details or differences that are not important
უმნიშვნელო დეტალებზე ჩაციკვლა

Я действительно думаю, что это была ваша ответственность, а не Дэйв, но давайте не будем расстраиваться из-за этого.

Answer 11

Split hairs

I actually think it was your responsibility, not Dave’s, but let’s not split hairs about it.

Question 12

Idiom

Spend some time thinking about the situation you are in before you decide what to do next
ფიქრი, რა გააკეთო

Хорошо останавливаться время от времени и подводить итоги того, куда движется ваша жизнь.

Answer 12

Take stock (of)

It’s good to stop every now and then and take stock of where your life is going.

Question 13

Idiom

something you say that means a person’s character, especially if it is bad, will not change, even if they pretend that it will

Answer 13

A leopard can’t/doesn’t change its spots

Question 14

Idiom

The machines and pieces of equipment in your house that make life easy and comfortable
1. все удобства

В собственности есть все современные удобства

Answer 14

All mod cons
(All modern conveniences)

The property has all mod cons

Question 15

Idiom

Change a situation by doing something that is very different from what most people usually do or have done in past

Их подход к обучению спорту сломал почву.

Answer 15

Break the mould

Their approach to sports teaching broke the mould.

Question 16

Idiom

Change your opinion or attitude

Он был против этой идеи, но вскоре он изменил свое отношение, когда понял, сколько денег он получит.

Answer 16

Change your tune

He was against the idea, but he soon changed his tune when he realized how much money he’d get.

Question 17

Idiom

Change our opinion about something or decide not to do something you were planning to do

Она собиралась продать свой дом, но передумала в последнюю минуту.

Answer 17

Have a change of heart

She was going to sell her house but had a change of heart at the last minute.

Question 18

Idiom

Be very familiar with

Я прочитал эту книгу так много раз, что знаю ее наизнанку.

Answer 18

Know something inside out

I’ve read this book so many times that I know it inside out.

Question 19

Idiom

1. Waste time and effort trying to do something that someone else has already done well
2. To do something in a wholly and drastically new way, often unnecessarily. (Usually used in negative constructions.)

Компания часто подвергается критике за попытку изобретать велосипед каждый раз, когда выпускает новый продукт на рынок.

Answer 19

Reinvent the wheel

The company is often criticized for trying to reinvent the wheel every time they bring a new product to market

Question 20

Idiom

Refuse to change what you are saying or doing despite the opposition or criticism of other people

Я действительно восхищаюсь Джесс за то, что она ……… в колледже и не подчинялась давлению сверстников.

Answer 20

Stick to your guns

I really admire Jess for sticking to her guns during college, and not submitting to the peer pressure

Question 21

Idiom

The skills and equipment that you need in order to do your job

Если вы хотите стать художником, вы должны ознакомиться с инструментами

Answer 21

The tools of the trade

If you want to become a painter, you have to familiarize yourself with the tools of the trade

Question 22

Idiom

Change your life by starting to be a better person or stopping a bad habit

Джейсон действительно перевернул новую страницу - он не испытывал ни малейших неприятностей в течение нескольких месяцев.

Answer 22

Turn over a new leaf

Jason has really turned over a new leaf—he hasn’t been in the slightest bit of trouble in months.