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ENGLISH PHRASES AND IDIOMS FOR EVERYDAY USE
(including meaning, translation and examples)
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- do one's best - try very hard - сделать все, что смог -I did my best to help him in his work.
- do one's bit - do what's needed - сделать положенное - I'll do my bit, you can count on me.
- do over - do again - сделать заново - This work is not good, do it over.
- do someone good - be good for - принести пользу - Fresh air and exercise will do you good.
- do something behind one's back - do (harmful) things secretively - делать (вредные) дела за спиной - I hate people who do things behind my back. He did it behind my back again.
- do without - live without - обходиться без - I'll have to do without a car for a while.
- down to earth - practical - приземленный - He's quiet, sensible and down to earth.
- draw the line - fix a limit - ограничить (предел) - He drew the line for her at $100 a day.
- dress up - put on the best clothes - нарядиться - What are you dressed up for?
- drop off - deliver somewhere - подвезти до, подбросить до - Can you drop me off at the bank?
- drop out - quit (school) - быть отчисленным - He dropped out of school last year.
- duty calls - must fulfill obligations - долг обязывает - He said, "Duty calls" and left for work.
- easier said than done - легче сказать, чем сделать - It's easier said than done, but I'll try to do it.
- eat one's words - take back words - брать назад слова - He had to eat his words after her report.
- even so - nevertheless, but - тем не менее - I work hard. Even so, I like my job.
- every now and then -occasionally - время от времени - Every now and then I visit my old aunt.
- every other - every second one - через один - She washes her hair every other day.
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