25 полезных разговорных фраз на английском

В этой статье вы найдете подборку популярных разговорных выражений и идиом английского языка, которые часто используются носителями в разных контекстах.

  • ANTSY — impatient (разг. беспокойный, дерганый).

    • Waiting for his report card made James feel antsier every day.

  • BROKE — out of money, bankrupt (на мели, без денег).

    • I'm broke, could you lend me a dollar?

  • CHICKEN — coward, frightened (трусливый).

    • Go ahead, give her a call... or are you chicken?

  • DRAG ONE'S FEET — stalling, delaying a task that one does not want to do (волочить ноги, неохотно делать).

    • Quit dragging your feet and get your homework done!

  • EGGHEAD — an over-intellectual person (интеллектуал, умник).

    • That egghead Yolanda skipped lunch to study math.

  • FENDER-BENDER — a small car accident (мелкая дорожная авария).

    • Don't worry about the van, Dad, just a fender-bender.

  • GRAB A BITE — get and eat a quick meal (перекусить).

    • Bob wanted to grab a bite to eat.

  • HAVE ONE'S HANDS FULL — be busy with several things at once (иметь работы по горло).

    • The mother has her hands full of groceries for her children.

  • INSIDE OUT — reserved, with the inside on the inside (наизнанку).

    • Everything he wore was inside out.

  • JUMP THE GUN — to do something too early (преждевременно стартовать; опережать события).

  • KEEP AN EYE ON — to watch closely (быть настороже, следить).

    • Keep an eye on the stove in case the coffee boils.

  • LEND A HAND — aid another with a task (оказать помощь).

    • Dad, could you lend us a hand with this air conditioner?

  • MUSIC TO ONE'S EARS — favorable news, a pleasing statement (бальзам на душу).

    • Hearing that he would start the game was music to his ears.

  • NUKE IT — heat it on the microwave (подогревать в микроволновке).

    • When we are in a hurry, we nuke the leftovers.

  • OVER ONE'S HAND — too hard to understand (трудно понять).

    • Mrs. Kim laughed, even if the joke was over her hand.

  • PLASTIC — credit card, debit card (банковская карт).

    • I had no cash, so I whipped out the plastic and paid.

  • QUITE A FEW — a fairly large quantity (довольно много, немало).

    • Birdie ate quite a few apple tarts and became sick.

  • RAINING CATS AND DOGS — a heavy rain (льет как из ведра).

    • I am staying in, it is raining cats and dogs.

  • STEP ON IT — hurry (спешить).

    • We have to step on it now, otherwise, we will be late.

  • TEACHER'S PET — a student known as the teacher's favorite (любимчик).

    • We are sure that my little brother is our teacher’s pet.

  • UNDER THE WEATHER — to be sick, feeling unwell (хандрить).

    • Mia is under the weather today. I will call her later today.

  • VANISH INTO THIN AIR — disappear suddenly without warning (исчезнуть без следа).

    • The thieves vanished into thin air and nobody ever saw them after that night.

  • WHITE LIE — a small, harmless untruth (невинная ложь, ложь во спасение).

    • Do you believe that white lies can save the friendship?

  • YOU BET YOUR LIFE (your bottom dollar) — you can be sure (спорим, быть уверенным).

    • Bet my bottom dollar you can’t swim across the pool.

  • ZIP YOUR LIP — be quiet, keep a secret (закрыть рот на замок, хранить тайну).

    • Zip your lip and never tell anybody what you overheard.

    Больше полезных идиом и выражений из разговорного английского вы сможете найти в этой статье.

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