Смысл: abiding-place

abiding-place[əʹbaıdıŋ͵pleıs]
n арх.
<Í> местожительство, местопребывание

LAC Идиома

a black mark

a mark beside your name means you are bad If you cause an accident, you get a black mark beside your name.

a blackout (TV)

refusal to broadcast an event during that event A blackout is intended to encourage fans to attend an event.

a blackout (war)

a policy that requires lights to be turned off Blackouts prevented bombers from seeing their targets at night.

between a rock and a hard place

in a difficult position, making a difficult choice, Sophie's choice If I told the truth, I would lose my friend. I was between a rock and a hard place.

black and white

thinking of everything or judging everything as either good or bad He tries to see everything in black and white although he knows this is impossible.

black eye

an eye injury that causes the skin to turn black """How'd you get the black eye?"" ""Fighting - in a hockey game."""

Black Friday

the day the stock market crashed (failed) in 1929 In the 1980s, there were days to remind us of Black Friday.

black-listed

excluded, not be invited, not allowed to join Gore was black-listed because he led the demonstration.

black mark

(See a black mark)

black out

remove the nameplate and trim from a vehicle James Dean drove a blacked-out Merc in Rebel Without A Cause.

black sheep

the bad one, the one who does bad things He's the black sheep in that family - always in trouble.

black sheep (of the family)

a person who is a disgrace to a family or group The man is the black sheep in his family and is the only member who has not made a success of his life.

blackout

(See a blackout)

cut me some slack

give me more time, give me more freedom You may be asking too much of your son. Cut him some slack.

give a black eye

cause a loss of respect for a person or organization, pride goeth before a fall When a priest is convicted of sexual assault, it gives the Catholic Church a black eye.

give you flack

tell you what you did wrong, criticize you He gave me flack for smoking in his car. The smell bothers him.

go places

succeed, do well, make it big When Percy got his degree, we knew he was going places.

heart is in the right place

kindhearted, sympathetic or well-meaning Although she makes a lot of mistakes her heart is in the right place.

in black and white

in writing The company refused to deal with the customer's complaints until they saw them in black and white.

in place

in the correct position or location, available Be sure to have the money in place before you buy a house.

in the black

showing a profit, in a sound financial position After one year our company was in the black - showing a profit.

in the first place

firstly, to begin with Of course I can

jumping-off place

the starting place of a long trip We gathered early in the morning at the jumping-off place for our trip to the mountains.

learn your place

learn to know where and when to speak "When I was young, kids learned their place; they showed respect."

out of place

in the wrong place or at the wrong time, improper What he said at the party was totally out of place. He should talk about it at another time.

place on a pedestal

(See on a pedestal)

pot calling the kettle black

a guilty person accusing another guilty person When thief accuses robber, it's the pot calling the kettle black.

put him in his place

tell him he is wrong - that he is out of line Dwaine has insulted all of us. I hope Dad puts him in his place.

put someone in his or her place

scold someone for rude or bad behavior She was very angry and really put him in his place over the rude remark.

quit this place

leave, go away from here, blow this joint I'm bored. Let's quit this place. Let's get out of here.

shellack

defeat in a game, win by many points The Bears were shellacked by the Pirates. The score was 19-2.

slackass

lazy person, lazy bones Larry, you slackass, get over here and help us load the truck!

take my place

sit or park where I usually sit or park Mommy, he took my place! He's sitting in my seat!

take place

happen, occur The game took place on the coldest day of the year.

take solace

find peace, find comfort It was a bad fire, but I take solace in the fact that no one died.

take the flack

listen to the complaints, take the heat When children cause trouble, their parents take the flack.

take up the slack

do somebody's work, fill in When I'm away, Hal takes up the slack. He does my job.

trash the place

wreck a room or building, a bull in a China shop If you invite the Casey boys, they'll trash the place.

are your boots laced

inquiry as to whether or not one understands the matter in question

black book

1. a small book carried by graffiti artists for others to do work in
2. a book to carry phone numbers in
3. The Bible

black gangster disciple

a Chicago based street gang, founded in the late 60, early 70s many experts feel that they are the for-runner to the Crips. Although the BGD's often wear blue, it's not mandatory. The major way to tell members of this gang is by the way they wear their caps with the brim cocked to the right

Black Panther movement

this movement was founded in Oakland, California by Huey P. Newton, H.R. Brown and Bobby Seale. Fought for the rights of black to bear arms like white people in the late 1960's and the early 1970's

lac

a Cadillac

lace

to put together; to lace a beat means to mix it in the studio

placas

Spanish reference for graffiti identifying a gang name

that place is a Arm pit

it stinks, it terrible

for lack of

for want of； owing to shortage of 因缺少
The plants died for lack of water．植物因缺水而旱死。
The project was abandoned forlack of funds．这计划因缺乏资金而放弃了。

hold…in place

keep… sticking together in the original place保持（原地）不动；固定（在原地）
The trees would hold the soil in place and prevent erosion.树林可以固定土壤，防止侵蚀。

in place of

instead of代替…；…而不…
We use chopsticks in place of knives and forks．我们用筷子代替刀叉。
I attended the meeting in place of John because he was sick．约翰生病了，所以我代替他出席了那次会议。