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abstract service[ʹæbstrækt͵sɜ:vıs]
<Í> реферативная служба

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a bundle of nerves

"a very nervous person; uptight person" May has so many problems - she's just a bundle of nerves.

bundle of nerves

(See a bundle of nerves)

deserve credit

deserve praise or thanks, give her credit David deserves credit for finding the lost keys. Thank you, boy.

first come, first served

the person who comes will have his turn first "First come, first served" she called as she put the food on the table.

get on my nerves

bother or irritate me, bug me Her questions get on my nerves. They're too personal.

get on one's nerves

" irritate someone; make someone upset. "

get up the nerve

become brave enough I tried to get up the nerve to ask him about the new job.

if my memory serves me correctly

if I can remember well, if I have a good memory Your name is Jose - if my memory serves me correctly.

lip service

support shown by words only and not by action They paid lip service to the proposal but I don

nerves of steel

able to speak or act calmly when facing risk or danger Percy has nerves of steel. He persuaded the gunman to leave.

nervous breakdown

(See breakdown)

nervous Nellie

a timid person who lacks determination and courage He is a nervous Nellie and is afraid of most of the other students in the school.

one good turn deserves another

if someone helps you it is fair to help them in return One good turn deserves another so we made a great effort to help those people who had helped us in the past.

press into service

required to help, forced to serve The young men were injured, so the old men were pressed into service.

serve notice

state your plans, say what you will do, spread the word If you enter the novel contest, you are serving notice that you are a serious writer.

serve one

be useful to someone for a certain need That tool should serve my purpose until I find the correct one.

serve someone right

get the punishment or results that one deserves He never studies at all so it serves him right to fail his exam.

serve the purpose

do the job, accomplish the task If you don't have an organ, a piano will serve the purpose.

serve them right

give them what they deserve If they cheat on a test, it serves them right if they get an F.

serve time

spend time in jail He served time when he was young but now he is a model citizen.

throw a curve

confuse, deceive, surprise Dad threw a curve at me when he asked if he could borrow $1000.

topsy-turvy

upside down, in disarray My apartment was topsy-turvy so I stayed home to clean up.

what did I do to deserve this

why am I being punished? no rest for the wicked "Working in the sewers, I thought, ""What did I do to deserve this?"""

arvo

afternoon

serve

1. to defeat an opponent with skill 2. to deliver a subpoena

swerver

a car

to get your swerve on

a compliment of skill. If you are about to get your swerve on then you are confidently preparing to enter the conflict. If you got your swerve on it means you accomplished something skillfully

at intervals

1．now and then不时地
The music came from the building at intervals．音乐声从楼里不时传来。
2．happening regularly after equal periods of time or appearing at equal distance（时间、距离）间隔
The trees are planted at intervals of six feet．每隔6英尺栽一棵树。
Leaders should come to hear the masses'views at intervals．领导们应常常来听听群众的意见。

at sb's service

ready for sb．'s use or command听任某人使用；听任某人差遣
I am at your service at any time．我随时为你效劳。
My bike is at your service．我的自行车你随便用好了。

get on sb's nerves

annoy sb．； make sb．nervous使某人不安；使某人烦恼
The noise gets on my nerves．那声音使我心烦意乱。
The child got on his parents' nerves by asking too many questions．那孩子问的问题太多，令他父母心烦。

in reserve

put aside for future use保存起来；储备
They keep grain in reserve for emergencies．他们存粮以备急用。
He spent some of his money and kept the rest in reserve．他花了一部分钱，余款存了起来。

keep under observation

1．watch 注视
The police keep all habitual criminals under observation from the day they leave the prison．所有贯犯自出狱那天警察就密切注视他们。
2．watch or study attentively 注意观察；研究
The doctor cannot understand Jane's stomach trouble，and he wants to keep her under observation for a few days．大夫搞不清简的胃有什么毛病，于是想把她留在医院里观察几天。

serve as

work as 充当
Let those who can serve as teachers．能者为师。
It may serve as teaching material by negative example．它可以作反面教材。

serve one's time

1．fulfil one's term 做满任期
He has served his time in the army．他已服役期满。
2．spend one's time in prison for a crime 服刑
He served his time in prison．他在狱中服刑。

serve out

distribute 分发
The cook served out tins of food to all the mountaineers．炊事员把罐头食品分发给所有的登山队员。

serve sbright

receive one's just punishment 罪有应得；活该
He failed his examination．It served him right because he had not studied．他考试不及格活该，因为他没有学习。
It serves you right to have lost your purse．You were always too care less about leaving it around．你丢了钱包活该，因为你总是粗心，到处乱放你的钱包。

serve up

prepare and serve（as food）准备并端上（饭菜）；上菜
Father caught a trout and Mother served it up at dinner．爸爸捉了条鲑鱼，妈妈将它烧好后端上餐桌。

starve for

need very much；be hungry for非常需要；极需
The poor children in the streets are starving for bread．街上穷苦的孩子非常需要食物。

starve out

force sb．to surrender or leave a hiding place by preventing food from reaching him用饥饿迫使出来投降
Instead of attacking the town the enemy surrounded it with the intention of starving the inhabitants out．敌人对这座城市围而不攻，企图用饥饿迫使居民出来投降。
It took just a week to starve the prisoners out．只用了一星期就使囚犯因饥饿而投降。
stay away remain away；be away离开；不接触
I hope you'll stay away from those rough boys．我希望你不要同那些粗野的孩子在一起。

throw sb a curve

Idiom(s): throw sb a curve

Theme: CONFUSION

to confuse someone by doing something unexpected.
• When you said "house" you threw me a curve. The password was supposed to be "home."
• John threw me a curve when we were making our presentation, and I forgot my speech.

survival of the fittest

Idiom(s): survival of the fittest

Theme: SURVIVAL

the idea that the most able or fit will survive (while the less able and less fit will perish). (This is used literally as a part of the theory of evolution.)
• In college, it's the survival of the fittest. You have to keep working in order to survive and graduate.
• I don’t give my houseplants very good care, hut the ones I have are really flourishing. It's the survival of the fittest, I guess.

serve sb right

Idiom(s): serve sb right

Theme: FAIRNESS

[for an act or event] to punish someone fairly [for doing something].
• John copied off my test paper. It would serve him right if he fails the test.
• It'd serve John right if he got arrested.

serve as a guinea pig

Idiom(s): serve as a guinea pig

Theme: TEST - EXPERIMENT

[for someone] to be experimented on; to allow some sort of test to be performed on someone.
• Try it on someone else! I don't want to serve as a guinea pig!
• Jane agreed to serve as a guinea pig. She'll be the one to try out the new flavor of ice cream.

pitch sb a curveball

Idiom(s): pitch sb a curve(ball)

Theme: SURPRISE

to surprise someone with an unexpected act or event. (Informal. Referring to a curveball in baseball. It is the route of the ball that is curved, not the ball itself.)
• You really pitched me a curveball when you said I had done a poor job. I did my best.
• You asked Tom a hard question. You certainly pitched him a curve.

pay lip service

Idiom(s): pay lip service (to sth)

Theme: RESPECT - INSINCERE

to express loyalty, respect, or support for something insincerely.
• You don't really care about politics. You're just paying lip service to the candidate.
• Don't sit here and pay lip service. Get busy!

out of service

Idiom(s): out of service

Theme: NONFUNCTIONING

inoperable; not now operating.
• Both elevators are out of service, so I had to use the stairs.
• The washroom is temporarily out of service.

of service

Idiom(s): be of service (to sb)

Theme: HELPFULNESS

to help someone; to serve someone. (A phrase often used by salesclerks.)
• Good morning, madam. May I be of service to you?
• Welcome to the Warwick Hotel. May I be of service?

of all the nerve

Idiom(s): of all the nerve

Theme: SHOCK

how shocking; how dare (someone). (Informal. The speaker is exclaiming that someone is being very cheeky or rude.)
• How dare you talk to me that way! Of all the nerve!
• Imagine anyone coming to a formal dance in jeans. Of all the nerve!

get up enough nerve

Idiom(s): get up enough nerve (to do sth)

Theme: COURAGE

to get brave enough to do something.
• I could never get up enough nerve to sing in public.
• I'd do it if I could get up enough nerve, but I'm shy.

at one's service

Idiom(s): be at one's service

Theme: HELPFULNESS

to be ready to help someone in any way.
• The count greeted me warmly and said, "Welcome to my home. Just let me know what you need. I'm at your service."
• The desk clerk said, "Good morning, madam. I'm at your service. "