Смысл: a mensa et thoro

a mensa et thoro[eı͵mensætʹθəʋrəʋ]
лат. юр.
<Í> «с отлучением от стола и ложа» (при раздельном жительстве супругов по решению суда)
divorce a mensa et thoro - решение суда о раздельном жительстве супругов (без расторжения брака)

SA Идиома

a downer (sadness)

an event or statement that causes sadness News of the war was a downer. Most of the people dreadedwar.

a grain of salt

(See take it with a grain of salt)

a picture is worth a thousand words

a picture is easier to understand than a report or essay Instead of more talk, I'll draw thousand words a diagram. A picture is worth a thousand words.

a pinch of salt

a bit of salt, the salt held between thumb and finger Hector uses a pinch of salt when he makes chocolate fudge.

a sack of hammers

a dead weight, a heavy object Don't throw me in the lake! I'll sink like a sack of hammers!

a sad sack

well-meaning, but unable to accomplish """If you assign this task to Andy, it won't be done. He's a sad sack."""

a stitch in time saves nine

a small repair may prevent a large repair I believe in maintenance. A stitch in time saves nine.

ASAP

As Soon As Possible Please finish the first draft of the letter and give it to me ASAP.

back to the salt mines

back to work, humorous expression to express going back to unpleasant work Well, lunch is over so let

bat a thousand

hit every time at bat, win every competition I've had two interviews and two offers. I'm batting a thousand!

bitten by the same bug

have the same interest or hobby My cousin and I were bitten by the same bug. We collect coins.

by the same token

judging by the same rule, to be fair to both sides By the same token, he should help with the housework.

carry the conversation

continue the conversation, continue talking to you Visiting with Sally is easy. She carries the conversation!

character assassination

saying things that ruin a person's reputation, muckrake """What did they say about him?"" ""It was mainly gossip and character assassination."""

clear sailing

(See smooth sailing)

close a deal/sale

complete a sale to a customer Vi knows how to close a sale. She's a good closer.

consarned

darn, blasted, dingbusted, friggin The consarned battery is dead. Rats!

crack shot/salesman etc.

a person who is highly skilled at shooting etc. Marvin has developed into a crack salesman. He's excellent.

cut from the same cloth

from the same family, very similar Ty and Ed are cut from the same cloth - both are serious and quiet.

downer (sadness)

(See a downer)

dress rehearsal

the last rehearsal before the performance, dry run All actors must come to the dress rehearsal - our last practice.

for goodness sake

for the good of everyone, please For goodness sake, don't drive so fast! The roads are icy.

for gosh sake

for god's sake for goodness sake For gosh sake! Where did you get that monstrous hat?

for heaven's sake

for the sake of everyone, for goodness sake For heaven's sake, don't give her a teapot. She has four!

for Pete's sake

"for the good of ""Pete"" and everybody" For Pete's sake, don't talk when your mouth is full of food!

get the message

understand clearly what is meant I told him three times but I don

get the sack

be fired or dismissed from work I told him that if he doesn

go without saying

be so easy to see that it doesn

grain of salt

(See take it with a grain of salt)

have a say

be allowed to state a view, help to make the decision Only the investors will have a say in the price of the product.

have the final say

make the final decision, call the shots The children want a pony, but John has the final say.

head in the sand

unable to see, unwilling to look The minister hasn't noticed their poverty. His head is in the sand.

hit the sack

go to bed I

hit the sauce

drink alcohol - usually regularly I think that she has begun to hit the sauce since her husband lost his job.

hundred/thousand/million and one

very/too many I can think of a hundred and one reasons why the new employee is not capable of doing his job.

in the saddle

in command, in control The president is back in the saddle again after being ill for several months.

in the same boat

in a similar situation We are all in the same boat now that our company has gone out of business.

into the sauce

drinking alcohol, off the wagon Uncle has been into the sauce. I can smell liquor on his breath.

it goes without saying

it is obvious, needless to say It goes without saying: we want equal pay for equal work.

je ne sais quoi

I do not know what it is, it is a special something She has a special quality, this lady, a certain je ne sais quoi.

just the same

nevertheless I told her not to come early but just the same she came early anyway.

knock the wind out of his sails

cause him to slow down, cause him to quit, knock him down a peg (see knock you down a peg) If you tell him his letter is full of errors, you'll knock the wind out of his sails.

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration - the US space organization According to a spokesperson for NASA the rocket will be launched next week.

needless to say

it is obvious, it goes without saying Needless to say, there are many idioms in the English language.

never say die

never quit, never give up Set your goals and try to achieve them. Work hard. Never say die.

on the same wavelength

thinking similarly about something We have been on the same wavelength for months about the need for change in the company.

one and the same

exactly the same Doing the job at home or at the company is one and the same to me so feel free to do what you want.

paint with the same brush

include in the same group, generalize He was with the gang, but can we paint him with the same brush?

picture is worth a thousand words

(See a picture is worth a thousand words)

pinch of salt

(See a pinch of salt)