Смысл: aces

aces[ʹeısız]
= ace-high
ace1. [eıs] n
<Í> 1. карт. туз
the ace of trumps - а) козырной туз; б) главный козырь; самый веский довод
to trump smb.'s ace - а) побить чьего-л. туза козырем; б) парировать чей-л. удар
2. 1) «один» (в домино или костях)
2) загон мяча в лунку одним ударом (гольф)
3) очко, выигранное одним ударом, броском и т. п. (теннис, гандбол)
3. 1) ас, первоклассный лётчик-истребитель
2) самолёт командира эскадрильи
4. знаток, специалист высшей квалификации; ас; эксперт
ace at chess - ас в шахматах
5. разг. маленькая частица, йота; чуточка
not worth an ace - нет ни грана; ни гроша не стоит
within an ace of - на волосок от, на грани, чуть не
within an ace of death - на волосок от смерти
he was within an ace of telling her everything - он чуть было не сказал ей обо всём
6. амер. сл. один доллар
7. амер. сл. один год тюрьмы
8. амер. сл.
1) столик на одного (в ресторане)
2) посетитель-одиночка (в ресторане)
♢ the ace of aces - лучший из лучших
ace in the hole - амер. а) скрытое преимущество, козырь, оставленный про запас; б) друг, на которого можно положиться в трудную минуту
to have an ace up one's sleeve - иметь козырь про запас

2. [eıs] a
<Í> опытнейший, первоклассный; выдающийся
ace flier - первоклассный лётчик, лётчик-ас

3. [eıs] v
<Í> 1. спорт. получить очко одним ударом, броском и т. п.
2. амер. сл.
1) унив. получить высшую оценку (на экзамене)
2) сделать (что-л.) отлично, в лучшем виде

aces Идиома

away to the races

going without a problem, smooth sailing When they approve our business loan, we'll be away to the races.

go places

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

in her good graces

being liked by her, doing what she likes If you are in her good graces, you will be invited to her tea party.

make faces

(See make a face)

off to the races

moving quickly ahead, off to a good start When we get our business loan, we'll be off to the races.

airs and graces

London cockney rhyming slang for faces/braces/Epsom races

kick jump the traces

break the rules；behave in an undisciplined way犯规；不遵守纪律；不受纪律约束
When their teacher was absent and they had a substitute， the children kicked over the traces．当他们的老师请假并请了一位代课老师时，孩子们闹翻了天。

kick over/jump the traces

kick over the traces

put sth through its paces

Idiom(s): put sth through its paces

Theme: PERFORMANCE

to demonstrate how well something operates; to demonstrate all the things something can do.
• I was down by the barn, watching Sally put her horse through its paces.
• This is an excellent can opener. Watch me put it through its paces.

put one through one's paces

Idiom(s): put one through one's paces

Theme: WORK

to make one demonstrate what one can do; to make one do one's job thoroughly.
• The boss really put me through my paces today. I'm tired.
• I tried out for a part in the play, and the director really put me through my paces.

hold all the aces

Idiom(s): hold all the aces

Theme: ADVANTAGE

to be in a favorable position; to be in a controlling position. (Slang. Refers to having possession of all four aces in a card game.)
• How can I advance in my job when my enemy holds all the aces?
• If I held all the aces, I'd be able to do great things.

Belt and braces

(UK) Someone who wears belt and braces is very cautious and takes no risks.

go to town|go|go places|places|to town|town

v. phr., slang 1. To do something quickly or with great force or energy; work fast or hard. The boys went to town on the old garage, and had it torn down before Father came home from work. While Sally was slowly washing the dishes, she remembered she had a date with Pete that evening; then she really went to town.
Compare: IN NO TIME, MAKE TIME.
Antonym: TAKE ONE'S TIME. 2. go places. To do a good job; succeed. Our team is going to town this year. We have won all five games that we played. Dan was a good student and a good athlete; we expect him to go places in business.

in one's bad graces|bad graces|graces

adj. phr. Not approved by; not liked by. John was in his mother's bad graces because he spilled his milk on the tablecloth. Don got in the bad graces of the teacher by laughing at her hat.
Compare: DOWN ON, IN BAD, OUT OF FAVOR.
Antonym: IN ONE S GOOD GRACES.

in one's good books|books|good books|good graces|g

adv. phr. Approved of by you; liked by someone. Ruth is in her mother's good graces because she ate all her supper. Bill is back in the good graces of his girlfriend because he gave her a box of candy.
Compare: IN GOOD.
Antonym: IN ONE'S BAD GRACES.

kick over the traces|jump the traces|kick|traces

v. phr. To break the rules; behave badly. When their teacher was absent and they had a substitute, the children kicked over the traces.
Compare: ACT UP, CUT UP, LET LOOSE, OUT OF HAND, RAISE CAIN.

know one in high places|high places|know|places

v. phr. To be connected with people in power. Ted's grandfather was the mayor of Chicago so he knows people in high places.

make faces at|face|faces|make|make faces

v. phr. To grimace; scowl. "Stop making faces at each other, you children," my aunt said, "and start eating."

put one through one's paces|paces|put

v. phr. To train and discipline someone; test one's abilities. The new recruits were certainly put through their paces by the drill sergeant.

put through one's paces|paces|put|put through

v. phr., informal To test the different abilities and skills of a person or a thing; call for a show of what one can do. He put his new car through its paces. Many different problems put the new mayor through his paces in the first months of his term.

good graces

good graces
see in someone's good graces.

high places, friends in

high places, friends in
see under friend in court

in someone's bad graces

in someone's bad graces
Also, in someone's bad books. Out of favor with someone. For example, Harry's tardiness put him in the teacher's bad graces, or Making fun of the director is bound to get you in his bad books. The use of grace in the sense of “favor” dates from the 1400s; the use of books dates from the early 1800s. Also see black book, def. 1; in someone's good graces.

in someone's good graces

in someone's good graces
Also, in someone's good books; in the good graces of. In someone's favor or good opinion, as in Ruth is back in her mother's good graces, or Bill is anxious to get in the boss's good books, or She was always in the good graces of whoever happened to be in charge. The use of good grace dates from the 1400s, grace alluding to the condition of being favored; good books dates from the early 1800s. One antonym is out of someone's good graces, as in Walking out on his speech got him out of the professor's good graces. Another is in someone's bad graces.

put someone through his or her paces

put someone through his or her paces
Test thoroughly to see what someone can do, as in We put the new programmer though her paces, and she passed with flying colors. The idiom can refer to things as well, as in When we put the electrical system through its paces, we blew a fuse. The expression alludes to testing a horse's ability in the various paces (trot, canter, and gallop). Its use referring to horses dates from the late 1700s; its figurative use was first recorded in 1871.