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adiathermancy 
adiathermancy[͵ædıəʹθɜ:mænsı]
n физ.
<Í> теплонепроницаемость, теплонепрозрачность
ath Идиома
a breath of fresh air
a nice change, a new presence Having Lan around the house is a breath of fresh air - she's so nice.
a breath of wind
a breeze, a light wind In the evening, the lake was calm. There wasn't a breath of wind.
a feather in your cap
an honor, a credit to you, chalk one up for you Because you are Karen's teacher, her award is a feather in your cap.
a grandfather clause
a written statement that protects a senior worker They can't demote him because he has a grandfather clause.
at death's door
very near death The Prime Minister was at death's door after suffering a serious stroke.
bad breath
unpleasant smell from the mouth, jungle mouth I've been eating garlic, so I may have bad breath.
bated breath
(See with bated breath)
birds of a feather flock together
people who are similar become friends or join together Don
breath of fresh air
(See a breath of fresh air)
breath of wind
(See a breath of wind)
breathe a sigh of relief
feel relieved after a time of worry When we saw the children were safe, we breathed a sigh of relief.
breathe down my neck
watch everything I do, follow me as I work It's difficult to work with him breathing down my neck.
breathe down one
follow closely, threaten from behind My boss has been breathing down my neck all day to try and get me to work harder.
breathe easy
relax, breathe slower, stop worrying "Mother said, ""I won't breathe easy until this plane is on the ground!"""
breathe one's last
to die The man finally breathed his last after a long illness.
brush with death
nearly die, at death's door, on my deathbed After a close brush with death you'll think that life is precious.
catch one's death of cold
become very ill (with a cold, flu etc) The little boy was told to be careful in the rain or he would catch his death of cold.
catch your death
become very ill, catch a bad cold In this terrible weather, put on a coat or you'll catch your death.
cross paths
meet, encounter We'll cross paths again, I'm sure. Until then, good luck.
cut a wide swath
do many things - party, play sports, live and love Tim cut a wide swath in his youth. He lived a full and active life.
death row
the prisoners who are to be executed or put to death The priest wants to visit the prisoners on death row.
death warmed over
(See look like death warmed over)
death wish
saying you want to die, inviting death To challenge the Mafia would be a death wish. It would be suicide.
deathbed
(See on your deathbed)
don't hold your breath
it is not going to happen soon, be prepared to wait The City will repair the street but don't hold your breath.
down the garden path
(See lead you down the garden path)
draw a sober breath
be sober, not be drunk They say he hasn't drawn a sober breath since his son was killed.
fair-weather friend
a person who is a friend only when one is successful He is a fair-weather friend only and you can
feather a pass (hockey)
pass a puck accurately but softly Nilsson could feather a pass better than the other players.
feather in one
something to be proud of, an honor Winning the speech contest was a feather in his cap and we are very proud of him.
feather in your cap
(See a feather in your cap)
feather one
look after one
feather your nest
make a comfortable place, prepare your future place, nest egg Charles became a professor and began to feather his nest at the University of Manitoba.
frightened to death
very afraid, scared spitless, scared stiff She said she was frightened to death when she heard the shot.
gathering dust
not being used, sitting on a shelf, collecting dust That old coffee tray has been gathering dust for years.
grandfather clause
a written statement that protects an employee "They can't demote him; he has a grandfather clause."
hang on like grim death
be determined or resolute, not quit In the presidential election, Gore was hanging on like grim death.
horse feathers
lies, false stories, bull, a bunch of malarkey "When she told her dad she saw a ghost, he said, ""Horse feathers!"""
kiss of death
an action that results in failure or loss His TV speech was a disaster - the kiss of death for his party.
knock me over with a feather
I was very surprised, I could not believe it, blow me down When she told me she was married to my ex-husband, you could have knocked me over with a feather.
lead you down the garden path
tell you a false story, give you a line He said the trip to Paris was free. He led me down the garden path.
like dog's breath
not pleasant, not popular This plan smells like dog's breath. It's a bad plan.
like father, like son
sons are like their fathers, a chip off the old block This is Fred, and this is Fred, Jr. Like father, like son.
look like death warmed over
appear to be sick, look pale or weak Mom is not feeling well. She looks like death warmed over.
on my deathbed
nearly dead, very ill, at death's door I was so sick, I thought I was on my deathbed.
on the warpath
very angry, looking for trouble He is really on the warpath today so you should stay out of his way.
on your deathbed
very ill, nearly dead When I get a cold, you think I'm on my deathbed. Relax.
out of breath
be tired and breathing quickly. He was out of breath after running from the station.
paths will cross
(See cross paths)
put to death
killed, shot, hanged, put down If a soldier deserted the army he was put to death.