Смысл: aberrance

aberrance[æʹbe|rəns,əʹbe{rəns}-]
n
<Í> 1. книжн. уклонение от правильного пути
2. биол. аберрация, отклонение от нормального типа

err Идиома

cackleberries

eggs, chicken eggs Look! This hen laid five cackleberries!

cherrypicker (hockey)

a player who waits at center ice for a pass Our coach told us about the cherrypicker on the other team.

holy terror

a very disobedient or unruly child The little boy is a holy terror and his parents never want to take him anywhere.

it goes with the territory

some problems are natural in some jobs or places There's more crime in the cities. It goes with the territory.

lead a merry chase

delay or escape capture by someone, make a person work hard He led the investigators on a merry chase before they finally arrested him.

life is just a bowl of cherries

life is just wonderful, life is grand "When Anne is happy, she says, ""Life is just a bowl of cherries!"""

make merry

have fun, laugh and celebrate We decided to go to a nice restaurant and make merry for the evening.

more the merrier

the more people who join in the fun the better it will be The more the merrier he said as his sister

red herring

a false issue, make a mountain... "She said, ""Fluoride is a red herring. It's not important."""

run an errand

deliver something, go and get something Paul, please run an errand for me. Take this bread to Aunt Matty.

the more the merrier

if more people come, we will have a better party Tell everybody the party's at my place - the more the merrier!

trial and error

learn by correcting errors, hit and miss We learned to make pizza by trial and error. We gradually improved.

virgin territory

untouched or unexplored area The island was virgin territory. There were no signs of humans.

berries

dollars

berry

a police car. The red lights on old cop cars looked like a berry on top of an ice cream. "Berry flashing those high beams" refers to a cop behind your car signalling for you to pull over: "Didn't even see a berry flashing those high beams" -- Ice Cube (Today was a good day [1993])

cherry

1. virginity as in to lose one's cherry. Previously applied to the hymen but now the term is used by both sexes. One is also able to lose one's anal cherry. See "pop someone's cherry"
2. cool, hip, good: "Damn, that car is cherry!"

chutney ferret

derogatory term for a homosexual male

derry

a derelict house, especially one used by tramps, drug addicts, etc

pop someone's cherry

to lose or take someone's sexual virginity. Orig. applied to deflowering (a woman)

strawberry

someone who willingly exchanges sexual services for drugs

ferret out

find or discover by diligent searching找出；探出；搜出
The murderer was ferreted out．凶手被查获了。
John ferreted out the answer to the question in the library．约翰在图书馆找到了问题的答案。
Where did you ferret out my book？I lost it long ago．你从哪儿找到我这本书的？它已丢失好长时间了。
Jane smelled out the boy's secret hiding place in the woods．简发现了这男孩在树林里的秘密隐藏处。

ferret/smell out

in error

mistaken；wrong弄错
He has sent the book to you in error．他把书错寄给你了。
You were in error in assuming that he would wait for us．你误以为他会等我们。

send sb on an errand

Idiom(s): send sb (out) on an errand

Theme: ERRAND

to send someone out to do a specific task.
• Mother sent Billy out on an errand.
• I'm late because Bill sent me on an errand.

on a fool's errand

Idiom(s): on a fool's errand

Theme: FUTILITY

involved in a useless journey or task.
• Bill went for an interview, but he was on a fool's errand. The job had already been filled.
• I was sent on a fool's errand to buy some flowers. I knew the shop would be closed by then.

lead sb on a merry chase

Idiom(s): lead sb on a merry chase

Theme: FUTILITY

to lead someone in a purposeless pursuit.
• What a waste of time. You really led me on a merry chase.
• Jane led Bill on a merry chase trying to find an antique lamp.

ferret sth out of

Idiom(s): ferret sth out of sb or sth

Theme: INQUIRY

to remove or retrieve something from someone or something, usually with cunning and persistence.
• I tried very hard, but I couldn't ferret the information out of the clerk.
• I had to ferret out the answer from a book in the library.

come with the territory

Idiom(s): come with the territory

Theme: AFFINITY

to be expected under circumstances like this. (Refers to the details and difficulties attendant to something like the assignment of a specific sales territory to a salesperson. When one accepts the assignment, one accepts the problems.)
• There is a lot of paperwork in this job. Oh, well, I guess it comes with the territory.
• There are problems, but that comes with the territory.

go on an errand

Idiom(s): run an errand AND go on an errand

Theme: DEPART

to take a short trip to do a specific thing.
• I've got to run an errand. I'll be back in a minute.
• John has gone on an errand. He'll be back shortly.

To err is human, to forgive divine

It is human nature to make mistakes, therefore one should forgive.

Bandit territory

An area or an industry, profession, etc, where rules and laws are ignored or flouted is bandit territory.

Cherry pick

If people cherry pick, they choose things that support their position, while ignoring things that contradict it.

Comes with the territory

If something comes with the territory, especially when undesirable, it is automatically included with something else, like a job, responsibility, etc.('Goes with the territory' is also used.)

Derring-do

If a person shows derring-do, they show great courage.

Like giving a donkey strawberries

(UK) If something is like giving a donkey strawberries, people fail to appreciate its value.

play gooseberry

go somewhere with a couple who would prefer to be on their own: "I'd rather not come to the cinema with you two - I'd just feel I was playing gooseberry."

To err is human.

It is natural for all of us to make mistakes.

bed of roses|bed|bowl|bowl of cherries|cherry|rose

n. phr. A pleasant easy place, job, or position; an easy life. A coal miner's job is not a bed of roses. After nine months of school, summer camp seemed a bowl of cherries.
Compare: IN CLOVER, LIFE OF RILEY.

cherry farm|cherry|farm

n., slang A correctional institution of minimal security where the inmates, mostly first offenders, work as farmhands. Joe got a light sentence and was sent to a cherry farm for six months.

ferret out|ferret

literary or smell out|sniff out v. To hunt or drive from hiding; to bring out into the open; search for and find. John ferreted out the answer to the question in the library. Jane smelled out the boys' secret hiding place in the woods.

holy terror|holy|terror

n., informal A very disobedient or unruly child; brat. All the children are afraid of Johnny because he's a holy terror.

in error|error

adv. phr. Wrong; mistaken. You were in error when you assumed that he would wait for us.

jerry-built|built|jerry

adj. 1. Built poorly or carelessly of cheap materials; easily broken. That jerry-built cabin will blow apart in a strong wind. 2. Done without careful preparation or thought; planned too quickly. When the regular television program didn't come on, a jerry-built program was substituted at the last minute.

lead a merry chase|chase|lead|merry chase

v. phr. To delay or escape capture by (someone) skillfully; make (a pursuer) work hard. The deer led the hunter a merry chase. Valerie is leading her boyfriend a merry chase.

lead one a merry dance|dance|lead|merry|merry danc

v. phr. To cause someone unusual discomfort or expense; tire someone by causing one to overdo. With her personal extravagances and constant social activities that cost a fortune, Carol led her husband a merry dance.

make merry|make|merry

v. phr., literary To have fun, laugh, and be happy, In Aesop's fable the grasshopper made merry while the ant worked and saved up food. In the Bible story a rich man ate and drank and made merry.

red herring|herring|red

n. phr. A false scent laid down in order to deceive; a phony or misleading story designed to cause confusion. That story about the president having an affair was a red herring created by the opposition in order to discredit him.

run errands|errands|run

v. phr. To carry messages or perform similar minor tasks. Peter runs errands for our entire neighborhood to make some extra money.

the more the merrier|merrier|more|more the merrier

n. phr. The more people who join in the fun, the better it will be.

Used in welcoming more people to join others in some pleasant activity. Come with us on the boat ride; the more the merrier.

trial and error|error|trial

n. A way of solving problems by trying different possible solutions until you find one that works. John found the short circuit by trial and error. The only way Tom could solve the algebra problem was by the method of trial and error.