Смысл: abovestairs

abovestairs1. [əʹbʌv͵steəz] n употр. с гл. в ед. ч.
<Í> верхний этаж

2. [əʹbʌv͵steəz] adv
<Í> наверху, в верхнем этаже

give (oneself) airs Идиома

musical chairs

the transfer of a number of officers in an organization into different jobs - especially each other

put on airs

pretend you are better or richer or smarter Martha would never put on airs. She is very sincere.

split hairs

make unnecessary distinctions He makes a lot of good points but he also has a tendency to split hairs and waste a lot of our time.

airs and graces

London cockney rhyming slang for faces/braces/Epsom races

give oneself airs

act proud；act vain 盛气凌人；装腔作势；摆架子；神气活现
John gave himself airs when he won first prize in the English Speech Contest．约翰在英语演讲赛中获得第1名，便神气活现。
He always gives himself airs．他总是摆架子。

settle one's affairs

Idiom(s): settle one's affairs

Theme: MANAGE

to deal with one's business matters; to manage the business affairs of someone who can't.
• When my uncle died, I had to settle his affairs.
• I have to settle my affairs before going to Mexico for a year.

give sb gray hairs

Idiom(s): give sb gray hair(s)

Theme: FRUSTRATION

to cause someone's hair to turn gray from stress or frustration.
• My three teenage boys are giving me gray hair.
• Your behavior is giving me gray hairs.

get gray hairs

Idiom(s): get gray hair(s)

Theme: ANXIETY

to have one's hair turn gray from stress or frustration.
• I'm getting gray hair because I have three teenage boys.
• Oh, Tom, stop it! I'm going to get gray hairs.
• I have gray hairs from raising four kids.

Man upstairs

When people refer to the man upstairs, they are referring to God.

Rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic

(UK) If people are rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic, they are making small changes that will have no effect as the project, company, etc, is in very serious trouble.

give (oneself) airs

To anticipate or behave as admitting one is above to others or bigger than one absolutely is; to accept or accept a afflicted or boasting attitude. I anticipate John is absolutely a appropriate adolescent at heart, but I absolutely ambition he wouldn't accord himself such affectedness about his autograph abilities. Stop giving yourself airs, Mary, you're not some world-class actor—you're aloof an abecedarian like the blow of us!Learn more: air, give

give yourself airs

act pretentiously or snobbishly. 1948 Christopher Bush The Case of the Second Chance It was said she gave herself airs, and it was additionally hinted that she was no better—as they say—than she ability be. Air in the faculty of ‘an afflicted manner’ has been accepted back the mid 17th century; from the aboriginal 18th aeon the plural anatomy has been added accepted in this aspersing sense.Learn more: air, give

ˌgive yourself/ˌput on ˈairs

behave in a way which shows that you feel you are important: The nice affair about her is that, in animosity of actuality so rich, she doesn’t put on any airs.Learn more: air, give, on, put

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