Смысл: abides

abide[əʹbaıd]
v (abode, abided; abode, abided, abidden)
<Í> 1. выносить, терпеть (обыкн. в отрицательных и вопросительных предложениях)
I cannot abide him - я не выношу его
how can you abide such behaviour? - как ты можешь терпеть такое поведение?
I cannot abide to see such cruelty - я не могу смотреть на такую жестокость
I cannot abide such incompetence - я не могу мириться с такой плохой работой
2. арх. книжн.
1) оставаться, пребывать
2) проживать, жить, обитать
to abide in /at/ a place - проживать в каком-л. месте
3) вынести, пережить; вытерпеть
to abide a vigorous onslaught - подвергнуться яростным нападкам
to abide terrors which other people shrank from encountering - пережить ужасы, перед которыми другие дрогнули бы
3. арх. книжн. ждать, ожидать (покорно или пассивно)
to abide one's time - выждать подходящий /удобный/ момент
to abide one's fate - (безропотно) ждать решения своей участи
to abide the verdict of the judges - спокойно ждать решения судей
4. (by)
1) оставаться верным, неизменным
to abide by smth. - твёрдо держаться чего-л.
to abide by one's promises - выполнять (свои) обещания
I abide by what I said - я всегда делаю то, что говорил
to abide by a friend - твёрдо стоять на стороне своего друга
2) следовать (чему-л.), выполнять (что-л.); действовать в соответствии (с чем-л.); придерживаться (чего-л.)
to abide by the terms [agreement, decision, rules] - соблюдать /выполнять/ условия [договор, решение, правила]
to abide by a peaceful policy - придерживаться миролюбивой политики
to abide by the umpire's decision - подчиниться решению рефери /судьи/
3) принимать (что-л.) во внимание; (быть вынужденным) считаться (с чем-л.)
you'll have to abide by the consequences - тебе надо учесть возможные неприятные последствия

ides Идиома

choose sides

help one side or team, take sides Some of the students will dislike you if you choose sides.

choose up sides

choose people to play on two or more teams Let's choose up sides and play a game of volleyball.

take sides

support one side on the other You should not take sides in the argument or both sides will hate you.

there are two sides to every story

two people tell different stories of the same event, compare notes If you compare Mary's story with Sam's, you'll know there are two sides to every story.

two sides to every story

(See there are two sides to every story)

bat for both sides

to be bisexual

E.Z. Wides

extra wide rolling paper for marijuana cigarettes

St. Ides

a specific brand of maly liquor. Ice Cube and Scarface have done radio commercials for St. Ides.

take sides with

favor one party over another袒护My brother always takes sides with my sister．我哥哥总是袒护我妹妹。

split one's sides with laughter

Idiom(s): split one's sides (with laughter)

Theme: LAUGHTER

to laugh so hard that one's sides almost split. (Always an exaggeration.)
• The members of the audience almost split their sides with laughter.
• When I heard what happened to Patricia, I almost split my sides.

Always a bridesmaid, never a bride

If someone is always a bridesmaid, never a bride, they never manage to fulfill their ambition- they get close, but never manage the recognition, etc, they crave.

Two sides of the same coin

If two things are two sides of the same coin, there is much difference between them.

choose up sides|choose|sides

v. phr. To form two teams with two captains taking turns choosing players. The boys chose up sides for a game of softball. Tom and Joe were the captains. They chose up sides.

take sides|sides|take

v. phr. To join one group against another in a debate or quarrel. Switzerland refused to take sides in the two World Wars. Tom wanted to go fishing. Dick wanted to take a hike. Bob took sides with Tom so they all went fishing.
Compare: LINE UP(4b).
Antonym: ON THE FENCE.

make great strides

make great strides
Advance considerably, make good progress, as in He made great strides in his study of Latin. Since its earliest recorded use in 1600, this expression has taken a number of forms—make a wide stride, take strides, make rapid strides. All of them transfer a long walking step to other kinds of progress.

split one's sides

split one's sides
Also, laugh one's head off. Be extremely amused, laugh uproariously. For example, That comedian had us splitting our sides, or Jane laughed her head off when she saw Rob's costume. The first of these hyperbolic terms dates from about 1700.

work both sides of the street

work both sides of the street
Engage in doubledealing, be duplicitous, as in The real estate agent was known for working both sides of the street, advising first the buyer and then the seller. This metaphoric term transfers opposite sides of a street to opposite sides of a negotiation.