Смысл: allure

allure1. [əʹl(j)ʋə] n
<Í> привлекательность; обаяние, шарм
the book has a certain allure for which it is hard to find a reason - эта книга обладает притягательной силой, которую трудно объяснить

2. [əʹl(j)ʋə] v
<Í> 1. прельщать, соблазнять, завлекать, заманивать
to be allured by smb. - быть обольщённым кем-л.
to be allured into doing smth. - поддаться соблазну сделать что-л.
to allure artfully [adroitly] - завлекать искусно [ловко]
to allure smb. from his duty - заставить кого-л. забыть свой долг
2. 1) привлекать
to be allured to learning [to art, to music] - испытывать тяготение к науке [искусству, музыке]
to allure smb. with promises - увлечь кого-л. обещаниями
2) очаровывать, пленять

lure Идиома

doomed to failure

Idiom(s): doomed to failure

Theme: EXTRAVAGANCE

certain to fail, usually because of some obvious flaw.
• This project was doomed to failure from the very beginning.
• The play is doomed to failure because there is not a good story line.

Failure is the mother of success

Failure is often a stepping stone towards success.

give someone heart failure

give someone heart failure
Frighten or startle someone very much, as in You nearly gave me heart failure when you told me you were quitting. It is also put as have heart failure, meaning “be frightened or startled,” as in I just about had heart failure when I heard about her accident. These hyperbolic terms allude to the life-threatening physical condition in which the heart fails to pump blood at an adequate rate or stops altogether. Also see heart misses a beat, one's.

More Idioms/Phrases

give rein to give short shrift give someone give someone a break give someone a ring give someone fits give someone heart failure give someone hell give someone his or her due give someone his or her head give someone the air give someone the evil eye give someone the once-over give something a whirl give thanks for small blessings

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