Смысл: air-brake

air-brake[ʹeəbreık]
n
<Í> 1) пневматический тормоз
2) воздушный, аэродинамический тормоз

rake Идиома

hit the brakes

step on the brakes in a car or vehicle, try to stop When I saw that the other car couldn't stop, I hit the brakes.

jam on the brakes

quickly put the brakes on in a car to stop He jammed on the brakes and was able to avoid hitting the child.

muckrake

gossip, tell bad stories If you talk about your opponent, try to avoid muckraking.

rake in the dough

receive a lot of money, earn a large salary or profit When he played pro basketball he was raking in the dough.

rake in the money

make a lot of money We have been raking in the money at our restaurant and will soon be able to go on a long holiday.

rake someone over the coals

scold, reprimand His boss raked him over the coals when he heard about the lost sales report.

rake you over the coals

lecture you, scold you, ask you to explain I got raked over the coals for taking the car without asking.

rake up

Idiom(s): rake up sth

Theme: DISCOVERY

to uncover something unpleasant and remind people about it.
• The young journalist raked up the old scandal about the senator.
• The politician's opponents are trying to rake up some unpleasant details about his past.

rake sth off

Idiom(s): rake sth off

Theme: THEFT

to steal or embezzle a portion of a payment. (Slang.)
• They claimed that no one was raking anything off and that the money was only mislaid.
• The county treasurer was caught raking off some of the tax money.

rake sb over the coals

Idiom(s): rake someone over the coals AND haul someone over the coals

Theme: SCOLDING

to give someone a severe scolding.
• My mother hauled me over the coals for coming in late last night.
• The manager raked me over the coals for being late again.

As much use as a handbrake on a canoe

This idiom is used to describe someone or something as worthless or pointless.

Rake over old coals

(UK) If you go back to old problems and try to bring them back, making trouble for someone, you are raking over old coals.

Thin as a rake

A rake is a garden tool with a long, thin, wooden handle, so someone very thin is thin as a rake.

kickback|rake|rake-off

n., slang, informal Money paid illegally for favorable treatment. He was arrested for making kickback payments.

rake in|rake

v. phr. To realize great profits; take in money. Because of the heavy snowfall, ski lodge operators in the Rocky Mountains have been raking in the dough this winter season.

rake off|rake

v. phr. To illegally expropriate part of a sum paid. The secretary-treasurer of the association has been caught raking off some of the membership dues.

rake over the coals|coals|haul|haul over|haul over

v. phr. To criticize sharply; rebuke; scold. The sergeant raked the soldier over the coals for being late for roll call.
Synonym: DRESS DOWN.

rake up|rake

v. phr. To expose; gather; bring to light. Let's forget about the past; there's no need to rake up all those old memories.

ride the brake|brake|clutch|ride|ride the clutch

v. phr., informal To keep your foot on the pedal. Riding the brake is a bad habit for a driver to form.

ducks and drakes

ducks and drakes
make ducks and drakes of
to deal with recklessly or squander
also play ducks and drakes with

rake

rake
1.
rake in
to gather an abundant amount of rapidly
2.
rake up
to uncover facts or gossip about (the past, a scandal, etc.)

rake off

rake off
Make an unlawful profit, as in They suspected her of raking off some of the campaign contributions for her personal use. This expression alludes to the raking of chips by an attendant at a gambling table. [Late 1800s]

rake over the coals

rake over the coals
Also, haul over the coals. Reprimand severely, as in When Dad finds out about the damage to the car, he's sure to rake Peter over the coals, or The coach hauled him over the coals for missing practice. These terms allude to the medieval torture of pulling a heretic over red-hot coals. [Early 1800s]