Смысл: adventuresome

adventuresome[ədʹventʃəs(ə)m]
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<Í> склонный рисковать; дерзкий

some Идиома

about to do something

on the point of doing something She was about to leave when the phone rang.

and then some

and much more besides.

at one with someone

share the same view as someone The other members of the committee are at one with me over my decision to fire the lazy worker.

at someone

always ready to serve somebody His eldest daughter is always at his beck and call when he spends an evening at home.

attend to someone

take care or deal with someone The doctor attended to the other patient before he got to my mother.

awesome

(See totally awesome)

badger someone

get someone to do something by repeated questions or by bothering them I always have to badger my friend in order to make him return my computer game software.

bag some rays

sit or lie in the sunshine, have a sun bath While you're swimming, I'm going to bag some rays.

bail someone or something out

help or rescue The government has decided to bail out the troubled bank.

ball is in someone's court

be someone else's move or turn The ball was in the union's court after the company made their final offer.

be fed up with (with someone or something)

be out of patience (with someone

beat someone to the punch (draw)

do something before others He beat me to the punch and arrived at the interview first.

bend over backwards to do something

try very hard If I can, I will bend over backwards to help you get a promotion in the company.

blow it (something)

fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.

break someone's heart

make someone feel very disappointed/discouraged/sad.

break up (with someone)

stop a relationship She broke up with her boyfriend last June.

bring home the importance of something to someone

make someone fully realize something He was unable to bring home the importance of arriving early for the meeting.

bring some new facts to light

discover some new facts, make some new facts known The lawyers were able to bring some new facts to light in the trial of the killer.

bring someone into line

persuade someone to agree with you He was finally able to bring the other members of the committee into line.

bring something on

cause to develop rapidly I don

brush up on something

review something one has already learned I

bug (someone)

bother, irritate, get to me That scraping noise bugs me. It's quite annoying.

bug someone

annoy or irritate someone My friend is beginning to bug me with his constant questions.

butter someone up

flatter someone He is trying to butter up his boss so that he can leave early on Friday.

can't make heads or tails of something

" can't understand something at all;"

catch some rays

have a sun bath, get a sun tan, bag some rays When we get to Hawaii, you can catch some rays. It's sunny there.

catch some z's

sleep, get some rest, crash Do you mind if I catch some z's on your couch? I'm sleepy.

catch some Zs

" sleep for a while; take a nap."

catch (someone) red-handed

catch someone in the middle of doing something wrong The woman was caught red-handed at the store trying to steal some cosmetics.

cost (someone) an arm and a leg

" cost a lot; be very expensive."

cross someone

go against someone, insult someone People are afraid to cross Phil because he has a violent temper.

cut me some slack

give me more time, give me more freedom You may be asking too much of your son. Cut him some slack.

cut (someone) off

stop someone from saying something We tried to outline our proposal but we were constantly cut off by our noisy opponents.

dead set against something

determined not to do something They are dead set against their son going to Europe for a year.

do someone good

be good or beneficial for someone It will do you good to go on a holiday.

do something rash

take drastic action (usually without thinking) She is extremely angry so I hope that she doesn

down on (someone)

be critical of someone, angry at She is really down on her friend but I don

draw (someone) out

make a person talk or tell something She was very quiet but we finally were able to draw her out so that she would join the party.

drive someone up a wall

irritate or annoy someone greatly His constant complaining is driving me up a wall.

drop (someone) a line

write or mail a note or letter to someone She promised that she would drop me a line when she gets to Singapore.

drop someone a line

write to someone.

egg (someone) on

urge or push someone to do something He is always egging his friend on when he is angry which makes him even angrier.

fall back on something/someone

turn to for help when something else has failed She had to fall back on her father

feed someone a line

deceive He was feeding me a line about his plans to open a new restaurant downtown.

feel up to (do something)

feel able (healthy enough or rested enough) to do something I don

fill (someone) in

tell someone the details I will fill you in later about our plans for the weekend.

fill (something) in

write words needed in blanks Please fill in this form and give it to the receptionist.

fire someone

dismiss someone from a job because of poor performance.

fix someone up with someone

help someone get a date by arranging a meeting for the two I tried to fix my sister up with a date with my friend but she refused me.

gang up on someone

attack in a group, get together to hurt someone The school children tried to gang up on the boy but he ran away.