Основы английской фразеологии
Шрифт:
Taylor A. a. B. J. Whiting. A Dictionary of American Proverbs and
Proverbial Phrases, 1820—1880. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard LIniv.
Press, 1958.
V i z e t e 11 у F. H. a. L. J. de В е к к е г. A Desk-Book of Idioms and Idiomatic
Phrases in English Speech and Literature. New York—London—Toronto,
Funk and Wagnalls, 1923.
Wheeler W. A. Familiar Allusions. London, 1882.
W о r a 11 A. J. English Idioms for Foreign Students with Exercises. London—
New York—Toronto, 1943.
according to expectations 103
Achilles's tendon 64
Adam's apple 105, 178
again and again 124
ague cake 105, 189
a little bird told me 139
alive and kicking 124
all and sundry 66
all is not gold that glitters 144
all my eye and Betty Martin 86, 123
all the go 172
all the world and his wife 123
angel's visit 66
Anthony's fire 106
ape's paternoster 78
apple of discord 178
apple of (smb's) eye, the 165
arrow head 105
artesian well 108
as a matter of fact 104
as an ox goes to the slaughter 136
as anything 146
as bad luck would have it 139
as far as (smb, smth) is concerned 104
as far as that goes 139
as good as 130
as luck would have it 139
as the crow flies 136, 172, 178
as the echo answers the voice 136
as though 130
a stitch in time saves nine 144
at a loss 150
at arm's length 154
at (on) a stretch 130
at bottom 127
at cross purposes 150
at dawn 127
at ease 128
at hand 127
at (by) haphazard 130
at (in) heart 130
at home 127
at intervals 127
at its worst (best etc) 120
at last 129, 130
at least 129
at liberty 127
at night 127
at once 128
atomic energy 105
at rest 127
at the eleventh hour 172
at the first blush 74, 95, 109
at will 127
back of the head 104, 191
bachelor's wife 66
bag and baggage 187, 188
bank holiday 60, 187
baptism of fire 78
barrister-at-law 168
be about, to 151, 152
be a goose, to 151
bearded wheat 62
bear down, to 135
bear out, to 134
bear the gree, to 108
bear up for, to 135
beat a retreat, to 165
beau ideal, the 154
beef tea 60, 172, 173
beer and skittles 122
before (one) can say Jack
Robinson 136, 137
before now 128
201
beggar description, to 60
beg pardon 107
behind (beyond, within) the veil 130
behind the" scenes 127
be it, to 151
believe that the moon is made
of green cheese, to 136
bell, book and candle 123
Bell's palsy 66
below (beneath, under) the mark 130
be (dead) nuts (on smth), to 151
be of age, to 151
be (get) on (one's) feet, to 88
be on the safe side, to 151
be over, to 151
best man 155, 171
be the first (last) (to do smth), to 152
be the limit, to 151
be tired (surprised), to 152, 153
bid beads, to 95
birds of a feather flock together 144
bissextile year 108, 109
bite the hand that feeds (one), to 172
bit of fluff (muslin, stuff) 100
black frost 60, 65, 107
black Maria 177
black sheep 172, 173
blank verse 60, 65
bless (one's) soul 142
blind headache 105, 189
blue butter 105
blue devils 179
blue funk 60
bold as brass, as 88, 146
bone of contention 126, 187, 188
bony process 105
book of reference 104
bosom friend 60
bread-and-cheese marriage 149
break in, to 135
break the matter (news), to 70
breathe in, to 131
breathe (one's) last, to 100, 101
bring (drive, strike) home (to smb),
to 101
bring up, to 131, 134
bring up the rear, to 60
broad awake 67
broken tea 60, 65
brown bread 65, 190
brown study 87, 95
but for 130
by and by 123
by (long) chalks 127
by day 127
by heart 130, 172, 173, 178
by hook or by crook 86
by nature 127—128
by (in) snatches 130
by stealth 127
by then 128
by (with) the run 130
Cadmean victory 68
call a spade a spade, to 125
call (smb) names, to 61, 165
Canterbury story (tale) 71
cap and bells 124
cape-and-sword comedy 149
capful of wind 60
cap in hand(s) 156, 179
carry coals to Newcastle, to 101
carrying capacity 105
cast (scatter) bread upon the waters,
to 99
cast (throw, fling) (smth) in (smb's)
face, to 1 CI
catch (clutch) at a straw, to 100
cat o'nine tails 107 '/
caught in a net 151
centrifugal force 105
centripetal force 105
Cesarian operation (section) 71
change of heart 61
chest of .drawers 104
chop and change, to 88, 122
Christian name 68
city Arab 71
clean broke 68
cocked hat 94
cock of the walk 172
cogwheel breathing 106
cold as a key, as 146
cold weapon 60
come back, to 131
come in, to 131
come off, to 134
come to an end, to 103
common sense 60, 64, 190