Основы английской фразеологии

head over heels 86

heads or tails 122

heart and soul 122

heaven knows 140

high and dry 124

high and mighty 122

hit the right nail on the head, to 101

Hobson's choice 64, 172, 177, 188

hold the baby, to 189

hold (one's) tongue, to 141, 166

hold water, to 126

hook, line and sinker, 123, 124

hope for the best, to 103

hop the twig, to 101

howl (oneself) to sleep, to 120

hue and cry 76, 87

hunting case 106

husband's tea 60, 66, 172

hush up, to 132

if ever there was one 139, 172

if I were you 103

if (the) worst comes to (the) worbt

139

if you don't like it, you can lump it

144

in a fix 127

in a fog 127

in a fume 127

in a hurry 128

in a moment 128

in a shake 127

in brief 129

in clear 12§, 130

in common 129

Indian file 62

Indian summer 171

in earnest 128, 129

in fact 179

in front of 130

in full (brief, clear, general, common,

short) 129

in general 129

in question 127

in reality 128

Inspector-general 169

in (certain) spirits 165

in spite of the pie 87

internal ^secretion 103

in the cart 127

in the howe of the night 73

in the long run 154

in the nick of time 73

in the saddle 93

into the bargain 187

it goes without saying 139

it stands out a mile 139

it stands to reason 139

Jackard loom 64

Jack-in-the-box 169

Job's comforter 66

Job's news 66

join the majority, to 100, 101

Judas' hair 64

jump over the broomstick, to 126

keep an eye (on smb, smth), to 165

keep open house (table, doors) to 99

kick the bucket, to 89, 100, 183

kill or cure, to 122

kit-cat size 108

knight-bachelor 169

knight-errant 169

204

knit (one's) brows, to 60, 65, 155, 164

knock into the middle of the next week,

to 93

know hawk from a handsaw, to 87

know which side (one's) bread is

buttered, to 141

labour of Sisyphus 97

Lady of Babylon, the 85

large as life, as 146

lay down, to 132

last straw 171 *^

lead apes in hell, to 86

lead (smb) up the garden path, to 79

leather and prunella 172

leg and leg 123

lemon yellow 105

letter of the law, the 60, 65

licks into shape, to 78

lie at (on, upon) the lurch, to 98

lifeless rubber 105

lion's share 177

liquid fire 154

liver of sulphur 105

lock, stock and barrel 123

look down, to 131

look forward (to smth), to 187

look here 142, 143

look out, to 135

Lord Justice 169

Lord Lieutenant 169

lose (one's) bearings, to 93

lose (one's) temper, to 61, 65

loud as a hog in a gate, as 149

maehine gun fire 105

mad as a hatter, as 78, 146, 172, 178

magnifying glass 104, 191

make a dead set (at smb, smth), to 94

make a fool (of smb), to 102

make a move, to 119

make an appearance, to 104

make (produce) an impression, to 104

make a purse out of a sow's ear, to 125

make a start, to 114

make clothes for fishes, to 101

make (srnb's) hair stand on end 126

make/ieither heads nor tails, to 166

make ropes of sand, to 101

make up, to 135

male (female) rime 106

man and a brother, a 123

man in the moon, the 178

man in the street, the 125

Mansion House 85

mare's nest, a 72, 74, 78, 86

mean business, to 103

medullary sheath 105

mend or end, to 123

metes and bounds 108

miles and miles 123

mince matters, to 187 f ,

monkey chatter 105 /

monthof Sundays, a 189

Mother Carey is plucking her geese 144

Mother Hubbard 107

move heaven and earth, to 125

National Palaver, the 85

neck and neck 123, 124

nice as ninepence 87

nice distinction 153

not to be able to hold the candle (to

smb) 154

not to turn a hair, 8$, 125

occipital convolution 105

cf course 172, 173

off and on 86

old as the hills, as 146

old bov (girl) 107

old salt 60

on all fours 154

on a par 128

one and all 124

on foot 127, 130

on second thoughts 154

on tenterhooks 130, 150

on (certain) terms 165

on the alert 127

out of hand 179

owing to 130 ,

pale (white) as ashes, a 99

pale as marble, as 146, 147

pancake coil 105

part and parcel 109, 123, 156, 172

Parthian shot (shaft, arrow) 99

pass the Rubicon, to 90, 187, 188

pay (one's) addresses, to 69

pay attention (heed), to 69, 191

pay a call (visit), to 69

pay compliments, to 69

pay court, to 69

pay deference, to 69

pay (one's) devoirs, to 69

pay homage, to 69

pay respects, to 69

nay scot and lot, to 108

pay the piper while others call the

tune, to 136

pay through the nose, to 86, 149, 188

peanut valve 105

penny-a-Hne 172

peter out, to 189