boys in blue
Полицейские.
The boys in blue came and arrested the robber.
Полицейские приехали и арестовали грабителя.
brain bucket
A motorcycle helmet.
If you want to share a ride with me, you've got to wear a brain bucket.
brain drain
The loss of the leading intellectuals and researchers of a country due to excessive emigration to other countries where conditions are better.
Утеря страной ведущих мыслителей и исследователей из-за эмиграции в другие страны, в которых лучше условия работы - утечка мозгов.
Britain suffered a considerable brain drain to the United States after World War II.
Британия пережила «утечку мозгов» в США после второй мировой войны.
An activity requiring great mental concentration resulting in fatigue and exhaustion.
Деятельность требующая большого умственного напряжения, в результате которой появляется усталость и внутреннее опустошение.
That math exam I took was a regular brain drain.
That math exam Jane took was a real brain drain.
Тот экзамен по математике, который сдавала Джейн, был настоящим перенапряжением для ее ума.
brain trust
A group of specially trained, highly intelligent experts in a given field.
Группа специально обученных, одаренных экспертов в какой-либо области.
Albert Einstein gathered a brain trust around himself at the Princeton Institute of Advanced Studies.
Our company had troubles with taxes so our boss had to hire a brain trust.
У нашей компании были проблемы с налогами, поэтому нашему начальнику пришлось нанять группу экспертов.
brain-storm
brainstorm
To have a discussion among fellow researchers or co-workers on a project in order to find the best solution to a given problem.
Организованное обсуждение проблемы исследователями, коллегами чтобы найти наилучшее решение какой-либо проблемы - мозговой штурм.
Dr. Watson and his research assistants are brain-storming in the conference room.
He suggested us to have a brainstorming upon this matter.
Он предложил нам провести мозговую атаку по этому вопросу.
A sudden insight; a stroke of comprehension.
Listen to me, I've just had a major brainstorm, and I think I found the solution to our problem.
brainwash
дословно: промывание мозгов
Промывать мозги; оболванивать.
Промывать мозги; оболванивать.
Those sectarians brainwashed him into believing in their ideals.
Те сектанты так промыли ему мозги, что он поверил в их идеалы.
break in
(stress on "in") To break from outside.
The firemen broke in the door of the burning house.
To enter by force or unlawfully.
Thieves broke in while the family was away.
To enter suddenly or interrupt.
A stranger broke in on the meeting without knocking.
The secretary broke in to say that a telegram had arrived.
While Carrie and I were talking Bill broke in to tell me about a telephone call.
To make a start in a line of work or with a company or association; begin a new job.
He broke in as a baseball player with a minor league.
To teach the skills of a new job or activity to.
An assistant foreman broke in the new man as a machine operator.
To lessen the stiffness or newness of by use.
It is best to break a new car in by driving it slowly for the first few hundred miles.
He broke in a new pair of shoes.
Breaking in a new car requires careful driving at moderate speeds.
break into
To force an entrance into; make a rough or unlawful entrance into.
Thieves broke into the store at night.
To succeed in beginning (a career, business, or a social life)
He broke into television as an actor.
To interrupt.
He broke into the discussion with a shout of warning.
To begin suddenly.
He broke into a sweat.
She broke into tears.
The dog heard his master's whistle and broke into a run.