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.
chasing rainbows
Человек, который гоняется за радугами, старается получить что-то недостижимое.
She's trying to get into Harvard but I think she's chasing rainbows.
Она пытается поступить в Гарвард, но мне кажется, что она просто гоняется за радугами.
chicken-brained
Stupid; narrow-minded; unimaginative.
I can't understand how a bright woman like Helen can date such a chicken-brained guy as Oliver.
down the drain
Wasted; lost.
Бесполезные расходы, потеря, как правило времени или денег.
It is money down the drain if you spend it all on candy.
Our plans to go swimming went down the drain when it rained.
Then our funding was withdrawn and two years' work went down the drain.
И затем наше субсидирование было прекращено и два года работы были выброшены на ветер.
get one's brains fried
To sit in the sun and sunbathe for an excessive length of time.
Newcomers to Hawaii should be warned not to sit in the sun too long - they'll get their brains fried.
To get high on drugs.
He can't make a coherent sentence anymore - he's got his brains fried.
go down the drain
To be lost or wasted forever.
If he doesn't pass the bar examination tomorrow, his best efforts to become a lawyer will go down the drain.
Then our funding was withdrawn and two years' work went down the drain.
И затем наше субсидирование было прекращено и два года работы были выброшены на ветер.
gravy train
The kind of job that brings in a much higher income than the services rendered would warrant.
Jack's job at the Athletic Club as Social Director is a regular gravy train.
harebrained
Thoughtless; foolish.
Most of the harebrained things Ed does may be attributable to his youth and lack of experience.