bring up
To take care of (a child); raise, train, educate.
He gave much attention and thought to bringing up his children.
Joe was born in Texas but brought up in Oklahoma.
Parents should bring up their children to be responsible members of society.
To stop; halt. Usually used with short.
He brought the car up short when the light changed to red.
Bill started to complain, I brought him up short.
To begin a discussion of; speak of; mention.
At the class meeting Bob brought up the idea of a picnic.
Sarah wanted to bring the scheduling problem up at the club meeting, but finally she decided against doing so.
One of the students brought up an interesting point related to the subject in our textbook.
bringdown
(from bring down, past brought down). A critical or cutting remark said sarcastically in order to deflate a braggard's ego.
John always utters the right bringdown when he encounters a braggart.
A person who depresses and saddens others by being a chronic complainer.
John is a regular bringdown.
cling to one's mother's apron strings
tied to one's mother's apron strings
tied to one's wife's apron strings
tied to somebody's apron strings
hang on to one's mother's apron strings
let go of one's mother's apron strings
Not independent of your mother; not able to do anything without asking your mother.
Быть зависимым от матери или кого-то еще в возрасте, когда уже надо быть самостоятельным.
Even after he grew up he was still tied to his mother's apron strings.
All his decisions are influenced by his mother. He's still tied to her apron strings.
На все его решения влияет его мама, он все еще держится за ее юбку.
George never comes out with the rest of us - he's tied to his wife's apron strings.
Джордж никогда не ходит с остальными отдыхать – он подкаблучник.
dead ringer
A person who strongly resembles someone else.
Charlie is a dead ringer for his uncle.
find one's bearings
get one's bearings
To know where one is or where one is headed.
"Without a compass," the sergeant warned the enlisted men, "you will never find your bearings in the desert."
firing squad
A group of soldiers chosen to shoot a prisoner to death or to fire shots over a grave as a tribute.
A dictator often sends his enemies before a firing squad.
The dead general was honored by a firing squad.
first string
The best group of players on a team; first team; A team.
Dick loved basketball and practiced hard until he was put on the first string.
The best group of workers.
Tom learned his trade so well that his boss soon called him one of his first string.
first-string
On the starting team or A team.
He was the first-string quarterback.
Of the best quality; foremost.
He was the least expensive of the city's first-string lawyers.