full of the joys of spring
Тот, кто счастлив и полон энергии и энтузиазма.
Barbara is full of the joys of spring at the moment! Has she got a new boyfriend?
Барбара просто цветет и пахнет! У нее новый парень?
give a buzz
give a ring
give one a ring
To call on the telephone.
Alice will give her friend a buzz tonight.
Mrs. Jacobs promised to give her husband a ring in the afternoon.
Let me give her a ring and see what she thinks about all this.
Give me a ring tonight, and we'll work out the details.
hard of hearing
Partially deaf; not able to hear well.
Some people who are hard of hearing wear hearing aids.
You’ll have to speak a little louder. Mrs Evans is hard of hearing.
Please don’t shout. I’m not hard of hearing.
Listening to loud music too much can make you hard of hearing.
latch string
A string that opens an old-fashioned door by lifting a small bar.
The early settlers kept the latch string outside the door when they were working around the house, but at night they pulled it to the inside.
A warm welcome; a friendly greeting. Used in such phrases as the latch string is out.
Mary has her latch siring out for everyone who comes.
mouth-watering
Smelling or looking very good to eat.
It was a mouth-watering meal.
no spring chicken
A person who is no longer young.
Even though she is no spring chicken anymore, men still turn their heads to look at her.
on a shoestring
With little money to spend; on a very low budget.
Быть стесненным в денежных средствах.
The couple was seeing Europe on a shoestring.
When I was a student I lived on a shoestring.
Когда я был студентом я жил почти впроголодь.
on the string
on a string
Under your influence or control; obedient to every wish.
The baby had his mother on a string.
She was pretty and popular, with two or three boys on the string all the time.