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shrug off
shrug away
To act as if you are not interested and do not care about something; not mind; not let yourself be bothered or hurt by.
Alan shrugged off our questions; he would not tell us what had happened.
Jim cut his hand but he tied a cloth around it and shrugged it away.
Muriel shrugged away every attempt to comfort her.
The ballplayer shrugged off the booing of the fans.
shy away
shy off
To avoid; seem frightened or nervous.
The boys shied away from our questions.
The horse shied off when Johnny tried to mount it.
sick and tired
Feeling strong dislike for something repeated or continued too long; exasperated; annoyed.
I've been studying all day, and I'm sick and tired of it.
Jane was sick and tired of always having to wait for Bill, so when he didn't arrive on time she left without him.
John is sick and tired of having his studies interrupted.
sick as a dog
Дословно: болен как собака.
Очень сильно заболеть.
Очень сильно заболеть.
Grandpa is in the hospital. He is sick as a dog.
Дедушка в больнице. Он очень сильно болен.
side against
To join or be on the side that is against; disagree with; oppose.
Bill and Joe sided against me in the argument.
We sided against the plan to go by plane.
sight-read
To be able to play music without memorization by reading the sheet music and immediately playing it.
Уметь играть музыку без заучивания, читая ноты и сразу же исполняя их.
At the jam session, everyone was impressed by how well he could sight-read the complex jazz charts.
На джем-сейшене все были поражены тем, как хорошо он мог читать с листа сложные джазовые чарты.
Experienced, good musicians are expected to be able to sight-read.
Опытные, хорошие музыканты должны уметь читать ноты с листа.
The piano instructor emphasized the importance of sight-reading, so she gave her students new pieces to practice each week.
Преподаватель игры на фортепиано подчеркивала важность чтения с листа, поэтому каждую неделю давала своим ученикам новые произведения для отработки.
sign one's own death warrant
To cause your own death or the loss of something you want very much.
Mr. Carter had lung trouble, and the doctor told him he would sign his own death warrant if he didn't stop smoking.
When Jim's fiancee saw him on a date with another girl, he signed his own death warrant.
signed, sealed, and delivered
Finished; completed; in a state of completion.
"How is the campus renovation plan for the governor's office coming along?" the dean of the college asked. "Signed, sealed, and delivered," his assistant answered.