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the lull before the storm
the calm before the storm
Кажущаяся спокойной, но напряженная ситуация, которая может разразиться энергичными событиями.
The sales start on January 1st. The quiet period before that is just the lull before the storm.
Распродажи начинаются первого января. Тихий период перед этим – это просто затишье перед бурей.
We are going to have much difficult work tomorrow. So now is the calm before the storm.
Завтра у нас много трудной работы.Так что сейчас — затишье перед бурей.
the man
The police; a policeman.
I am gonna turn you in to the man.
The boss; the leader; the most important figure in an organization or outfit.
The man will decide.
the matter
be the matter
Not as it should be; wrong. Used in questions or with negatives or if.
A: Is something the matter, Charles? You don’t look well.
B: No, nothing is the matter. I’m just a little under the weather.
B: No, nothing is the matter. I’m just a little under the weather.
A: What is the matter, Betty? You look very upset.
B: Yes, something is the matter. I’ve lost my purse!
B: Yes, something is the matter. I’ve lost my purse!
If anything is the matter, please tell me.
John may be slow in arithmetic, but nothing's the matter with his pitching arm.
Why don't you answer me? What's the matter?
the other day
In the recent past.
I saw an incredible parade of elephants along Michigan Avenue the other day on my way to work.
the powers that be
Constituted authority; those in power.
I have done all I can; the rest is up to the powers that be.
the ropes
know the ropes
learn the ropes
teach the ropes
Thorough or special knowledge of a job; how to do something; the ways of people or the world.
Betty showed Jane the ropes when she was learning to make a dress.
It took the new schoolteacher a year to learn the ropes regarding administrative and curricular matters.
Mr. Jones was an orphan and he had to learn the ropes when he was young to make his way in the world.
On a newspaper a cub reporter learns his job from an older reporter who knows the ropes.
The job applicant didn’t have much previous experience or knowledge, but she seemed intelligent enough to learn the ropes quickly.
When you go to a new school it takes a while to learn the ropes.
the tracks
across the tracks
side of the tracks
right side of the tracks
other side of the tracks
wrong side of the tracks
The line between the rich or fashionable part of town and the poor or unfashionable part of town. Often used in the expression the wrong side of the tracks.
Mary's mother did not want her to date Jack, because he came from across the tracks.
The mayor was born on the wrong side of the tracks, but he worked hard and became successful.
The poor children knew they would not be welcome on the other side of the tracks.
the world and his wife
Весь мир и его жена. Cобытие, где было очень много людей.
It's a huge outdoor concert - I imagine the world and his wife will be there.
Это очень крупный концерт на свежем воздухе – там будут толпы народа.