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both --- and
Used to emphasize that two or more things are talked about.
Both Frank and Mary were at the party.
In the program tonight Mary will both sing and dance.
Millie is both a good swimmer and a good cook.
The frog can move quickly both on land and in the water.
bottom dollar
One's last penny, one's last dollar.
He was down to his bottom dollar when he suddenly got the job offer.
bottom drop out
bottom fall out
To fall below an earlier lowest price.
The bottom dropped out of the price of peaches.
To lose all cheerful qualities; become very unhappy, cheerless, or unpleasant.
The bottom dropped out of the day for John when he saw his report card.
The bottom fell out for us when the same ended with our team on the two yard line and six points behind.
bow and scrape
To be too polite or obedient from fear or hope of gain; act like a slave.
The old servant bowed and scraped before them, too obedient and eager to please.
bow out
want out
To give up taking part; excuse yourself from doing any more; quit.
Mr. Black often quarreled with his partners, so finally he bowed out of the company.
While the movie was being filmed, the star got sick and had to bow out.
To stop working after a long service; retire.
He bowed out as train engineer after forty years of railroading.
She bowed out as the school’s registrar after sixteen years of service.
Idiom to want out indicates that someone desires to bow out.
One of the two partners wanted out of the deal because they couldn’t agree on the terms of the contract.
brain bucket
A motorcycle helmet.
If you want to share a ride with me, you've got to wear a brain bucket.
brain drain
The loss of the leading intellectuals and researchers of a country due to excessive emigration to other countries where conditions are better.
Утеря страной ведущих мыслителей и исследователей из-за эмиграции в другие страны, в которых лучше условия работы - утечка мозгов.
Britain suffered a considerable brain drain to the United States after World War II.
Британия пережила «утечку мозгов» в США после второй мировой войны.
An activity requiring great mental concentration resulting in fatigue and exhaustion.
Деятельность требующая большого умственного напряжения, в результате которой появляется усталость и внутреннее опустошение.
That math exam I took was a regular brain drain.
That math exam Jane took was a real brain drain.
Тот экзамен по математике, который сдавала Джейн, был настоящим перенапряжением для ее ума.
brain trust
A group of specially trained, highly intelligent experts in a given field.
Группа специально обученных, одаренных экспертов в какой-либо области.
Albert Einstein gathered a brain trust around himself at the Princeton Institute of Advanced Studies.
Our company had troubles with taxes so our boss had to hire a brain trust.
У нашей компании были проблемы с налогами, поэтому нашему начальнику пришлось нанять группу экспертов.