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a day late and a dollar short
Too late to be of any benefit.
Днем позже и на доллар меньше - о чем-то чего слишком мало, и это случилось слишком поздно.
I needed you to publicly support me before the election! Now, it's a day late and a dollar short!
Мне нужно было, чтобы вы публично поддержали меня перед выборами! Теперь слишком поздно.
The government's attempts at reform were a day late and a dollar short.
Попытки реформы со стороны правительства были слишком незначительными и запоздалыми.
a dog's breakfast
a dog's dinner
A mess
Беспорядок
If you borrow my car, please don't let the kids make it into a dog's dinner, OK? I don't want to be finding crumbs in there for the next six months.
Если возьмёте мою машину, пожалуйста, не позволяйте детям устраивать там беспорядок, ладно? Я не хочу находить там крошки в течение следующих шести месяцев.
The new secretary made a dog's breakfast out of the filing system!
Новая секретарша устроила полную неразбериху в системе заполнения!
a few bricks short of a (full) load
a few cards short of a deck
A pejorative phrase meaning not very intelligent or of questionable mental capacity.
дословно: "несколько карт не хватает до колоды"
Не очень умный, немного сумасшедший, слабоумный; "не все дома".
Не очень умный, немного сумасшедший, слабоумный; "не все дома".
He says he's going to start a business selling bees as pets—I think he may be a few bricks short of a load.
Он говорит, что собирается начать бизнес по продаже пчел в качестве домашних животных. Думаю, у него не все дома.
The man often does very strange things. He is a few cards short of a deck.
Этот мужчина всегда совершает очень странные поступки. Он немного не дружит с головой.
Tom: Joe thinks he can build a car out of old milk jugs.
Mary: I think Joe's a few bricks short of a load.
Mary: I think Joe's a few bricks short of a load.
Том: Джо думает, что он может построить машину из старых молочных бидонов.
Мэри: Я думаю, Джо немного сумасшедший.
Мэри: Я думаю, Джо немного сумасшедший.
a few
A small number (of people or things); some. Usually a few is different in meaning from few, which emphasizes the negative; a few means some, but few means not many.
After the party, we thought that no one would help clean up, but a few couples did.
Alice wanted to read a few pages more before she stopped.
In the store, Mary saw many pretty rings and bracelets, and she wanted to buy a few of them.
The dry weather killed most of Mother's flowers, but a few are left.
We thought many people would come to lunch, but few came.
We thought no one would come to lunch, but a few came.
Sometimes a few is used with only, and then it is negative.
We thought many people would come to lunch, but only a few came.
Sometimes used like an adverb.
If we can set up chairs faster than people come and sit in them, we will soon be a few ahead.
Three students have no seats; we need a few more chairs.
Sometimes used with very for emphasis.
Uncle Ralph gave away almost all of his sea shells, but he still had a very few left.
a friend in need is a friend indeed
A genuine friend on whom one can always depend. A proverb; often shortened to a friend in need...
Друг познается в беде.
A friend in need is a friend indeed—yeah, right. Where were all of my so-called friends when I was dealing with legal troubles last summer?
Друг познается в беде — да, конечно. Где были все мои так называемые друзья, когда прошлым летом у меня были проблемы с законом?
After I got out of the hospital, Sally checked up on me every day. Her kindness has really shown me that a friend in need is a friend indeed.
После того, как я выписался из больницы, Салли навещала меня каждый день. Ее доброта действительно показала мне, что друг познается в беде.
When John's house burned down, his neighbor Jim helped him and his family with shelter, food and clothing. John said, "Jim, a friend in need is a friend indeed - this describes you."
Когда дом Джона сгорел, его сосед Джим помог ему и его семье, дав им крышу над головой, еду и одежду. Джон сказал: "Джим, друг познается в беде – эта фраза описывает тебя".
a hell of
one hell of a
Extraordinary; very.
He made a hell of a shot during the basketball game.
Max said seven months was a hell of a time to have to wait for a simple visa.
The fall Max took left one hell of a bruise on his knee.
a la
In the same way as; like. (From French a la, in the manner of.)
Billy played ball like a champion today, a la the professional ball players.
Joe wanted to shoot an apple off my head a la William Tell.
a little bird told
a little birdie told
To have learned something from a mysterious, unknown, or secret source.
О ситуации когда информация получена из неизвестного источника; "слухом земля полнится"; "сорока на хвосте принесла".
"Who told you that Dean Smith was resigning?" Peter asked. "A little bird told me," Jim answered.
A little bird told me that you are getting married soon.
Мне по секрету рассказали, что ты скоро женишься.
I’m sure a little birdie told you about my experience at work.