bats in one's belfry
bats in the belfry
Wild ideas in his mind; disordered senses; great mental confusion.
Безумные идеи в голове; нарушенные чувства; умственный беспорядок.
When he talked about going to the moon he was thought to have bats in his belfry.
You know Annie? She always looks strange, she must has bats in her belfry.
Ты знаешь Энни? Она всегда выглядит странно, наверно, у неё что-то не так с головой.
be a fly on the wall
To eavesdrop on a secret conversation.
Наблюдать за ситуацией, будучи незаметным.
How I wish I could be a fly on the wall to hear what my fiance's parents are saying about me!
I'd like to be a fly on the wall when the management discusses my project.
Я бы хотел понаблюдать, когда наше руководство обсуждает мой проект.
be a pain in the neck
Очень сильно раздражать кого-либо. Русский аналог - "сидеть в печенках".
You’re being a real pain in my neck!
Ты у меня уже в печенках сидишь!
be in the hat
Быть в затруднительном положении.
I’m really sorry, but I can’t lend the money. I am in the hat now.
Мне правда очень жаль, но я не могу одолжить тебе денег. Я сам сейчас в затруднительном положении.
be on the ball
get on the ball
have on the ball
Paying attention and doing things well. Used after is or get.
Ben is really on the ball in school.
The coach told Jim he must get on the ball or he cannot stay on the team.
Jim was the only one who caught that serious error in the bookkeeping statements. He’s really on the ball.
Ella was certainly on the ball when she remembered to reconfirm our flight arrangements. All the rest of us would have forgotten.
John will succeed in life; he has a lot on the ball.
The coach was eager to try out his new team and see what they had on the ball.
That is a skill or ability; making you good at things. Used after have.
I can't believe Molly got that report done so quickly - she really has something on the ball.
I'm so glad that my assistant has something on the ball because I'm too scatterbrained to manage my schedule on my own.
be on the outs with
To not be on speaking terms with someone; be in disagreement with someone.
Не разговаривать с кем-либо; быть с кем-либо в разногласии.
Jane and Tom have been on the outs with one another since Tom started to date another woman.
Джейн и Том не разговаривают друг с другом с тех пор, как Том начал встречаться с другой женщиной.
He was on the outs with his colleagues after he spoke out against the company's policy.
Он оказался в ссоре со своими коллегами после того, как выступил против политики компании.
Since the fallout from the project, I’ve been on the outs with my manager.
После провала проекта у меня возникли разногласия с менеджером.
be on the verge of
To be about to do something; be very close to.
We were on the verge of going bankrupt when, unexpectedly, my wife won the lottery and our business was saved.
be the making of
To account for the success of someone or something.
The strict discipline that we had to undergo in graduate school was the making of many a successful professor.
The relatively low cost and high gas mileage are the making of Chevrolet's Geo Metro cars.