take the bread out of one's mouth
To take away or not give your rightful support, especially through selfish pleasure.
Лишать или не оказывать законную поддержку, особенно ради эгоистичного удовольствия.
She accused her husband of drinking and gambling - taking bread out of his children's mouths.
Она обвинила мужа в пьянстве и азартных играх, которые отнимают хлеб у его детей.
In the pursuit of progress, we must remember not to take the bread out of the mouths of those who depend on traditional ways of life.
Стремясь к прогрессу, мы должны помнить, что нельзя отнимать хлеб у тех, кто зависит от традиционного образа жизни.
Every job lost due to automation is a reminder that innovation should not take the bread out of one's mouth; it should create new opportunities instead.
Каждое рабочее место, потерянное из-за автоматизации, является напоминанием о том, что инновации не должны отнимать хлеб у человека; вместо этого они должны создавать новые возможности.
take the bull by the horns
To take definite action and not care about risks; act bravely in a difficulty.
"Взять быка за рога"; смело действовать в трудной ситуации; предпринимать действия не заботясь о последствиях.
He decided to take the bull by the horns and demand a raise in salary even though it might cost him his job.
After three years of faithful service, Jake decided to take the bull by the horns and ask his boss for a raise.
Vic has been engaged to Laura for a long time now, and I know that he loves her. He should take the bull by the horns and ask her to marry him.
take the cake
To take the first prize; be the best; rank first.
Mr. Jones takes the cake as a storyteller.
To be the limit; to be the worst; have a lot of nerve; be a very rude, bold, or surprising action.
Быть на грани, быть худшим, требовать большого нервного напряжения; быть грубым, наглым.
I let Jack borrow my baseball and he never gave it back. Doesn't that take the cake?
For being absent-minded, Mr. Smith takes the cake.
The behavior of the young girl takes the cake. It is terrible.
Поведение девочки превосходит все. Оно ужасно.
take the defensive
Put himself in protective position.
Поставить себя в защитную позицию.
Thus we see that, although we seek the offensive initially, we may be forced to take the defensive at some stage of the battle and pass to the counteroffensive at the right moment.
Таким образом, мы видим, что, хотя изначально мы стремимся к наступлению, на каком-то этапе боя мы можем быть вынуждены перейти к обороне и в нужный момент перейти в контрнаступление.
In a debate, it's easy to lose focus if you take the defensive; instead, aim to present your arguments confidently.
В дебатах легко потерять концентрацию, если вы занимаете оборонительную позицию; вместо этого постарайтесь уверенно представлять свои аргументы.
Taking the defensive in a relationship can lead to misunderstandings; open communication is key.
Оборонительная позиция в отношениях может привести к недопониманию; ключ к успеху — открытое общение.
take the edge off
take off the edge
To lessen, weaken, soften or make dull.
Eating a candy bar before dinner has taken the edge off Becky's appetite.
Bob was sorry for hurting Tom and that took the edge off Tom's anger.
A headache took the edge off Dick's pleasure in the movie.
take the fifth
Taking refuge behind the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States which guarantees any witness the right not to incriminate himself while testifying at a trial.
Alger Hiss took the Fifth when asked whether he was a member of the Communist Party.
Not to answer any question in an informal setting.
Have you been married before? - I take the Fifth.
take the floor
To get up and make a speech in a meeting.
Встать и выступить с речью на собрании.
The audience became very attentive the moment the president took the floor.
Аудитория стала очень внимательной, как только президент взял слово.
The board members took the floor one after another to give their thoughts on the restructuring plan for the company.
Члены совета директоров один за другим выступили с заявлениями, чтобы высказать свои соображения по поводу плана реструктуризации компании.
We need you to take the floor and express the concerns of our department.
Нам нужно, чтобы вы выступили и выразили обеспокоенность нашего департамента.
take the law into one's own hands
To protect one's supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. An overused expression.
When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged him to a tree.
His farm was going to be sold for taxes, but he took the law into his own hands and drove the sheriff away with a shotgun.