in the worst way
Very much, greatly.
Jim and Claudia want to have children in the worst way.
Because Umer has relatives in Turkey, he wants to visit there in the worst way.
in the wrong
With moral or legal right or truth against you; against justice, truth, or fact; wrong.
In attacking a smaller boy, Jack was plainly in the wrong.
Mary was in the wrong to drink from a finger bowl.
Since he had put pennies behind the fuses, Bill was in the wrong when fire broke out.
in the year one
Очень давно; при царе Горохе.
I don’t remember what he said. That was in the year one.
Я не помню, что он сказал, это было очень давно.
inside track
get the inside track
The inside, shortest distance around a curved racetrack; the place that is closest to the inside fence.
A big white horse had the inside track at the start of the race.
An advantage due to special connections or information.
I would probably get that job if I could get the inside track.
irons in the fire
too many irons in the fire
have too many irons in the fire
Something you are doing; one of the projects with which a person is busy; job.
Занятие, профессия; проект на которым в данный момент ведется работа.
John had a number of irons in the fire, and he managed to keep all of them hot.
If that job application doesn't work out I've got a couple more irons in the fire.
Если с этой вакансией ничего не выйдет, то у меня есть еще несколько вариантов в запасе.
Usually used in the phrase too many irons in the fire.
"Ed has a dozen things going all the time, but none of them seem to work out." "No wonder. He has too many irons in the fire."
jobs for the boys
Ситуации, когда люди отдают рабочие места или заказы своим друзьям, родственникам или знакомым.
They operated a system of jobs for the boys.
У них была система «теплых местечек» для своих ребят.
jump the gun
beat the gun
To start before the starter's gun in a race.
The runners were called back because one of them jumped the gun.
To start before you should; start before anyone else.
The new students were not supposed to come before noon, but one boy jumped the gun and came to school at eight in the morning.
The students planned to say happy birthday to the principal when the teacher raised her hand, but Sarah jumped the gun and said it when he came into the room.
jump the track
To go off rails; go or run the wrong way.
The train jumped the track and there was a terrible accident.
The pulley of the clothesline jumped the track and Mother's washing fell down.
To change from one thought or idea to another without plan or reason; change the thought or idea you are talking about to something different.
Bob didn't finish his algebra homework because his mind kept jumping the track to think about the new girl in class.