make the scene
To be present; to arrive at a certain place or event.
I am too tired to make the scene; let's go home.
man in the moon
An imaginary or nonexistent person (often used to indicate a person of ignorance).
Stop asking me such difficult questions about nuclear physics; I know as much about it as the man in the moon.
man in the street
The man who is just like most other men; the average man; the ordinary man.
The newspaper took a poll of the man in the street.
Politicians rarely care what the man in the street thinks.
Just interview a man in the street so we can hear public sentiment about the new law.
middle of the road
A way of thinking which does not favor one idea or thing too much; being halfway between two different ideas.
Взгляд на жизнь, который не дает предпочтения какой-либо идее или делу; быть между двумя различными идеями, мнениями; нейтральный, не экстремальный, умеренный.
The teacher did not support the boys or the girls in the debate, but stayed in the middle of the road.
Ada's friend is a fashion designer and her ideas are very middle of the road.
Подруга Ады – модный дизайнер, и ее концепции очень нейтральны.
middle-of-the-road
Favoring action halfway between two opposite movements or ideas; with ideas halfway between two opposite sides; seeing good on both sides.
The men who wrote the Constitution followed a middle-of-the-road plan on whether greater power belonged to the United States government or to the separate states.
Senator Jones favors a middle-of-the-road policy in the labor-management dispute.
mind the store
To be responsible for an office while others are gone.
It seems that all of our employees are taking a lunch break at the same time. I wonder who’s minding the store.
Lynne agreed to mind the store while the others went outside to watch the parade passing by.
minutes of the meeting
The notes taken by the recording secretary; of an official body or an association recording of what was said and transacted during the given session.
"Shall we accept the minutes of our last meeting as read by the secretary?" the chairman asked.
miss the boat
miss the bus
To fail through slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrong thing and lose the chance.
Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house.
In college he didn't study enough so he missed the boat and failed to pass.
Ted could have married Lena but he put off asking her and missed the boat.
The precious metals market was looking up several months ago, but unfortunately most investors missed the boat.
Mr. Vlasic’s new business went bankrupt within a short time. He really missed the boat by opening a tanning salon near the beach.