Идиомы и фразеологизмы английского со словом bat. Страница два

Фразеологизмы со словом bat. Страница два

go to bat for
To help out in trouble or need; give aid to.
Everybody else thought Billy had broken the window, but Tom went to bat for him.
Mary went to bat for the new club program.
half the battle
A large part of the work.
When you write an essay for class, making the outline is half the battle.
To see your faults and decide to change is half the battle of self-improvement.
like a bat out of hell
Двигаться очень быстро.
He grabbed the envelope and ran like a bat out of hell.
Он схватил конверт и убежал с невероятной скоростью.
recharge one's batteries
Дословно: перезарядить батарейки.
Восстановить силы, энергию.
Sam is completely over-worked. He needs a holiday to recharge his batteries.
Сэм совершенно заработался. Ему нужен отпуск, чтобы набраться сил.
I took a long break from the game to recharge my batteries.
Я сделал продолжительный перерыв, не участвуя в играх, чтобы восстановить свои силы.
right away
off the bat
Immediately; as the next thing in order; very soon; without delay.
Phil's mother told him to do his homework right away so that he could enjoy the weekend.
The Red Cross aids disaster victims right away.
Dad says that dinner will be ready right away, so we'd better wash our hands and set the table.
Tell Will to come to my office right away. I must see him immediately.
Stop playing that loud music right away!
right off
right off the bat
Immediately; as the next thing in order; without delay.
Jill knew the answer right off.
The teacher said he could not think of the title of the book right off the bat.
shoot the breeze
bat the breeze
fan the breeze
shoot the bull
To talk.
Jim shot the breeze with his neighbor while the children were playing.
Come into the kitchen and we'll bat the breeze over a cup of coffee.
The women were shooting the breeze about Jim's latest trouble with the police.
The fishermen were shooting the bull about the school of sail fish they had seen.
sponge bath
A bath with a cloth or sponge and a little water.
During the drought the family had only sponge baths.
The family took sponge baths because they had no bathtub.