cold war
A struggle that is carried on by other means and not by actual fighting; a war without shooting or bombing.
After World War II, a cold war began between Russia and the United States.
fall over backwards
fall over oneself
fall over yourself
fall over someone
To do everything you can to please someone; try very hard to satisfy someone.
Делать все чтобы порадовать кого-нибудь; пытаться изо всех сил удовлетворить чьи-либо желания.
The hotel manager fell over backwards to give the movie star everything she wanted.
The boys fell over themselves trying to get the new girl's attention.
My aunt falls all over me whenever she comes to visit.
Моя тетя с меня пылинки сдувает, когда приходит в гости.
forward wall
The line of a football team.
Princeton 's line outplayed the Rutgers forward wall.
have one's head screwed on backwards
To lack common sense; behave in strange and irrational ways.
Henry seems to have his head screwed on backwards; he thinks the best time to get a suntan is when it is raining and to sleep with his shoes on.
look forward to
To expect. To expect or anticipate with hope or pleasure.
This idiom can be followed by a regular noun or a gerund.
This idiom can be followed by a regular noun or a gerund.
At breakfast, John looked forward to a difficult day.
Frank was looking forward to that evening's date.
We’re greatly looking forward to our vacation in Mexico.
Margaret never looks forward to going to work.
look like death warmed over
Выглядеть очень больным.
Tim was very pale and looked like death warmed over, so I couldn’t help asking him what the matter was.
Тим был очень бледным, выглядел больным, так что я не мог удержаться от вопроса, что с ним случилось.
man-of-war
A stinging jellyfish in the Gulf of Mexico.
"No swimming today," the sign said, "as we have a man-of-war alert."
A large battleship displaying its national flag or insignia.
The shipwreck victims were picked up by an American man-of-war.
The albatross bird.
After several days at sea we noticed some men-of-war majestically sailing through the skies.
on the warpath
Very angry.
When Mother saw the mess in the kitchen she went on the warpath.
Betty has been on the warpath ever since she found out she was not invited to the party.
Making an attack; fighting.
The government is on the warpath against narcotics.
The police are on the warpath against speeders.