top banana
top dog
The head of any business or organization; the most influential or most prestigious person in an establishment.
Глава компании; наиболее влиятельная фигура в учреждении.
Who's the top banana in this outfit?
Bill Gates is a top dog at Microsoft.
Бил Гейтс глава Майкрософта.
wiener roast
hot dog roast
A party where frankfurters are cooked and eaten over an outdoor fire.
For his birthday party, John had a wiener roast in his backyard.
Mary's Girl Scout troop had a hot dog roast on their overnight hike.
yellow dog
Подлый, трусливый человек; презренное существо.
Nobody likes him because he’s a yellow dog.
Его никто не любит потому, что он подлый человек.
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
It is very hard or almost impossible to train an older person to acquire some new skill. A proverb.
Пословица: старую собаку новым трюка не научишь.
You'll never teach your grandfather how to do his income tax on a personal computer. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
- I’ve always walked to work by feet, I don’t want to take the bus.
- Ok, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
- Ok, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
- Я всегда ходил на работу пешком. Я не хочу ездить на автобусе.
- Ну ладно, бесполезно тебя исправлять.
- Ну ладно, бесполезно тебя исправлять.