Идиомы и фразеологизмы английского со словом end. Страница семь

Фразеологизмы со словом end. Страница семь

odds and ends
Miscellaneous items; remnants.
After the great annual clearance sale there were only a few odds and ends left in the store.
old friends and old wine are best
Старый друг лучше новых двух
Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.
Лучше всего горит старый лес , пьется - старое вино, заслуживают доверия – старые друзья, читаются – старые писатели.
on end
Seemingly endless. Used with plural nouns of time.
Judy spent hours on end writing and rewriting her essay.
During July and August there was no rain for weeks on end.
on the mend
Healing; becoming better.
John's broken leg is on the mend.
Mary's relationship with Joan is on the mend.
play both ends
Играть на противоположных интересах.
He is trying to play both ends against the centre.
Он пытается играть на противоположных интересах.
put an end to
put a stop to
To make (something) end; stop; end.
The farmer built an electric fence around his field to put an end to trespassing.
The principal said that running in the halls was dangerous, and told the teachers to put a stop to it.
To destroy or kill.
The new highway took most of the traffic from the old road and put an end to Mr. Hanson's motel business.
When the horse broke his leg, the farmer put an end to him.
The dictatorial government put an end to organized opposition in the country by making it illegal to form a political party.
rear end
rear-end
The back part (usually of a vehicle). Often used like an adjective, with a hyphen.
The rear end of our car was smashed when we stopped suddenly and the car behind us hit us.
A head-on crash is more likely to kill the passengers than a rear-end crash.
Bobby's mother was so annoyed with his teasing that she swatted his rear end.
Rump; backside.
I'm afraid these pants don't fit my rear end.
The dog bit her in the rear end.
see beyond one's nose
see beyond the end of one's nose
To make wise judgments about questions of importance to yourself and others; act with farseeing understanding. Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences.
He couldn't save money or make plans for the future; he just never saw beyond the end of his nose.
People who always complain about school taxes would stop it if they could see beyond their noses and understand the importance of first-class schools.