Идиомы и фразеологизмы английского со словами a lot

Словосочетания со словами a lot

a lot on one's plate
Быть очень занятым, иметь много работы.
My brother is attending university, has a full-time job, and volunteers at a school. He really has a lot on his plate.
Мой брат учится в университете, работает полный рабочий день и помогает школе на общественных началах. Он очень занят.
a lot
a whole lot
A large number or amount; very many or very much; lots.
I learned a lot in Mr. Smith's class.
A lot of our friends are going to the beach this summer.
Often used like an adverb.
Ella is a jolly girl; she laughs a lot.
Grandfather was very sick last week, but he's a lot better now.
You'll have to study a lot harder if you want to pass.
Also used as an adjective with more, less, and fewer.
There was a good crowd at the game today, but a lot more will come next week.
Often used with whole for emphasis.
John has a whole lot of marbles.
Jerry is a whole lot taller than he was a year ago.
cover a lot of ground
cover too litte ground
cover too much ground
To process a great deal of information and various facts.
Professor Brown's thorough lecture on asteroids covered a lot of ground today.
That national commission’s report on urban ghettos covers a lot of ground. Many of the recommendations are too costly to implement.
In his first lecture on Greek philosophers, I thought that our professor covered too little ground.
The class spent two days studying the Revolutionary War, because they couldn't cover that much ground in one day.
fork over a lot of money
To pay an excessive amount of money often unwillingly.
"According to my divorce decree," Alan complained, "I have to fork over a lot of money to my ex-wife every month."
see a lot of
To go out regularly with someone; have an affair with someone.
They have been seeing a lot of each other lately.
think a great deal of
think a lot of
think highly of
think much of
To consider to be very worthy, valuable, or important; to esteem highly. The phrase think much of is usually used in negative sentences.
Mary thinks a great deal of Tim.
The teacher thought a lot of Joe's project.
James thinks highly of his new boss, who is a kind and helpful person.
Father didn't think much of Paul's idea of buying a goat to save lawn mowing.
I don't think much of him as a baseball player; he's a slow runner and a poor hitter.