bar fly
дословно: Пивная муха
Завсегдатай питейных заведений. Человек, который много времени проводит в разных барах и пивных.
Завсегдатай питейных заведений. Человек, который много времени проводит в разных барах и пивных.
Every evening Penny goes to Lucifer's. She's quite a bar fly.
Каждый вечер Пэнни идет в бар «Родео». Она завсегдатай.
be a fly on the wall
To eavesdrop on a secret conversation.
Наблюдать за ситуацией, будучи незаметным.
How I wish I could be a fly on the wall to hear what my fiance's parents are saying about me!
I'd like to be a fly on the wall when the management discusses my project.
Я бы хотел понаблюдать, когда наше руководство обсуждает мой проект.
come off with flying colors
through with flying colors
To succeed; triumph.
John came off with flying colors in his final exams at college.
fly at one's throat
To attack you suddenly with great anger.
When Tom called Dick a bad name, Dick flew at his throat.
fly ball
A baseball hit high into the air.
He hit an easy fly ball to center field.
fly blind
To fly an airplane by instruments alone.
In the heavy fog he had to fly blind.
To do something without understanding what you are doing.
I'm glad the car runs now; I was flying blind when I fixed it.
He's flying blind when he talks about philosophy.
fly by the seat of one's pants
To fly an airplane by feel and instinct rather than with the help of the instruments.
Many pilots in World War I had to fly by the seat of their pants.
Действовать по интуиции.
Without any formal training, he decided to fly by the seat of his pants and try his luck in New York.
Без какой-либо формальной подготовки он решил действовать наугад и попытать удачу в Нью-Йорке.
fly in the face of
fly in the teeth of
To ignore; go against; show disrespect or disregard for.
You can't fly in the face of good business rules and expect to he successful.
Floyd's friends tried to help him, but he flew in the teeth of their advice and soon became a drunkard.