3. Translate into English

1. Гонка закончилась вничью.

2. Многие люди попадаютв порочный круг диет и увеличение веса.

3. «Может быть они пригласят тебя». «Нет шансов» .

4. Он посмотрел на меня очень зло.

5. У меня не было выбора , потому что если бы я не согласился с их условиями, я бы лишился работы.

6. Опросы общественного мнения показывают ничью на выборах между тремя кандидатами.

7. После обеда она рассказала мне небылицу о её домашнем питомце.

4. Match idioms with their synonyms

1. a dirty look

2. Hobson’s choice

3. a dead heat

4. a plum job

5. a vicious circle

6. a tall story

7. a flying visit

8. a fat chance

9. a double Dutch

1. chance in a million, ghost of a chance, when hell freezes over, impossible, slim chance, snowball's chance in hell, very little chance.

2. tall tale, cock and bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, a trivial lie

3. black look, evil eye, grimace

4. no choice

5. draw, standoff, tie («the game ended in a draw»)

6. to call in

7. cushy job

8. vicious cycle

9. nonsense, double talk, , high Dutch

5. Look at the drawings below. Which idioms do they remind you?

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Unit 8

(to get up) bright and early	(вставать) ни свет ни заря	The bright herepresumably alludes to the brilliance of the dawning sun.
(to see/to be/to get sth) in black and white	(увидеть)написанное черным по белому	It based on the idea of black printing or writing on white paper
(to be) cut and dried	Предсказуемо, предопределено
(to drive) slowly but surely(to be slow but sure)	(ехать) медленно, но верно; тише едешь − дальше будешь
(to be) alive and kicking	Жив ,здоров; какогурчик	It originally was used by fishmongers hawking their wares to convince customers of their freshness. The variant originated in the 1960s as a denial of someone's reported death.
(to be/to get) safe and sound	Быть здоровым и невредимым, остаться в целости и сохранности
(to stand by sb) through thick and thin	(оставаться с кем−то) несмотря на все препятствия, горечи и трудности; пройти огонь, воду и медные трубы	This term alludes to penetrating a forest with both thick and sparse undergrowth. Today it is nearly always used with the idea of supporting something or someone in all circumstances.
(to be) more or less (ready)	Быть почти (готовым)
(to be) spick and span	Идеальная чистота; комар носу не подточит, с иголочки	This term combines two nouns that are now obsolete, spick , "a nail" or "spike," and span , "a wooden chip." In the 1500s a sailing ship was considered spick and span when every spike and chip was brand-new.
(to be) short and sweet	Лаконичная, нескучная, без лишних слов (лекция, речь)	It was appeared in James Kelly's Scottish Proverbs (1721): "Better short and sweet than long and lax."

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1. Each of the calls was ……………………. 10 minutes long. (in substance; approximately)

2. You'll have to be at the airport …………………………………………. to make that flight. (very early in the morning, at dawn)

3. The terms of our agreement were spelled out…………………… , so there should be no question about it .( written down or in print)

4. ….............................., the old landowning class was losing its power and influence. (slow but unstoppable.)

5. You're quite mistaken; our lawyer is …………………………….(alive and well)

6. It was a rough trip, but we got there ……………………………………. (whole or healthy)

7. We've been together ………………………………., and we won't desert each other now. Over the years, we went …………………………………… and enjoyed every minute of it. (in all situations, especially the most difficult ones)twice

8. I spent …………………………………………….. a half hour waiting for my flight to depart. (in substance; approximately)

9. Time is limited, so please keep your remarks …………………………………………………. (not too long or complicated)

10. The procedure is not quite …………………….-there's definitely room for improvisation. (prepared and arranged in advance)

11. After three days of searching for them, the hikers were found ……………………….(whole or healthy)

12. She remained loyal to the party ………………………………….. (in all situations, especially the most difficult ones)

13. I wouldn't have believed him capable of fraud, but there it was, …………………………...(written down or in print)

14. Roger’s ideas had been …………………………… ignored. (in substance; approximately)

15. Jane: How is Bill since his illness last month? Mary: Oh; he's ………......(alive and well)

2. Match the idioms on the left with the correct definitions on the right.

1. bright and early

2. in black and white

3. cut and dried

4. slowly but surely

5. alive and kicking

6. safe and sound

7. through thick and thin

8. more or less (ready)

9. spick and span

10. short and sweet

1. out of danger and unharmed; whole or healthy, although you were in a dangerous situation

2. very early in the morning, at dawn

3. slow but unstoppable ; doing something in a slow and gradual way, but achieving definite results

4. very clean and tidy, unspoiled,

5. in a written or printed form, and therefore official and more likely to be true or definite

6. in all situations, especially the most difficult ones. Cliché through good times and bad times.You always stay with or support them, even in difficult situations;

7. about; in substance; approximately; almost,

8. not too long or complicated, brief,

9. prepared and arranged in advance; not changeable

10. alive and well; living and healthy