Idioms,phrasal verbs unit7

Fit like a glove

to be the perfect size or shape for somebody (сидить як влита)

Keep it under your hat

to keep something secret and not tell anyone else (тримати в таємниці)

Wear the trousers

(especially of a woman) to be the person in a relationship who is in control and who makes decisions for both people (бути головним)

To be in someone’s shoes

to be in the situation, usually a bad or difficult situation, that another person is in (бути на чиємусь місці)

Lose your shirt

to lose a lot of money, especially as a result of a bet (= money risked when you guess the result of something)

Lose my nerve

you suddenly panic and become too afraid to do something that you were about to do (втрачати терпіння)

The name of the game

the most important aspect of an activity; the most important quality needed for an activity

Neither here nor there

not important (ні туди,ні сюди)

Nearest and dearest

your family, especially those that you live with or are very involved with (близькі та рідні)

Have a nose for sth

to be good at finding things of the stated type (мати чуття на щось)

Day and night

all the time; continuously (постійно)

Nose to tail

if cars, etc. are nose to tail, they are moving slowly in a long line with little space between them

let down

to fail to help or support somebody as they had hoped or expected

let off

to not punish somebody for something they have done wrong, or to give them only a light punishment

let on

to tell a secret

let out

to come to an end, so that it is time for people to leave

let up

to become less strong

look after

to be responsible for or to take care of somebody/something/yourself

look back (on)

to look again at something that you read or wrote earlier, in order to remind yourself what it said

look down on

to think that you are better than somebody

look forward to

to be thinking with pleasure about something that is going to happen (because you expect to enjoy it)

look in on sb

to make a short visit to a place, especially somebody’s house when they are ill or need help

look into

to examine something

look on

to watch something without becoming involved in it yourself

look out

used to warn somebody to be careful, especially when there is danger

look out for

to take care of somebody and make sure nothing bad happens to them

look over

to examine something to see how good, big, etc. it is

look round

to turn your head so that you can see something

look up

(of business, somebody’s situation, etc.) to become better