English Puzzle

Словосочетания со словом down. Страница двенадцать

letdown
A disappointment; a heartbreak.
It was a major letdown for John when Mary refused to marry him.
lie down on the job
To purposely fail to do your job; neglect a task; loaf.
Намеренно не справляться с работой, бездельничать.
Bill isn't trying to learn his lessons. He is lying down on the job.
If you lie down on your job, you will lose it.
Если ты небрежно относиться к работе, то потеряешь ее.
lie down
To place oneself in a flat position, to recline.
If you are tired, why don't you lie down for an hour or so?
The doctor says that Grace must lie down and rest for a short time every afternoon.
like kicking dead whales down the beach
Бесполезное или мало эффективное дело<
Getting him to adopt the new method is like kicking dead whales down the beach.
Почти безнадежно заставить его применять новый метод.
live down
To remove (blame, distrust or unfriendly laughter) by good conduct; cause (a mistake or fault) to be forgiven or forgotten by not repeating it.
Искупить (оскорбление, вину) хорошим поведением; сделать так, что допущенная ошибка или промах будут прощены или забыты.
Frank was rather a bad boy, but he lived it down as he grew up.
John's business failure hurt him for a long time, but in the end he lived it down.
Sandra called her principal the wrong name at the banquet, in front of everyone, and she thought she would never live it down.
You can never live this down!
Тебе этого никогда не искупить!
look down on
look down upon
To think of (a person or thing) as less good or important; feel that (someone) is not as good as you are, or that (something) is not worth having or doing; consider inferior.
Jack looked down on Al for his poor manners.
Mary looked down on her classmates because she was better dressed than they were.
Miss Tracy likes tennis but she looks down on football as too rough.
People who are in positions of power should be careful not to look down on those who work for them.
Why does Alma look down on Mario; just because his family is so poor?
look down one's nose at
To think of as worthless; feel scorn for.
Harry has never had to work, and he looks down his nose at people in business.
Jerry was the athlete who looked down his nose at the weak student.
The banker's wife has beautiful china cups, and she looked down her nose at the plastic cups that Mrs. Brown used.
lowdown
The inside facts of a matter; the total truth.
Nixon never gave the American people the lowdown on Watergate.