English Puzzle

Словосочетания со словом with. Страница тринадцать

make free with
To take or use (things) without asking.
A student should not make free with his teacher's first name.
Bob makes free with his roommate's clothes.
To act toward (someone) in a rude or impolite way.
The girls don't like Ted because he makes free with them.
make it with
To be accepted by a group.
Joe finally made it with the in crowd in Hollywood.
To have sex with (someone).
I wonder if Joe has made it with Sue.
meet up with
To meet by accident; come upon without planning or expecting to.
The family would have arrived on time, but they met up with a flat tire.
When he ran around the tree, Bob suddenly meet up with a large bear.
meet with
To meet (someone), usually by accident.
In the woods he met with two strangers.
To meet together, usually by plan; join; have a meeting with.
The two scouts met with the officers to talk about plans for the march.
To experience (as unhappiness); suffer (as bad luck); have (as an accident or mishap).
The farmer met with misfortune; his crops were destroyed by a storm.
The traveler met with an accident on the road.
mop the floor with
mop up the floor with
wipe the floor with
wipe up the floor with
To defeat very clearly or quickly; to beat badly.
Our team wiped the floor with the visiting team.
The bully threatened to mop up the floor with Billy.
nodding acquaintance
have a nodding acquaintance with
Less than casual acquaintance.
Шапочное знакомство.
At the conference, I had a nodding acquaintance with several industry leaders, but I didn’t get a chance to talk to them in depth.
На конференции я познакомился с несколькими лидерами отрасли, но мне не удалось толком поговорить с ними.
He has a nodding acquaintance with classical music, enough to recognize a few famous composers, but he wouldn't consider himself an expert.
Он поверхностно знаком с классической музыкой, достаточно хорошо знает нескольких известных композиторов, но не считает себя экспертом.
I have never spoken to the chancellor; we have only a nodding acquaintance.
Я никогда не разговаривал с канцлером, у нас только шапочное знакомство.
I see my neighbor in passing, and while we greet each other, we’re really just nodding acquaintances.
Проходя мимо, я вижу своего соседа, и хотя мы приветствуем друг друга, на самом деле мы просто киваем друг другу.
not a leg to stand on
leave without a leg to stand on
not have a leg to stand on
No good proof or excuse; no good evidence or defense to offer.
Не достаточные доказательства или оправдания; отсутствие хороших свидетельств или защиты.
The man with a gun and $300 in his pocket was accused of robbing an oil station. He did not have a leg to stand on.
Three people testified against him. He didn't have a leg to stand on.
Трое дали показания против него. Он не мог доказать свою правоту.
not to touch something with a ten-foot pole
To consider something completely undesirable or uninteresting.
Kids who wouldn't touch an encyclopedia with a ten-foot pole love to find information with this computer program.
Some people won't touch spinach with a ten-foot pole.