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Идиомы на букву T

• to be hot and bothered
  быть обеспокоенным и недовольным

  Liza was hot and bothered about something, but we didn't know what the matter was.
• to be hung up on (someone or something)
  быть одержимым, увлечённым кем-либо \ чем-либо

  Sonia is hung up on playing computer games.
• to be hungry for (something)
  желать \ хотеть чего-либо

  I was hungry for the beginning of the school year; I missed my classmates.
• to be hyped-up
  взбудораженный, возбуждённый

  The little girl was hyped up all day because her sister and she were going to the circus in the evening.
• to be in hand
  под контролем

  During the demonstration the police had the situation with the crowd in hand.
• to be in high spirits
  быть в хорошем настроении

  I am in high spirits today.
• to be in hot water
  быть в беде

  Emily was in hot water because of her debts.
• to be on easy street
  в полном довольстве, богатстве

  Jenny has been on easy street since she inherited a lot of money.
• to be on hand
  (быть) в наличии, в распоряжении, имеющийся налицо

  The shop has a large stock of clothes on hand.
• to be on the safe side
  на всякий случай

  The train ticket might cost a bit more, so to be on the safe side I should have more money about me.
• to be onto (someone or something)
  обнаружить правду о ком-либо \ чём-либо

  My neighbor was onto my dog that was digging in his garden.
• to be raised in a barn
  вести себя плохо, быть невоспитанным

  Tim is a very ill-mannered guy; it looks as if he had been raised in a barn.
• to be reminiscent of (someone or something)
  напоминающий кого-либо \ что-либо

  The music, which I heard on the radio, is reminiscent of the songs popular in the sixties.
• to be rolling in (something)
  иметь большое количество чего-либо (обычно денег)

  Mr. Hobson was rolling in money and didn't have to work.
• to be running high
  быть в состоянии волнения или гнева

  Feelings about the riot in front of the City Hall are running high and the local authorities must stop the unrest.
• to be safe
  быть вне опасности

  The children were safe at home.
• to be sick in bed
  болеть и лежать в постели

  My little son had caught cold and was sick in bed for a few days.
• to be sure
  без сомнения, конечно

  Felix works slowly, to be sure, but he does a good job.
• to be talked out
  устать от разговоров

  I was talked out, so Mike did most of the speaking at the session.
• to be under a cloud (of suspicion)
  быть под подозрением

  It was hinted that Pat and Pam were drug dealers and were under a cloud of suspicion.
• to be/go out on a limb
  оказаться в опасной или рискованной ситуации

  Pat went out on a limb when she agreed to help her friend.
• to beat the band
  (работать) очень много или очень быстро

  They had a huge amount of work, but they were working to beat the band.
• to boot
  к тому же, в придачу

  Evelyn not only got fifty dollars as a reward, but they bought her dinner to boot.
• to bring someone for a visit
  привести кого-либо с собой

  "Would you mind if I bring my sister over for a visit?"
• to bundle up
  закутаться, тепло одеться

  There is no need for you to bundle up; it's quite warm outside.
• to cease and desist
  не подлежать обжалованию, окончательный приговор

  To cease and desist means that one should stop doing something forever and not start again.
• to date
  вплоть до настоящего времени, пока что

  The police have not found the criminal to date.
• to ground (someone)
  мучить (чрезмерной требовательностью)

  Teenagers are often grounded by their parents and teachers.
• to hand it to (someone)
  отдать должное, похвалить кого-либо

  We have to hand it to our teacher for being patient and understanding.
• to hand out (something)
  раздавать что-либо

  On the Eve of Christmas they handed out food to the poor.
• to harp on (something)
  надоедливо толковать об одном и том же, "завести волынку"

  Alice bores me stiff; she is always harping on her problems.
• to head up
  возглавлять

  Dr. Jellyfish is going to head up the Committee for Environmental Protection.
• to heel
  подчиняться (дисциплине), контролировать

  When John was sixteen, he thought he could do as he pleased, but his father cut off his allowance, and he soon came to heel.
• to hell and gone
  очень запущенная ситуация, хуже некуда

  My state of affairs was already to hell and gone when my friend offered his help.
• to hem and haw
  увиливать от ответа; быть уклончивым

  Len hemmed and hawed when I asked him if he would take part in the outing.