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оставить далеко позади
орлиный взор // недреманное око an eagle eye
W Nothing escapes her eagle eye.
о с а д и т ь / о д е р н у т ь // поста¬ вить на место bring down (inf) // take smb down a peg (or two)
algebra. W Mr Blake's teaching helps students come to grips with the important ideas in the history lessons.
осиное гнездо a hornet's nest
W John brought Ted down very cleverly w i t h his remarks. W The new assistant walks round the building as i f he owns the place, telling people how to do their jobs. He needs taking down a peg.
освежить в памяти brush up (on)
W Animal cloning is a real hornet's nest. W Wasserman had no idea what a hornet's nest he was stepping into.
оставаться в стороне (быть безучастным) sit back/by // stand by
W He was in New York, brushing up on his image as an expert in foreign affairs. W I'm brushing up my knowledge of town history before I speak at the club.
о с в и с т а т ь / о ш и к а т ь (актера, представление) give smb the bird (old-fash) // hiss off (the stage)
W He's the sort of person who never helps, just sits back and lets others work. W I can't just sit by and let her get in trouble. W I can't stand by and see these kids shoplifting. W How can a crowd stand by while a woman is attacked and robbed?
оставить без копейки/без гроша clean smb out (inf)
W He made a couple of mistakes and the crowd immediately gave him the bird. W After only five minutes the actor was hissed off by an angry crowd who demanded their money back.
осенить к-л (об открытии, ре¬ шении) dawn on/upon // have a brainwave
W I f I have to buy a new car, it will clean me out completely. W I'm cleaned out after last night's heavy spending.
оставить в покое (отстать от к-л) give smb a break (Am)
W Give her a break - she's only a child and she didn't mean any harm. W Give the kid a break, he's doing his best.
оставить вопрос открытым leave smth open
W It suddenly dawned on Steve that he was talking to the headmistress herself. W Phil had a brainwave - he would write about his experiences and sell them to the newspaper.
осилить/одолеть (справиться) come to grips with (Am)
W As to your wish to have an extra secretary, let's leave it open until the next fiscal year.
оставить далеко позади // на порядок выше/лучше leave smb/smth standing // be streets ahead
W Many students have a hard time coming to grips w i t h
W He didn't know football, but his knowledge of cricket left us
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