* Данный текст распознан в автоматическом режиме, поэтому может содержать ошибки

попасть пальцем в небо bull's eye with his invention, and now he is a very rich man. W You hit the nail (right) on the head when you described her as being naive. попасть пальцем в небо (до¬ пустить ошибку) shoot wide of the mark // be wide of the mark поплатиться pay the price/a heavy price W Six whole months in prison! Our neighbour has to pay the price for drink-driving. W We've paid a heavy price for promoting the wrong person. попробовать себя try one's hand at smth/doing smth W When the j u n i o r doctor diagnosed Mr Brown's serious brain hemorrhage as a bad headache he certainly shot wide of the mark. W You were wide of the mark when you said I did it, because Bill did it. попасть под обстрел (крити¬ ки) come under fire // draw fire (Am) W He tried his hand at farming; I think I ' l l try my hand at swimming. попрошайка a panhandler (Am n inf) W The word 'homeless' generally conjures up images of the city: busy streets dotted with panhandlers, bus stops serving as bedrooms. попытать счастья try one's luck W Last night's announcement quickly came under fire from the trade unions. W The advertisements have drawn fire from anti-smoking campaigners. попасть/угодить в собствен¬ ные сети the joke's on smb W He was not sure whether he would be able to find their house, but he decided to try his luck. пораскинуть мозгами put on one's thinking cap / put one's thinking cap on W The burglars managed to lock themselves into the house until the police arrived, so the joke's on them. поперек себя шире (о толстом человеке) broad in the beam W Let me put my thinking cap on and see if I can come up with an answer. W Miss Stone told her pupils to put on their thinking caps before answering the question. п о р в а т ь / р а з о р в а т ь отноше¬ ния break up/with W She's getting very broad in the beam. попирать (не считаться) ride roughshod over W He's a cruel person who loves to ride roughshod over other people's feelings. W We'll teach these magnates that they can't ride roughshod over the rights of the commons. 180 W Even i f Charlie had broken up with her, Julie would never admit it to herself or anyone else. W He broke completely with his son when he found out that he was taking drugs. W When he became rich, he broke with his former friends.