Идиомы

hit the bulls-eye
Не беспокоиться о последствии своих поступков...

I suppose he hit the bulls-eye when he talked about the management problems in the company.

Sport

Tyler Durden:


 ... bull's eye...

Be an apple of my eye
Be apple of my eye – быть зеницей ока...

Miranda is the apple of my eye - I love her more than anything on earth

Apple: a hard round fruit that has red, light green, or yellow akin and is white inside

History of the idiom:

In Old English, the pupil of the eye (the round, dark center) was called the 'apple'. It was thought that...

Make ends meet
Make ends meet – сводить концы с концами...

I've been working hard for the last few months trying to make ends meet, but something I'm not even expecting always comes up and I have to pay for it.

 

 

History of the idiom:

The metaphor was originally to do with wearing a shorter (tighter) belt because you have been frugal, and are eating...

Kick the bucket
Kick the bucket – сыграть в ящик...

If your boss doesn’t give you less work to do, you’ll kick the bucket

Kick: to hit something with your foot

Bucket: an open container with a handle, used for carrying and holding things, especially liquids.

History of the idiom:

 

Comes from a suicidal technique used years ago. A man would tie a rope around his neck, secure the...