Продвинутые фразы уровня C1-C2
- NIP SMTH IN THE BUD -to stop something before it has an opportunity to develop
Many serious illnesses can be nipped in the bud if they are detected early enough.
- TOE-TO-TOE- directly opposing or competing with each other
We don’t have to go toe-to-toe with our competitors in every market
- IN A HEARTBEAT - very quickly
I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
- AT YOUR FINGERTIPS - next to you so you can get it and use it very easily
He has all the latest statistics at his fingertips.
- SITTING PRETTY - in a good situation
Our apartment isn’t expensive, so we’re sitting pretty.
- BITTEN BY THE BUG - you have become very interested and excited in doing something.
My sister got interested in collecting butterflies as if she had been bitten by some kind of bug.
- PIPE DREAM- an idea or plan that is impossible or very unlikely to happen
Her plans are not realistic - they'll never be more than a pipe dream.
- IN LIMBO - in a situation where you do not know what will happen or when something will happen.
We were in limbo for weeks while the jury tried to make a decision in the case.
- AT ONE SITTING- duting one limited perioud of time, without stopping
I enjoyed the book so much that I read it all in one sitting.
- WALK A TIGHTROPE- deal with a difficult situation, especially one involving making a decision between two opposing plans of action:
In dealing with these governments the EU has to walk a tightrope.
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