Словарь американских идиом (8000 единиц)
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[grow] See: GREAT OAKS PROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW, LET GRASS GROW UNDER ONE'S FEET.
[growing pains] <n.> 1. Pains in children's legs supposed to be caused by changes in their bodies and feelings as they grow. * /The little girl's legs hurt, and her mother told her she had growing pains./ 2. <informal> Troubles when something new is beginning or growing. * /The factory has growing pains./
[grow on] or [grow upon] <v.> 1. To become stronger in; increase as a habit of. * /The habit of eating before going to bed grew upon John./ 2. To become more interesting to or liked by. * /The more Jack saw Mary, the more she grew on him./ * /Football grew on Billy as he grew older./
[grow out of] <v. phr.> 1. To outgrow; become too mature for. * /As a child he had a habit of scratching his chin all the time, but he grew out of it./ 2. To result from; arise. * /Tom's illness grew out of his tendency to overwork and neglect his health./
[grow up] <v.> 1. To increase in size or height; become taller or older; reach full height. * /Johnny is growing up; his shoes are too small for him./ * /I grew up on a farm./ * /The city has grown up since I was young./ 2. To become adult in mind or judgment; become old enough to think or decide in important matters. * /Tom wants to he a coach when he grows up./ * /Grow up, you're not a baby any more!/
[grudge] See: NURSE A GRUDGE.
[guard] See: COLOR GUARD, OFF GUARD, ON GUARD.
[guest] See: BF. MY GUEST.
[gum up] <v.>, <slang> To cause not to work or ruin; spoil; make something go wrong.
– Often used in the phrase "gum up the works". * /Jimmy has gummed up the typewriter./ Syn.: THROW A MONKEY WRENCH.
[gun] See: BIG CHEESE or BIG GUN, GIVE IT THE GUN or GIVE HER THE GUN, GREAT GODFREY or GREAT GUNS, JUMP THE GUN, SON OF A GUN, STICK TO ONE'S GUNS or STAND BY ONE'S GUNS, TILL THE LAST GUN IS FIRED or UNTIL THE LAST GUN IS FIRED.
[gun for] <v.>, <informal> 1. To hunt for with a gun; look hard for a chance to harm or defeat. * /The cowboy is gunning for the man who stole his horse./ * /Bob is gunning for me because I got a higher mark than he did./ 2. To try very hard to get. * /The man is gunning for first prize in the golf tournament./
[gung-ho] <adj.>, <colloquial> Enthusiastic, full of eagerness in an uncritical or unsophisticated manner. * /Suzie is all gung-ho on equal rights for women, but fails to see the consequences./
[gut feeling] <n. phr.> An instinctive reaction. * /I have a gut feeling that they will never get married in spite of all they say./
[gut reaction] <n. phr.> A mental or physical response that springs from one's depths. * /My gut reaction was to get out of here as fast as possible./
[gut talk] <n. phr.> Sincere, honest talk. * /We admire people who speak gut talk and tell exactly what they think and feet./
[guts] See: HATE ONE'S GUTS, HAVE THE GUTS TO DO SOMETHING.
[guy] See: REGULAR GUY, WISE GUY.
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[hackle] See: RAISE HACKLES or RAISE ONE'S HACKLES.
[had as soon] or [had as lief] See: AS SOON.
[had better] or [had best] <informal> Should; must. * /I had better leave now, or I'll be late./ * /If you want to stay out of trouble, you had best not make any mistakes. / * /Jim decided he had better do his homework instead of playing ball./
[had rather] or [had sooner] <v.> To choose to (do one thing instead of another thing); like better to; would prefer to.
– Used with an infinitive without "to". * /My aunt invited me to the movies, but I said I had rather go on a picnic with the girls./ * /I had sooner live in the city than on a farm./
[hall] See: WITHIN CALL or WITHIN HAIL.
[hail-fellow-well-met(1)] <adj. phr.> Talking easily and in a friendly way to everyone you meet. * /John won the election as class president because he was hail-fellow-well-met./
[hail-fellow-well-met(2)] <n. phr.> A good friend and companion; buddy; pal. * /John just moved to town but he and the boys in the neighborhood are already hail-fellows-well-met./
[hail from] <v.>, <informal> To have your home in; come from; be from; especially, to have been born and raised in. * /Mrs. Gardner hails from Mississippi./ * /Mr. Brown and Mr. White are old friends because they both hail from the same town./
[hair] See: CURL ONE'S HAIR, GET GRAY HAIR or GET GRAY, GIVE GRAY HAIR, HANG BY A THREAD or HANG BY A HAIR, HIDE OR HAIR or HIDE NOR HAIR, IN ONE'S HAIR, LET ONE'S HAIR DOWN, OUT OF ONE'S HAIR, SPLIT HAIRS, TEAR ONE'S HAIR.
[haircut place] <n.>, <slang>, <citizen's band radio jargon> Bridge or overpass with tight clearance. * /Are we going to make it in that haircut place?/
[hairdo] <n.> Style or manner of arranging, combing, or wearing one's hair. * /"How do you like my new hairdo?" Jane asked, as she left the beauty parlor./
[hair stand on end] <informal> The hair of your head rises stiffly upwards as a sign or result of great fright or horror. * /When he heard the strange cry, his hair stood on end./ * /The sight of the dead man made his hair stand on end./ Compare: BLOOD RUN COLD, HEART IN ONE'S MOUTH, HEART STAND STILL, JUMP OUT OF ONE'S SKIN, SPINE-CHILLING.
[hale and hearty] <adj. phr.> In very good health; well and strong. * /Grandfather will be 80 years old tomorrow, but he is hale and hearty./ * /That little boy looks hale and hearty, as if he is never sick./
[half] See: GO HALVES, GO OFF HALF-COCKED also GO OFF AT HALF COCK, IN HALF, SIX OF ONE AND HALF-A-DOZEN OF THE OTHER, TIME AND A HALF, TOO-BY HALF.
[half a chance] or [a half chance] <n.> An opportunity; a reasonable chance. * /Just give yourself half a chance and you will quickly get used to your new job./
[half a loaf is better than none] or [half a loaf is better than no bread] Part of what we want or need is better than nothing.
– A proverb. * /Albert wanted two dollars for shoveling snow from the sidewalk but the lady would only give him a dollar. And he said that half a loaf is better than none./ Compare: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.