Словарь американских идиом (8000 единиц)
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[draw the fire of] See: DRAW OFF.
[draw the line] See: DRAW A LINE.
[draw to a close] <v. phr.> To finish; terminate; come to an end. * /The meeting drew to a close around midnight./
[draw up] <v.> 1. To write (something) in its correct form; put in writing. * /The rich man had his lawyers draw up his will so that each of his children would receive part of his money when he died./ 2. To plan or prepare; begin to write out. * /The two countries drew up a peace treaty after the war ended./ * /Plans are being drawn up for a new school next year./ Compare: WRITE UP. 3. To hold yourself straight or stiffly, especially because you are proud or angry. * /When we said that Mary was getting fat, she drew herself up angrily and walked out of the room./ 4. To stop or come to a stop. * /The cowboy drew up his horse at the top of the hill./ * /A big black car drew up in front of the house./ Syn.: PULL UP.
[dread] See: BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE.
[dream of] <v.> To think about seriously; think about with the idea of really doing; consider seriously.
– Usually used with a negative. * /I wouldn't dream of wearing shorts to church./
[dressing down] <n.>, <informal> A scolding. * /The sergeant gave the soldier a good dressing down because his shoes were not shined./
[dress a window] See: WINDOW DRESSING.
[dress like a million dollars] See: BEST BIB AND TUCKER.
[dress up] <v.> 1a. To put on best or special clothes. * /Billy hated being dressed up and took off his best suit as soon as he got home from church./ 1b. To put on a costume for fun or clothes for a part in a play. * /Mary was dressed up to play Cinderella in her school play./ 2. To make (something) look different; make (something) seem better or more important. * /A fresh coat of paint will dress up the old bicycle very much./ * /Tommy dressed up the story of what he did on vacation and made it seem twice as interesting as it was./
[dressed fit to kill] See: BEST BIB AND TUCKER.
[dressed like a peacock] See: BEST BIB AND TUCKER.
[dribs and drabs] <n. phr.> Portions; small bits. * /John paid Oliver back what he owed him in dribs and drabs./
[drift off] <v. phr.> 1. To fall asleep, * /He kept nodding and drifting off to sleep while the lecturer was speaking./ 2. To depart; leave gradually. * /One by one, the sailboats drifted off over the horizon./
[drink down] <v. phr.> To drink in one gulp; swallow entirely. * /Steve was so thirsty that he drank down six glasses of orange juice in rapid succession./
[drink in] <v. phr.> To absorb with great interest. * /The tourists stood on the beach drinking in the wonderful Hawaiian sunset./
[drink like a fish] <v. phr.> To drink (alcoholic beverages) in great quantities; to be addicted to alcohol. * /John is a nice guy but, unfortunately, he drinks like a fish./
[drink up] <v. phr.> To finish drinking; empty one's glass. * /"Drink up that cough syrup," the nurse said, "and never mind the taste,"/
[drive] See: LINE DRIVE.
[drive a bargain] <v. phr.> 1. To buy or sell at a good price; succeed in a trade or deal. * /Tom's collie is a champion; it should be easy for Tom to drive a bargain when he sells her puppies./ * /Father drove a hard bargain with the real estate agent when we bought our new house./ 2. To make an agreement that is better for you than for the other person; make an agreement to your advantage. * /The French drove a hard bargain in demanding that Germany pay fully for World War I damages./
[drive a hard bargain] See: DRIVE A BARGAIN.
[drive at] <v.> To try or want to say; mean.
– Used in the present participle. * /John did not understand what the coach was driving at./ * /He had been talking for half an hour before anyone realized what he was driving at./
[drive home] <v. phr.> To argue convincingly; make a strong point. * /The doctor's convincing arguments and explanation of his X-ray pictures drove home the point to Max that he needed surgery./
[drive-in] <adj.>/<n.> A kind of movie theater, fast food restaurant, or church, where the customers, spectators, or worshippers do not leave their automobiles but are served the food inside their cars, can watch a motion picture from inside their cars, or can participate in a religious service in their cars. * /Let's not waste time on the road; let's just eat at the next drive-in restaurant./ * /There is a drive-in theater not far from where we live./ * /Max and Hilde go to a drive-in church every Sunday./
[drive like Jehu] <v. phr.>, <informal> To drive very fast, carelessly or recklessly. * /When Joe is late for work, he drives like Jehu./
[drive one ape], [bananas], [crazy], [mad] or [nuts] <v. phr.>, <informal> To irritate, frustrate, or tickle someone's fancy so badly that they think they are going insane. * /"Stop teasing me, Mary," John said. "You are driving me nuts."/ * /"You are driving me bananas with all your crazy riddles," Steve said./
[drive one round the bend] <v. phr.>, <informal> To upset someone so much that they think they are going crazy. * /"Slow down, please," Miss Jones cried. "You are driving me around the bend!"/ Contrast: DRIVE ONE APE, BANANAS, ETC.
[driver] See: BACKSEAT DRIVER.
[drive to the wall] <v. phr.> To defeat someone completely; to ruin someone. * /Poor Uncle Jack was driven to the wall by his angry creditors when his business failed./ Compare: GO TO THE WALL.
[drive someone bananas] or [drive someone nuts] or [drive someone ape] <v. phr.>, <slang> <informal> To excite someone to the point that he or she goes out of his or her mind; to drive someone crazy. * /You're driving me bananas/nuts with that kind of talk!]