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by all means | да, конечно, без проблем и т.п. | If you want to use the telephone, by all means do. |
to be in the melting pot | быть в процессе изменений | Our firm is in the melting pot now. |
to be on the mend | улучшаться, идти на поправку | My broken leg is already on the mend. |
to get the message | понять намек | I tried to hint him that there was no need to speak about it, but he didn't get the message. |
with might and main | изо всех сил и возможностей | He struggled with might and main to move the stone. |
a milestone | важное, ключевое событие | It was the first milestone on our way to success. |
to stand/stick out a mile | быть более чем очевидным | The fact that he lied us stuck out a mile. |
to be/go out of one's mind | сходить с ума, сильно сердиться | Stop doing that before I go out of my mind. |
to cross someone's mind | промелькнуть (о мысли) | It crossed my mind, but I never thought it could be true. |
to give someone a piece of one's mind | сильно распекать, ругать кого-либо | It was his fault, so I think she gave him a piece of her mind. |
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great minds think alike | светлые мысли приходят в умные головы одновременно | |
to have a good mind to | склоняться к мысли о | I have a good mind to call your parents and tell them about your behavior. |
to have half a mind to | почти склоняться к мысли о | I have half a mind to spend my holidays in Moscow. |
to be in two minds | колебаться, не решаться | He's still in two minds about what to do first. |
to keep one's mind on | уделять все свое внимание | He kept his mind on this lection. |
to make up one's mind | принять решение | I made up my mind to stay home tonight. |
mind you | но тем не менее, в то же время | She always avoided him after his divorce - mind you, she never had much to do with him. |
not to know one's mind | не знать чего хочешь на самом деле | He's still choosing between the new car and trip to Holland because he doesn't know his mind. |
to put someone in mind of something | напоминать кому-либо что-либо | This class puts me in mind of my first day at school. |
to slip one's mind | выскочить из головы, забыть | I wanted to invite him to the party but it slipped my mind. |
English | Russian | Comments |
to speak one's mind | говорить то что думаешь | Some people think he is rude because he always speaks his mind. |
to my mind | по моему, по моему мнению | To my mind, this is great. |
to take someone's mind off | отвлечь внимание | I think you should have a good rest to take your mind off the problems of last week. |
 
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