Идиомы английского языка на букву "q"
quake in one's boots
- трястись от страха
Example:
While walking along a dark alley, Tony was quaking in his boots.
queer as a three-dollar bill
- очень странный (как банкнота в 3 доллара)
Example:
What John showed me is the strangest thing I have ever seen; it is as queer as a three-dollar bill.
quick and dirty
- сделанный на скорую руку, тяп-ляп
Example:
The methods that the firm has chosen to cut expenses are quick and dirty.
quick as a flash
- с быстротой молнии, в мгновение ока
Example:
The lightening struck a tree in the garden; it happened quick as a flash.
quick as a wink
- очень быстро, молниеносно
Example:
I turned around to look at the speeding car, and quick as a wink it was gone.
quick as greased lightning
- очень быстро, мгновенно
Example:
My dog started chasing a cat, but the cat jumped up the fence quick as greased lightning.
quick on the draw
- быстро реагирующий, прыткий
Example:
The man was quick on the draw; he drew a gun and began shooting.
quick on the trigger
- импульсивный, быстро реагирующий
Example:
John is quick on the trigger; he acts and responds very fast.
quick on the uptake
- понятливый, смышлёный
Example:
In spite of his age, the little boy is quick on the uptake and does sums very well.
quiet as a mouse
- тихий как мышь
Example:
"Stay where you are till I come back and be as quiet as a mouse."
