Идиомы английского языка на букву "y"
yakety-yak
- праздная болтовня
Example:
Alan sat behind two young girls on the bus and he got tired of their silly yakety-yak.
year after year
- год за годом, много лет
Example:
Felicity and David went out year after year until they finally got married.
year in, year out
- из года в год, много лет подряд
Example:
Year in and year out the city had to spend a lot of money to fix the old bridge.
year round
- круглый год
Example:
This is a year-round resort; there is fishing and boating in summer and skiing and skating in winter.
yellow journalism
- жёлтая пресса
Example:
Yellow journalism is hardly ever really and truly informative.
yellow streak
- трусость (как черта характера)
Example:
Jack has a yellow streak in his character; he is afraid of his enemies and never defends his friends.
yellow-bellied
- чрезвычайно робкий или трусливый
Example:
Derek Prichard is a yellow-bellied guy; it’s no use giving him tough assignments.
yes-man
- подхалим, подпевала, лизоблюд
Example:
Victor tries to get ahead on his job by being a yes-man.
yield the right-of-way
- уступить дорогу (транспорту)
Example:
They were made to yield the right-of-way to the ambulance at the intersection.
yoke around someone's neck
- ярмо на чьей-либо шее, обуза
Example:
I don’t want to live on my parents and be a yoke around their necks.
