Идиомы на букву M

  • more (something) than one can shake a stick at
    огромное количество чего-либо
    The room was verminous; there were more cockroaches than you could shake a stick at.
  • more and more
    всё больше и больше
    More and more people are interested in learning English.
  • more dead than alive
    быть смертельно усталым
    I had been working in the garden all day and felt more dead than alive.
  • more fun than a barrel of monkeys
    очень смешной, забавный
    Jonny was more fun than a barrel of monkeys, and everybody loved to hear his jokes.
  • more often than not
    почти всегда, очень часто
    I am not much of a cook, so more often than not my husband and me eat out.
  • more or less
    более или менее
    I more or less have decided to move out of this apartment because I don't like it.
  • more than (someone) bargained for
    больше того, на что кто-либо рассчитывал
    I got a lot of information for my research; in fact more than I bargained for.
  • more the merrier
    чем больше (народу), тем веселее
    More people than I had expected came to the party; well, the more the merrier I thought.
  • more to (someone or something) than meets the eye
    больше, чем кажется на первый взгляд; не всё так просто
    The criminal case seamed to be quite simple, but it turned out there was more to it than meets the eye.
  • more to (something) than meets the eye
    больше, чем кажется на первый взгляд, не так просто
    There is more to the job than meets the eye, and I am not really pleased with it.