Идиомы на тему Mouth and Teeth

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  • shoot one's mouth off
    хвастливо болтать или говорить о том, чего хорошо не знаешь
    Sandra always shoots her mouth off about something she doesn't know very well.
  • bigmouth
    шумный, хвастливый и глупый собеседник, говорун
    Nora Dales is a bigmouth and I hate talking with her.
  • find one's tongue
    найтись, что сказать
    I was so mad at Tina that I couldn't find my tongue.
  • keep one's mouth shut
    помалкивать, "держать язык за зубами",
    "If you have nothing to say, then keep your mouth shut and don't interrupt."
  • give (someone) a tongue-lashing
    ругать кого-либо, распекать
    Ms. Rotenberg gave her son a tongue-lashing when she learnt about his bad behavior at school.
  • ram (something) down (someone's) throat
    навязывать кому-либо что-либо (своё мнение, взгляды)
    "I don't want you to ram your notions down my throat."
  • take the words out of (someone's) mouth
    предвосхитить то, что хотел сказать другой
    I wanted to add a few more items to the agenda, but the chairman took the words out of my mouth.
  • cut one's eyeteeth on (something)
    начать что-либо делать ещё в раннем детстве
    Selma cut her eyeteeth on acting and now she is a great actress.
  • chew (someone) out
    порицать, ругать кого-либо
    The dean is chewing out the students who have missed a lot of classes.
  • tooth and nail
    изо всех сил, не жалея сил, неистово
    When the man was captured, he fought tooth and nail to get away.
  • run off at the mouth
    болтать без умолку
    Linda is the most talkative girl I have ever met; she can run off at the mouth for hours.
  • lick one's lips
    предвкушать удовольствие
    Sue licked her lips when she thought about her trip to Norway next week.
  • give voice to (something)
    выразить словами что-либо
    Vivian gave voice to her feelings about the new venture.
  • set tongues wagging
    сплетничать, "распустить языки"
    The conflict between Landcroft and his wife set tongues wagging around the neighborhood.
  • lick one's chops
    предвкушать, облизываться
    Martha saw her favorite dish on the platter and began to lick hers chops.
  • guard one's tongue
    быть осторожным в высказываниях
    Sally never guards her tongue when she speaks to people that's why nobody likes her.
  • chew the fat/rag
    болтать, молоть языком
    The women sitting on a bench in the park were chewing the fat.
  • Shut your mouth!
    замолчать, заткнуться
    Silvia's bragging got on my nerves, so I asked her to shut up.
  • gnash one's teeth
    скрежетать зубами
    The wound was very painful, and the man gnashed his teeth.
  • loosen (someone's) tongue
    развязать кому-либо язык; заставить кого-либо выболтать что-либо
    I wanted to get some information about the deal, but I didn't know how to loosen Mike's tongue.
  • pull (someone's) tooth out
    выдернуть \ удалить кому-либо зуб
    I had a terrible toothache the other day, and was relieved when the dentist pulled my tooth out.
  • loudmouth
    болтун, трепло
    Ron is a loudmouth; he is also noisy and boastful.
  • read (someone's) lips
    внимательно слушать кого-либо и верить тому, что говориться
    The teacher told the students to read her lips and listen carefully to what she was saying.
  • on everybody's lips
    у всех на устах
    The airplane crash, which happened a week ago, is still on everybody's lips.
  • throw one's voice
    произносить слова с закрытым ртом (чревовещать)
    The voodoo priest knew how to throw his voice.
  • not open one's mouth
    и рта не раскрыть, ничего не сказать
    Robert was depressed; he did not open his mouth all day.
  • cough (something) up
    добыть, наскрести что-либо
    Jan could hardly cough up some money for a single ticket to New-York.
  • watch one's mouth/tongue
    не быть грубым, следить за своим языком
    "Look here, Adam! Why don't you ever watch your tongue? Why are you always rude to me?"
  • lower one's voice
    понизить голос
    My mother asked me to lower my voice because my little sister was asleep.