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  • gospel truth
    истинная правда, непререкаемая истина
    I don't think he told me the gospel truth that's why I didn't believe him.
  • grace (someone or something) with one's presence
    удостоить кого-либо \ чего-либо своим присутствием
    The President of the firm graced the staff meeting with his presence.
  • grasp at straws
    пытаться что-либо делать без надежды на успех; "хвататься за соломенку"
    I was grasping at straws, trying to pay back my bank loan.
  • grease one's palm
    дать взятку, подмазать, "позолотить ручку"
    They had to grease the porter's palm in order to enter the restaurant.
  • greasy spoon
    забегаловка
    I don't want to have lunch at a greasy spoon.
  • great deal
    много
    There is always a great deal of work about the house.
  • grin and bear it
    стойко и с юмором перенести что-либо неприятное
    "If someone is angry with you, just grin and bear it."
  • grind to a halt
    замедлить и остановиться
    Suddenly the power was off and the Metro trains ground to a halt.
  • gross out (someone)
    вызвать отвращение, быть противным
    I don't like action movies; sceens of violence in them gross me out.
  • ground floor
    первый или лучший шанс (особенно в бизнесе)
    The printing business was a good investment, and Samuel was happy to get in on the ground floor.
  • grow on someone
    привыкать, начинать нравиться кому-либо
    You may not like our flowers, but they will grow on you in the end.
  • grow out of something
    вырастать из чего-либо, перестать удовлетворять
    Little by little Nora began to grow out of her childish fears.
  • grow to do/like something
    постепенно начинать что-либо делать, начинать нравиться
    Little by little the boy grew to like the school, the teachers and his classmates.
  • grunt work
    трудная и неблагодарная работа
    All grunt work at home comes to my Mom as a rule.
  • guard against (someone or something)
    оберегать кого-либо от чего-либо, охранять
    The lifeguard told the swimming instructor to guard the people against rough waves.
  • guest of honor
    почётный гость
    A few retired workers were guests of honor at the company banquet.
  • gulp for air
    хватать ртом воздух
    The smoke in the forest got so thick that I couldn't help gulping for air.
  • gum up
    приводить в неисправность, засорять
    The sink in the kitchen gummed up so badly that I had to call in a plumber.
  • gun for (someone)
    искать случая, чтобы причинить вред кому-либо
    Jack had been gunning for his neighbor for no reason at all.
  • gun for (something)
    упорно добиваться чего-либо (напр. продвижения по службе)
    Sally has been gunning for promotion since the day she started to work for that firm.
  • gung-ho
    полный энтузиазма, увлечённый
    She does some volunteer work for the animal shelter and she is gung-ho about it.
  • gut feeling/reaction
    интуитивное чувство или реакция
    When Swan entered the room, he had a gut feeling that he was being watched.
  • gyp (someone) out of (something)
    выманить у кого-либо что-либо, обманывать
    The bartender tried to gyp me out of some money.
  • had best (do something)
    я бы предпочла (сделать что-либо)
    I had best leave this work till tomorrow; I don't feel like doing it now.
  • had better (do something)
    (тебе) бы лучше (выражает совет)
    Alan had better leave immediately otherwise he might miss his flight.
  • hail from (somewhere)
    быть родом откуда-либо
    Gregory hails from a small mining town in the north of England.
  • hair of the dog that bit you
    опохмелиться
    Jeff got up late and had the hair of the dog that bit him before breakfast.
  • hair-raising
    страшный, жуткий, устрашающий
    Horror novels are really hair-raising.
  • ham it up
    вести себя преувеличенно весело, дурачиться
    The kids were hamming it up in the school playground.
  • hammer (something) home
    заставить понять, "вдолбить в голову"
    The mother tried to hammer home to her son the importance of doing his best at school.
  • hammer away at (someone or something)
    упорно работать над чем-либо
    I have been hammering away at my homework exercises nearly all day.
  • hand (something) down to (someone)
    передавать что-либо кому-либо по наследству
    The estate had been handed down from father to son.
  • hand down (something)
    передать что-либо по наследству
    The enormous estate was handed down to Miss Triber's nephew.
  • hand down a decision
    огласить решение
    The judge was to have handed down a decision on Monday, but the hearing of the case had been put off.
  • hand in (something)
    вручить что-либо
    The postman handed in a telegram to me.