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  • hit the bottle
    слишком много выпить, "прикладываться к бутылке"
    Nancy goes to pubs and hits the bottle almost every evening.
  • hit the bricks
    выйти на улицы, забастовать
    The construction workers hit the bricks. They demanded that they be paid decent money for their jobs.
  • hit the ceiling
    разозлиться не на шутку, прийти в ярость, "на стену лезть"
    My Dad might hit the ceiling when he learns that I have dropped out of college.
  • hit the deck
    встать с постели и начать работать
    I think I'll hit the deck and start working as soon as possible.
  • hit the dirt
    лечь на землю и укрыться от огня
    The hold-up men ordered the hostages to hit the dirt.
  • hit the hay
    идти спать, "отправиться на боковую"
    "I haven't the slightest intention of coming. I am tired out and I am going to hit the hay."
  • hit the high spots
    затрагивать, рассматривать лишь самое важное
    "I want you to hit the high spots in your speech and talk only about important matters."
  • hit the nail on the head
    правильно угадать, попасть в точку
    Julian hit the nail on the head when he reported the problems to the bank manager.
  • hit the road
    уехать (обычно на машине)
    They hit the road early in the morning and reached Chicago before dusk.
  • hit the roof
    быть в гневе, "рвать и метать"
    Ms. Shneider hit the roof when she found out that her husband had an afair with a young woman.
  • hit the sack
    заваливаться спать", "отправиться на боковую"
    It was a few minutes past midnight and it was time Jack hit the sack.
  • hit the skids
    снизиться в цене
    The prices of fruit and vegetables usually hit the skids in early autumn.
  • hit the spot
    освежать или удовлетворять
    Sitting on the settee at home and watching a new film on TV really hit the spot.
  • hit-and-miss
    как попало, беспорядочно, бессистемно
    Tim's reading has always been hit-and-miss.
  • hit-and-run
    скрыться с места происшествия
    The woman got involved in a hit-and-run accident last night; the car hit her and drove away without stopping.
  • hitch one's wagon to a star
    честолюбиво стремиться к чему-либо
    Joan aims high; she wants to hitch her wagon to a star and pursue the profession of an astronaut.
  • hither and thither
    туда и сюда
    Sally went hither and thither trying to find the way out of the building.
  • Hobson's choice
    вынужденный выбор, выбор поневоле
    I was given a Hobson's choice. I could buy a costume of any size but only if it was white.
  • hold (someone's) attention
    удерживать чьё-либо внимание
    This actor is able to hold the attention of the audience for several hours.
  • hold (someone) down
    препятствовать чьему-либо успеху
    "I do not intend to hold you down; in fact I want you to succeed."
  • hold (someone) hostage
    держать кого-либо в заложниках
    The hijackers were holding the passengers of the plane hostage.
  • hold (someone) in high regard
    относиться к кому-либо с большим уважением
    All of the patients in the hospital hold the chief doctor in high regard.
  • hold (something) against (someone)
    упрекать \ винить кого-либо за что-либо
    I lost my business because of my partner so I can't but hold it against him.
  • hold (something) back
    удерживать в тайне, не разглашать
    I tried to hold the news about the accident back, but the information reached his parents almost at once.
  • hold a candle to (someone or something)
    не идти ни в какое сравнение с кем-либо\ чем-либо; играть подчинённую роль
    Their new house can't hold a candle to their old one. It is bigger and more beautiful.
  • hold a grudge against (someone)
    держать зло на кого-либо, "иметь зуб на кого-либо"
    My partner decived me, and I have been holding a grudge against him ever since.
  • hold back
    прятать, держать в тайне, задерживать
    When a man is called on to give evidence, he shouldn't hold back anything.
  • hold back (someone)
    сдерживать кого-либо, мешать делать что-либо
    During the anti-war demonstration the police were trying to hold back the crowd of people.
  • hold court
    важничать, вести себя как король \ королева
    Jeremy likes to ride a high horse and he always acts like he is holding court.
  • hold down (someone or something)
    держать под контролем кого-либо \ что-либо; держть в подчинении
    The government in this country is unable to hold down the rate of inflation.
  • hold down a job
    удержаться на работе
    Rick had a serious drinking problem that's why he couldn't hold down a job.
  • hold forth
    предлагать
    The principal held forth a proposal to build a new lab for the chemistry department.
  • hold forth (on/about something)
    выступать, говорить о чём-либо, "разглагольствовать"
    Pamela likes holding forth about nothing at all; she is the most talkative woman I have ever met.
  • hold good
    оставаться в силе, длиться
    The weather was unusually hot that autumn and the demand for air conditioners held good from September till the beginning of November.
  • hold off
    задерживать, откладывать
    Our flight was delayed; it was held off till ten p. m.