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  • matter of life and death
    вопрос жизни и смерти, жизненно важный вопрос
    "Do be serious for just five minutes! After all, it is a matter of life and death."
  • matter of opinion
    спорный вопрос
    It is a matter of opinion as where to house the new art gallery.
  • matter-of-fact manner/way
    простое изложение фактов
    The witness described the accident in a matter-of-fact manner.
  • meant to be
    предназначать, быть начертанным судьбой
    It was meant to be that Jim and Mary fell in love at first sight.
  • measure up to (someone or something)
    подходить (по меркам) кому-либо \ чему-либо
    The new lecturer did not measure up to Professor Young whose lectures were superb.
  • Mecca for (something)
    Мекка, святое место
    The vast forests in Siberia is a Mecca for people who like hunting.
  • meet one's end/death
    умереть
    The young girl met his end in an accident while running across the street.
  • meet one's Waterloo
    быть разгромленным, потерпеть поражение
    Unfortunately our football team met their Waterloo when they played with the best team in our area.
  • meet up with (someone or something)
    случайно встретиться с кем-либо
    I met up with Steve while I was mountain skiing in the Alps.
  • mend fences with (someone)
    стараться подружиться, установить дружеские отношения
    After some disagreement Peter tried to mend fences with everybody in the group.
  • mend one's ways
    исправиться, вести себя лучше
    "I don't like the way you behave; you'd better mend your ways."
  • mention (someone or something) in passing
    заметить кого-либо, сказать что-либо мимоходом
    I met up with Della and mentioned her name in passing while I was talking with my friend.
  • mess around/about
    тусоваться, бездельничать
    "I can't understand Dave; the guy is always messing around doing nothing."
  • mess up
    испортить, доставлять неприятности
    Jenny messed up her chance to get a good job by refusing to go to an interview.
  • middle of the road
    (человек) избегающий крайностей, умеренный
    Ada's friend is a fashion designer and her ideas are very middle of the road.
  • might as well
    с таким же успехом
    John was not listening to me; I might as well be talking to a wall.
  • milestone in someone's life
    очень важное событие в чьей-либо жизни
    The birth of her baby was a milestone in the young woman's life.
  • mince (one's) words
    говорить нечётко, "жевать слова"
    The speaker was mincing his words and it was difficult to understand him.
  • mind one's manners
    уметь держать себя, иметь хорошие манеры
    Susan reminded her son to mind his manners while they were having dinner in the restaurant.
  • mind one's own business
    не вмешиваться в чужие дела
    My friend tried to interfere in my private affairs, but I politely asked him to mind his own business.
  • mind one's P's and Q's
    соблюдать осторожность (в речи, поведении), соблюдать приличия
    You should always mind your P's and Q's and not say anything to offend people.
  • mind the store
    заботиться о чем-либо (доме, хозяйстве)
    I don't like to stay home to mind the store when the rest of the family goes away for the weekend.
  • Mind you
    имейте в виду
    "Mind you, I will do the job only if it's urgent. If it's not, I won't stay at work after office hours."
  • mine of information
    неистощимый источник, кладезь информации
    Sam is very knowledgeable; he is a gold mine of information in various fields.
  • misplace one's trust in (someone)
    довериться человеку, не заслуживающему доверия
    Cora misplaced her trust in the wrong man; she soon discovered that he didn't deserve it.
  • miss by a mile
    сильно промахнуться
    The footballer appeared to be almost certain to score a goal but in fact he missed by a mile.
  • miss out on (something)
    потерять возможность
    If you do too much sport, we will miss out on other joys of life like books and cultural events.
  • miss the boat
    потерять возможность
    "Tell Joanna that she'd better get ready quickly or else she will miss the boat and not see this wonderful drama at the theatre."
  • miss the point
    не понять важность чего-либо
    This is the most important part of the story, but I think most of the students have missed the point.
  • mistake (someone) for (someone) else
    ошибочно принять кого-либо за кого-либо
    The man started to talk to me, but then he stopped. Evidently he had mistaken me for somebody else.
  • mix and match
    компоновать и сочетать ограниченное количество чего-либо (предметов, одежды)
    I have a great variety of clothes which gives me an opportunity to mix and match various outfits.
  • mix-up
    ошибка, неразбериха
    There was a mix-up at the box office, and I was given a ticket for the wrong performance.
  • mixed bag
    разнородный набор предметов или разнообразное скопление людей
    In textbooks a mixed bag is a varied collection of grammar exercises.
  • money to burn
    много денег, "деньги куры не клюют"
    Adam seems to have money to burn and never has anything to worry about.
  • mop the floor up with (someone)
    избить кого-либо
    A group of youngsters mopped the floor up with an elderly man.