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Идиомы на букву T

• take on (an employee)
  нанять, взять кого-либо на работу

  Fanny's luck held; they took her on at $ 500 a week.
• time is ripe
  пришло время

  Cathy thought the time was ripe to tell her mother about the broken vase.
• take it upon oneself to (do something)
  брать на себя ответственность

  "You can't possibly take it upon yourself to make such a serious decision."
• turn the tables on (someone)
  поменяться ролями с кем-либо

  Mark had to turn the tables on his opponent to save himself.
• turn on one's heel
  круто повернуться

  Jonathan turned on his heel and dashed out of the room.
• tidy sum of money
  довольно большая сумма денег

  Samuel decided to sell his shop and hoped to get a tidy sum of money from the sale.
• take shape
  принять форму, воплотиться, оформиться

  Suspicion of a frame-up began to take shape in their mind.
• to the letter
  в точности, беспрекословно

  When filling in a document, you should follow the instructions to the letter.
• turn out
  оказаться, придти

  The day turned out to be warm and clear.
• take issue with (someone)
  вести дискуссию, спорить с кем-либо

  I am ready to take issue with you on this point.
• take a trip
  отправиться в путешествие, поездку

  I took a trip to the Himalayas last summer.
• take precedence over (someone or something)
  иметь первоочерёдность, преимущество перед кем-либо \ чем-либо

  The rights of handicapped people take precedence over the rights of healthy people.
• throw (something) back in (someone's) face
  ответить, отплатить кому-либо тем же

  Ivory insulted me and I immediately threw the insult back in his face.
• take the money and run
  принять предложенное пока предложение в силе

  Bill planned to take the money and run as he was not sure that he would be given any more money for the settlement of his car accident.
• tug at (someone's) heartstrings
  заставить кого-либо испытывать жалость, сочувствие

  Seeing two helpless little kittens in a cardboard box outside, tugged at my heartstrings.
• take kindly to (someone or something)
  быть довольным кем-либо \ чем-либо

  I don't take kindly to people who try to impose their opinions on me.
• take on too much
  брать на себя слишком много (работы, заданий)

  I don't want my mother to take on too much house work.
• thumbnail sketch
  краткое описание кого-либо \чего-либо

  All the books of this author include a thumbnail sketch of the plot.
• toss a salad
  заправить салат

  I tossed the salad and we sat down to dinner.
• take the stand
  занять место свидетеля (в зале суда)

  Berth took the stand in the murder trial yesterday.
• take one's own medicine
  принять заслуженное наказание, не жалуясь

  Criticizing others is one thing; taking one's own medicine is something different.
• to be under a cloud (of suspicion)
  быть под подозрением

  It was hinted that Pat and Pam were drug dealers and were under a cloud of suspicion.
• take place
  происходить

  "Where will the meeting take place? Do you know?"
• take (something) out on (someone or something)
  выместить что-либо (гнев, страх) на ком-либо \ чём-либо

  Hob came home angry at losing his job and took it out on his wife.
• take on (something)
  загружать, брать груз

  The huge jet took a lot of cargo on board.
• take (someone) down a notch/peg or two
  осадить кого-либо, сбить спесь

  Rita started to put on airs, and David decided to take her down a peg or two.
• throw oneself at/on the mercy of the court
  просить помилования, пощады

  The man threw himself at the mercy of his captors.
• take it
  понимать что-либо

  "I take it that you are not going to help me. Am I right?"
• turn a profit
  получать прибыль

  Our company has been turning a profit since it opened two years ago.
• through the grapevine
  (услышать, узнать) от других людей

  We heard it through the grapevine that Jill is to be promoted soon.
• throw the book at (someone)
  сурово наказать кого-либо

  Because it was the third time Sam Jordan had been caught speeding, the judge threw the book at him.
• take a gander at (someone or something)
  взглянуть на кого-либо \ что-либо

  I asked my friend to take a gander at my computer.
• take (someone) hostage
  взять кого-либо в заложники

  The hijackers took the passengers of the jet hostage and demanded one million dollars as a ransom.
• talk in circles
  говорить одно и тоже, "толочь воду в ступе"

  "Stop talking in circles; tell me straight what you want me to do."
• to kick off (something)
  начинать что-либо, запускать

  The new project was kicked off that day.