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Идиомы на букву T

• TA
  Teaching Assistant - помощник учителя

  Wanda didn't have much experience in teaching and was able to get only the job as a TA at the community college.
• table a discussion
  перенести обсуждение на более позднее время

  They tabled the discussion about the sponsorship until the next meeting.
• table a motion
  отложить обсуждение чего-либо (во время собрания)

  They decided to table a motion to discuss the security issue at another meeting.
• tackle a problem
  биться над проблемой

  All the members of the staff had to tackle the problem of advertising.
• tag along with (someone)
  плестись за кем-либо

  I saw two little kids tagging along with their mother.
• tail between one's legs
  быть пристыженным или побеждённым

  Steve had boasted he would win the tournament, but he went home with his tail between his legs.
• tail wagging the dog
  ситуация, когда кто-либо незначительный держит всё под контролем

  Jim is just a minor employee in the firm, yet he tries to give everyone orders; I think it's a case of the tail wagging the dog.
• take (a company) public
  продавать акции компании всем желающим (широкой публике)

  There was no any other way out; they had to take their company public in order to avoid bankruptcy.
• take (someone or something) in hand
  взять в свои руки, пытаться контролировать кого-либо \ что-либо

  When disorders began, the police quickly took the situation in hand.
• take (someone or something) off (someone's) hands
  избавить от кого-либо \ чего-либо

  "Can you possibly take this problem off my hands?"
• take (someone or something) on
  предпринимать что-либо, иметь дело с кем-либо

  I don't feel like taking on any more work at the moment; I am too busy as it is.
• take (someone or something) wrong
  неправильно понять кого-либо \ что-либо

  William must have taken me wrong for he looked offended.
• take (someone or somewhere) by storm
  стать популярным, заслужить популярность у кого-либо

  The new performance of the Drama Theater took the spectators by storm.
• take (someone's) breath away
  поразить, ошеломить кого-либо

  The unexpected news of my uncle's generosity has taken my breath away.
• take (someone's) part
  встать на чью-либо сторону (в споре)

  My mother always takes my husband's part when we have a quarrel.
• take (someone's) pulse
  щупать, измерять пульс

  When the doctor came, she listened to my heart and lungs and took my pulse.
• take (someone's) temperature
  измерить температуру

  The mother took her son's temperature and gave him some medicine to bring down the fever.
• take (someone) at his or her word
  поймать кого-либо на слове

  Mary told Ted to make himself at home; he took her at her word and spent most of his time in her sitting-room.
• take (someone) by surprise
  застать врасплох, сильно удивить кого-либо

  The sudden departure of Fiona took her relatives by surprise.
• 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.
• take (someone) for (someone or something)
  принять кого-либо (по ошибке) за кого-либо другого или за что-либо

  "I beg your pardon. I have taken you for a friend of mine."
• take (someone) for a ride
  поднять на смех или дурачить кого-либо

  I am afraid that Hillary has been taking me for a ride; she likes playing tricks on people.
• take (someone) for an idiot/fool
  принимать кого-либо за идиота, за дурака

  "Am I supposed to believe all that crap? Do you take me for a fool?"
• take (someone) for granted
  принимать кого-либо как само собой разумеющееся

  Juliann was a stranger to the children, but he was their father and they took him for granted.
• 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.
• take (someone) into one's confidence
  поверять кому-либо свои секреты

  I usually take my best friend into my confidence when I have problems.
• take (someone) to task
  упрекать кого-либо, делать выговор

  Mrs. Shelby took her husband to task for his cruel conduct to his cousin Jeffrey.
• take (someone) to the cleaners
  обмануть кого-либо

  The other day George went to the casino and they took him to the cleaners.
• take (someone) under one's wings
  взять кого-либо под своё покровительство, "под крылышко"

  Diana took Moira, who was just out of high school, under her wing.
• take (someone) up on (something)
  ухватиться за чьё-либо предложение сделать что-либо

  Jami took me up on my suggestion to go on a picnic on the weekend.
• take (something)
  переносить, терпеть что-либо

  I can't take my cousin's constant unreasonable arguments.
• take (something) at face value
  принимать что-либо за чистую монету

  I took his promise to help at face value and was upset when he didn't keep his word.
• take (something) by storm
  взять что-либо штурмом

  It was a very bold attack; the soldiers took the terrorists' hiding-place by storm.
• take (something) for granted
  принимать что-либо как само собой разумеющееся

  Tim took it for granted that Gina was doing very well and he was relieved of further worry.
• take (something) in stride
  относиться спокойно к чему-либо

  Willoughby took the praise in his stride.