Словарь американских идиом (8000 единиц)
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[stride] See: HIT ONE'S STRIDE, TAKE IN STRIDE.
[strike] See: CALLED STRIKE, HAVE TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE, LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE, TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE.
[strike a bargain] <v. phr.> To arrive at a price satisfactory to both the buyer and the seller. * /After a great deal of haggling, they managed to strike a bargain./
[strike a happy medium] <v. phr.> To find an answer to a problem that is halfway between two unsatisfactory answers. * /Mary said the dress was blue. Jane said it was green. They finally struck a happy medium and decided it was blue-green./ * /Two teaspoons of sugar made the cup of coffee too sweet, and one not sweet enough. One heaping teaspoon struck a happy medium./
[strike all of a heap] See: ALL OF A HEAP.
[strikebreaker] <n.> One who takes the place of workers on strike or one who recruits such people. * /The striking workers threw rotten eggs at the strikebreakers./
[strike gold] <v. phr.> 1. To find gold. * /Ted struck gold near an abandoned mine in California./ 2. To find suddenly the answer to an old puzzle. * /Professor Brown's assistant struck gold when he came up with an equation that explained the irregular motions of a double star./ See: PAY DIRT.
[strike home] See: HIT HOME.
[strike it rich] <v. phr.>, <informal> 1. To discover oil, or a large vein of minerals to be mined, or a buried treasure. * /The old prospector panned gold for years before he struck it rich./ 2. To become rich or successful suddenly or without expecting to. * /Everyone wanted to buy one of the new gadgets, and their inventor struck it rich./ * /John did not know that he had a rich Uncle John in Australia. John struck it rich when his uncle left his money to John./ Compare: PAY DIRT(2).
[strike one funny] <v. phr.> To appear or seem laughable, curious, ironic, or entertaining. * /"It strikes me funny," he said, "that you should refuse my invitation to visit my chateau in France. After all, you love both red wine and old castles. "/
[strike one's colors] See: HAUL DOWN ONE'S COLORS.
[strike one's fancy] <v. phr.> To please one's predilections; appeal to one. * /The red tie with the yellow dragon on it happened to strike my fancy, so I bought it./
[strike] or [hit a sour note] <v. phr.> To spoil the mood at a gathering by hearing some bad news. * /The news of Mr. Brown's sudden illness struck a sour note during our New Year's Eve party./ Compare: SPIT INTO THE WEDDING CAKE.
[strike out] <v.> 1. To destroy something that has been written or drawn by drawing a line or cross through it or by erasing it. * /John misspelled "corollary. " He struck it out and wrote it correctly./ 2. To begin to follow a new path or a course of action that you have never tried. * /The boy scouts struck out at daybreak over the mountain pass./ * /John quit his job and struck out on his own as a traveling salesman./ 3. To put (a batter) out of play by making him miss the ball three times; also: To be put out of play by missing the ball three times. * /The pitcher struck out three men in the game./ * /The batter struck out twice./ 4. To push out an arm suddenly in a hitting motion. * /The boxer saw his chance and struck out at his opponent's jaw./
[strike out at] <v. phr.> To attack someone verbally or physically. * /She was so angry that she struck out at him every occasion she got./
[strike the hour] <v. phr.> To mark or toll the hour (said of clocks or bells). * /We heard the church clock strike the hour of two./
[strike up] <v.> 1a. To start to sing or play. * /We were sitting around the camp fire. Someone struck up a song, and we all joined in./ * /The President took his place on the platform, and the band struck up the national anthem./ 1b. To give a signal to start (a band) playing. * /When the team ran on the field, the band director struck up the band./ 2. To bring about; begin; start. * /The policeman struck up a conversation with John while they were waiting for the bus./ * /It did not take Mary long to strike up acquaintances in her new school./
[strike while the iron is hot] See: MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES.
[string] See: FIRST STRING, LATCH STRING, ON THE STRING or ON A STRING, PULL STRINGS, PURSE STRINGS, SHOE-STRING CATCH, TIED TO ONE'S MOTHER'S APRON STRINGS.
[string along] <v.>, <informal> 1. To deceive; fool; lead on dishonestly. * /Mary was stringing John along for years but she didn't mean to marry him./ * /George told the new boy that he must always call the teacher "Sir," but the new boy soon saw that George was stringing him along./ Compare: ON A STRING. 2. To follow someone's leadership; join his group. * /Those of you who want to learn about wild flowers, string along with Jake./
[string out] <v.> To make (something) extend over a great distance or a long stretch of time. * /The telephone poles were strung out along the road as far as we could see./ * /Mary and Ann did not have much to say but they did not want to go home. They strung out their gossip for a long time./
[string up] <v.>, <slang> To put a rope around the neck of a person and choke him to death; hang. * /The posse strung up the rustler without a trial./ Compare: NECKTIE PARTY.
[strings attached] <adv. phr.> With some special proviso or condition that is a handicap. * /John inherited a large fortune but with the string attached that he could not touch a penny of it before his 28th birthday./
[strip] See: DRAG STRIP.
[stripe] See: MIDFIELD STRIPE.
[stroke] See: AT A STROKE or AT ONE'S STROKE.
[stroke of luck] See: RUN OF LUCK.
[strong language] <n. phr.> Cursing; swearing. * /When Ned learned that he had been fired, he used some very strong language about his boss./
[strung out] <adj.>, <slang>, <colloquial> 1. Nervous, jittery, jumpy; generally ill because of drug use or withdrawal symptoms. * /The only explanation I can think of for Max's behavior is that he must be strung out./ 2. To suffer because of a lack of something previously accustomed to, such as the love and affection of someone. * /Sue is all strung out for Jim; they've just split up./ Compare: SPACED OUT.
[stuck on] <slang> Very much in love with; crazy about. * /Judy thinks she is very pretty and very smart. She is stuck on herself./ * /Lucy is stuck on the football captain./