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Владение в совершенстве иностранным языком, а ещё лучше, несколькими языками, всегда в обществе человеку придавало особый статус. Испокон веков полиглоты были особо уважаемыми членами общества. Их всегда ценили, а их мнение всегда было значимым. Даже во времена захватнических войн им всегда сохраняли жизнь, и зачастую они становились толмачами (переводчиками).

В определенный период времени существовало расхожее мнение, во много искусственно созданное, что определенный процент жителей нашей Планеты, по каким-то генетическим заложенным причинам, неспособны к овладению языками. Результаты последних исследований, которые проводились научным сообществом, доказали обратное. Абсолютно все люди (без медицинских отклонений) в совершенстве и без каких-то неимоверных усилий могут овладеть даже не одним, а несколькими иностранными языками. Правда, для этого необходимо правильно подходить к самому процессу обучения, так как многие широко разрекламированные методики позволяют получить лишь фундаментальные языковые знания. А для совершенного овладения английским языком нужно гораздо больше.

Наш ресурс позволяет самостоятельно погрузиться в глубины английского языка и овладеть его нюансами, которые значительно расширят понимание не только самого языка, но и английского жизненного уклада. В текущем разделе вы найдете устойчивые выражения, которыми так богат язык великого Шекспира, а также разнообразные английские идиомы, которые являются непереводимыми, причем в дословном виде. В этом же разделе можно познакомиться с разнообразными аббревиатурами, которые приняты в английском языке. Без знания таких языковых нюансов, трудно достичь совершенства и начать не только понимать, читать и говорить, но и думать на этом великолепном и удивительно красивом языке.

abide by

a bit

about face

about one's ears

about time

about to

above all

above suspicion

absent without leave (AWOL)

absentia

Acapulco gold

accord

according as

according to

according to one's own lights

account

ace

ace in the hole

Achilles' heel

acid head

acid rock

acorn

acoustic perfume

acquire a taste for

across the board

across the tracks

act

act high and mighty

actions speak louder than words

act of faith

act of God

act one's age

actor

act out

act up

add fuel to the flame

add insult to injury

addition

address

add the finishing touches

add up

add up to

ad lib

advance

advantage

a few

affair

afoul of

afraid of one's shadow

a friend in need is a friend indeed

after a fashion

after all

after a while

after hours

after one's own heart

after the dust clears

again

against it

against the clock

against the current

against the grain

against time

age

agent

Agent Orange

ago

agree with

ahead

ahead of

ahead of the game

ahead of time

a hell of

aim

air

airbus

air one's dirty linen in public

airquake

air shuttle

a la

albatross around one's neck

alert

a little

a little bird told me

a little knowledge is a dangerous thing

alive

alive and kicking

alive with

all

all along

all at once

all better

all but

all ears

alley

alley cat

all eyes

all gone

all here

all hours

all in

all in a day's work

all in all(1)

all in all(2)

all in good time

all in one piece

all kinds of

all manner of

all of

all of a sudden

all out

all-out effort

all-out war

all over

all over but the shouting

all over someone

allowance

allow for

all right(1)

all right(2)

all right for you

all roads lead to Rome

all set

all shook up

all systems go

all the(1)

all the(2)

all the better

all the ---er

all there

all the same(1)

all the same(2)

all the thing

all the time

all the way

all the worse

all thumbs

all told

all to the good

all up

all very well

all walks of life

all wet

all wool and a yard wide

all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

all year round

alone

along

along for the ride

along in years

alongside of

a lot

aloud

alpha wave

alter

always

ambulance chaser

American plan

amount to

a must

anchor

--- and ---

and all

and how!

and so forth

and the like

and then some

and what not

angel dust

another

answer back

answer for

answer one's calling

answer the call of nature

answer to

ante up

ants in one's pants

a number

any

any number

any old how

any port in a storm

anything

anything but

anything like

anywhere near

any which way

apart

apart from

ape

appear

appearance

apple

applecart

apple of one's eye

apple-pie order

apple polisher

approval

a pretty pass

apron

apropos of

arm

arm and a leg

armed to the teeth

arm in arm

around one's ears

around the clock

around the corner

arrest

as

as a last resort

as a matter of fact

as an aside

as a rule

as an old shoe

as --- as ---

as best one can

as catch can

as far as

as far as that goes

as follows

as for

as good as

as good as a mile

as good as one gets

as good as one's promise

as good as one's word

as hard as nails

aside

aside from

aside of

as if

as if one has come out of a bandbox

as is

as it were

ask

ask for

ask for one's hand

ask for the moon

asleep at the switch

as likely as not

as long as

as luck would have it

as much

as much as

as of

as one goes

as one man

as regards

as soon as

as the crow flies

as the story goes

as though

as to

as usual

as well

as well as

as yet

as you please

at a blow

at all

at all costs

at all events

at all hazards

at all hours

at a loss

at anchor

at any rate

at a premium

at arm's length

at a set time

at a snail's pace

at a straw

at a stroke

at a time

at bay

at best

at both ends

at call

at close range

at cross purposes

at death's door

at each other's throats

at ease

at every turn

at face value

at fault

at first

at first blush

at first glance

at great length

at half mast

at hand

at heart

at home

at issue

at it

at large

at last

at least

at leisure

at length

at liberty

at loggerheads

at long last

at loose ends

at most

at odds

at once

at one

at one fell swoop

at one's beck and call

at one's best

at one's door

at one's ease

at one's elbow

at one's feet

at one's fingertips

at one's heels

at one's leisure

at one's service

at one stroke

at one's wit's end

at one's word

at one time

at pains

at present

at random

at sea(1)

at sea(2)

at sight

at sixes and sevens

at --- stage of the game

at stake

at straws

at swords' points

at table

at that

at the best

at the bit

at the drop of a hat

at the eleventh hour

at the end of one's rope

at the kill

at the least

at the mercy of

at the most

at the outset

at the outside

at the point of

at the ready

at the same time

at the seams

at the table

at the tip of one's tongue

at the top of one's voice

at this rate

at times

at will

at wits end

at work

at worst

aught

Aunt Tom

avail

average

awe

awkward age

AWOL

ax to grind