English idioms

Question 1

I am/feel on top of the world today

Answer 1

very happy indeed

Question 2

She was thrilled to bits when I told her she had been picked for the team

Answer 2

very happy and excited

bits - кусочки, части

Question 3

Jo was very cool, calm and collected just before the job interview

Answer 3

relaxed, prepared, in control, not nervous

Question 4

it make my day

Answer 4

make me feel very happy/satisfied

Question 5

I jumped for joy when they told me I didn’t have to do the English test

Answer 5

felt very glad/happy about smth, often a reaction to good news

Question 6

I’ve been (feeling) a bit down in the dumps lately

Answer 6

depressed / in low spirits

in the dumps - в унынии, в плохом настроении, в подавленном состоянии; ≈ как в воду опущенный

Question 7

She’s been/felt on edge all day

Answer 7

nervous, agitated (взволнованный, возбуждённый), anxious

on edge - в нервном состоянии, в напряжении

Question 8

I just don’t know what to do about the problem. I am at the end of my tether

Answer 8

am so tired or annoyed, I just can’t deal with the situation any more

tether [‘teðə] - привязь (для пасущегося животного)

Question 9

I’ve had my fill of exams. i hope I never do another one for the rest of my life

Answer 9

had enough (often in a negative sense)

Question 10

I’m sick and tired of studing

Answer 10

have had enough (always negative, much stronger than have your fill of)

Question 11

he takes my breath away

Answer 11

от него захватывает дух

Question 12

I don’t know where to put myself

Answer 12

не знаю куда себя девать

Question 13

He didn’t take kindly to

Answer 13

он не отнёсся благожелательно

Question 14

I have mixed feeling about it

Answer 14

у меня смешанные чувства по этому поводу

Question 15

I don’t know which way to turn

Answer 15

я не знаю какой путь выбрать

Question 16

He’s very nice and friendly, but his brother is very toffee-nosed.

Answer 16

thinks he is of a high social class and looks down on people of lower class

с задранным носом / сноб

Question 17

Don’t try putting on / giving yourself airs and graces. Remember, I know that you come from a very ordinary family.

Answer 17

acting as if you were someone of a higher social class than you really are

airs - возвышенный (о соц. статусе)

graces - elegant, благородный

Question 18

Everyone was shocked to hear he was involved in crime. He was such a pillar of society.

Answer 18

a solid, respectable and respected member of society

pillar - колонна

Question 19

Her new boyfriend’s a bit of a rough diamond, but he is very nice really.

Answer 19

a person who seems impolite / of low education at first, but who is usually of good character

a rough diamond - не огранённый бриллиант

Question 20

She’s always giving money to down-and-outs and anyone who begs in the street.

Answer 20

people who have no home, no money, no job, who live on the streets

down-and outs - бездомные

Question 21

We can’t really afford new furniture, but we have to keep up appearences, so we’ll buy some.

keep up with the Jonsens (neighbours)

Answer 21

continue to live at the same social standard we have lived at, even though we have money problems

to keep up appearences - держать марку, держать лицо