Англійські ідіоми на букву A (English idioms)

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Achilles’ heel

*Idiom*	*Translation*	*Example*
A1	Номер 1, щось найкраще	The play station portable was labeled A1 in certain juvenile environments.
Above board	Нелегально, нечесно	Maggie did many things in her life above board but since her son’s death she has become a righteous citizen.
Accident waiting to happen	Міна сповільненої дії	He would rather stay away from you; you are just like an accident waiting to happen.
Ace up your sleeve	Козир/туз у рукаві	If anything was going wrong Mike and Janet always seemed to have ace up their sleeves.
Achilles’ heel	Ахіллесова п’ята, слабке місце	Chemistry has always been his Achilles’ heel, maybe because of not experienced teachers.
Add fuel to the fire	Лити масло у вогонь	By saying that John is not particularly skillful at his study you add fuel to the fire.
After your own heart	Споріднена душа	There is a special bond between them and he has always been a man after her own heart.
Against all odds	Незважаючи на всякі негаразди	Daniel decided to try his luck again against all odds.
Against the grain	Проти шерсті	His sister is not going to go against the grain. Her personal beliefs are important but not as much to generate hatred.
Agony aunt	Людина в газеті, котра відповідає на незручні запитання	Mary worked for the local magazine as an agony aunt solving people’s problems day by day.
Agony column	Відділ в газеті, де публікують поради	Tom’s problem which his wife find in the agony column seem pretty strange to her.
Ahead of the pack	На голову вище, попереду	The swimmer was much ahead of his pack and for the next 10 sec nobody had a chance to approach him closer than 2 m.
Albatross around your neck	Проблема, котра гальмує чийсь успіх	Your employees are like an albatross around your neck. Can’t you see that they have been impeding you from carrying out your tasks successfully for almost two years?
All along	Від самого початку	They were observing us all along to find out how much money we could have.
All is well that ends well	Все те добре, що добре закінчується	Bob damaged the car but the insurance company paid him twice as much. As he say all is well that ends well.
All of a sudden	Несподівано, раптом	All of a sudden a bolt of lightning struck the tree and burnt it down.
All over the place	Повсюди, скрізь	The children’s toys were scattered all over the house.
All over the world	По всьому світу	It is possible to travel all over the world in less the 60 days now.
All set	Все готово	All set, he is just waiting for us to come and evaluate how he did.
All skin and bone	“Шкіра та кістки”, дуже худа людина	Kate is all skin and bones.
All year round	Цілий рік	Emily wears that weird black hat all year round.
And last but not the least	І останнє, але не менш важливе	And last but not the least, don’t forget to call me before you leave.
Armchair critic	Критикувати та роздавати поради, але самому не слідувати їм	Ann is a type of an armchair critic that points your every mistake.
Armed to the teeth	Озброєний до зубів	Armed to the teeth troops capture few hostages.
As a matter of fact	Чесно кажучи, насправді	As a matter of fact Ben saw her passing by the horse.
as a rule	Як правило, зазвичай	As a rule Maggie never talk to strangers.
As deaf as a post	Глухий, як пень	Tom will not hear you because he is as deaf as a post.
As dull as ditchwater	Нудний, нецікавий	Her lectures were as dull as ditchwater, so most of the students simply fell asleep.
As fresh as a daisy	Добре (свіжо) виглядати та почувати себе	How does she do this that she always looks as fresh as a daisy!
As hard as nails	Байдужий, бездушний, безсердечний	All the family mourned after the mother’s death but John turned out to be as hard as nails.
As poor as a church mouse	Бідний, як церковна миша	I don’t expect him to pay me much; he is as poor as a church mouse.
As sick as a dog	Дуже хворий	Having drunk that yesterday’s juice Lana was as sick as a dog.
As stubborn as a mule	Впертий, як віслюк	You never do what she tells you to do because you are as stubborn as a mule.
Ask for trouble	Напрошуватись на неприємності	Walking this street is like asking for trouble.
At all costs	Будь-якою ціною	At all costs Stan must pass the final exam.
At arm’s length	На відстані витягнутої руки	After his brother’s death he kept people at arm’s length.
At cross purposes	Не розуміти один одного	Her vision is so different from yours, so you seem to have talked at cross purposes.
At death’s door	При смерті, на краю гибелі	He admitted doing many crimes at death’s door.
At each other’s throats	Наступити собі на горло	Sister told me about two women with their hands around each other’s throats.
At first sight	На перший погляд	At first sight he seemed cleverer than he really was.
At heart	В глибині душі	At heart she always believed that good job for her do exist.
At large	На волі	Many prisoners escaped last week and 3 of them are now at large.
At random	Навмання	In a burning house she picked things at random, because there was no time to take all of them.
At sb’s expense	За чужий рахунок	Andrew was having a great time in a theatre at his friends’ expense.
At short notice	В останній момент	He managed to deliver the flowers at short notice.
At the crack of dawn	На світанку	These lover boys often came back home at the crack of dawn.
At the eleventh hour	В останню хвилину	Why does she always do her home task at the eleventh hour? People who are often late can’t be respected.
At the end of your tether	В кінці	All his problems caused him to be at the end of his tether. He almost got to the lunatic asylum.
At the top of your voice	На весь голос	At the top of his voice Stan announced that he is going to be married.
At times	Часом, інколи	We visit our parents-in-law at times.
At your fingertips	На кінчику пальця	This kind of job means that a man is supposed to have at his fingertips such power that will allow to make all decisions quickly.

Інші ідіоми в англійській мові ви можете знайти за допомогою такої таблички:

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K
L	M	N	O	P	R	S	T	U	W	Y

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