идиомы в английском языке
материал (11 класс) по теме

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Hold your horses This means: wait a moment, stop going too fast. “ Just hold your horses, Mary, and let’s think about this for a moment.”

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I could eat a horse This is something that we say when we are very hungry “ I’ve had nothing but a sandwich all day-I could eat a horse.”

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Never look a gift horse in the mouth Never criticise something that has been given to you if it is free, very cheap, and good for you. “ I don’t know why you’re complaining because that job they offered you is fantastic: the pay is great, the holidays are long, and you’ll be working with an experienced team, I wouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth if I were you.”

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To put the cart before the horse To do things in the wrong order. “ you’re wasting all this time deciding what to wear for the party when they haven’t even invited you to it. It’s like putting the cart before the horse.”

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To lock the stable door after the horse has bolted To take precautions after a bad event has occurred, and not before. “ that Picasso painting was stolen last week, and now they are thinking about improving security. It’s a bit like locking the stable door after the horse has bolted.”

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You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink This means: you can give someone the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do that thing if they don’t want to. “ I made all the arrangements for the holiday: I bought the ticket, I packed his bags, and I took him to the airport but in the end he just wouldn’t get on the plane. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink”