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abiocoen 
abiocoen[eıʹbaıəsi:n]
n спец.
<Í> неживая природа, абиоцен
OE Идиома
a hard row to hoe
a difficult task, many problems A single parent has a hard row to hoe, working day and night.
a shoe-in
the person who is certain to win, a sure thing Ralph is a shoe-in to win the next election. He'll win easily.
a tough row to hoe
(See a hard row to hoe)
all goes well
have good luck, have no problems I hope all goes well for you at college. I hope you succeed.
anything goes
"there are no rules; expect anything to happen" Anything goes during Stampede week. People do crazy things!
camel toes
the folds of the vagina revealed by tight jeans When Betty wears her old jeans you can see her camel toes.
doesn't add up
is not logical, does not make sense One shot was fired, but three cows are dead. It doesn't add up.
doesn't mince words
does not say nice words when complaining, call a spade a spade When Greta is angry she doesn't mince words. She tells you what is bothering her.
doesn't wash
is not believable, is not logical, does not make sense His explanation doesn't wash. If a millenium begins at year 1, how does he account for the first year?
Easy does it!
Be very careful! / Don't do anything too fast or too hard!
easy does it
do something without sudden movements or too fast "Easy does it" he said as he helped to move the large piano.
fill his shoes
do his work as well as he does If Mia leaves, it won't be easy to fill her shoes. She does two jobs.
hard row to hoe
(See a hard row to hoe)
heart goes out to
one feels very sorry for, one feels sympathy for My heart goes out to the victims of the hurricane that recently struck.
heart goes out to someone
one feels sympathy for someone My heart went out to the victims of the railway accident.
here goes
ready to begin while hoping for the best Well, here goes. I am going to go and ask her for a date right now.
here goes nothing
ready to begin - but it will be a waste of time and will probably fail Here goes nothing. I have already asked him to lend me some money and he always says no but I
horse shoes up his ass
very lucky, always winning He's got horseshoes up his ass! He won six games of bingo!
how does that grab you
how do you feel about that? A holiday in Greece - how does that grab you?
how goes it
is your life good? how are you doing """How goes it?"" said my friend. ""Not bad,"" I replied."
how goes the battle
are you winning the battle of life? are you okay? """How goes the battle?"" Jo asked. ""I win and I lose,"" Pat replied."
if a mussel doesn't open don't eat it
if you force things to happen you may regret it, leave well enough alone If you force a child to talk, you may regret it. As they say, If a mussel doesn't open, don't eat it.
if that doesn't beat all
that is the best/biggest/ worst I have ever seen Fifty people in a phone booth - if that doesn't beat all!
if the shoe fits wear it
that what is said in general can also be said of an individual person You shouldn
if the shoe fits, wear it
if what is being said in general describes you then it probably means you He was complaining that most of the workers at his company were lazy. However his friend looked at him and said that if the shoe fits, wear it.
it goes with the territory
some problems are natural in some jobs or places There's more crime in the cities. It goes with the territory.
it goes without saying
it is obvious, needless to say It goes without saying: we want equal pay for equal work.
joe-job
a routine task, a chore that nobody wants to do If you're the junior employee, you'll have to do the joe-jobs.
Joe Who
Joe Clark - a Canadian politician When was Joe Who the Prime Minister of Canada? 1979?
John Doe
name used for an unknown person Why do the application forms use "John Doe" as the name of the person who is applying for something?
money doesn't grow on trees
money is not easy to get, we value our money "Father said, ""Money doesn't grow on trees, boy. You earn it."""
on a shoestring
on a very low budget, with little money to spend We went to China and Japan on a shoestring and enjoyed it very much.
on your toes
ready, alert I have to be on my toes in her class. I have to listen and think.
paddle your own canoe
be an individual, be independent Love many, trust few, but always paddle your own canoe.
phooey
oh no, darn it, nuts, rats, shucks Phooey! I hit my golf ball into the water again!
pride goeth before a fall
you lose self-respect before you do an evil deed Is this saying in the Bible? Pride goeth before a fall.
shoe-in
(See a shoe-in)
shoe is on the other foot
opposite is true, places are changed The shoe is on the other foot now that he has also bought a house and has to pay a lot of money every month for his mortgage.
small potatoes
unimportant things, insignificant matters Don't worry about a few broken dishes. They're small potatoes.
step on their toes
offend them, upset them When I mentioned their debt, did I step on their toes?
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
"kids are like their parents; a chip off the old block; like father, like son" I looked at the father, then at the son, and I thought, The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
toe the line
do what you are told to do, follow the rules The Military expects you to toe the line - to do as you are told.
tough row to hoe
(See a hard row to hoe)
wait for the other shoe to drop
wait for the final step, wait for the conclusion, leave me hanging He said he'd make two changes. First, he resigned. I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop.
wax poetic
become poetic, begin to recite poems Whenever you read the Psalms, Andy begins to wax poetic.
what goes around comes around
"you get what you give; our actions are passed on until they return to us" Wise folks have learned that you eventually get what you give - what goes around comes around.
you reap whatsoever you sow
you will see the long-term effects of your actions, chickens come home... Youthful passion can produce a lifetime of consequences. We reap whatsoever we sow.
amoebae
phencyclidine
bo-boes
sleep; gnerally a children's expression
Captain Sav-a-hoe
a Captain Sav-a-hoe (save a whore) is a man who pays for everything to an unreasonable extent; as Jermar Givens put it;"If you're paying for all the kid's clothing, but they ain't even your kids--you're a captain"