Смысл: accommodation train

accommodation train[ə͵kɒməʹdeıʃ(ə)n͵treın]
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<Í> местный пассажирский поезд, останавливающийся почти на всех станциях; местный поезд

train Идиома

catch a plane/bus/train

go to the airport and get on the plane After the meeting, you can catch the plane to Toronto.

crack under the strain

become irrational or hysterical due to strain, around the bend Mother was a strong person. She never cracked under the strain of raising ten children.

gravy train

a job or work that pays more than it is worth For many years his job was a real gravy train but now the company has become very strict and will not pay overtime.

lose my train of thought

forget my order of thoughts or words Don't interrupt me because I may lose my train of thought.

train of thought

(See lose my train of thought)

L-train

1. the late train;"I'm on the L train going insane" -- The Roots (Silent treatment)
2. elevated trains in Chicago or NYC

trainspotter

generally a usually intelligent but particularly anally retentive person; the person may be obsessed with trivia or an interest such as trainspotting, stamp collecting etc. Originates from the much ridiculed hobby of trainspotting. Compare with "anorak" and "nerd"

restrain…from

hold back；keep under control；prevent from doing sth．克制；抑制；阻止于某事
The dog was restrained from attacking the man．那狗被挡住，不让它咬人。
We had difficulty in restraining the children from rushing into the hall．我们很难不让孩子们冲进礼堂来。

strain after

strive laboriously for竭力追求；拼命争取
The workers are straining after quality as well as quantity．工人们力求保质保量。
There is no straining after effects in this writer's work．在这个作家的作品里，没有追求表面效果的痕迹。

ride the gravy train

Idiom(s): ride the gravy train

Theme: SUCCESS

to live in luxury. (Informal.)
• If I had a million dollars, I sure could ride the gravy train.
• I wouldn't like loafing. I don't want to ride the gravy train.

lose one's train of thought

Idiom(s): lose one's train of thought

Theme: THOUGHT

to forget what one was talking or thinking about.
• Excuse me, I lost my train of thought. What was I talking about?
• You made the speaker lose her train of thought.

Strain every nerve

If you strain every nerve, you make a great effort to achieve something.

gravy train|gravy|train

n., slang, informal The kind of job that brings in a much higher income than the services rendered would warrant. Jack's job at the Athletic Club as Social Director is a regular gravy train.

ride the gravy train|gravy|gravy train|ride|train

v. phr. To live a life of plenty and luxury. Those who have a wealthy executive or heir to a fortune for a spouse can ride the gravy train without doing any work.

stretch a point|point|strain|strain a point|stretc

v. phr. To permit something different or more than usual; not tell the exact truth or make an exception. Mother stretched a point because it was Christmas time and let the children stay up later than usual. It's straining a point to call Joe a hero just because he saved the kitten from drowning in the bathtub.

through train|through|train

n. phr. A direct train that doesn't necessitate any changes. We'll take the through train from Chicago to New York because it's the most convenient.

gravy train, ride the

gravy train, ride the
Experience excessive ease, success, or profit, especially undeservedly. For example, Now that his brother is paying all his bills, Jim is riding the gravy train. The word gravy has long meant “easy profits,” and the term is believed to come from 19th-century railroad slang, although the earliest recorded use dates from the early 1900s. W.C. Handy used it in one of his famous blues songs written in 1914, in which he bemoans falling off the gravy train. Also see easy street, on.

train

train
In addition to the idiom beginning with train, also see gravy train, ride the.