Ниже представлены английские идиомы, которые начинаются с буквы “V”.
a vested interest
Нужно понимать как: личная заинтересованность
Пример:
The Minister of Commerce is suspected of having vested interests in several companies that have won big government contracts recently.
a vicious circle
Нужно понимать как: замкнутый круг
Пример:
If I quit cigarettes I put on weight, and if I put on weight I get depressed, and if I get depressed I start smoking again. It’s a vicious circle.
a voice (crying) in the wilderness
Нужно понимать как: глас вопиющего в пустыне; точка зрения, никем не поддерживаемая
Пример:
When Galileo stated that the sun was the centre of the solar system, he was a voice crying in the wilderness. Most people thought he was crazy or evil, or possibly both.
a volte-face
Нужно понимать как: резкая перемена во взглядах
Пример:
When Nancy became a born-again Christian, she made a volte-face in her views on abortion and now she thinks it’s wrong.
a vote of confidence
Нужно понимать как: знак доверия, уверенности
Пример:
The manager’s selection of the same players for this week’s game was seen as a vote of confidence in them.
the very last
Нужно понимать как: последний, последние
Пример:
We were lucky enough to get the very last of the tickets to the concert. After we got ours, there were none left.
the very thing
Нужно понимать как: то, что надо; именно то
Пример:
Where did you get that old record player? It’s the very thing for playing those jazz records I found in the attic.
the villain of the piece
Нужно понимать как: главный злодей
Пример:
Chelsea fans booed loudly as the referee came off the pitch. We know who they saw as the villain of the piece, don’t we?
vanish into thin air
Нужно понимать как: исчезнуть бесследно, раствориться в воздухе
Пример:
The singer of The Manic Street Preachers vanished into thin air one day and he’s never been seen again.
vent your spleen
Нужно понимать как: выплеснуть свой гнев на кого-то
Пример:
The company’s shareholders were angry, and they used the annual general meeting as an opportunity to vent their spleen on the board members.
verbal diarrhoea
Нужно понимать как: словесный понос
Пример:
Janice has a real bad case of verbal diarrhoea. It’s like she’s afraid of silence and has to keep talking to block it out.
very well
Нужно понимать как: ну ладно, согласен
Пример:
Frank: “Could you come to the dentist with me?” Earnest: “Oh, very well. If you really want me to go with you, I’ll go.”
vice versa
Нужно понимать как: наоборот
Пример:
He doesn’t believe anything she says, and vice versa. They really don’t trust each other.
vim and vigor
Нужно понимать как: энергия и энтузиазм
Пример:
Our grandmother is always full of vim and vigor when we go to visit her.
virgin territory
Нужно понимать как: нетронутая территория
Пример:
The internet was still virgin territory when we made our first websites.
vis-a-vis
Нужно понимать как: по отношению к чему-то или кому-то
Пример:
Here’s the data I was telling you about vis-a-vis our customers’ age groups and income brackets.
vote with your feet
Нужно понимать как: уйти, выразив таким образом недовольство
Пример:
When the price of concert tickets nearly doubled, music fans voted with their feet and didn’t go to the concerts.
