{"id":8799,"date":"2023-02-24T21:26:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T19:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/?p=8799"},"modified":"2023-10-08T13:31:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T11:31:00","slug":"idioms-describing-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/archives\/8799","title":{"rendered":"\u0418\u0434\u0438\u043e\u043c\u044b: \u043e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043b\u044e\u0434\u0435\u0439 (describing people)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Positive and negative qualities <\/b>(\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0438 \u043e\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0446\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043a\u0430\u0447\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430)
\n(to) have a heart of gold<\/b> (\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0442\u044c \u0437\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0435 \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0446\u0435, \u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u0434\u043e\u0431\u0440\u044b\u043c),<\/span>
\nas good as gold<\/b> (\u0437\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0439 \u0440\u0435\u0431\u0435\u043d\u043e\u043a, \u0445\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0448\u043e \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f \u0432\u0435\u0434\u0451\u0442),
\n<\/span>(to) have sb’s head screwed on<\/b> (\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u0447\u0443\u0442\u043a\u0438\u043c, \u043e\u0442\u0437\u044b\u0432\u0447\u0438\u0432\u044b\u043c),
\n<\/span>as hard as nails<\/b> (\u0431\u0435\u0441\u0447\u0443\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439),<\/span>
\na cold fish<\/b> (\u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0439, \u043d\u0435\u0434\u0440\u0443\u0436\u0435\u043b\u044e\u0431\u043d\u044b\u0439),
\n<\/span>an awkward customer<\/b> (\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043b\u0438\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u043b\u0438\u0435\u043d\u0442),
\n<\/span>a pain in the neck<\/b> (\u043d\u0435\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0431\u043d\u044b\u0439, \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043b\u0435\u043c\u043d\u044b\u0439),
\n<\/span>(to) get on sb’s nerves<\/b> (\u0434\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044b).<\/span><\/p>\n

People’s ‘fast’ and slow qualities <\/b>(\u0431\u044b\u0441\u0442\u0440\u044b\u0435 \u0438 \u043c\u0435\u0434\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043a\u0430\u0447\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u043b\u044e\u0434\u0435\u0439):
\n<\/span>quick off the mark <\/b>(\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0439, \u0431\u044b\u0441\u0442\u0440\u044b\u0439),
\n<\/span>slow off the mark <\/b>(\u043c\u0435\u0434\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439),<\/span>
\na fast worker<\/b> (\u0431\u044b\u0441\u0442\u0440\u044b\u0439 \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a),
\n<\/span>a slow-coach<\/b> (\u043c\u0435\u0434\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439).<\/span><\/p>\n

How people relate to the social norm<\/b> (\u043a\u0430\u043a \u043b\u044e\u0434\u0438 \u043e\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0441\u044f\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043a \u0441\u043e\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043d\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0435):
\nan odd-ball<\/b> (\u0447\u0443\u0434\u0430\u043a, \u043e\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439),
\n<\/span>over the top<\/b> (\u044d\u043a\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0433\u0430\u043d\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439),<\/span>
\nround the bend<\/b> (\u043d\u0435 \u0432 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0435\u043c \u0443\u043c\u0435),
\n<\/span>middle-of-the-road <\/b>(\u0443\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439).<\/span><\/p>\n

Idioms for ‘people in the classroom <\/b>(\u0438\u0434\u0438\u043e\u043c\u044b \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0443\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432 \u0432 \u043a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0435)
\nteacher’s pet<\/b> (\u043b\u044e\u0431\u0438\u043c\u0447\u0438\u043a ),
\n<\/span>top of the class<\/b> (\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0443\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u043a, \u043e\u0442\u043b\u0438\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a),<\/span>
\na real know-all<\/b> (\u043d\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u0449\u0438\u0439 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0439\u043a\u0430),<\/span>
\na big-head<\/b> (\u0437\u0430\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0439\u043a\u0430),
\n<\/span>a lazy-bones <\/b>(\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0442\u044f\u0439).<\/span><\/p>\n

Other<\/b> (\u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0435):
\n(to) have a head for heights<\/b> (\u043d\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0434\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0442 \u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043e\u043a\u0440\u0443\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0442 \u0432\u044b\u0441\u043e\u0442\u044b),
\n<\/span>(to) have a head like a sieve <\/b>(\u0437\u0430\u0431\u044b\u0432\u0447\u0438\u0432\u044b\u0439),<\/span>
\n(to) have a good head for figures<\/b> (\u0445\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0448\u043e \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0432 \u0446\u0438\u0444\u0440\u0430\u0445),
\n<\/span>(to) have sb’s head in the clouds <\/b>(\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u0432 \u043e\u0431\u043b\u0430\u043a\u0430\u0445),
\n<\/span>sb’s heart’s in the right place<\/b> (\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0435\u0442 \u0445\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0448\u0438\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f, \u043d\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u0433\u043b\u0443\u043f\u043e),<\/span>
\na bit of a square peg in a round hole here<\/b> (\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0435\u043c \u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0435),<\/span>
\n(to) be miles away<\/b> (\u043e\u0442\u0432\u043b\u0435\u0447\u044c\u0441\u044f, \u0437\u0430\u0434\u0443\u043c\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0435\u043c).<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Positive and negative qualities (\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0438 \u043e\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0446\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043a\u0430\u0447\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430) (to) have a heart of gold (\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0442\u044c \u0437\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0435 \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0446\u0435, \u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u0434\u043e\u0431\u0440\u044b\u043c), as good as gold (\u0437\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0439 \u0440\u0435\u0431\u0435\u043d\u043e\u043a, \u0445\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0448\u043e \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f \u0432\u0435\u0434\u0451\u0442), (to) have sb’s head screwed on (\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u0447\u0443\u0442\u043a\u0438\u043c, \u043e\u0442\u0437\u044b\u0432\u0447\u0438\u0432\u044b\u043c), as hard as … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1262],"tags":[1257,999],"class_list":["post-8799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-idioms","tag-c1","tag-idiom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8799"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10914,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8799\/revisions\/10914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}