{"id":8814,"date":"2023-02-28T15:42:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T13:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/?p=8814"},"modified":"2023-10-08T13:06:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T11:06:39","slug":"idioms-connected-with-praise-and-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/archives\/8814","title":{"rendered":"\u0418\u0434\u0438\u043e\u043c\u044b: \u043f\u043e\u0445\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0438 \u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430 (praise and criticism)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Idioms connected with praise
\n<\/b>Saying people\/things are better than the res<\/b>t:
\n<\/span>be<\/span> head and shoulders above<\/b> the rest (\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0443 \u0432\u044b\u0448\u0435, \u043b\u0443\u0447\u0448\u0435 \u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0445),<\/span>
\n<\/span>be<\/span> miles better than<\/b> (\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043b\u0443\u0447\u0448\u0435, \u0447\u0435\u043c),<\/span>
\n<\/span>be<\/span> streets ahead of <\/b>(\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u0432\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0438 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0445),<\/span>
\n<\/span>knock spots off <\/b>the other (\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043b\u0443\u0447\u0448\u0435 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0445),<\/span>
\n<\/span>be<\/span> out of this world <\/b><\/em>(\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0443\u043f\u0435\u0440, \u0447\u0435\u043c-\u0442\u043e \u0432\u044b\u0434\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0438\u043c\u0441\u044f)<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saying people are good at something:<\/b>
\n<\/span>be <\/span>a dab-hand at<\/b> sth (\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043c\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043e\u043c \u0432 \u0447\u0435\u043c-\u043b.),<\/span>
\n<\/span>be <\/span>a first-rate\/ top notch<\/b> (\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043e\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441\u043d\u044b\u043c ),<\/span>
\n<\/span>be<\/span> really on the ball<\/b> (\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u0441\u043e\u0442\u0435),<\/span>
\n<\/span>have a way with<\/b> sb (\u0445\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0448\u043e \u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0441 ), <\/span>
\n<\/span>have green fingers<\/b> (\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0442\u044c \u0442\u0430\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0442 \u0432 \u0441\u0430\u0434\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435),
\n<\/span>have the gift of the gab<\/b> (\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0430\u0440 \u0432 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0437\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438 \u0440\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0439).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Idioms connected with criticism:<\/b>
\n<\/span>think she\/he’s <\/span>the cat’s whiskers\/ the bee’s knees<\/b> (\u0434\u0443\u043c\u0430\u0442\u044c, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043e\u043d\u0430\/\u043e\u043d \u043b\u0443\u0447\u0448\u0435 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0445),
\n<\/span>dress up like a dog’s dinner <\/b>(\u0432\u044b\u0440\u044f\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f, \u043e\u0434\u0435\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0432\u044b\u0447\u0443\u0440\u043d\u043e),
\n<\/span>be<\/span> the world’s worse <\/b>(\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u0445\u0443\u0436\u0435 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0445 ),
\n<\/span>be<\/span> a dog’s breakfast<\/b> (\u0447\u0443\u0448\u044c, \u043e\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043f\u043b\u043e\u0445\u043e).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Idioms associated with ‘food’:
\n<\/b>takes the biscuit <\/b>(\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043f\u043b\u043e\u0445\u0438\u043c),<\/span>
\n<\/span>wants to have <\/b>his\/her<\/span> cake and eat it<\/b> (\u0442\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u0431\u0440\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0438 \u043d\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043d\u0435 \u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c),
\n<\/span>to butter<\/b> sb <\/span>up<\/b> (\u043f\u043e\u0434\u043c\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0438\u0442\u044c, \u043b\u044c\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0442\u044c, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u0447\u0442\u043e-\u0442\u043e \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c),<\/span>
\n<\/span>want jam on it<\/b> (\u0445\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0442\u044c \u0441\u043b\u0438\u0448\u043a\u043e\u043c \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0433\u043e).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Idiomatic synonyms if the verb ‘criticise’:
\n<\/b>run down<\/b> (\u043d\u0430\u0435\u0437\u0436\u0430\u0442\u044c, \u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c), <\/span>pick holes<\/b> (\u043f\u043e\u0434\u043a\u0430\u043b\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c, \u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Other:<\/b>
\n<\/b>to ham it up<\/b> (\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0443\u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c, \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0438\u0433\u0440\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c),
\n<\/span>a ham actor<\/b> (\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0435\u0440, \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0438\u0433\u0440\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0435\u0442),<\/span>
\n<\/span>just isn’t my cup of tea <\/b>(\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e \u043c\u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e \u0434\u0443\u0448\u0435),
\n<\/span>i<\/span>s the icing on the cake <\/b>(\u0432\u0438\u0448\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0442\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0435, \u0434\u043e\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u043b\u044e\u0441),<\/span>
\n<\/span>a real nutcase<\/b> (\u043d\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u0449\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0441\u0438\u0445),<\/span>
\n<\/span>are the cream<\/b> (\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0448\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0438),<\/span>
\n<\/span>the cream of the cream<\/b> (\u0441\u043b\u0438\u0432\u043a\u0438 \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Idioms connected with praise Saying people\/things are better than the rest: be head and shoulders above the rest (\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0443 \u0432\u044b\u0448\u0435, \u043b\u0443\u0447\u0448\u0435 \u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0445), be miles better than (\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043b\u0443\u0447\u0448\u0435, \u0447\u0435\u043c), be streets ahead of (\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u0432\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0438 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0445), knock … 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-8814","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\/8814","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=8814"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10834,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8814\/revisions\/10834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zinaida-english.mamchenkov.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}