- behind smb s back; low tea - high tea; weak as water - as strong as a horse; good form - bad form; in good faith - in bad faith; to be in smb. s good books - to be in smb. s bad books; to play one s cards well - to play one s cards badly; (as) rich as Croesus - (as) poor as a church mouse; a heart of gold - a heart of stone, stone heart, stony heart; in hot blood - in cold blood; happy hour - in an ill (evil hour).
У наведених вище прикладах слова fair - foul; heavy - light; gentle - hard; pretty - ugly; loosen - tighten; right - wrong; quick-slow; good - bad; drunk-sober; to - behind; low - high; weak-strong; well - badly; rich - poor; gold - stone; hot-cold; happy - ill є антонімами.
різностильових фразеологічні антоніми можуть відноситься до різних функціональних стилів. Вони не мають спільних компонентів у складі ФЕ. Зрозуміти значення ФЕ можна по контексту або за допомогою словника фразеологічних висловів: child's play-Herculean task.
These submerged side blows are so often received in the fishery, that they are accounted mere child s play. Digging the tunnel was a herculean task.swim like a duck (fish) - to swim like a stone So what swims like a duck but isn t well a baldie of course. To swim like a stone means to be a poor swimmer or not to be able to swim at all.an honest penny - live by one s wits. He s struggling to make an honest living trying to earn an honest penny. These homeless kids have to learn how to live on their wits, and a lot of them are very smart.
Lose heart - keep one s chin up. Now, don t lose heart. Keep trying.and keep your chin up. Things will get better in the future.the day is long - like wildfire. I waited him at the bus stop as the day is long. Scandal spreads like wildfire around this office.plenty as blackberries - as scarce as hen s teeth. If reasons were as plenty as blackberries. On a rainy night, taxis are as scarce as hen s teeth.smth on foot - ring down the curtain. The expedition was set on foot by the Academy of Sciences. The sendoff rings down the curtain on a major chapter in television history.
At close quarters, cheek by jowl, at one s elbow, under one s nose - a far cry from. Living in close quarters, college students frequently catch colds from each other. The pedestrians had to walk cheek by jowl along the narrow streets. Crowded, in a confined space, as in We could use a lot more room; this tiny office puts us at close quarters. Your keys are on the table, right under your nose. My tiny apartment in New York was a far cry from my parents spacious house.a nail s pace/at a breakneck speed. Time moved at - a snail s pace before the holidays. We didn t have a thing to eat at home, but he ran to the store at a breakneck speed and bought everything.about the bush/come to the point. Tell me straight what you want without beating about the bush. Henry was giving a lot of history and explanation, but his father asked him to come to the point.one s tongue, keep one s mouth shut - let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans. The teacher told Fred to hold his tongue. Don`t tell him any secrets, he can not keep his mouth shut! It s a secret. Try not to let the cat out of the bag. There is a surprise party for Heidi on Wednesday. Please, don t spill the beans.on one s hands, twiddle one s thumbs/sweat one s guts out, work one s fingers to the bone. We asked Bill for help with our project, but he sat on his hands. I`d rather work than stand around here twiddling my thumbs. I should sweat my guts out to earn money. I have to work my fingers to the bone for a measly pittance of a salary, Fred complained.down in the dumps, in a black mood, (as) black as thunder/(as) merry as a grig. You sound pretty down in the dumps. You `ve been in a black mood all evening. Mom s kind of black as thunder at the moment - Why don t you buy her something to cheer her up? He is a lively person. He is always as merry as a grig.bird - spring chicken. He is a veteran worker and everyone calls him «old bird». If you say that someone is no spring chicken, you are saying that they are not young.
(As) straight as a die - (as) crooked as a dog s hind leg (амер.) I ma racing man and up to a thing or two: but am as straight as a die for honesty. Mary says all politicians are crooked as a dog s hind leg.take time by the forelock - to hang fire. Time is painted with a lock before and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock; for when it is once past, there is no recalling it. Hanging fire, she missed the bus.lay on the table - on the dot. The hearing is laid on the table till next week. Laquo; s 3 o clock on the dot.to one s grasp/beyond one s grasp. That shop is ready to your grasp.shop is beyond your grasp.make a clean ...
