know sb´s stuffknow sth very well He's what they call a "policy wonk" This guy really knows his stuff. google He knows his stuff and he is correct in what he says. Google |
know sth inside outknow every detail of sth So, practice until you know it inside-out. google You'll know it's inside-out because it won't roll down the length of the penis easily. google Also if you've been using a film long enough to know it inside |
know your onionsknow a lot about a particular subject It is a labour of love, written by a man who knows So there you go, take some advice Any investment broker who knows his |
learn by roteučit se nazpaměť, memorovat, bezmyšlenkovitě/mechanicky se učit
T. Novinger claims that persons in different cultures learn to learn differently: (a) they may learn by rote (b) they may learn by demonstration (c) they may learn by guiding (d) they may learn by doing. There are certain things you have to learn by rote. |
leave schoolvyjít ze školy/opustit školu My parents both died before I left the School of Italian Studies. BNC Although he won a place at art college after leaving school, it soon bacame apparent that he couldn´t draw. BNC You leave school in a few weeks and you´ve got to make yourself a living. BNC |
lose/find one´ s tonguebe reticent or silent whenexpected to speak/reply after being reticent or silent You ask me what I mean by saying I have lost my tongue. Google I was shocked, I lost my tongue and my eyes were blind after all I had seen, blind with tears. Google I seem to have lost my tongue Or is it my mind? Google |
loud and clearclearly and very definitely Presenters speak loud and clear all the time. google Speak loud and clear look at the audience and feel confident. Google We need to speak loud and clear in such cases. Google |
make a speechspeak formally to an audince on a specific subject For many people, one of life's terrors is to make a speech. Google Lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people. Gogle Fidel Castro makes a speech on Cuban pirate radio Rebelde. Google |
make no mistakedo not be misled by appearances into believing sth that subsequent events or further information will show to be untrue or not the case Cold Mountain is the twelfth review containing your catch-phrase "make no mistake"! ... I Make no mistake this time. Google Make no mistake about it. Google |
make progressmove forward; advance further toward success or completion EU makes progress on the definition of family. Google UNICEF makes progress in child-soldier demobilisation work. Google "Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, |
make the gradereach a desired standard in ability, education, social or popular acceptance Swenson is proud to have made the grade. Google Atlanta made the grade, with the 5th highest number of well-educated residents in America. Google I think I finally made the grade, I've become world's worst on empathy. Google |
much mistakengreatly mistaken But unless I am much mistaken, the ingestion of strange materials really is proliferating. BNCI Joan's meeting with her Edward will be, unless I am much mistaken, joy indeed! BNCI It's been built over, of course, but that is, unless I'm very much mistaken, the original survey camp. BNCI |
no man is an islandnobody lives in a complete isolation from other people No man is an island; no smallholder can possibly find the time or produce all the skills needed for complete self-sufficiency. BNCI Since no man is an island it is impossible for him not to `;participate in the Hi sā that the very existence of society involves.'; BNCI "No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent." -- John Donne Google |
not a wordno mention (to be) made; no informaiton (to be) given Not a word about how people should have related to me , as a person in my own right. BNCI Paddy drained his glass, and, not a word, Rab almost asleep, his wine untouched, he drained that too. BNCI Not a word to anyone, though, mind.' BNCI |
not know the meaning of the wordhave no understanding, experience His visual style is distinctive, but he doesn't know the meaning of the As Elle, the girl who doesn't know the meaning of the word She doesn't know the meaning of the word stupid; in fact, she doesn't know |