be at attention |
| (military военный) стоять по стойке "смирно" Do you call that being at attention? Stand up straight, man! |
см. также другие слова , начинающиеся на B: |
| be at each other`s throats - набрасываться друг на друга Don`t let those dogs off their chains or they`ll be at each others throats in minutes! It wasn`t long before the two leading politicians were at each other`s throats as usual. |
| be at ease - (military военный) стоять в положении "вольно" Tell the men to be at ease, captain. |
| be at gaze - находиться в состоянии замешательства, быть в изумлении |
| be at grass - пастись, быть на подножном корму; (figuratively в переносном значении) (collective noun собирательное имя существительное) быть на отдыхе, на каникулах; быть без дела |
| be at home - находиться дома I`m sorry, Mr Baker is not at home; can I take a message? If the minister calls, tell him I`m not at home. I`m not at home to any travelling salesmen. Mr and Mrs Fox will be at home to their friends on Thursday evening from 7,30 |
| be at it - плохо себя вести Those children are at it again, I`ll have to stop them! |
| be at loggerheads - иметь резкие разногласия The chairman and his committee are still at loggerheads, and it seems impossible for them to reach an agreement. |
