Do you mind telling me what exactly you're at? — Что ты, собственно говоря, хочешь сказать?
He doesn't know what he is at — Он сам не соображает, что делает
I don't understand what he's at in his new book — Я не понимаю, что он хочет доказать в своей новой книге
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
what someone is made of — informal phrase what someone can achieve or what they are really like Let’s see what you’re really made of. Thesaurus: general words for a person s charactersynonym skill, talent and abilitysynonym parts of a person s character … Useful english dictionary
what someone is driving at — what (someone) is driving at the meaning of what someone is saying. I didn t answer her because I wasn t sure what she was driving at … New idioms dictionary
What someone says goes. — What (someone) says goes. informal something that you say in order to tell someone which person in a group makes the final decisions about what happens. Maria s the team leader and what she says goes … New idioms dictionary
what someone does (for a living) — phrase someone’s job or profession I’m not sure what she does. I think she works in a bank. ‘What did your Dad do for a living?’ ‘He was a teacher.’ Thesaurus: general words relating to jobs and workhypernym types of job or workhyponym Main en … Useful english dictionary
what someone says goes — phrase used for emphasizing that a particular person has the power to decide what happens in a situation Around here, what he says goes. Thesaurus: being in chargesynonym Main entry: say … Useful english dictionary
what someone is driving at — ► what someone is driving at the point that someone is attempting to make. Main Entry: ↑drive … English terms dictionary
what someone is made of — informal what someone can achieve or what they are really like Let s see what you re really made of … English dictionary
What someone said. — sent. I agree with what someone just said, although I might not have been able to say it as well or so elegantly. □ What John said. And I agree 100 percent. □ What you said … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
what someone is driving at — the point that someone is attempting to make I don t understand what you re driving at … Useful english dictionary
what someone says goes — used for emphasizing that a particular person has the power to decide what happens in a situation Around here, what he says goes … English dictionary
see what someone is made of — see what (someone) is made of show (someone) what (you) are made of to prove how strong or clever or brave you are. Tomorrow it s the twelve mile run. Then we ll see what you re made of … New idioms dictionary
