He's great on science fiction — Он здорово увлечен научной фантастикой
She's great on rock stars — Она знает всех звезд рока
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
talk (someone) into (something) — to persuade someone to do something. It was pretty hard to talk the kids into going to the dance, but they did go and had a great time. She talked the boss into buying new computers by saying we could work faster with them. Opposite of: talk… … New idioms dictionary
sell someone or something short — sell (someone or something) short : to put too low a value on the ability, importance, or quality of (someone or something) Don t sell yourself short. You have some great skills and experience. I think you re selling the book short; it s a lot… … Useful english dictionary
do someone or something an injustice — do (someone or something) an injustice : to treat (someone or something) in an unfair way They did her a great/terrible/grave injustice by not allowing her to file a complaint. I think you do the book an injustice when you call it “trash.” The… … Useful english dictionary
get one’s kicks (from someone or something) — tv. to get pleasure from someone or something. □ Do you get your kicks from this sort of thing? □ I get my kicks from Billy Simpson. What a great entertainer! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hit someone with something — tv. to present someone with an idea, plan, or proposal. □ Pete hit me with a great idea just before we left. □ Fred hit his boss with a plan to save a bundle in the front office … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
great news for — great/good/wonderful/etc news for phrase likely to make things better for someone or something Reducing the use of weed killers is good news for the environment. Thesaurus: feelings of hopesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
great — /greIt/ adjective VERY GOOD 1 spoken a) very good; excellent: We had a great time at the fair. | You can come after all? Great! | It s great to see you again! b) used when you really think that something is not good, satisfactory or enjoyable at… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
great — great1 W1S1 [greıt] adj comparative greater superlative greatest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(large)¦ 2¦(excellent)¦ 3¦(important)¦ 4¦(generous)¦ 5¦(extremely skilful)¦ 6¦(big)¦ 7¦(doing something a lot)¦ 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English
great — great1 W1S1 [greıt] adj comparative greater superlative greatest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(large)¦ 2¦(excellent)¦ 3¦(important)¦ 4¦(generous)¦ 5¦(extremely skilful)¦ 6¦(big)¦ 7¦(doing something a lot)¦ 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English
great — [[t]gre͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ greater, greatest, greats 1) ADJ GRADED: ADJ n You use great to describe something that is very large. Great is more formal than big. The room had a great bay window. ...a great hall as long and high as a church. 2) ADJ GRADED… … English dictionary
great*/*/*/ — [greɪt] adj I 1) bigger or more than is usual They could be in great danger.[/ex] He was in a great hurry.[/ex] It gives me great pleasure to welcome our next guest.[/ex] See: deal II 2) important or powerful a great military power[/ex] the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
