It was all about a little girl — Вся эта история приключилась с маленькой девочкой
The book tells all about how Tom and me found the money that the robbers hid in the cave — Эта книга о том, как мы с Томом нашли деньги, спрятанные разбойниками в пещере
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
cut up about someone or something — od. emotionally upset about someone or something. □ She was all cut up about her divorce. □ You could see how cut up she was … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
lighten up (on someone or something) — n. to reduce the pressure (on someone or something); to calm down (about someone or something). □ Cool it, man. Lighten up! We all gotta get along here. □ Lighten up on the guy. He only stepped on your toe … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
All About Women — For the unaired Canadian television series, see All About Women (TV series). All About Women Promotional poster Simplified 女人不坏 … Wikipedia
sing someone's/something's praises — (or sing the praises of someone/something) : to say good things about someone or something His patients all sing his praises. They were singing the praises of their new equipment. • • • Main Entry: ↑sing … Useful english dictionary
someone be damned — someone/something/be damned old fashioned phrase used for saying that you do not care at all about someone or something Art be damned! This is rubbish! Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not caresynonym … Useful english dictionary
something be damned — someone/something/be damned old fashioned phrase used for saying that you do not care at all about someone or something Art be damned! This is rubbish! Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not caresynonym … Useful english dictionary
subject someone to (something) — subject (someone/something) to (something) to cause someone or something to experience something. How do you feel about subjecting people to random drug testing? My daughter s only three, but I ve already subjected her to all sorts of music, from … New idioms dictionary
about — 1 preposition 1 on or dealing with a particular subject: a book about politics | She said something about leaving town. | all about (=all the details of a particular subject): Naturally, my mother wanted to know all about it. 2 in many different… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
about — [[t]əba͟ʊt[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, about is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives to introduce extra information. About is also often used after verbs of movement, such as walk and drive , and in phrasal verbs such as… … English dictionary
all-round — 1 adjective (only before noun) BrE good at doing many different things, especially at many different sports; all around AmE: an all round athlete 2 adverb BrE informal used to say that you are thinking about someone or something generally rather… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
all — [ ɔl ] function word, quantifier *** All can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable or plural noun): They had given up all hope. All children deserve encouragement. as a predeterminer (followed by a word such… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
