He's no end of a nice chap — Он просто замечательный парень
We met no end of famous people — Мы познакомились со множеством знаменитых людей
He's a real problem. He's no end of trouble — Он настоящий сорвиголова. С ним хлопот не оберешься
It's done him no end of harm — Это ему здорово повредило
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
pull the plug (on someone or something) — tv. to put an end to someone or something as a problem; to defuse a problem caused by someone or something. (As if one were disconnecting an electrical appliance.) □ It’s time to pull the plug on this problem. □ I’ve heard enough from Mr. Jones.… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
(the) end of someone's useful life — the end of someone’s/something’s/useful life phrase the state of being old or damaged and no longer useful The heating system has come to the end of its useful life. Thesaurus: in a bad conditionhyponym condition of somethingsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
stake someone to something — 1. tv. to end or give someone money to buy something. □ Can you stake me to a decent meal? □ Stake the man to a meal and a flop, and he’ll tell us what we want to know. 2. tv. to treat someone to something. □ Can I stake you to a drink to… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
end — [[t]ɛnd[/t]] n. 1) the last part, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide: the end of a rope[/ex] 2) a point that indicates the full extent of something; limit; bounds 3) a part or place at or adjacent to an extremity: the west end … From formal English to slang
end — [[t]e̱nd[/t]] ♦ ends, ending, ended 1) N SING: the N, usu prep N, N of n The end of something such as a period of time, an event, a book, or a film is the last part of it or the final point in it. The ₤5 banknote was first issued at the end of… … English dictionary
end — end1 [ end ] noun count *** ▸ 1 final part ▸ 2 place farthest out ▸ 3 reason/goal ▸ 4 part in activity ▸ 5 opposite place ▸ 6 someone s death ▸ 7 in football ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) the final part of a period of time: at the end of something: You re… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
end */*/*/ — I UK [end] / US noun [countable] Word forms end : singular end plural ends Get it right: end: People often confuse the phrases at the end and in the end. In the end is similar to finally or eventually. Use it when you are saying what happens… … English dictionary
end — end1 W1S1 [end] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(last part)¦ 2¦(finished)¦ 3¦(long object)¦ 4¦(tip/point)¦ 5¦(scale)¦ 6¦(connection)¦ 7¦(remaining piece)¦ 8¦(aim)¦ 9¦(part of an activity)¦ 10¦(sport)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
end — 1 /end/ noun (C) 1 LAST PART the last part of something such as a period of time, activity, book, or film: He s leaving at the end of October. | I found the end of the movie very disappointing. | from beginning to end: Her story was a pack of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
end up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone or something ends up somewhere, they eventually arrive there, usually by accident. [V P prep/adv] The result was that the engine ended up at the bottom of the canal... [V P prep/adv] She fled with her children, moving… … English dictionary
Something Positive — logo, Mr. Personality. Author(s) R. K. Milholland Website http:/ … Wikipedia
