Idioms A

An idiom is a phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase. Some phrases which become figurative idioms, however, do retain the phrase's literal meaning. Categorized as formulaic language, an idiom's figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning.

• after all- всё-таки:

  After all, he is your father, so you should call him.

• all along- всё время, всегда:

  I knew about this all along.

• all ears- весь внимание:

  Go on, start telling this story, I'm all ears!

• all of a sudden- неожиданно:

  All of a sudden, they've decided to marry.

• all the same- всё равно, без разницы:

  We can order this or that pizza, it's all the same.

• all thumbs- неуклюжий:

  He's all thumbs, to you shoulsn't ask him to fix your car.

• apple of discord- яблоко раздора:

  This topic became an apple of discord for them.

• as a rule- как правило:

  As a rule, I get up at 8 a.m.

• as far as I am concerned- по моему мнению:

  As far as I'm concerned, you should call her and apologise.

• as for me/ as to me- что касается меня:

  As for me, I love fried chicken.

• at all- совсем:

  I don't understand you at all.

• at random- наугад:

  You seriously chose your profession at random???

• at this point- на данном этапе:

  At this point he knew he messed everything up.