May, 22, 2020 Idioms related to knowing and understanding	
knowing and understanding	
idioms	example	
know sth inside out - знать что-либо вдоль и поперёк	She knows the system inside out.	
know stuff - знать что-либо назубок	When it comes to geography, he certainly knows his stuff.	
have a familiar ring to it- иметь знакомое звучание	That book title has a familiar ring to it. I think I read it a long time ago.	
(name ) ring a bell - казаться знакомым, наводить на мысль, напоминать, вызывать
чаще всего используется с именем 	I'm not sure if I know her, but the name rings a bell.	
Not knowing	
idioms	example	
not have (got) a clue - ничего не понимать	I haven't (got) a clue / don't have a clue how to get her house.	
not have (got) / don't have the faintest idea - не иметь ни малейшего понятия о чем-либо	I haven't (got) / don't have the faintest idea where she lives	
not have (got) / don't have the foggiest (idea)- не иметь ни малейшего представления о чем-либо	I haven't (got) / don't have the foggiest (idea) what this switch is for.	
can't for the life of me - не в состоянии что-либо, хоть убейте 	I can't for the life of me remember her first name.	
out of touch -  отстать от жизни; быть не в курсе	I'm a bit out of touch with computers these days.	
it doesn't ring any bells- ни о чем не говорит	I'm sorry, that name doesn't ring any bells with me.	
Coming to conclusion 	
idioms	example	
put two and two together -  coпocтaвить фaкты, cooбpaзить, cмeкнуть в чём дeлo; пoнимaть чтo к чeму	So I put two and two together and guessed it was that aunt of yours in Manchester.	
get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick- нeпpaвильнo, пpeвpaтнo пoнять чтo-л., cocтaвить нeпpaвильнoe пpeдcтaвлeниe o чём-л., пpocчитaтьcя	I'm sorry, I got (hold of) the wrong end of the stick.	
Exercise 1. Correct the mistakes in these idioms. Исправьте ошибки в устойчивых выражениях.

1. I don't have even a faint idea where he is today; you'll have to ask someone else.
2. The title of the book has familiar rings to it, but I don't think I've ever read it.
3. My cousin knows the tax laws outside and in, so if you want advice on your tax, he'll help you.
4. I can't for life think what it was I came into the kitchen for.
5. I saw Tom and Lily together in a restaurant looking adoringly into each other's eyes. I added up two and two, and decided they must be madly in love. 	
Exercise 2. Write sentences that mean the opposite of these sentences. Use idioms from this lesson and make any other necessary changes. Напишите предложения, противоположные данным. Используйте идиомы из этого урока и внесите любые другие необходимые изменения.

1. Yes, that name is very familiar to me. I think I've met her several times.
2. I'm really up to date with TV soap operas these days. I watch them every day.
3. She knows absolutely nothing when it comes to the history of this area.
4. I correctly interpreted what she was trying to tell me and it solved a big problem.
5. No, sorry, her name means nothing to me. I may have met her, I just can't remember.	
Exercise 3. Complete each sentence with a different idiom which refers to 'not knowing'. Завершите каждое предложение другой идиомой, которая относится к "незнанию"
1. I______________________________how to use the photocopier. Do you think you could help me? (weakest of the three - самое нейтральное из этих выражений)
2. I___________________________where I left that letter I brought for you. I'm really sorry.
(stronger than 1- сильнее по стилистической окраске, чем первое)
3. I __________________________what she's talking about. She's crazy! (even stronger than 2- самое сильное по стилистической окраске)	
Все материалы из  книги "English idioms in Use" by M. McCarthy, F. O'Dell.