This kind of preclassical music is right up Bill's alley; after all, he wrote his Ph.D. on Bach.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
right down — or right enough Plainly • • • Main Entry: ↑right … Useful english dictionary
right-down — I adjective complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers absolute freedom an absolute dimwit a downright lie out and out mayhem an out and out lie a rank outsider … Useful english dictionary
Right Down the Line — is a single by Gerry Rafferty. It is the third track from the album City to City . The song made #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts in the U.S., making this the only Rafferty song to ever reach… … Wikipedia
right down — or[up one s alley] {adv. phr.} In accordance with one s specialty or predilection. * /This kind of preclassical music is right up Bill s alley; after all, he wrote his Ph.D. on Bach./ … Dictionary of American idioms
right down — or[up one s alley] {adv. phr.} In accordance with one s specialty or predilection. * /This kind of preclassical music is right up Bill s alley; after all, he wrote his Ph.D. on Bach./ … Dictionary of American idioms
right down — adj. absolute, complete and without limitation, unlimited adv. positively, certainly, surely … English contemporary dictionary
right-down — Utter … A concise dictionary of English slang
to go (right) down to the wire — informal phrase to only be decided or become clear at the last possible moment Talks went down to the wire, with agreement being reached at the very last minute. Thesaurus: late or too latesynonym Main entry: wire … Useful english dictionary
go (right) down to the wire — go, come, etc. (right) down to the ˈwire idiom (informal) if you say that a situation goes down to the wire, you mean that the result will not be decided or known until the very end Main entry: ↑wireidiom … Useful english dictionary
come (right) down to the wire — go, come, etc. (right) down to the ˈwire idiom (informal) if you say that a situation goes down to the wire, you mean that the result will not be decided or known until the very end Main entry: ↑wireidiom … Useful english dictionary
