ARE


Meaning of ARE in English

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

are better left unsaid (= it is better not to mention them )

Some things are better left unsaid .

are hotly debated (= argued about strongly )

His conclusions are hotly debated .

are on a winning streak

The team are on a winning streak .

Are...in touch with (= are you talking to him regularly )

Are you still in touch with John ?

be (just) what/who you are looking for

‘Salubrious’! That’s just the word I was looking for.

factors are responsible for sth

These underlying factors were responsible for his death.

feelings are running high (= people have strong feelings, especially of anger )

It was the last game of the season, and feelings were running high.

hopes are fading (= people have much less hope of doing something )

Hopes are fading that rescuers will find any more survivors.

How are things

‘ How are things with you?’ ‘Fine.’

How are you doing

How are you doing ?

How are you off for (= do you have enough? )

How are you off for sports equipment?

If...are anything to go by

If his past plays are anything to go by , this should be a play worth watching.

know what...are talking about

The staff are dedicated people who clearly know what they are talking about .

money is tight/things are tight

Money was tight and he needed a job badly.

my feet are killing me informal (= my feet are hurting )

passengers are stranded (= are unable to continue their journey )

At least 1,000 passengers were stranded at the airport because of the storm.

profits are up/down

Pre-tax profits were up 21.5%.

ready when you are (= said to tell someone that you are ready to do what you have arranged to do together )

rules are rules spoken (= a rule must be obeyed )

Rules are rules and you have to abide by them.

rumours are rife (= are talked about by a lot of people )

Rumours were rife that the band had refused to play.

say (you are) sorry (= tell someone that you feel bad about hurting them, causing problems etc )

It was probably too late to say sorry, but she would try anyway.

sb's calculations are right/correct/accurate

Fortunately his calculations were accurate.

sb's calculations are wrong/inaccurate

Some of our calculations were wrong.

sb's nerves are on edge (= they feel nervous or worried about what might happen )

His nerves were on edge as he entered the dark room.

sb's nerves are stretched (to breaking point) (= they feel very nervous or worried )

Her nerves were stretched almost to breaking point as she waited.

sb's nerves are tattered/frayed/shattered (= they feel very nervous or worried )

Everyone's nerves were frayed by the end of the week.

sb's pockets are bulging (= they are very full )

Tony's pockets were bulging with loose change.

sb’s chances are zero (= they have no chance of success )

Mike’s chances of winning are virtually zero.

From 1971 to 1976 West Vancouver experienced zero population growth.

sb’s charges are high/low (= you have to pay a lot/a little )

His charges are too high.

sb’s eyes are burning/smouldering/blazing with hate literary

Then he noticed the dark eyes, smouldering with hate.

sb’s eyes are full of hatred/fear etc

The prisoners stared at him, their eyes full of hatred.

sb’s eyes are full of tears

When she put the phone down, her eyes were full of tears.

sb’s powers are failing/waning (= becoming less good )

Mark felt that his creative powers were waning.

Storm clouds are gathering

Storm clouds are gathering over the trade negotiations.

such as it is/such as they are etc

We will look at the evidence, such as it is, for each of these theories.

talks continue/are underway

Talks will continue through the weekend.

talks resume/are resumed

Talks resumed in Geneva on April 19 after a month’s break.

the flowers are in bloom ( also the flowers are out ) (= they appear on a plant )

At this time of the year, the flowers are in bloom.

the odds are stacked against sb (= there are a lot of difficulties that may prevent someone’s success )

They may be able to build a life for themselves, but the odds are stacked against them.

the stakes are high

Climbing is a dangerous sport and the stakes are high .

the stars are out (= they are shining )

There was a full moon, and the stars were out.

the way things are going

I feel very encouraged by the way things are going .

the way things are (= the present situation )

I’m not at all dissatisfied with the way things are at the moment.

there are moves afoot to do sth British English (= there are plans, especially secret ones, to do something )

There are moves afoot to change things.

there are signs

There are now signs of an improvement in the economy.

there are tears in sb’s eyes

As she watched, there were tears of joy in her eyes.

things are looking up

Now the summer’s here things are looking up !

things are picking up

We’ve been through a bit of a bad patch, but things are picking up again now.

troops are stationed

525,000 American troops were stationed in the country.

where are your manners? British English (= used for telling a child to stop behaving impolitely )

Jamie! Where are your manners?

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

(are you) satisfied?

I'm here now - are you satisfied ?

(there are) no two ways about it

No two ways about it, Blue says to himself: he knows everything.

No two ways about it, Clint Schneider was dynamite.

That was the job description, no two ways about it.

There are no two ways about it.

I am/he is/you are etc too!

What are you drinking?

a fool and his money are soon parted

all eyes are on/watching/fixed on etc

are you for real?

for all you are/he is etc worth

here is/are sth

here we are

Here we are home again!

I know I read it somewhere... Here we go! It's at the bottom of page 78.

And here we are in one of the most notoriously capricious seas in the world, aboard a fantastic yacht called 2041.

And here we are, four years later, reading of another fracas in another rust-belt town.

But here we are faced with a dilemma.

However, here we are not to be intimidated and held off.

Just a Yes, here we are.

Oh and here we are going to a tango lesson.

Okay, here we are for the Final Jeopardy round.

So we bargained, and here we are, in the house.

here you are/here you go

hit sb when they are down

how (are) you doing?

Hiya George how are you doing ?

How are you doing on those?

How you doing , Mr West?

William Yes-hey, how you doing ?

how are things going?/how's it going?/how goes it?

"Hey, Al, how's it going ?" "Fine."

how are you fixed for sth?

Hey Mark, how are you fixed for cash?

how are you keeping?

kick sb when they are down

The newspapers cannot resist kicking a man when he is down.

know what you are talking about

Look, I know what I'm talking about because I was there when it happened.

Pilger knows what he is talking about, having spent several years as a reporter in Vietnam.

Rolim seemed to know what he was talking about, but his theories raised some questions for me.

Wayne, you don't know what the hell you're talking about.

And those who hint that this approach increases the guilt of the patient simply do not know what they are talking about.

But the debate will be between two insiders who know what they are talking about.

But we ensure we first know what we are talking about.

Engineers should only offer an opinion if they know what they are talking about.

They are not the only people who know what they are talking about when it comes to children and education.

They have demonstrated publicly, through close scrutiny by their peers, that they know what they are talking about.

my lips are sealed

Fear not my lips are sealed.

no kidding?/are you kidding?/you're kidding

not be as black as you are painted

not know whether you are coming or going

Andre's so in love he doesn't know whether he's coming or going.

right you are

A: How right you are.

Every day couples meet who are amazed at how right they are for each other - proof that Dateline works!

How right you are, very clever, very ... disputatious.

Yes, well, how right you are.

rumours/accusations etc are flying

sb's ears are burning

I bet your ears were burning - Tom and I were just talking about you.

My ears are burning in the cold, but there's nothing I can do about it.

sb's ears are flapping

sb's eyes are out on stalks

sb's hands are tied

I'd like to help you, but you missed the deadline. I'm afraid my hands are tied.

The company's hands are tied because of government regulations.

We'd really like to help you, but I'm afraid our hands are tied.

Bankers argue that their hands are tied by the Fed.

sb's/sth's days are numbered

I think Harry's days as a bachelor are numbered.

But if the church has its way, the garden's days are numbered.

He knows his days are numbered.

If Gordon Gekko is still around, his days are numbered.

My image flickers and your days are numbered.

Whatever the protests, it seems that Hospital's days are numbered.

sb's/sth's days are numbered

But if the church has its way, the garden's days are numbered .

He knows his days are numbered .

If Gordon Gekko is still around, his days are numbered .

My image flickers and your days are numbered .

Whatever the protests, it seems that Hospital's days are numbered .

so she is/so there are etc

some friend you are/some help she was etc

the dice are loaded

the dice/odds are loaded against sb/sth

the gloves are off

Now though, the gloves are off.

the honours are even

the knives are out (for sb)

The service is in ferment at the moment, the knives are out.

the odds/cards are stacked against sb

Although confident, we know the odds are stacked against the climbers.

the streets are paved with gold

there are no easy answers

As usual, there are no easy answers to explain human behavior.

But suddenly we find ourselves acknowledging that there are no easy answers to the dilemmas Christians face.

So there are no easy answers.

There are no easy answers to this problem.

there are no flies on sb

there are plenty more fish in the sea

there is/are

Is there life on other planets?

I didn't know there was Chinese restaurant in your neighborhood.

There's no evidence to prove that Gray is the murderer.

Because the teachers are so friendly there is a good atmosphere for getting on with your work.

But there is another, more essential respect for nature itself, which we dishonour at our peril.

Don't give them a sales pitch because there is nothing more irritating.

In Britain there is a preference for a tactical step-by-step approach against a background of traditional consensus.

Smokeless powder, for which there are many formulas, is used in modern ammunition.

The effect of the order is that even though youths are being sentenced, there is no room for them.

While this may not mean they are preventable, there is at least the possibility of fortifying the individual against their effects.

there it is/there they are etc

there it is/there you are/there you go

there you are/there you go

two heads are better than one

what are we waiting for?

What are we waiting for? Let's go eat.

what are you like!

what are you talking about?

What are you talking about? - Ron has lots of money.

And I was like, I was just like, what are you talking about?

And, anyway, what are you talking about, the rich man in his castle?

what are you waiting for?

What are you waiting for? Ask her out on a date.

And with actual tickets for the event up for grabs, what are you waiting for?

So what are you waiting for.

when the chips are down

When the chips were down, you felt he could handle the situation.

As you know, when the chips are down Leslie Bence comes out fighting.

It is disappointing to find that, when the chips are down, your paper is no better than the rest.

The implication, they fear, is that when the chips are down it is only rational human beings that really matter.

you are what you eat

you are/he is a one

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.