able in body and mind

I wish we knew where they have gone, for it would make my son a good deal easier in his mind, and me too. (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’, ch. XXI) — я бы тоже дорого дала, чтобы узнать, куда они ушли. Тогда и у сына моего, и у меня стало бы легче на сердце.

...the club and its rules were still a mystery, and he looked round for some one who should be able to set his mind at rest. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘New Arabian Nights’, ‘The Suicide Club’, ‘The Story of the Young Man with the Cream Tarts’) —...клуб и его правила все еще оставались загадкой, и полковник оглядывался вокруг, стараясь найти кого-нибудь, кто смог бы рассеять его опасения.

Well, just to put your mind at rest, when we discovered the body of Mrs. Perlin, we made a complete search of the premises. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Empty Tin’, ch. 13) — Должен сказать для вашего успокоения, что, когда мы нашли труп миссис Перлин, мы тщательно обыскали весь дом.

You're.not going to be fired... Put your mind at ease on that score. (J. O'Hara, ‘Elizabeth Appleton’, ch. IV) — Тебя не уволят... Можешь не беспокоиться на этот счет.

• formarse una idea de algo — to form an impression of sth

• hacerse una idea de algo — to get an idea of sth

• idea brillante, idea genial — brilliant idea, brainwave

mi idea era salir temprano — I had intended to leave early, my idea o intention was to leave early

• cambiar de idea — to change one's mind

• idea fija — fixed idea

• ir con la idea de hacer algo — to mean to do sth

• tiene muy mala idea — his intentions are not good, he's a nasty piece of work *

tuvo muy mala idea al hacer las preguntas — his questions were really malicious o nasty

• metérsele una idea en la cabeza a algn, cuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza no hay quien se la saque — once he gets an idea into his head no one can talk him out of it

• tener idea de hacer algo — [en el pasado] to mean to do sth; [en el futuro] to be thinking of doing sth

tenía idea de traerme varias botellas de vodka — I meant o I was meaning to bring some bottles of vodka

• tener idea de algo — to have an idea of sth

• no tener la menor idea — not to have the faintest o the foggiest idea

lo expulsaron por sus ideas políticas — they expelled him because of his political beliefs o ideas

• una persona de ideas conservadoras/liberales/radicales — a conservative/liberal/radical-minded person

la idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom

es de ideas conservadoras — she has conservative ideas o views

darse idea para algo — (RPl fam) to be good at something

hacerse (a) la idea de algo — to get used to the idea of something

idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea

la idea de libertad — the idea o concept of freedom

es de ideas conservadoras — she has conservative ideas o views

darse idea para algo — (RPl fam) to be good at something

hacerse (a) la idea de algo — to get used to the idea of something

idea de bombero — (Esp fam) crazy idea

Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.

jemandem den Kopf waschen — wash somebody's hair; (fig. ugs.): (jemanden zurechtweisen) give somebody a good talking-to (sl.); give somebody what for (sl.)

[um] einen ganzen/halben Kopf größer sein — be a good head/a few inches taller

Kopf an Kopf — (im Wettlauf) neck and neck

den Kopf einziehen — duck; (fig.): (sich einschüchtern lassen) be intimidated

ich werde/er wird dir nicht gleich den Kopf abreißen — (ugs.) I'm/he's not going to bite your head off

einen dicken Kopf haben — (vom Alkohol) have a thick head (coll.) or a hangover

jemandem od. jemanden den Kopf kosten — cost somebody dearly; (jemanden das Leben kosten) cost somebody his/her life

den Kopf hinhalten [müssen] — (ugs.) [have to] face the music; [have to] take the blame or (coll.) rap

den Kopf aus der Schlinge ziehen — avoid any adverse consequences or (coll.) the rap

den Kopf hoch tragen — hold one's head high

jemandem den Kopf zurechtrücken — (ugs.) bring somebody to his/her senses

sich (Dat.) an den Kopf fassen od. greifen — (ugs.) throw up one's hands in despair

sein Geld auf den Kopf hauen — (ugs.) blow one's money (coll.)

etwas auf den Kopf stellen — (ugs.) turn something upside down

auf dem Kopf stehen — (ugs.) be upside down

Kopf stehen — stand on one's head; (ugs.): (überrascht sein) be bowled over

den Ablauf der Ereignisse auf den Kopf stellen — get the order of events completely or entirely wrong

jemandem auf dem Kopf herumtanzen — (ugs.) treat somebody just as one likes; do what one likes with somebody

jemandem auf den Kopf spucken können — (salopp scherzh.) be head and shoulders taller than somebody

er ist nicht auf den Kopf gefallen — (ugs.) there are no flies on him (fig. coll.)

jemandem in den od. zu Kopf steigen — go to somebody's head

mit dem Kopf durch die Wand wollen (ugs.) /sich (Dat.) den Kopf einrennen — beat or run one's head against a brick wall

jemandem über den Kopf wachsen — (ugs.) outgrow somebody; (jemanden überfordern) become too much for somebody

bis über den Kopf in etwas stecken — (ugs.) be up to one's ears in something

es geht um Kopf und Kragen — (ugs.) it's a matter of life and death

sich um Kopf und Kragen reden — (ugs.) risk one's neck with careless talk

von Kopf bis Fuß — from head to toe or foot

jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen — (ugs.) offend somebody; s. auch Hand 3)

pro Kopf — per head or person

er hat die Zahlen im Kopf — (ugs.) he has the figures in his head

er hat nur Autos im Kopf — (ugs.) all he ever thinks about is cars

sie ist nicht ganz richtig im Kopf — (ugs.) she's not quite right in the head

einen klaren/kühlen Kopf bewahren od. behalten — keep a cool head; keep one's head

jemandem den Kopf verdrehen — (ugs.) steal somebody's heart [away]

sich (Dat.) den Kopf zerbrechen — (ugs.) rack one's brains (über + Akk. over); (sich Sorgen machen) worry (über + Akk. about)

aus dem Kopf — (aus dem Gedächtnis) off the top of one's head

das geht od. will ihm nicht aus dem Kopf — he can't get it out of his mind

sich (Dat.) etwas aus dem Kopf schlagen — put something out of one's head

sich (Dat.) etwas durch den Kopf gehen lassen — think something over

jemandem im Kopf herumgehen — (ugs.) go round and round in somebody's mind

jemandem geht od. will etwas nicht in den Kopf [hinein] — (ugs.) somebody can't get something into his/her head