Brain augmentation
Technology related idioms
The origin of the idioms
Inventors
Environmental issues
100

The process of increasing the amount, value, or effectiveness of something.

 augmentation

100

To fly under the radar

Оставаться незамеченным

100

The idiom comes from radio engineering, where devices had to be adjusted to work properly.

On the same wavelength

100

American inventor Douglas Engelbart invented:

a) keyboard b) computer mouse c) webcam 

d) touchscreen


b)  computer mouse

100

The process of
converting waste
materials into new
materials and objects.

Recycling

200

An object or device placed inside the body, usually by surgery.

an implant

200

To blow a fuse

Выйти из себя 

200

The idiom comes from physics, specifically from electrical circuits where fuses protected important areas from high voltage.

Blow a fuse

200

Who invented the World Wide Web?

Tim Berners-Lee

200

The person who measures carbon footprint

Carbon coach

300

To gain unauthorized access to a computer or electronic system.


to hack

300

On the same wavelength

На одной волне

300

The idiom comes from mechanical engineering, where rubbing parts are greased with oil to prevent friction.

 A well-oiled machine

300

Who invented the helicopter?

Igor Sikorsky

300

The existence of too much artificial light in the environment, for example from street lights, which makes it difficult to see the stars

Light pollution

400

To increase or further improve the good quality, value, or status of somebody/something.

to enhance

400

A well-oiled machine

Как часы 

400

The idiom comes from aviation, where people often went beyond the limits of what was safe for testing.

Push the envelope

400

Who was the electric battery invented by?

Alessandro Volta

400

The natural world in which people, animals and plants live

The environment

500

A creature in science fiction stories that is part human and part machine.

Cyborg

500

To push the envelope

Выходить за привычные рамки 

500

An idiom that is extremely relevant in today's world, meaning invisibility and privacy.

To fly under the radar

500

When did the television become widespread around the world?

1950s

500

To make something less or smaller in size, quantity, price, etc.; to become less or smaller in size, quantity, etc.

To reduce