English-Azerbaijani dictionary

be hard on

1 to punish or criticize severely: Don't be too hard on the boy – he's too young to know that he was doing wrong.
az: amansız olmaq
ru: быть слишком строгим
2 to be unfair to: If you punish all the children for the broken window, it's a bit hard on those who had nothing to do with it.
az: insafsızlıq etmək
ru: быть несправедливым

be hard pressed

to be in difficulties: He's hard pressed financially.
az: çətin vəziyyətdə olmaq, sıxışmaq
ru: быть в затруднении

be in practice

also out of practice
(not) having had a lot of practice recently: I haven't played the piano for months – I'm very out of practice.
az: məşq et(mə)mək
ru: (не) упражняться

be in full swing

to be going ahead, or continuing, busily or vigorously: The party was in full swing.
az: qaynamaq 
ru: в полном разгаре

be in good form

to be in good spirits or health: She's in good form after her holiday.
az: sağlam olmaq, yaxşı formada olmaq
ru: быть в хорошей форме

be in good voice

to have one’s voice in good condition for singing or speaking: The choir was in good voice tonight.
az: səsi yerində olmaq
ru: быть в голосе

be in hot water

also get into hot water
to be in or get into trouble: He got into hot water when he was caught cheating in an exam.
az: bəlaya düşmək, çətin vəziyyətdə olmaq (adətən, öz günahı ucbatından)

ru: иметь неприятности, быть в затруднительном положение - (прим., по своей вине)

be in league with

to be allied to: The British were in league with the Dutch to suppress the Republic.
az: iş birliyində olmaq
ru: быть в союзе с

be in position

also out of position

to be (not) in the right place: Is everything in position for the photograph?
az: düzgün mövqedə olma(ma)q
ru: быть в (не)правильном месте

be in power

(of a political party) to be the governing party: The National Party is currently in power.
az: hakimiyyətdə olmaq
ru: быть у власти

be in short supply

(of goods etc) to be scarce: Bread is in short supply.
az: kasad olmaq 
ru: быть дефицитным

be in the hot seat

to hold an important position which involves having to make important decisions.
az: vəzifədə olmaq
ru: занимать ответственную должность

be in the middle of (doing) something

to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.
az: nə iləsə məşğul olmaq
ru: быть занятым чем-л.

be in the minority

to be in the smaller of two groups: Women were in the minority at the meeting.
az: azlıqda olmaq
ru: быть в меньшинстве

be in the red

to be in debt: When his business failed, he found himself in the red.
az: borc içində olmaq
ru: быть в долгу