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• apple of (one's) eye
  очень дорогой, любимый (свет очей, зеница ока)

  Her little son is the apple of her eye.
• apple of (someone's) eye
  чей-либо объект любви, привязанности (свет очей, зеница ока)

  Kelly's little son is the apple of her eye.
• argue for the sake of arguing/argument
  спорить ради спора

  William likes to argue for the sake of arguing.
• arm and a leg
  огромная сумма денег

  Their new house will cost them an arm and a leg.
• arm in arm
  (идти) под руку, рука об руку

  John and Mary were walking along the street arm in arm.
• armed and dangerous
  вооружен и опасен

  The criminal was suspected of being armed and dangerous.
• armed to the teeth
  вооружен до зубов

  The police stopped a car. The man in the car was armed to the teeth.
• armpit of (somewhere)
  самое плохое место в округе

  This residential quarter is the armpit of the city, and nobody wants to live there.
• around the clock
  24 часа, сутки

  Most of the supermarkets in big American cities work around the clock.
• arrive on the scene
  прибыть на место происшествия

  Tim dialed 911 and the police arrived on the scene almost at once.
• arrow in one's quiver
  чьё-либо преимущество перед другими (досл. ещё одна стрела в колчане)

  Her good knowledge of the computer was another arrow in her quiver, which helped her to get a good job.
• as a duck takes to water
  естественно, как рыба в воде

  Sofia plunged into the water and started to swim easily and naturally, just as a duck takes to water.
• as a last resort
  последняя мера, последнее средство (когда всё остальное испробовано)

  As a last resort John decided to take a loan from the bank.
• as a matter of fact
  фактически

  As a matter of fact cinema is the most popular entertainment for millions of people.
• as a result of (something)
  в результате

  Ben didn't study well during the term and as a result of his laziness he failed his exams.
• as a rule
  как правило

  On the weekends I sleep longer as a rule.
• as awkward as a cow on roller skates
  быть очень неловким, "как корова на льду"

  Jane isn't much of a dancer, and she was as awkward as a cow on roller skates when Jim invited her.
• as bald as a baby's backside
  совершенно лысый

  The postman, who delivers mail, is as bald as a baby's backside.
• as bald as a coot
  совершенно лысый (похожий на птицу лысуху)

  My Uncle Robert is as bald as a coot.
• as black as a skillet
  очень чёрный (как сковорода)

  Alan's hands were as black as a skillet when he finished repairing his car.
• as black as a stack of black cats
  очень чёрный (как множество чёрных кошек)

  Tina's dress was as black as a stack of black cats.
• as black as a sweep
  очень грязный (как трубочист)

  "Look! You are as black as a sweep! What have you done to your face and hands?"
• as black as coal
  чёрный как смоль

  The man had a dark complexion, and his hair was as black as coal.
• as black as night
  черный как ночь"

  The old house was as black as night when we entered it.
• as black as pitch
  тёмный как ночь

  Approaching the house, we saw that it was as black as night.
• as black as the ace of spades
  очень чёрный (как негр)

  When she returned from the beach, she was as black as the ace of spades.
• as blind as a bat
  слепой, "слепой как крот"

  I have lost my glasses, and without them I am as blind as a bat.
• as broad as a barn door
  очень толстый, (широкий как амбарная дверь)

  Mrs. Smart, the cook in the restaurant, was as broad as a barn door.
  Миссис Смарт, повар из ресторана, была очень толстой.
• as busy as a beaver
  быть очень занятым

  Paul seems to be as busy as a beaver all the time.
• as busy as a bee
  трудолюбивый как пчёлка, очень занятый

  Cora has been as busy as a bee since she moved into her new house.
• as busy as a one-armed paperhanger
  очень занятый

  "Don't call on me today. Now I am as busy as a one-armed paperhanger."
• as busy as popcorn on a skillet
  очень активный, подвижный

  The little boy was as busy as popcorn on a skillet all day long.
• as calm as a toad in the sun
  очень спокойный и довольный (как жаба на солнце)

  Jeremy looked as calm as a toad in the sun during the baseball game.
• as clean as a hound's tooth
  очень чистый

  When I finished cleaning the kitchen, it looked as clean as a hound's tooth.
• as conceited as a barber's cat
  тщеславный, полный самомнения

  Having won the award at the Annual Fair, Timothy became as conceited as a barber's cat.