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• as phony as a three-dollar bill
  фальшивый, поддельный (как трёхдолларовая купюра)

  The woman, who was raising money for a children's playground, seemed to be as phony as a three-dollar bill.
• all over the place
  везде, повсеместно

  I looked all over the place for my textbook.
• as black as pitch
  тёмный как ночь

  Approaching the house, we saw that it was as black as night.
• about to (do something)
  собираться делать что-то

  We were about to leave the house when it started to rain.
• as scarce as hen's teeth
  редко встречающийся или не существующий

  In summer cheap hotels everywhere are as scarce as hen's teeth.
• able to breathe easily again
  вздохнуть свободно

  When Hillary paid her bank loan, she was able to breathe easily again.
• at the eleventh hour
  в самый последний момент

  Aunt Maria was in a great hurry, and she remembered to lock the door at the eleventh hour.
• all-in-one
  всё вместе

  My record player has a recording and playing function all-in-one.
• add fuel to the fire
  подлить масла в огонь

  I wanted to calm him down, but my words only added fuel to the fire.
• at each other's throats
  драться, спорить всё время (брать друг друга за горло)

  The husband and wife argue a lot and are always at each other's throats.
• albatross (around someone's neck)
  помеха на пути к успеху

  Jack's lack of a proper education is an albatross around his neck, and it prevents him from getting a good job.
• act up
  вести себя плохо

  The students often act up during the breaks.
• all in one piece
  целым и невредимым

  As we packed all the breakable things carefully, we hoped that they would arrive all in one piece.
• 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?"
• ahead of time
  раньше времени, раньше срока

  I asked the permission of my boss to leave work ahead of time.
• 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.
• at one time
  одно время

  At one time Jim had to combine work and studies at a community college.
• 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.
• attracted to (someone)
  почувствовать влечение к кому-либо

  As soon as Robert saw Linda, he got immediately attracted to her.
• according to Hoyle
  в соответствии с правилами, по правилам (Хойл написал хорошо известную книгу о правилах в карточной игре)

  According to Hoyle, the in-patients are not allowed to leave the hospital grounds.
• almighty dollar
  всемогущий доллар

  Tom thinks that money is more important than anything else, and he spends his life chasing the almighty dollar.
• after one's own heart
  быть приятным кому-либо, быть по душе \ по сердцу, радовать кого-либо

  "Cheer up! We are going to have a day after your own heart."
• at one sitting
  за один присест

  I expected the sausage to last for two meals, but it was eaten at one sitting.
• as mad as a wet hen
  взбешённый

  Peter suspected that Joanna had deceived him and was as mad as a wet hen.
• 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.
• add up (to something)
  означать что-то, являться результатом чего-то

  The information you gave us doesn't mean anything; it doesn't add up.
• at death's door
  на пороге смерти

  It was only at death's door that Timothy could confess his fault.
• act one's age
  вести себя по взрослому

  My niece is in her early thirties, but she prefers not to act her age.
• as white as a ghost
  бледный как смерть (как призрак)

  Pam looked as white as a ghost after her illness.
• able to do (something) blindfolded
  делать что-то вслепую, делать что-то легко и быстро

  Jim has always been a skilled worker; he does his job blindfolded.
• all in (someone's) mind
  воображать несуществующую проблему

  "Please, don't bother me with your problem. It is all in your mind. It does not exist."
• as easy as duck soup
  очень легко, без усилий

  Persuading my father to buy a new computer was as easy as duck soup.
• all in a day's work
  часть того, что нужно делать; что-то ожидаемое

  It was all in a day's work when the police arrested the criminal.
• air one's dirty linen in public
  обсуждать личные проблемы в присутствии посторонних, "выносить сор из избы"

  I don't think much of people who prefer to air their dirty linen in public.
• at the end of the day
  принимая всё во внимание

  At the end of the day, he felt it was impossible to go on with his work.