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• ask for the moon
  желать недостижимого

  You will never get what you want, so it's no use asking for the moon.
• AI
  Artificial Intelligence - искусственный интеллект

  The Japanese have been researching AI for many years now.
• as soft as a baby's bottom
  очень мягкий и гладкий (как кожа младенца)

  My fleece jacket is as soft as a baby's bottom.
• at this stage of the game
  в момент какого-либо события, в разгар чего-либо

  At this stage of the game it is quite impossible to change our plans.
• ASAP
  As Soon As Possible - как можно скорее

  My boss left a note on my computer, "Please complete the rough copy of the letter and give it to me ASAP."
• all sweetness and light
  казаться хорошим, невинным

  Outwardly Celia is all sweetness and light, but I know she is not that good.
• after all is said and done
  наконец, после всего

  After all is said and done, they have shown a very good performance.
• all the rage
  последний писк (о моде)

  I strongly advise you to buy these jeans; they are all the rage of the season.
• 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 white as the driven snow
  белый как снег

  The sheets on the bed were as white as the driven snow.
• all the time
  постоянно, всё время

  My friend Oliver goes to the health club all the time.
• 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.
• assault the ears
  быть очень громким, "бить по ушам"

  Our neighbors always play very loud music, and it assaults the ears.
• all night long
  всю ночь напролёт

  I couldn't sleep well because people were shouting outside my window all night long.
• ante up
  делать взнос, платить необходимую сумму денег

  I have to ante up and pay the necessary amount of money for my new car, which I have recently bought on credit.
• as wild as a tiger
  очень дикий

  The dog was as wild as a tiger and he didn't allow anybody to touch him.
• all in
  быть очень усталым

  Having spent long hours at the computer, Jill was all in.
• at one's fingertips
  (знать) как свои пять пальцев

  John has all the facts and figures at his fingertips.
• all to the good
  всё к лучшему

  "It is all to the good that you walked out on your boy friend", my mother said.
• advise against (something)
  разубедить, отсоветовать

  We were advised against putting up a tent, the weather being very cold and nasty.
• all set
  всё готово (можно начинать)

  It was all set and we decided to start on our journey.
• AM
  Amplitude Modulation - амплитудная модуляция (тип частоты на радио)

  I don't like to listen to AM radio; their programs are not interesting.
• all told
  всё вместе, всё включительно

  All told, there are six rooms in the house including the kitchen.
• AOK
  великолепно, здорово

  It was AOK that Johnny was recovering.
• at the mercy of (the court/someone)
  в полной власти, не имея защиты против (кого-либо \ чего-либо)

  The sea was stormy and the ship was at the mercy of the huge waves.
• as crazy as a bedbug
  сумасшедший

  My old aunt Polly is as crazy as a bedbug.
• all right
  хорошо, нормально

  Will it be all right for me to join you?
• all talk (and no action)
  одни разговоры, а дела нет

  I wouldn't rely on Paul; he is all talk and no action.
• at one's heels
  прямо позади, по пятам

  I turned round and saw a man who was close behind me, right at my heels.
• APB
  All Point's Bulletin - бюллетень, содержащий сведения о преступниках (используется полицией для розыска)

  Some criminals had robbed the local bank and the police put out an APB on them.
• as a matter of fact
  фактически

  As a matter of fact cinema is the most popular entertainment for millions of people.
• as bald as a baby's backside
  совершенно лысый

  The postman, who delivers mail, is as bald as a baby's backside.
• as well as
  тоже, также как

  Kevin bought a thick magazine as well as several books to while away the time during the journey.
• at arm's length
  сделка (на расстоянии) через посредника

  I bought an apartment at arm's length and was not involved in any management decisions.
• at the present time
  сейчас, в настоящее время

  Bill was ill for three weeks, but at the present time he is doing fine.