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• on foot
  пешком

  Silvia always goes to work on foot because she lives within a walking distance from her office.
• on one's feet
  быть на ногах

  Kelly has been very busy; she has been on her feet since early morning.
• on one's heels
  позади, следом

  When Steve walks his dog Fluffy, it is always on his master's heels.
• on one's mind
  занимать все мысли

  "I'm glad you want to talk about this problem. It's been on my mind for days."
• on one's toes
  быть в состоянии активности

  Our lecturer keeps the students on their toes by giving them a lot of interesting information.
• on the face of it
  на первый взгляд, судя по внешнему виду

  The idea is absurd on the face of it.
• on the heels of (something)
  вскоре после чего-либо, вслед за чем-либо

  John came that morning on the heels of his letter and insisted on seeing his cousin.
• on the nose
  точно в назначенное время или место

  We agreed to meet outside the movie theater at six and I arrived on the nose.
• on the one hand
  с одной стороны

  Jim has a very contradictory nature. On the one hand he is ambitious on the other hand he is shy.
• on the other hand
  с другой стороны

  David is not very intelligent, but on the other hand he is the most hard-working guy I have ever met.
• on the tip of one's tongue
  вертится на языке (не припомню)

  I know his name; it's on the tip of my tongue, but I can't quite remember it at the moment.
• on tiptoe
  на цыпочках

  Her son was asleep, and the mother went on tiptoe so that she might not wake him up.
• on/upon (someone's) head
  навлечь на свою голову

  Paul brought his parents' anger down on his head by pushing his little sister into a mud puddle.
• one's flesh and blood
  близкий, кровный родственник

  Susan is my flesh and blood so I was shocked when I learnt that she had got involved in a fraud.
• one's hands are tied
  (чьи-либо) руки связаны

  Larry's hands were tied at that time, and he could do nothing to help me.
• only have eyes for (someone)
  быть верным только одному кому-то, смотреть только на одного

  Julian was in love with Theresa and only had eyes for her.
• open (someone's) eyes to (something)
  открыть кому-либо глаза на что-либо

  Dan took pity on Kelly and wanted to open her eyes to what was going on in her family.
• open one's heart to (someone)
  довериться, рассказать о своих чувствах

  There were just the two of us in the compartment and my fellow traveler started to open her heart to me.
• out for blood
  желать наказать кого-либо, жаждать крови

  The boy's mother was out for blood when she discovered that he was doing badly at school.
• out of breath
  прерывисто дышать, запыхаться

  Jim stopped near the entrance; he was out of breath because he had been running.
• out of earshot
  вне пределов слышимости

  I was not able to hear what my father was saying because I was out of earshot.
• out of hand
  (выйти) из-под контроля

  The situation with the ransom money suddenly got out of hand and the police didn't know what to do.
• out of one's hair
  надоедать кому-либо

  My little brother is bothering me and I'd like to get him out of my hair.
• out of one's mind/head/senses
  быть сумасшедшим, глупым, неразумным

  Silvia's friends thought she was out of her mind to have married Sullivan.
• Out of sight, out of mind.
  С глаз долой из сердца вон. (пословица)

  After Robert moved out of town, Regina found other men to date. As the saying goes, "out of sight, out of mind."
• out of the corner of one's eye
  мельком взглянуть, увидеть краем глаза

  Out of the corner of my eye I saw Daniel approaching me.
• out of the mouths of babes
  устами младенца (глаголет истина)

  Samantha's statement was right out of the mouths of babes. The little girl understood everything.
• out on one's ear
  заставить кого-либо сделать что-либо против воли, силой (выгнать с работы, из дома)

  The student failed to pass exams and was quickly out on his ear.
• over one's dead body
  не позволить, "только через мой труп"

  Over my dead body will I let my daughter go out with Tim.
• over one's head
  не в состоянии понять

  All this is over my head; I am not able to understand what they want.
• pain in the neck
  надоедливый, раздражающий, возмущающий (человек)

  Peter is very annoying; he is a regular pain in the neck.
• palm off (something)
  всучить, подсунуть что-либо (как ценность), сбыть с рук при помощи обмана

  Lloyd tried to palm his old computer off on me as one that was new.
• pass through (someone's) mind
  промелькнуть в уме

  It passed through his mind that he had met that woman before, but he didn't remember her name.
• pat on the back
  похвалить

  The teacher gave Mark a pat on the back because he had passed a very difficult test.
• pay (someone or something) no mind
  игнорировать, не обращать внимания на кого-либо \ что-либо

  There was a clutter of chairs in the auditorium, but he paid the noise no mind.