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• rule of thumb
  общепринятое правило; образец, модель

  It is a rule of thumb that if a fire alarm sounds, it's necessary to call 911.
• run off at the mouth
  болтать без умолку

  Linda is the most talkative girl I have ever met; she can run off at the mouth for hours.
• save (someone's) neck/skin
  спасать свою шкуру

  Jeremy had to sell his investments in order to save his neck.
• save face
  сохранить свою репутацию, достоинство в неблагоприятной ситуации

  We ought to act very cautiously and try to save face whatever happens.
• save one's breath
  помалкивать; не соваться со своим мнением, советами

  I had a lot of questions to ask her, but looking how upset she was, I thought I'd better save my breath.
• say (something) right to (someone's) face
  сказать что-либо кому-либо прямо в лицо

  I didn't like my friend's behavior at the party, and I had a good mind to say it right to his face.
• say (something) under one's breath
  сказать что-либо шёпотом

  I don't know why Jenny always says unpleasant things under her breath.
• say a mouthful
  сказать что-либо важное, необычное, потрясающее

  My friend did say a mouthful when she narrated her unusual story.
• scratch (someone's) back
  делать взаимные услуги, "рука руку моет"

  "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours," were the relations between the employees in the company.
• scratch one's head
  приводить в замешательство, озадачивать кого-либо

  I left Jenifer scratching her head after I told her the news of Harry's engagement.
• scream one's head off
  пронзительно кричать

  When Mary saw a mouse, she screamed her head off.
• search one's heart/soul
  раздумывать (над чем-либо)

  Since his wife's death in a car crash, Tim had been searching his soul to see if he could have prevented the accident.
• see eye to eye (with someone)
  сходиться во взглядах с кем-либо

  William doesn't see eye to eye with me in this question.
• set (something) on its ear
  заинтересовать кого-либо чем-либо

  The new project set the company on its ear. Everyone got very excited.
• set foot (somewhere)
  ступать куда-либо, входить

  Mike took offence and said he would never set foot in my house again.
• set one back on one's heels
  удивить, ошеломить, шокировать кого-либо

  The news, which set my back on my heels, was announced at the interval of thirty minutes.
• set one's eyes on (someone or something)
  видеть кого-либо \ что-либо впервые

  My sister bought a new house, but I have not set my eyes on it yet.
• set one's heart against (something)
  быть настроенным против чего-либо

  At first my mother set her heart against taking a dog from the animal shelter, but then she yielded to her son's request.
• set one's heart on (something)
  быть направленным к достижению какой-либо цели

  Samantha set her heart on becoming an actress.
• set one's teeth on edge
  действовать кому-либо на нервы, раздражать, выводить из себя

  "Please, stop that noise! It sets my teeth on edge."
• set tongues wagging
  сплетничать, "распустить языки"

  The conflict between Landcroft and his wife set tongues wagging around the neighborhood.
• shake a leg
  идти быстро, "шевелить ногами"

  "Please shake a leg if you want to be in time for the lecture."
• shake hands on (something)
  пожать руки (в знак взаимного согласия)

  They shook hands on the agreement that they would coordinate their actions.
• shake hands with (someone)
  пожать руки в знак приветствия

  Chan shook hands with his friend when he met him outside the office.
• sharp tongue
  (иметь) острый язык, (быть) критичным, не добрым

  Nobody likes Cora; she has a sharp tongue and she very often says very unkind things to others.
• shoot from the hip
  говорить прямо и откровенно, "рубить с плеча"

  Ben always shoots from the hip and as a result gets into trouble now and then.
• shoot one's mouth off
  хвастливо болтать или говорить о том, чего хорошо не знаешь

  Sandra always shoots her mouth off about something she doesn't know very well.
• shoot oneself in the foot
  сделать ошибку или принять глупое решение

  Nick shot himself in the foot when he decided to invest into a Canadian Oil company.
• shot in the arm
  прилив энергии

  I did a lot of work yesterday probably because of a shot in the arm.
• should have one's head examined
  вести себя неразумно, как сумасшедший

  "You must be crazy to buy that outdated computer. You definitely should have your head examined."
• shoulder to cry on
  сострадательный человек; (жилетка, в которую можно поплакать)

  At that time I had no shoulder to cry on and felt very miserable.
• shoulder to shoulder
  плечом к плечу

  The soldiers fought shoulder to shoulder.
• shove/force/ram (something) down (someone's) throat
  силой получить чьё-либо согласие относительно чем-либо, навязывать что-либо кому-либо

  I was forced to agree to his conditions because he literally shoved them down my throat.
• show of hands
  открытое голосование, голосование поднятием рук

  It was proposed that we vote by a show of hands.
• show one's face
  появиться, показаться

  After cheating at the exam, Simon was ashamed to show his face.