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• step/tread on (someone's) toes
  задеть чьи-либо чувства, "наступить на чью-либо любимую мозоль"

  Stephan managed to step on his friends' toes and that turned his friends into his enemies.
• stick in (someone's) mind
  не забывать, застрять в чьей-либо голове

  The face of the dying woman stuck in my mind for many days.
• stick in (someone's) throat/craw
  неприятная, раздражающая ситуация; "застрять, как кость в горле"

  I failed my English exam last semester, and the failure sticks in my throat.
• stick one's head in a noose
  навредить себе, сунуть голову в петлю

  Bob borrowed a large sum of money thus sticking my head in a noose.
• stick one's neck out (for someone or something)
  рисковать ради кого-либо \ чего-либо

  "I am not going to stick my neck out for you."
• stick one's nose into (something)
  совать свой нос куда-либо, вмешиваться в чужие дела

  I wish that my roommate would stop sticking her nose into my private affairs.
• stick out like a sore thumb
  выделяться, быть хорошо видным

  "Don't you think you will stick out like a sore thumb if you put on this absurd attire?"
• stick to one's ribs
  хорошо наесться, плотно покушать

  My mother is a wonderful cook; everything she cooks sticks to our ribs.
• sticky fingers
  склонность к воровству

  Little Bobby has sticky fingers, and his mother watches him all the time.
• straight from the shoulder
  (говорить) прямо, без обиняков

  I appreciate my friend's open and honest ways; he always speaks straight from the shoulder.
• stretch one's legs
  размять ноги

  After he had been driving for six hours, he stopped for a while to stretch his legs.
• strike at the heart of (something)
  ударить в самое сердце

  Her husband's infidelity struck at the heart of Mira's idea of a happy family life.
• stuff one's face
  набить себе желудок, много съесть

  I was not hungry because I stuffed my face in the restaurant.
• sweat blood
  быть озабоченным и напряжённым

  During the interrogation the man was sweating blood.
• sweat it out
  терпеливо пережидать что-либо (неприятное)

  There were no vacant rooms in the hotel, and we had to sweat it out until someone signed out.
• sweep (someone) off his or her feet
  вызвать чей-либо восторг, поразить, потрясти

  When I saw my favorite singer appear on the stage, it swept me off my feet.
• swelled head
  самомнение

  Marcia has a swelled head; she thinks that she is the most gifted person in her class.
• tail between one's legs
  быть пристыженным или побеждённым

  Steve had boasted he would win the tournament, but he went home with his tail between his legs.
• take (someone or something) in hand
  взять в свои руки, пытаться контролировать кого-либо \ что-либо

  When disorders began, the police quickly took the situation in hand.
• take (someone or something) off (someone's) hands
  избавить от кого-либо \ чего-либо

  "Can you possibly take this problem off my hands?"
• take (someone's) breath away
  поразить, ошеломить кого-либо

  The unexpected news of my uncle's generosity has taken my breath away.
• take (someone's) pulse
  щупать, измерять пульс

  When the doctor came, she listened to my heart and lungs and took my pulse.
• take (something) on the chin
  испытать, терпеливо вынести что-либо

  Jeremy took his failure on the chin.
• take (something) to heart
  принимать что-либо близко к сердцу

  Poor little Jennet! She took things awfully to heart.
• take a hand in (something)
  принять участие в чём-либо

  I'd like to take a hand in arranging a homecoming ball at school.
• take a load off one's feet
  сесть и отдохнуть

  "Come in and sit down. Take a load off your feet."
• take heart
  воспрянуть духом, подбодриться

  "It is impossible not to take heart in the company of such a nice person like you."
• take it into one's head to do (something)
  взбрести кому-либо в голову

  Why did you take it into your head to invite Elvis to the party? He is such a wet blanket.
• take it on the chin
  потерпеть поражение, быть побеждённым

  Paul took it on the chin in the chess tournament.
• take leave of one's senses
  сойти с ума, потерять рассудок, обезуметь

  My brother had taken my car without my permission; I got angry and told him he had taken leave of his senses.
• take one's mind off (something)
  отвлечься от чего-либо, перестать беспокоиться

  Susan went shopping to take her mind off her family problems.
• take the law into one's own hands
  расправиться без суда, пытаться отправлять правосудие самому

  Ned decided to take the law into his own hands and avenge himself on his offender.
• take the words out of (someone's) mouth
  предвосхитить то, что хотел сказать другой

  I wanted to add a few more items to the agenda, but the chairman took the words out of my mouth.
• take to one's heels
  убегать, удирать

  The boys were stealing apples from the garden and took to their heels when they saw the owner approaching them.
• talk (someone's) ear off
  замучить кого-либо разговорами

  The woman sitting beside me in the compartment talked my ear off.