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• have (someone's) blood on one's hands
  быть ответственным за чью-либо гибель \ за пролитую кровь

  The criminal had the victim's blood on his hands.
• have (someone's) hide
  ругать или наказывать кого-либо

  My Granny promised to have my hide if I don't behave.
• have a chip on one's shoulder
  иметь вызывающий вид, быть задирой, искать повод для ссоры

  Our neighbor's son has a chip on his shoulder and is always willing to start a fight.
• have broad shoulders
  умение много работать и брать на себя ответственность

  The father has broad shoulders and does most of the repairs about the house.
• have one's back to the wall
  попасть в трудную ситуацию, занять оборонительную позицию; "быть припёртым к стене"

  He had his back to the wall because he was being blackmailed.
• have/get butterflies in one's stomach
  чувствовать страх или беспокойство

  I got butterflies in my stomach when I went to a job interview.
• head and shoulders above (someone or something)
  намного лучше чего-либо; на голову выше кого-либо

  Peter is an excellent tennis player; he is head and shoulders above the other players in his town.
• hold one's breath
  затаить дыхание

  The little girl held her breath when she saw a beautiful doll in the shop window.
• huff and puff
  тяжело дышать, пыхтеть

  Old Michael huffed and puffed when he climbed the stairs.
• in cold blood
  хладнокровно

  The criminal murdered several people in cold blood.
• in one's blood
  (быть) в крови у кого-либо

  Traveling is in the man's blood; he has visited about thirty countries already.
• in the flesh
  во плоти, живьём, собственной персоной

  Irene never had the chance of meeting somebody important in the flesh.
• in the same breath
  почти одновременно, не переводя дыхания

  Ronald said he was busy, but in the same breath he offered to drive us to the country.
• joined at the hip
  (два человека) проводящие всё время вместе, "не разлей вода"

  The two friends are joined at the hip; they always spend all their time together.
• jump down (someone's) throat
  разозлиться, выйти из себя

  My father jumped down my throat over the missing money.
• jump out of one's skin
  вздрогнуть, подскочить (от испуга, неожиданности)

  When Nancy heard moans and groans coming from the basement, she jumped out of her skin.
• keep body and soul together
  жить впроголодь, едва сводить концы с концами

  I earned very little money that year and could hardly keep body and soul together.
• kink in one's neck
  судорога, болезненный спазм в шее

  I didn't sleep well that night and woke up in the morning with a kink in my neck.
• know (something) in one's bones
  интуитивно чувствовать что-либо

  I know it in my bones that Joe is going to deceive me again.
• know where all the bodies are buried
  знать все важные детали или секреты

  I knew where all the bodies were buried in the company, but I never told anyone.
• land in one's lap
  добавить кому-либо работы

  Some additional work landed in my lap quite unexpectedly and now I'll have to deal with it.
• like getting blood out of a stone
  очень трудно получить что-либо от кого-либо (так же, как выжать слезу из камня)

  It is like getting blood out of a stone to try and ask my father for money.
• look over one's shoulder
  опасаться чего-либо плохого

  Pam always looks over her shoulder when she crosses a busy street.
• make (someone's) blood boil
  приводить кого-либо в бешенство, "кровь вскипела"

  I can't stand Ken. His misbehavior makes my blood boil.
• make (someone's) blood run cold
  приводить кого-либо в содрогание, (кровь застыла в жилах)

  The sight of the dead body of Desmond Finch made Mandy's blood run cold.
• make (someone's) flesh crawl
  приводить кого-либо в ужас (мороз по коже)

  Sandra heard a terrible scream outside and it made her flesh crawl.
• make a clean breast of (something)
  чистосердечно признаться в чём-либо, облегчить душу

  I decided to make a clean breast of everything, and I think I will feel better.
• make no bones about (something)
  не колебаться или не церемониться

  Mike made no bones about the matter; he despised Captain Blood.
• millstone around (someone's) neck
  обуза, ярмо на чьей-либо шее

  Jeffrey Jones has a handicap, but it is not a millstone around his family's neck; he is able to earn his own money.
• neck and neck
  быть равным в состязании; идти "голова в голову"

  Davidson and Marshal were riding like demons, neck and neck.
• new blood
  свежая кровь (люди с новыми идеями)

  They needed new blood: new ideas and people to carry out these ideas.
• No sweat!
  не трудно

  "It is no sweat for me to help you clean up your kitchen."
• not breathe a word (about someone or something)
  не выдавать секрет (о ком-либо \ чём-либо)

  "Can you promise not to breathe a word about my engagement?"
• not have the stomach for (something)
  не иметь желания делать что-либо (если считаете это неприятным)

  I do not have the stomach for doing this silly job.
• not move a muscle
  не двигаться, не шевелиться

  The doctor told the wounded soldier not to move a muscle while he was working on his wound.