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• have one's hands full (with someone or something)
  быть полностью занятым кем-либо \ чем-либо

  I always have my hands full with household jobs.
• keep (someone) out of one's hair
  удерживать кого-либо от причинения беспокойства

  The children were naughty all day and it was not possible to keep them out of our hair.
• have a mind like a steel trap
  иметь острый и живой ум

  Although Timothy is seventy-five he has a mind like a steel trap and his memory is very good.
• collect one's wits
  собраться с мыслями

  I had to collect my wits after the strange story Jami told me.
• butt heads with (someone)
  спорить с кем-либо, "сталкиваться лбами"

  "I do not intend to butt heads with you about this problem because I know I am right."
• in one's mind's eye
  мысленно, в чьём-либо воображении

  Several times he played the game "in his mind's eye" and in each case he lost.
• put (someone's) eye out
  выколоть кому-либо глаз

  Jeremy became blind as he accidentally put his eye out.
• with one's tail between one's legs
  испугаться или струсить, "поджать хвост"

  The boss told Mike to get out, and the latter left the office with his tail between his legs.
• 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.
• learn (something) by heart
  выучить что-либо наизусть

  The teacher told the pupils to learn the grammar rule by heart.
• get to one's feet
  встать

  The students got to their feet at the end of the lecture.
• evil eye
  недобрый глаз, способный причинить вред

  Zahra is believed to have an evil eye, and people try to avoid her.
• have a hollow leg
  быть в состоянии много есть и пить

  Tim is very fat; he definitely has a hollow leg.
• think on one's feet
  думать о чём-либо мимоходом

  "This is a very serious matter; I don't want you to think on your feet."
• make no bones about (something)
  не колебаться или не церемониться

  Mike made no bones about the matter; he despised Captain Blood.
• come face to face with (someone or something)
  столкнуться лицом к лицу с кем-либо \ чем-либо

  At the airport I suddenly came face to face with a famous pop singer.
• put one's finger on (something)
  обнаруживать точное местонахождение чего-либо

  Sandra was not able to put her finger on the exact place where she had lost her purse.
• bare bones (of something)
  самые основные части чего-либо

  "You can't possibly cut out these paragraphs from your essay; they are the bare bones of the topic."
• have foot-in-mouth disease
  смущаться

  Sally is very shy; she blushes easily. I think that she has foot-in-mouth disease.
• keep one's eyes open
  смотреть в оба, быть настороже

  "I've been keeping my eyes open and have seen a nice sofa at a reasonable price."
• cross one's heart and hope to die
  клясться, что это правда, "не сойти мне с этого места"

  "I can swear that everything I say is true. I can cross my heart and hope to die."
• to the bone
  до основания, насквозь, до костей

  I am afraid I have worked my fingers to the bone.
• get gray hair
  поседеть (в результате стресса)

  Ms Ross was getting gray hair from her son; he was her constant worry.
• stab (someone) in the back
  предавать, клеветать за спиной, "всадить нож в спину"

  I can never again trust Kelly because she tried to stab me in the back.
• 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.
• bear (someone or something) in mind
  иметь кого-либо или что-либо в виду

  Wanda ought to bear this risky affair in mind; it might be a fraud, for all I know.
• at the top of one's lungs
  (кричать) очень громко; во всё горло

  I saw my friend on the other side of the road and yelled at the top of my lungs to attract his attention.
• have one's nose in the air
  важничать, "задирать нос"

  I don't think much of Gina; she is very conceited and has her nose in the air.
• have a stroke
  внезапный приступ, частичный или полный паралич

  My Granddad had a stroke and died soon after it.
• 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.
• slip of the tongue
  оговорка

  "I didn't mean to say that; it was a slip of the tongue."
• beat one's brains out
  шевелить мозгами (много умственно трудиться)

  The author beat his brains out in order to think up the proper title for his book.
• keep one's feet on the ground
  твёрдо стоять на земле

  My Uncle Tom has always kept his feet on the ground, and he is quite successful in his job.
• taste blood
  быть в состоянии причинить вред (своему врагу)

  Jimmy could taste blood when he discovered the weak points of the man whom he detested.
• of two minds
  быть в нерешительности, сомневаться

  I am of two minds whether to go to Elmer's party tonight. On the one hand I like Elmer on the other I hate parties.