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• have a brainstorm
  внезапная идея (пришла в голову)

  "Listen to me, I've just had a brainstorm, and I believe I have found the solution to our problem."
• get to the heart of (something)
  докопаться до сути дела

  "How am I supposed to get to the heart of the matter if you don't want to give me all the facts?"
• wet behind the ears
  новичок, молокосос

  Cathy is still wet behind the ears; she has not yet learned the tricks that the students play on each other.
• believe one's ears
  верить своим ушам

  I could not believe my ears when my friend told me that he had won a million dollars in a state lottery.
• play by ear
  играть на слух (по слуху)

  The young woman is blind, and plays the harp by ear.
• put one's hands on (something)
  завладеть чем-либо

  I would like to put my hands on a good computer.
• have a mind of its own
  иметь собственный ум (о механизме или автомобиле)

  The car was unwilling to start as if it had a mind of its own and won't do anything that I want.
• have clean hands
  быть не виноватым, иметь "чистые руки"

  George had nothing to do with the stock cheating; he had clean hands and did not need to worry about the scandal.
• turn the other cheek
  подставить другую щёку, быть безответным, не мстительным

  I know it was an excellent opportunity for turning the other cheek, but I didn't think of it in time.
• bonehead
  исключительно глупый, тупой

  "You are a bonehead. Why don't you understand what I am trying to tell you?"
• fall head over heels
  упасть головой вниз

  Miss Moose felt strong hands push her, and she fell head over heels down the staircase.
• in one's blood
  (быть) в крови у кого-либо

  Traveling is in the man's blood; he has visited about thirty countries already.
• waste one's breath
  напрасно тратить слова, говорить попусту

  I felt I was wasting my breath, trying to convince Wanda not to quit her job.
• hardly have time to breathe
  быть очень занятым

  They hardly had time to breathe while they were preparing to move to a new house.
• in cold blood
  хладнокровно

  The criminal murdered several people in cold blood.
• hands off
  не вмешиваться, "руки прочь"

  "I understand your hands off approach to the problem, but I am sure it won't get you anywhere."
• hand in hand
  держась за руки

  I saw Miranda and her husband walking hand in hand.
• have a lot on one's mind
  иметь много забот

  I have had a lot on my mind with my children recently.
• all eyes are on (someone or something)
  все глаза устремлены на кого-либо \ что-либо

  When the singer came out onto the stage, all eyes were on him.
• sweat blood
  быть озабоченным и напряжённым

  During the interrogation the man was sweating blood.
• point the finger (of blame) at (someone)
  винить кого-либо в чём-либо, "указать пальцем на кого-либо"

  "I don't wish to point the finger of blame at Mark, but I am sure that he is the guilty person."
• out of breath
  прерывисто дышать, запыхаться

  Jim stopped near the entrance; he was out of breath because he had been running.
• take (something) to heart
  принимать что-либо близко к сердцу

  Poor little Jennet! She took things awfully to heart.
• face-to-face
  лицом к лицу

  Sam was not afraid to stand face-to-face with his enemy.
• have nothing between the ears
  быть глупым

  Sara seems to have nothing between the ears as she often makes silly mistakes.
• 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.
• take (someone or something) off (someone's) hands
  избавить от кого-либо \ чего-либо

  "Can you possibly take this problem off my hands?"
• blow one's nose
  сморкаться

  Jack took out a big handkerchief from his pocket and loudly blew his nose.
• stuff one's face
  набить себе желудок, много съесть

  I was not hungry because I stuffed my face in the restaurant.
• have second thoughts about (someone or something)
  испытывать сомнения по поводу кого-либо \ чего-либо

  I have second thoughts about marrying Ronald.
• lie through one's teeth
  врать напропалую

  It is customary for Lorna to lie through her teeth in order to get what she wants.
• under (someone's) feet
  (путаться) у кого-либо под ногами

  "Get lost! I don't want you to be under my feet while I am working."
• show of hands
  открытое голосование, голосование поднятием рук

  It was proposed that we vote by a show of hands.
• hold one's nose
  неохотно соглашаться

  My boss asked me to stay after office hours and I had to hold my nose though I had other fish to fry that evening.
• first hand
  непосредственно из первых рук

  Ann Bradley learned about her son's serious illness first hand when she spoke to the doctor who was treating him.