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• get the eye from (someone)
  поймать чей-либо враждебный взгляд

  As I approached the counter, I got the eye from the bartender and I wondered what the matter was.
• breathe one's last
  умереть, испустить дух

  Mrs. Nolan had been suffering from a weak heart for quite some time before she breathed her last several days ago.
• at one's fingertips
  (знать) как свои пять пальцев

  John has all the facts and figures at his fingertips.
• yellow-bellied
  чрезвычайно робкий или трусливый

  Derek Prichard is a yellow-bellied guy; it's no use giving him tough assignments.
• have a free hand (to do something)
  действовать по своему усмотрению, располагать полной свободой действий

  I had a free hand to choose a textbook for the History class.
• need one's head examined
  у кого-либо с головой не в порядке

  Lola needs her head examined. She always makes silly remarks.
• narrow-minded
  ограниченный, недалёкий

  George is generally very open about a lot of things, but when it comes to politics, he is terribly narrow-minded.
• take a hand in (something)
  принять участие в чём-либо

  I'd like to take a hand in arranging a homecoming ball at school.
• give (someone) a swelled head
  стать тщеславным, вскружить кому-либо голову

  Ron had won the swimming championship and the victory gave him a swelled head.
• on (someone's) back
  предъявлять претензии, надоедать кому-либо

  Mark is constantly criticizing me; he has been on my back ever since I started working in this department.
• slow-witted
  медленно соображающий, тупой

  "I don't think Kelly is slow-witted; she is just lazy."
• out of earshot
  вне пределов слышимости

  I was not able to hear what my father was saying because I was out of earshot.
• lay one's hands on (someone or something)
  найти, завладеть кем-либо \ чем-либо, прибрать к рукам

  "If I can lay my hands on a screwdriver, I'll fix your iron."
• know (something) in one's bones
  интуитивно чувствовать что-либо

  I know it in my bones that Joe is going to deceive me again.
• assault the ears
  быть очень громким, "бить по ушам"

  Our neighbors always play very loud music, and it assaults the ears.
• near at hand
  близко, под рукой

  When I repair something, I prefer my tools to be near at hand.
• bust a gut (to do something)
  много и напряжённо работать

  I am going away on holiday next week, so I'll have to bust a gut to get my work finished before I leave.
• raise a hand
  пошевелить рукой (чтобы помочь), делать часть работы

  Jordan didn't raise a hand to do his share of the work, so I had to do everything all by myself.
• hide one's head in the sand
  стараться не видеть неприятной или опасной ситуации, "прятать голову в песок"

  Willy keeps from knowing something unpleasant; he prefers to hide his head in the sand.
• turn one's nose up at (someone or something)
  отвергать кого-либо \ что-либо

  The young man turned his nose up at the chance to go to an agricultural college.
• have one's ear to the ground
  слушать совета или предугадывать что-либо

  The secretary always has her ear to the ground to watch for possible loss of documents.
• show one's face
  появиться, показаться

  After cheating at the exam, Simon was ashamed to show his face.
• stand (something) on its head
  придать чему-либо противоположное значение, исказить, поставить с ног на голову

  We didn't agree with them because they stood this important matter on its head.
• say a mouthful
  сказать что-либо важное, необычное, потрясающее

  My friend did say a mouthful when she narrated her unusual story.
• work hand in hand (with someone)
  тесно взаимодействовать с кем-либо, работать рука об руку

  The local authorities are working hand in hand with the population to clean the town after the flood.
• have a price on one's head
  объявлять вознаграждение за поимку преступника

  Willbrook is a dangerous criminal; he has a price on his head and is wanted by the police all over the state.
• brainwash (someone)
  подвергнуть идеологической обработке

  Politicians always try to brainwash common people into thinking what they want them to think.
• bundle of nerves
  комок нервов

  "I have become a bundle of nerves while dealing with my boss."
• head over heels in love with (someone)
  влюбиться по уши

  Sheila fell head over heels in love with her former classmate Hugo.
• caught with one's hand in the cookie jar
  быть пойманным с поличным

  The girl was caught with her hand in the cookie jar when the manager saw her stealing office supplies.
• 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.
• tug at (someone's) heartstrings
  заставить кого-либо испытывать жалость, сочувствие

  Seeing two helpless little kittens in a cardboard box outside, tugged at my heartstrings.
• get a toehold (somewhere)
  получить точку опоры, поддержку где-либо

  They have been able to get a toehold in the car market.
• hate (someone's) guts
  чувствовать очень сильную антипатию к кому-либо

  Andy and Patrick have been at each other's throats and have hated each other's guts for years.
• brain (someone)
  ударить кого-либо по голове, размозжить голову

  Suddenly the little boy took his spade and brained his playmate.