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• keep one's head above water
  бороться за существование, с трудом сводить концы с концами

  I am not rich. I am not even wealthy. In fact I can hardly keep my head above water.
• by the skin of one's teeth
  чудом, едва-едва, еле-еле

  The team won the game by the skin of their teeth.
• scratch one's head
  приводить в замешательство, озадачивать кого-либо

  I left Jenifer scratching her head after I told her the news of Harry's engagement.
• lose one's head over (someone or something)
  потерять голову из-за кого-либо \ чего-либо, разволноваться

  Mr. Winter has lost his head over horse races; he makes bets and loses a lot of money.
• give (someone) a black eye
  поставить кому-либо синяк под глазом, подпортить чью-либо репутацию

  My boss tried to hush up the scandal; he didn't want the company to be given a black eye.
• talk (someone's) head off
  много говорить, болтать без умолку

  "Look here Emma! You are talking my head off! Will you stop for a while?"
• catch (someone's) eye
  привлечь чьё-либо внимание

  A bright butterfly on the window-sill caught my eye.
• shoulder to cry on
  сострадательный человек; (жилетка, в которую можно поплакать)

  At that time I had no shoulder to cry on and felt very miserable.
• blue blood
  голубая кровь (аристократическое происхождение)

  There are not many of the blue bloods left who permanently live in this country.
• keep one's ear to the ground
  держать ухо востро"

  I have been keeping my ear to the ground since I heard the rumors that the President of the company is going to retire.
• all hands on deck
  совместная работа

  Ms. Parker called for all hands on deck because there was a lot of work to do about the house.
• hand in glove (with someone)
  работать вместе, "рука об руку"; быть в тесной дружбе с кем-либо

  Sometimes the police were hand in glove with certain crooks and evil-doers.
• turn (something) over in one's mind
  постоянно думать о чём-либо, держать в уме

  I slept badly that night because I was turning the conversation with my father over in my mind.
• have a change of heart
  передумать, изменить своё мнение или решение (обычно на положительное)

  At first Jeremy didn't want to make up a quarrel with his girl friend, but then he had a change of heart.
• have a head start
  иметь преимущество

  Jack Brown had a head start when he started a car race and as a result he easily won it.
• able to breathe easily/freely again
  снова вздохнуть свободно

  Linda was able to breathe easily again when her son began to recover from his illness.
• all eyes
  смотреть во все глаза

  When the children saw an elephant in the zoo, they were all eyes.
• have (someone's) ear
  заставить кого-либо выслушать, добиться чьего-либо благосклонного внимания

  Maria was able to have the manager's ear and he is eager to help her anytime.
• My foot!
  Какая чепуха!

  "My foot!" I exclaimed when I learned what my boyfriend had said about me.
• on the face of it
  на первый взгляд, судя по внешнему виду

  The idea is absurd on the face of it.
• have cold feet
  стесняться или бояться делать что-либо

  Sam must have cold feet because he reluctantly meets new people.
• get a head start
  начать раньше кого-либо/ чего-либо

  "Let's get a head start on our work. The sooner we begin, the sooner we finish."
• break (someone's) heart
  разбить чьё-либо сердце, сделать несчастным

  It nearly broke her heart to leave her old home.
• put one's toe in the water
  начать что-либо делать и посмотреть, что из этого получиться

  Ron decided to put his toe in the water to see if the new job is good for him.
• 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.
• cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  причинить вред себе, желая досадить другому

  If David refused to make any advantageous deals, he would be cutting off his nose to spite his face.
• soaked to the skin
  промокнуть до нитки

  The children had been walking in the rain for two hours and were soaked to the skin.
• cry one's eyes out
  плакать, глаза выплакать

  The little girl cried her eyes out when she lost her favorite doll.
• on one's mind
  занимать все мысли

  "I'm glad you want to talk about this problem. It's been on my mind for days."
• pay through the nose for (something)
  платить бешеные деньги за что-либо

  Ken made his family pay through the nose for keeping him out of bankruptcy.
• try one's hand (at something)
  попробовать свои силы в чём-либо

  I am going to try my hand at poker tonight.
• have a nose for (something)
  иметь нюх на что-либо

  Peter had a nose for finding cheap computer disks.
• keep one's chin up
  не унывать, "не вешать носа"

  Sam put his finger under Jen's chin and looked into her eyes. "Keep your chin up, Jennie," he said.
• by a hair's breadth
  только-только, еле-еле, с трудом

  Jim got to the station by a hair's breadth to see the train ready to depart.
• keep a cool head
  сохранять спокойствие в трудной ситуации

  "I know the situation is difficult and stressful, but I want you to keep a cool head."