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• 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.
• break one's back/neck (to do something)
  делать всё возможное, работать много и усердно

  Robert broke his back to try and get the information he wanted.
• take (something) on the chin
  испытать, терпеливо вынести что-либо

  Jeremy took his failure on the chin.
• dip one's toe in the water
  начать делать что-либо и посмотреть, что из этого получится

  Jim decided to do some volunteer work at the animal shelter to dip his toe in the water of working in the veterinarian field.
• have (someone or something) on one's mind
  много думать о ком-либо \ чём-либо

  Linda had a lot of problems on her mind.
• blow up in (someone's) face
  мгновенно взорваться, потерять значимость

  The information, which was supposed to be secret, suddenly blew up in his face.
• turn (something) on its head
  поставить с ног на голову, придать чему-либо противоположное значение

  The judge accused the lawyer of turning the statement on its head.
• get/have a lump in one's throat
  почувствовать комок в горле (от волнения)

  While watching the film "Stepmother" I got a lump in my throat.
• come to one's senses
  образумиться, взяться за ум, прийти в себя

  "I want you to stop fooling around and come to your senses."
• vote with one's feet
  уйти, таким образом показать свою антипатию; "проголосовать ногами"

  The lecture was boring and some of the students voted with their feet.
• 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.
• have a big heart
  быть добрым, щедрым, великодушным

  Tamara had a big heart and was always ready to help her relatives and friends.
• get (someone) out of one's hair
  перестать надоедать кому-либо

  Eliza tried hard to get her younger sister out of her hair.
• put one's heads together
  обговорить, обсудить что-либо вместе

  "Let's put our heads together and discuss our problems."
• behind one's back
  (делать что-либо) за чьей-либо спиной

  I hate people who gossip behind my back.
• pat on the back
  похвалить

  The teacher gave Mark a pat on the back because he had passed a very difficult test.
• take (someone or something) in hand
  взять в свои руки, пытаться контролировать кого-либо \ что-либо

  When disorders began, the police quickly took the situation in hand.
• play into (someone's) hands
  играть на руку кому-либо

  Fate played into Tim's hands and he got what he was craving for.
• lips are sealed
  не разглашать секрета, "закрыть рот на замок"

  "Don't worry, my lips are sealed and I won't tell anybody about your problem."
• have (something) in mind
  иметь что-либо в виду, запомнить

  I wonder what Jeremy had in mind when he had asked me to help him.
• give (someone) the eye
  посмотреть на кого-либо неприязненно

  I gave the young man the eye because I didn't like the way he was being downright rude to his mother.
• naked eye
  невооружённый глаз

  This is the truth; and even a very short-sighted person can see it with a naked eye.
• have a leg up on (someone)
  иметь преимущество перед кем-либо

  Rita knows two foreign languages and she has a leg up on the other applicants for the job.
• change hands
  перейти из рук в руки

  The small cafe has changed hands many times since it was opened two years ago.
• dead on one's feet
  быть очень усталым (целый день на ногах)

  Nora was dead on her feet after cleaning the house all day.
• hard to stomach (someone or something)
  трудно вытерпеть (кого-либо \ что-либо)

  I find some of my colleagues and their attitude to work hard to stomach.
• stand on one's own two feet
  быть независимым, прочно стоять на ногах

  Joe has a useful job and earns his own money, so he stands on his own two feet.
• leave a bad taste in one's mouth
  оставить плохое впечатление, внушать отвращение

  The way he spoke at the meeting left a bad taste in my mouth.
• all in (someone's) mind
  воображать несуществующую проблему

  "Please, don't bother me with your problem. It is all in your mind. It does not exist."
• put one's face on
  краситься, накладывать макияж

  I was waiting for Nora while she was putting her face on.
• take it into one's head to do (something)
  взбрести кому-либо в голову

  Why did you take it into your head to invite Elvis to the party? He is such a wet blanket.
• straight from the shoulder
  (говорить) прямо, без обиняков

  I appreciate my friend's open and honest ways; he always speaks straight from the shoulder.
• bring (something) to a head
  обострять что-либо, завершать

  This incident brought the question of relationships among the workers to a head.
• get one's sea legs
  привыкнуть к чему-либо (например, к движению корабля)

  I couldn't get my sea legs on board the ship for a long time.
• feel (something) in one's bones
  интуитивно чувствовать что-либо

  Jacob felt it in his bones that he was not going to get the job that he wanted.