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• fruits of one's labor
  плоды своего труда

  A lot of New Year's toys were the fruits of our labor.
• sink one's teeth into (something)
  начать серьёзно работать (над проектом, проблемой)

  I sank my teeth into my research.
• fat is in the fire
  дело скверное, быть беде

  "The fat is in the fire. If you persist in your willfulness, you'll have yourself to blame."
• square meal
  сытная еда

  In English families dinner, which is eaten between 6 and 7, is usually a square meal.
• go on a binge
  слишком много съесть, перестараться

  "Don't go on a binge, eating too much cake; you may get sick."
• tub of lard
  очень толстый человек, "жиртрест"

  Tim complained to his mother that the boys in his class called him a tub of lard.
• rotten to the core
  прогнивший насквозь, бесполезный

  The house had to be pulled down as it was rotten to the core, and it was useless to repair it.
• live high off/on the hog
  жить в роскоши и комфорте

  Gina has been living high on the hog since she married a millionaire.
• not know beans about (someone or something)
  ничего не знать о ком-либо \ о чём-либо

  I did not know beans about my friend's private life.
• dine out
  обедать в ресторане

  I didn't cook dinner because we are dining out tonight.
• on a diet
  на диете

  I have been on a diet several times this year, but nothing helps me to lose weight.
• melt in one's mouth
  быть очень вкусным, таять во рту

  The chocolate I ate melted in my mouth.
• grist for the mill
  приносящий пользу, выгоду

  For them the information was very valuable; it was grist for the mill.
• cook (something) to perfection
  прекрасно приготовить что-либо

  I like going to that restaurant; the food is always cooked to perfection there.
• tuck into (something)
  есть что-либо с удовольствием

  There were a lot of tasty things on the table and the children tucked into their dinner as soon as they sat down.
• make mincemeat/hamburger out of (someone or something)
  избить, уничтожить, "превратить в котлету"

  Jeremy felt as if someone had made mincemeat out of him; his body ached all over.