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• have a good head on one's shoulders
  быть разумным, "иметь голову на плечах"

  Pat is smart; she really has a good head on her shoulders.
• 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?"
• 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.
• 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."
• 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."
• have a one-track mind
  иметь лишь одно стремление \ направленность

  Sofia seems to have a one-track mind and is only interested in going to parties.
• 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."
• on the face of it
  на первый взгляд, судя по внешнему виду

  The idea is absurd on the face of it.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• long face
  унылый вид, кислая физиономия

  He pulled a long face when he heard the news of his former girlfriend's engagement.
• great minds think alike
  великие умы думают одинаково (шутливо)

  Great minds think alike; I suggested that we go on a picnic and George suggested the same thing.
• keep a straight face
  сохранять невозмутимое выражение лица; стараться не засмеяться

  It is difficult to keep a straight face when you see something funny.
• drum (something) into (someone's) head
  заставить (силой) кого-либо учить что-либо, "вдолбить в голову"

  The mother worked hard to drum in vain some grammar rules into her son's head.
• keep one's wits about one
  не терять головы, сохранять самообладание

  Throughout the dispute Conrad was like a cold spectator who could keep his wits about him.
• get a load off one's mind
  рассказать о своих заботах и тревогах, "снять груз с души"

  When I am worried about something, I talk to my best friend to get the load off my mind.
• take one's mind off (something)
  отвлечься от чего-либо, перестать беспокоиться

  Susan went shopping to take her mind off her family problems.
• lose face
  быть униженным, смущённым

  Paul Summerfield lost face when his colleagues did not to support him during the meeting.
• come to mind
  придти в голову, припомнить

  I was trying to recollect the title of the book, but nothing came to mind.
• keep one's head down
  стараться быть незаметным

  He was ashamed of what he had done, so he kept his head down, trying to remain unnoticed.
• 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.
• go over (someone's) head
  быть трудным для понимания, "не укладываться в голове"

  "It's difficult for me to understand what's going on; it goes over my head."
• rack one's brain
  ломать себе голову над чем-либо

  Peter was racking his brains, trying to remember where he had put his car keys.
• split hairs
  вдаваться в чрезмерные тонкости, спорить о мелочах

  "Pray don't let us be splitting hairs or there will never be the end of our dispute."
• save face
  сохранить свою репутацию, достоинство в неблагоприятной ситуации

  We ought to act very cautiously and try to save face whatever happens.
• bite (someone's) head off
  говорить сердито с кем-либо

  I would have confessed my fault to my mother if I were not afraid that she might bite my head off.
• give (someone) a piece of one's mind
  ругать кого-либо, сердиться на кого-либо

  Susan has let me down, and I am going to give her a piece of my mind.
• pick the brains of (someone)
  использовать, присваивать чужие мысли

  John West had the ability of picking the brains of other people.
• thin on top
  лысеть

  Franklin had a massive chin, puffy cheeks, small beady eyes, and he was a bit thin on top.
• lose one's train of thought
  потерять ход мыслей

  I was thinking about my project, but I lost my train of thought when my friend called.
• blow (someone's) mind
  взволновать, полностью захватить (о чувствах)

  "The book is so thrilling that I hope it will blow your mind."
• keep (someone or something) in mind
  иметь кого-либо \ что-либо в виду

  The manager told us to keep the new rules and regulations in mind.
• have a mind of one's own
  поступать по своему разумению

  Tim has always had a mind of his own, so there is no use trying to convince him how to behave in the situation.
• put one's head on the block for (someone or something)
  рисковать (головой) ради кого-либо \ чего-либо

  "Mind you, I am not going to put my head on the block for you."