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• like a ton of bricks
  сюрприз, полнейшая неожиданность (неприятная)

  The information about our firm's bankruptcy hit me like a ton of bricks.
• like an open book
  легко понимаемое, не сложное

  I understand most of the computer programs; it's like an open book.
• like crazy
  как сумасшедший

  They left the house late, and ran like crazy to be able to catch their train.
• like father, like son
  каков отец, таков и сын

  "Like father, like son," the teacher said as she watched the boy slowly writing an exercise in his notebook.
• like getting blood out of a stone
  очень трудно получить что-либо от кого-либо (так же, как выжать слезу из камня)

  It is like getting blood out of a stone to try and ask my father for money.
• like greased lightning
  очень быстро, как молния

  The dog dashed out of the house like greased lightning.
• like hell
  изо всех сил, стремительно;

  Jim had to run like hell that morning to be able to catch the bus for work.
• like it or lump it
  либо принять, либо не принять что-либо

  "I offered you a fair price for the computer, so you can either like it or lump it; it's up to you."
• Like it's such a big deal!
  Как будто бы это так важно!

  "Like it's such a big deal!" my friend said when had lost my computer disk.
• like lambs to the slaughter
  безропотно, покорно, "как агнец на закланье"

  Our baseball players went like lambs to the slaughter to meet the best team in our area.
• like looking for a needle in a haystack
  быть занятым бесполезными поисками, "искать иголку в стоге сена"

  My son always misplaces things, so looking for his car keys that day was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
• like mad
  очень быстро, как безумный

  I ran like mad but I was still unable to catch up with them.
• like nothing on earth
  очень странный, необычный

  The toys in the gift shop were like nothing on earth and they surprised everyone who saw them.
• like one of the family
  как будто бы член семьи

  Mike behaves like one of the family; he comes to us whenever he feels like it.
• like pulling teeth
  очень трудно (делать)

  It was like pulling teeth to clean the mess in my brother's bedroom.
• like shooting fish in a barrel
  лёгкая победа (из-за слабости противника)

  The chess competition was like shooting fish in a barrel. It was very easy to win.
• like taking candy from a baby
  что-либо что очень легко сделать

  Jack is very good at repairing cars; it's like taking candy from a baby for him.
• like two peas in a pod
  кто-либо хорошо знакомый, очень близкий (дословно – как две горошины в стручке)

  My mother's cousin and she are very close; they are like two peas in a pod.
• like water off a duck's back
  всё ни почём, "как с гуся вода"

  It is absolutely useless criticizing Jenny; the criticism falls away like water off a duck's back.
• like waving a red flag in front of a bull
  злить или раздражать кого-либо

  Talking about our neighbor with my mother is like waving a red flag in front of a bull.
• like/love to hear oneself talk
  кто-либо, кто любит слушать только себя

  "You like to hear yourself talk and never listen what other people have to say."
• likes of (someone)
  и ему подобный, такой же

  I don't want to have anything in common with Peter and the likes of him.
• line of least resistance
  линия наименьшего сопротивления

  My friend hates to make any effort; he prefers to follow the line of least resistance.
• line of products
  группа однородных товаров

  This shoe factory will introduce a new line of products in the autumn of next year.
• line one's own pockets
  набивать себе карманы, обогащаться

  During the War some people lined their own pockets and did not do anything to help their country.
• line up
  становиться в очередь, выстраиваться в ряд

  All the recruits were ordered to line up in front of the barracks.
• line up (someone for something)
  наметить что-либо для кого-либо

  We couldn't very well line up the lecturer for Monday morning, so we had to cancel the lecture.
• line up (someone with someone)
  свести кого-либо с кем-либо

  Hilda tried to line up her friend with her brother, but nothing came out of it.
• line up (something with something)
  подгонять что-либо к чему-либо

  David had to line up two pieces of wood before he nailed them together.
• lion's share of (something)
  львиная доля чего-либо

  Sam gave the lion's share of his stamp collection to his son.
• lip service
  неискренние уверения, лицемерие, пустые слова

  She showed me her support only by words; in fact it was lip service.
• 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."
• liquid assets
  ликвидные активы

  It was necessary to sell some of the company's liquid assets in order to raise cash.
• listen to (someone) with half an ear
  слушать кого-либо не внимательно, в пол уха

  My girlfriend always talks nonsense, so I usually listen to her with half an ear.
• listen to reason
  прислушиваться к голосу рассудка

  I tried to talk my friend out of quitting her job, but she would not listen to reason.