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• follow through on/with (something)
  доводить что-либо до конца, выполнять обещание

  I wished to help my friend with his English, but I couldn't follow through with my promise.
• get behind (a person or idea)
  поддерживать (человека или идею)

  We decided to get behind Jane to be class president.
• get down to brass tacks
  добраться до сути, установить полную ясность

  It was just like his brother to get down to brass tacks and finish this discussion.
• get down to business
  взяться за дело

  "You've been fooling around long enough; it's time you got down to business."
• get the ball rolling
  начать что-либо

  "If you want to arrange a homecoming party, let's get the ball rolling."
• get the message
  ясно понять значение (чего-либо)

  I told Gina to leave me alone, but I don't think she got the message.
• get to first base
  удаваться, удачно начинать

  Alison hoped to have met her English instructor, but she couldn't get to first base.
• get to the bottom of (something)
  дойти до сути чего-либо

  "I'd like to get to the bottom of the matter all by myself," Cora said.
• give a little
  пойти на компромисс во время переговоров

  If you want to complete the negotiations, you should give a little otherwise you may fall through.
• give ground
  уступать, отступать, сдавать свои позиции

  We must learn to give ground in order to gain further ground later.
• give in to (someone)
  уступать, сдаваться, прекращать спор

  He gave in to the wish of the majority.
• give-and-take
  компромисс, взаимные уступки

  There's got to be lots of give-and-take in the family life.
• go back on (something)
  нарушать обещание, отказаться от своих слов

  If Garry gives his word, nothing will make him go back on it.
• go back to square one
  начать всё с начала

  Kelly had to go back to square one to renew her project.
• go back to the drawing board
  возвратиться и начать всё с начала

  If our negotiations fail, we'll have to go back to the drawing board and start over.
• go down to the wire
  приближаться к крайнему сроку, заканчиваться

  The workers went down to the wire and were able to complete the construction of the bridge on time.
• go for broke
  стараться изо всех сил, рисковать,

  They were going for broke to try and win grants for their projects.
• go over like a lead balloon
  провалиться с треском

  His project went over like a lead balloon and he was very upset.
• go over well
  пройти успешно

  I am sure the conference will go over well; a lot of preparations have been made.
• hammer out (an agreement or a deal)
  выработать что-либо в результате дебатов

  Unfortunately the union and the chief executives were not able to hammer out an agreement.
• have a poker face
  иметь бесстрастное, ничего не выражающее лицо

  George had a poker face when he tried to deceive me.
• have two strikes against one
  быть в трудной ситуации, иметь что-либо работающее против кого-либо

  John has already had two strikes against him, and it will be very difficult for him to begin life anew.
• hold all the aces/cards/trumps
  иметь хороший шанс, преимущество; иметь на руках козырную карту

  I am holding all the aces, and I hope to do well in the negotiations.
• hold out for (something)
  настаивать на получении чего-либо

  They are holding out for a salary increase.
• hold out on (someone)
  отказываться соглашаться с кем-либо

  The employees are holding out on the Board of Directors and won't sign their contracts.
• in the bag
  заранее предрешённый вопрос, дело верное, "дело в шляпе"

  I hoped the new sales contract would be in the bag, and we wouldn't have to worry about it.
• iron (something) out
  решить проблему, "разрулить ситуацию"

  I wish I could iron out all of my problems at work and at home.
• lay one's cards on the table
  дать знать о своих намерениях, чувствах; "выложить карты на стол"

  I decided to lay my cards on the table and tell my boyfriend openly that I had fallen out of love with him.
• make headway
  делать успехи, продвигаться вперёд

  Though they had been bargaining for nearly three days, they didn't make headway with the agreement.
• meet (someone) halfway
  идти на уступки кому-либо, идти на компромисс

  His view of what should be done differed from ours, but he was willing to meet us halfway.
• nail (something) down
  требовать от кого-либо выполнения чего-либо

  "Please nail down the exact place where you can meet with our supplier."
• paint oneself into a corner
  загнать себя в угол; попасть в трудную ситуацию, из которой невозможно выбраться

  I have painted myself into a corner since I started missing Professor Stillford's lectures.
• play hardball (with someone)
  действовать решительно, круто с кем-либо

  I had to play hardball with my boss to make him agree to my proposal.
• pull (something) off
  удачно завершить что-либо

  The plan was difficult and risky, but they pulled it off.
• put one's cards on the table
  рассказать всё без утайки, открыть свои карты

  I put my cards on the table and told my parents what was worrying me.