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• up one's alley
  то, что нравиться

  Designing clothes is right up Mary's alley and she is very good at it.
• up one's sleeve
  держать что-либо в тайне (до поры до времени)

  Derek knew that his friend had some trick up his sleeve because he was smiling to himself during their conversation.
• up the creek
  быть в беде

  Sara will be up the creek if she doesn't pass the test in French.
• up the river/creek with no paddle
  оказаться в безвыходной ситуации

  Mike said that if the car ran out of gas in the middle of the desert, they would be up the creek with no paddle.
• up to
  быть до (какого-либо предела)

  The water in the river was just up to my knees.
• up to (someone) to decide/do (something)
  (кому-либо самому) решать что делать

  It is up to you to decide whether to take the puppy home or leave it in the animal shelter.
• up to (something)
  замышлять что-либо

  I was sure Jerome was up to some shady activity and I wanted to check on him.
• up to here with (someone/something)
  быть недовольным кем-либо \ чем-либо, быть сытым по горло

  I have had it up to here with my friend's constant complaints about the difficulties of life.
• up to it/the job
  (быть) способным или подходить

  I doubt that Rick is up to it; let's not hire him to do the job.
• up to no good
  замышлять что-либо плохое

  I was sure that the children were up to no good, because they ran away as soon as they saw me coming.
• up to one's ears in work
  быть по уши в работе

  Around final examination time most of the university teachers are up to their ears in work.
• up until
  до тех пор

  I was at home up until the children came home from school.
• up-and-coming
  новый, премьерный (о фильме, писателе, певце и т.д.)

  Previews of up-and-coming movies are usually shown before a feature film.
• up-to-date
  современный, новейший

  I would like to buy an up-to-date dictionary of American idioms.
• up-to-the-minute
  самая последняя (информация)

  The pilot asked for the up-to-the-minute weather report before the flight.
• upper crust
  сливки общества

  The rich and famous people are often called the upper crust of society.
• upper hand
  (иметь) преимущество, контроль

  Now that Mike became the chief executive, he has the upper hand in all the undertakings in the company.
• ups and downs
  взлёт и падение

  Mr. Sanford is now a wealthy man, but at the beginning of his career he had many ups and downs.
• upshot of (something)
  результат, исход чего-либо

  The upshot of their sea expedition was that they were able to discover previously unknown sea species.
• uptight
  встревоженный, взволнованный, нервничающий

  "Why is Liz so uptight about getting that job? The more she worries, the less she will succeed."
• use (someone or something) as an excuse
  использовать что-либо в качестве оправдания, винить кого-либо

  The students often use traffic jams as an excuse not to come to class in time.
• use every trick in the book
  использовать всевозможные приёмы

  I am going to use every trick in the book to get rid of my headaches.
• use strong language
  ругаться, браниться

  Never try to use strong language in the conversation with your juniors.
• use up
  полностью использовать, истощить

  Jake seemed to have used up his small stock of courage.
• used to
  привыкнуть

  After Felix's eyes became used to the dim light in the barn, he saw an old basket on the floor.
• vanish into thin air
  исчезнуть, раствориться в воздухе

  Joe's new camera just vanished into thin air and was never seen again.
• verge on (something)
  граничить с чем-либо

  The flood may verge on becoming a real disaster if the water rises a few more meters.
• very last
  самый последний

  I was lucky to have bought the very last tickets to the show.
• very thing
  то, что надо

  A couple of rugs is the very thing that I need to make my den comfortable.
• very well
  очень хорошо

  "Very well, I will do as you say."
• vicious circle
  заколдованный круг, порочный круг

  Jane takes a lot of medicine to cure her asthma; I am afraid she might develop another illness from the medicine and will thus be caught in a vicious circle.
• vim and vigor
  настойчивость, сила и энергия

  My Grandfather is over seventy, but he is still full of vim and vigor.
• vote down
  отклонить что-либо при голосовании

  The question of opening a casino was raised and was immediately voted down.
• vote of confidence
  вотум доверия

  This political party received a vote of confidence and everyone saw that it still had the majority's support.
• vote of thanks
  благодарственная речь, адресованная оратору или организатору

  Mr. Sash proposed a vote of thanks to the principal speaker.