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• wisecrack
  остроумное или саркастическое замечание

  The speaker kept up a steady stream of wisecracks during his speech.
• wishful thinking
  стремление видеть всё таким, как хочется, самообольщение

  "It is your wishful thinking that David cares for you; I know for sure he doesn't."
• wishy-washy
  нерешительный

  Jonny is very wishy-washy and he won't be able to support us.
• with a heavy heart
  с тяжёлым сердцем

  I told my friend about the accident with a heavy heart.
• with a vengeance
  решительно и со рвением

  I stayed away from my job for a month and then after a long break I started it again with a vengeance.
• with all the fixings
  гарнир, всевозможное дополнение к основному блюду

  In this cafe they serve meals with all the fixings.
• with an eye/view to (doing something)
  с намерением, с целью (сделать что-либо)

  I bought a tent and a sleeping bag with an eye to using it for camping out.
• with ease
  с лёгкостью, непринуждённо

  Adam answered all the questions with ease.
• with everything (on it)
  со всем, что прилагается к этому

  I was hungry, so I ordered a sandwich with everything on it.
• with it
  быть предупреждённым, хорошо осведомлённым

  The drug dealer was really with it when he hastily left the town.
• with one/both hand(s) tied behind one's back
  легко, без усилий

  John knows computers as the palm of his hand, and he fixed my computer with both hands tied behind his back.
• with relish
  с наслаждением

  I was very hungry and ate my food with relish.
• with respect to (something)
  относительно чего-либо, что касается

  The letter was undated with respect to the time and place.
• with the best of them
  также, как любой другой

  The boy can learn with the best of them if he makes the effort.
• within a stone's throw of something
  очень близко

  My aunt's house was within a stone's throw of the railway station.
• within an inch of one's life
  почти до смерти, быть на волосок от смерти

  The bear clawed the hunter, and the man was within an inch of his life.
• within calling distance
  в пределах слышимости, неподалёку

  Wanda's mother told her to stay within calling distance because dinner was nearly ready.
• within reason
  в пределах разумного, умеренно

  If you want to go shopping, you must keep your expenses within reason.
• without fail
  наверняка, обязательно, во что бы то не стало

  Tim had borrowed my laptop and promised to return it in two days without fail.
• without further ado
  без проволочек

  I had applied for a visa and was granted it without further ado.
• without question
  вне всякого сомнения, безусловно

  Without question, Ben Livingford was the best student in his class.
• without rhyme or reason
  беспричинно; бессмысленно

  It seems to me Brian has temper tantrums without rhyme or reason
• word for word
  буквально, дословно, слово в слово

  The policeman asked Mrs. Martin to describe word for word exactly what had happened with her.
• word of mouth
  устная передача информации

  We heard about the new supermarket by word of mouth.
• word to the wise
  умный понимает с полуслова

  The boss had once spoken to Jerry about being late all the time, and he supposed that a word to the wise was enough.
• work in
  втирать, проникать, просачиваться

  The mother told Silvia to put some ointment on her skin and to work it in gently with her fingers.
• work in (someone or something)
  вклиниваться, включать (в расписание)

  When Professor Deanster was planning a course of lectures, she worked in a few ones on Russian History.
• work into (something)
  просунуть что-либо (с трудом)

  The shoes were rather tight and I worked my feet into them with difficulty.
• work off
  избавиться, освободиться

  It was a convenient way of working off social obligations.
• work on/upon
  воздействовать на (кого-либо)

  The pills worked on my nerves and made me feel more relaxed.
• work out (for the best)
  успешно закончиться, принести результаты

  If this commuter bus service works out, it will be used in other parts of the city.
• work over
  угрожать или избить (кого-либо)

  Last Saturday right after midnight, the hoodlums worked over Timothy in the park.
• work up
  возбуждать, доводить до (какого-либо эмоционального состояния)

  Samuel couldn't work up any interest in the book he was trying to read.
• work wonders (with someone or something)
  творить чудеса, быть благоприятным для кого-либо \ чего-либо

  "A good night's sleep will work wonders with you."
• worked up
  взволнованный, обеспокоенный

  Something must have happened; Sally sounded all worked up over the phone.