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  • every which way
    во всех направлениях
    There were a lot of ducks on the pond and they floated every which way.
  • everything but the kitchen sink
    почти всё
    They took everything but the kitchen sink on their hiking trip.
  • everything humanly possible
    всё, что в человеческих силах
    Ann decided to do everything humanly possible to save her son from prison.
  • exception that proves the rule
    исключение подтверждает правило
    A salesperson should be easy-going. Steve is reserved; he is the exception that proves the rule.
  • excuse (someone)
    извинить, простить кого-либо
    Con let me down; I am not going to excuse him for his behavior.
  • explain (oneself)
    объясняться, оправдываться
    The director of the museum was made to explain herself after the theft of a valuable collection had been discovered.
  • explain (something) away
    отделываться объяснением
    The cashier tried to explain away the trouble with the cash in the shop.
  • express (one's) anger
    дать волю гневу
    John is very quick-tempered and he expresses his anger in a most unpleasant way.
  • extend credit to (someone)
    предоставить кредит
    I asked for a loan from my bank and they extended credit to me.
  • extend one's sympathy to (someone)
    выразить сочувствие, кому-либо
    I came to Tim to extend my sympathy to him because of his mother's serious illness.
  • eyes in the back of one's head
    способность видеть, что происходит вокруг; быть в курсе всех дел
    Jessica had eyes in the back of her head, and she always knew what was happening around her.
  • face up to (something)
    быть готовым принять нелёгкое решение
    The young man was seriously injured, and he had to face up the fact that he would never be able to walk.
  • facts of life
    жизненно-необходимые сведения (о сексе, женитьбе, рождении и т.д.)
    Even young children should know the facts of life.
  • fair and square
    открыто, честно
    The competition was tough, but their team won the game fair and square.
  • fair game
    объект нападения, "лёгкая добыча"
    The company being in a difficult situation was fair game as a takeover target by other companies.
  • fair shake
    обхождение, хорошее отношение
    At the job interview Steve was given a fair shake.
  • fair to middling
    так себе, неважно "серединка на половинку"
    Jeremy was feeling fair to middling after his heart attack.
  • fair-weather friend
    человек, который может быть другом только при благоприятных условиях
    Henry is a fair-weather friend, and I can never rely on him when I have a problem.
  • fall apart
    разваливаться, плохо работать
    "My car is falling apart; I must have it repaired as soon as possible."
  • fall apart at the seams
    разваливаться по швам, на куски
    I couldn't wear my jeans any longer; they were falling apart at the seams.
  • fall asleep
    заснуть
    The child fell asleep in her mother's arms.
  • fall back
    отставать, вернуться назад
    One of the tourists fell back from the group during an excursion.
  • fall back on (someone or something)
    прибегнуть к помощи кого-либо/ чего-либо
    Tom had a difficult problem, but he didn't want to fall back on anyone.
  • fall behind
    запаздывать, отставать
    Josef fell behind with his rent.
  • fall by the wayside
    отстать от других, оказаться на обочине
    Sally was afraid she might fall by the wayside in the chess tournament.
  • fall down on the job
    не справиться с работой
    "Listen carefully to the instructions lest you should not fall down on the job."
  • fall for (someone or something)
    почувствовать влечение к кому-либо \ чему-либо, влюбиться
    He is very handsome; women fall for him like a row of ninepins.
  • fall from grace
    оказаться в немилости
    Samuel didn't want to fall from grace with the woman he loved so dearly.
  • fall in love with (someone or something)
    влюбиться в кого-либо/ во что-либо
    He had never seen the young lady, only her portrait, but he fell in love with that and marry her he would.
  • fall in with (a group of people)
    связаться с (группой людей)
    Rick fell in with a bad group of guys and began to take drugs.
  • fall into a trap
    попасть в ловушку
    Paul fell into a trap of Fanny's charms.
  • fall into line
    стать в строй, построиться в шеренгу
    At the beginning of the lesson the P.E. teacher ordered the students to fall into line.
  • fall into place
    встать на свои места
    Everything fell into place when Alice and her husband moved into a new house.
  • fall off
    уменьшаться, ослабевать
    The number of people visiting the exhibition has begun to fall off.
  • fall off the wagon
    вернуться к прежним привычкам (об алкоголе и наркотиках)
    Felix stopped taking drugs for a short while and then he fell off the wagon.