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• fritter (something) away
  растрачивать что-либо по мелочам

  "You are frittering away your talent, John."
• from A to Z
  (знать) всё обо всём, подробная информация

  My friend knows about computers from A to Z.
• from cradle to grave
  с рождения до смерти, "от колыбели до могилы"

  The doctors of the local hospital look after their patients from cradle to grave.
• from dawn to dusk
  от восхода до заката

  The slaves worked on the plantation from dawn to dusk.
• from day to day
  день за днём, изо дня в день

  They were waiting for the birth of the baby from day to day.
• from door to door
  от двери до двери

  The postman went from door to door delivering mail.
• from near and far
  отовсюду

  The people gathered from near and far to look at the miracle.
• from now on
  с этого момента и далее

  From now on Jim has been helping his cousin's family to survive.
• from scratch
  с самого начала, с чистого листа

  David started to learn painting from scratch.
• from side to side
  со стороны в сторону

  The wounded soldier was moaning, rocking from side to side.
• from start to finish
  со старта до финиша, от начала до конца

  The new performance was a great success from start to finish.
• from stem to stern
  с одного конца до другого

  The boat looked fascinating from stem to stern.
• from the ground up
  с начала, с низшей точки

  Jim Bobtail designed his house and built it from the ground up.
• from the outset
  с самого начала

  Sarah knew from the outset that her mother wouldn't like her new boy friend.
• from the top
  с начала

  We decided to take it from the top and begin again.
• from the word go
  с самого начала

  From the word go I was sure they would let us down.
• from time to time
  время от времени

  They go to the theatre from time to time.
• from tip to toe
  с головы до пят, сверху донизу

  A sweet warmth overtook Lorna from tip to toe.
• from way back
  давно

  Sheila and I have known each other from way back since we went to elementary school together.
• full of hot air
  говорить ерунду

  "Stop talking nonsense! You are always full of hot air."
• full of it
  полон чепухи

  The girl was full of it when she told everybody about her desire to become a top model.
• full of oneself
  самодовольный, высокомерный

  He who is full of himself is quite empty.
• full steam ahead
  энергично, "на всех парах"

  Charles carried out his plan; he went full steam ahead with it.
• full-fledged
  полноценный, вполне развитый

  Having worked for a few years, Tim Noaland became a full-fledged engineer.
• fun and games
  очень трудное задание (часто употребляется с иронией)

  It was fun and games when Paul wrote his first article for the local newspaper.
• funny bone
  внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости

  Jack hit his funny bone today and it still hurts a little.
• funny business
  противозаконная деятельность

  The young man seems to be involved in some funny business which is probably illegal.
• funny ha-ha
  очень смешной, комичный

  I can't say the film is funny ha-ha but it is still worth seeing.
• game that two can play
  условия равные для обеих сторон

  "I don't like your proposal; it's not fair. It should be a game that two can play."
• gang up on (someone)
  напасть на кого-либо (целой группой)

  A few youngsters ganged up on a bum in the park.
• gas up
  наполнить бензобак

  We'd better gas up before we go on a car trip to the country.
• gear up for (something)
  готовиться к чему-либо

  The teams are gearing up for the baseball game.
• gee whiz
  Да ну! (восклицание, выражающее удивление)

  "Gee whiz! Are you really going to take part in the chess tournament?"
• generous to a fault
  чересчур щедрый

  "Don't give the kid too much money; you are generous to a fault."
• get (someone or something) out of one's mind/head
  выбросить кого-либо/ чего-либо из головы, забыть

  "Get that nonsense out of your head!"