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• feel blue
  грустить, печалиться

  When Mary goes away, Tarry feels blue. He's lonely and sad.
  Когда Мэри уходит, Терри грустит. Ему одиноко и печально.
• hair-raising
  страшный, жуткий, устрашающий

  Horror novels are really hair-raising.
• live out of a suitcase
  переезжать с места на место, "жить на чемоданах"

  Betty's life is quite different now from the way it used to be. She doesn't have to travel so much and live out of a suitcase.
• stark raving mad
  быть спятившим, сумасшедшим

  Mrs. Bartlet is difficult to deal with because she is stark raving mad.
• apple of (one's) eye
  очень дорогой, любимый (свет очей, зеница ока)

  Her little son is the apple of her eye.
• as hard as nails
  физически сильный и здоровый (человек); грубый, жёсткий

  He is as hard as nails, and it is difficult to deal with him.
• You don't say!
  Не может быть! Что вы говорите? Неужели?

  "Your ring is a real diamond? You don't say!"
• Come again.
  Скажите снова. Пожалуйста, повторите.

  "Come again. I did not hear what you had said."
• play devil's advocate
  не принимать на веру и во всем сомневаться; быть защитником неправедного дела

  Mary offered to play devil's advocate and argue against our case so that we would find out any flaws in it.
• right as rain
  (быть) в полном порядке; правильный, подлинный

  The information given by the newscaster was as right as rain.
• on the edge of one's seat
  нервно ожидать чего-либо, "сидеть на краешке стула"

  Tim was on the edge of his seat all morning; he was waiting for the telegram from his mother.
• Good grief!
  Боже мой! (выражение удивления)

  "Good grief! It's 12 a.m. and the children are not in bed yet."
• get to do (something)
  получать возможность сделать что-либо

  The children didn't get to visit their aunt in Chicago last summer.
• burn the candle at both ends
  гореть на работе, слишком много трудиться без отдыха

  Susan is burning the candle at both ends; I am afraid she might get sick.
• feel like doing (something)
  быть склонным, быть расположенным делать что-либо

  "I do not feel like discussing my problems with you."
• be into (something)
  интересоваться чем-то, быть вовлечённым во что-то

  My little brother is very much into chess and draughts.
• out of this world
  удивительный, сказочный

  Dina's new attire was out of this world; it was extremely beautiful.
• fall out with (someone) over (something)
  разойтись во мнениях с кем-либо, поссориться из-за чего-либо

  Mary fell out with her daughter over where to spend their holiday.
• have a ball
  хорошо провести время

  You should have come to the party last night. We had a ball.
• rain on (someone's) parade
  расстраивать чьи-либо планы

  "I am going to throw a big New Year party. Please don't rain on my parade."
• give (someone) a hand
  помочь, оказать помощь

  I do the laundry and my husband gives me a hand with ironing.
• get one's wires crossed
  запутать(ся), перепутать

  Wanda got her wires crossed and got off at the wrong station.
• strike a pose
  встать в (определённую) позу

  My friend wanted to take my picture and he asked me to strike a pose.
• every cloud has a silver lining
  нет худа без добра

  I lost my job and divorced my husband, but every cloud has a silver lining and something good is sure to come my way.
• get the sack
  быть уволенным

  Fanny got the sack because she was rude to the customers.
• come into (some money)
  получить наследство, вступать во владение

  When her aunt died, Zena came into some money and was able to buy a small house.
• change of pace
  добавить разнообразия в жизни

  There is no variety in my life; I'd like a change of pace.
• have a go at (something)
  пытаться сделать что-либо

  I decided to have a go at repairing my car all by myself.
• have too many irons in the fire
  делать многие вещи одновременно

  Nick has too many irons in the fire; he is always very busy.
• sit on the fence
  сохранять нейтралитет, занимать выжидательную позицию

  "I am not going to sit on the fence and support any of you in your dispute."
• What have you been up to?
  Чем вы занимались? Что вы делали?

  "I haven't seen you for ages. What have you been up to?"
• to be green
  неопытный\ незрелый человек, "салага"

  "I want you to instruct this new worker; he is green and he doesn't know his job yet.
• rain or shine
  при любой погоде, что бы не было

  We are having a barbecue tomorrow, rain or shine.
• come out of the blue
  появиться неожиданно, "как гром среди ясного неба"

  The news of Mrs. Peterson's death came out of the blue.
• out of tune
  (быть) не расположенным к кому-либо, не в ладу с кем-либо \ чем-либо

  Jeffry is out of tune with his company.