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  • thirst/thirsty for (something)
    страстное желание, жажда чего-либо
    The young woman has an unusual thirst for traveling.
  • shut out (a team)
    не допустить гола (в игре)
    The Canadian national hockey team shut out the best American team last Sunday.
  • fire away at (someone or something)
    задавать много вопросов, "засыпать вопросами"
    The participants of the conference began to fire away at the speaker as soon as he had finished speaking.
  • one's name is mud
    плохая, "подмоченная" репутация
    Henry's name is mud now because he got involved in a car fraud.
  • sort of (something)
    вроде того
    "Have you finished papering the walls in the bedroom?" "Sort of, but some work is still left to be done."
  • to boot
    к тому же, в придачу
    Evelyn not only got fifty dollars as a reward, but they bought her dinner to boot.
  • escape (someone's) notice
    ускользать от внимания
    Helen was more than absent-minded today, and it didn't escape my notice.
  • least of all
    менее всего, в наименьшей степени
    I hate doing household jobs; least of all I like washing the dishes.
  • Sure thing.
    наверняка, конечно, несомненно
    "Will you be at work tomorrow?" - "Sure thing."
  • behind in/on (something)
    отставать, запаздывать в чем-то (учёбе, работе)
    Julia was behind in her work, that's why she had to stay after office hours.
  • two cents
    незначительный, грошёвый
    My computer is not in a very good working condition, and they won't give me two cents for it.
  • much sought after
    желаемый, востребованный, имеющий большой спрос
    Pictures of old masters are much sought after by collectors around the world.
  • stretch the truth
    преувеличивать
    I stretched the truth a little bit when I told my Mom what a nice guy my boy friend was.
  • by the seat of one's pants
    удачно, без усилий и умения
    Jane was able to complete the job by the seat of her pants.
  • on the whole
    в целом
    "How do you like this film on the whole?"
  • stop over (somewhere)
    остановиться в пути, сделать остановку
    My friend met me at the airport at 10 p.m., so we decided to stop over in New-York and go on our way in the morning.
  • in a quandary
    в сомнении, находящийся в нерешительности
    Jacob was in a quandary whether to trust the man or not.
  • lip service
    неискренние уверения, лицемерие, пустые слова
    She showed me her support only by words; in fact it was lip service.
  • mix-up
    ошибка, неразбериха
    There was a mix-up at the box office, and I was given a ticket for the wrong performance.
  • 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.
  • shove (something) down (someone's) throat
    навязывать что-либо кому-либо
    I was forced to agree to his conditions because he literally shoved them down my throat.
  • take steps to (prevent/do something)
    принять меры (чтобы предотвратить что-либо)
    They have installed the fire alarm system in order to take steps and be warned in case of fire.
  • by the week
    по-недельно, каждую неделю
    During their holidays they rented a boat by the week.
  • mop the floor up with (someone)
    избить кого-либо
    A group of youngsters mopped the floor up with an elderly man.
  • not for the world
    ни за что на свете, за любую цену
    Sam suspected it was a fraud, and he would not be involved in it, not for the world.
  • Dutch auction
    аукцион с постепенным понижением цен
    Fruit and vegetables are very often sold at a Dutch auction at the market.
  • here, there and everywhere
    везде, повсюду
    The cockroaches were here, there, and everywhere when I entered the old building.
  • well-heeled
    богатый
    Roy's uncle, who is well-heeled, gave him a speedy sports car.
  • in bulk
    в большом количестве
    The cafe usually buys food and drinks in bulk.
  • in vain
    напрасно
    I tried in vain to persuade my friend to join our health club.
  • shrug (something) off
    не обращать внимания на что-либо, игнорировать
    The boy said something rude, but I shrugged off his insults.
  • order of the day
    то, что необходимо сделать; распоряжение
    The flood caused much destruction in the town, and the order of the day was to clean everything up.
  • wink at (something)
    смотреть сквозь пальцы на что-либо
    A judge must never wink at any law-breaking.
  • grunt work
    трудная и неблагодарная работа
    All grunt work at home comes to my Mom as a rule.
  • lowdown
    правдивая информация
    "I want you to give me the lowdown on the new equipment we received yesterday."