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• so-and-so
  такой-то, такой сякой (о человеке, который вам не нравиться)

  Nobody likes that so-and-so. He has a really unpleasant personality.
• blast off
  выпустить в небо (о ракете)

  The rocket has just blasted off.
• far from it
  далеко не так, совсем нет, отнюдь нет

  "Far from it," my friend answered when I asked him if he had finished reading the book.
• on order
  (доставка) по заказу

  The department store has a lot of things on order.
• stuck with (someone or something)
  обременённый кем-либо \ чем-либо

  When my younger sister was ill, I was always stuck with taking care of her.
• third degree
  допрос с пристрастием, допрос с применением пытки

  Mary's husband is extremely jealous and she is often given the third degree.
• winning streak
  несколько побед подряд

  The baseball team extended their winning streak to six.
• conspicuous by one's absence
  блистать своим отсутствием (сделать отсутствие замеченным)

  The girl was conspicuous by her absence and everyone wondered where she was.
• in any case/event
  в любом случае

  I may not be able to see you next week, but in any case I will leave the papers with the secretary.
• far be it from (someone) to do (something)
  у меня нет ни малейшего желания, я далёк от того, чтобы …

  I know my faults; far be it from me to deny them.
• no holds barred
  без ограничения

  There are no holds barred, and the first person to reach the 1 million sales target with get a big bonus!
• twist (someone's) words around
  исказить чьи-либо слова

  My sister twisted my words around when she told my mother about my problems at work.
• creep up on (someone or something)
  подкрадываться к кому-либо/ чему-либо

  "How you startled me! Why did you creep up on me?"
• gum up
  приводить в неисправность, засорять

  The sink in the kitchen gummed up so badly that I had to call in a plumber.
• mark down (something)
  записать что-либо, отметить

  A traffic policeman marks down the cars that are parked in the wrong place; it's his job.
• son of a sea biscuit
  сукин сын (более мягкое выражение)

  "Son of a sea biscuit," Sam exclaimed when he saw his younger son chasing hens in the yard.
• shoot up (someone or something)
  устроить стрельбу по кому-либо \ чему-либо

  When the traffic police stopped a drunken driver, he began to shoot up everybody.
• square away (something)
  привести что-либо в порядок, уладить

  I had no time to square away my private affairs; I wanted to take care of them later.
• tune out (someone or something)
  игнорировать кого-либо \ что-либо, не слушать

  I am able to work in a noisy environment because I can simply tune it out.
• no cigar
  не вышло, не получилось

  I was promised a good job and was about to get it, but unfortunately it was no cigar.
• bargain on (something)
  планировать или ожидать чего-либо

  I didn't bargain on having so many relatives staying in my house at the same time.
• no go
  ничего не выйдет, этот номер не пройдёт

  "You want to make fun of me, don't you? No go."
• gross out (someone)
  вызвать отвращение, быть противным

  I don't like action movies; sceens of violence in them gross me out.
• sitting pretty
  быть в благоприятной ситуации

  "Are you sitting pretty with your job, Silvia?" - "I wish I were."
• topsy-turvy
  вверх ногами, в беспорядке

  Gilda's world became topsy-turvy when her husband filed for a divorce.
• touch off
  стать причиной (взрыва), воспламенить что-либо

  The boy touched off a firecracker.
• regain one's composure
  успокоиться, взять себя в руки

  It took me a few hours to regain my composure after the conversation with my employer.
• cold snap/spell
  внезапное похолодание

  Nasty weather suddenly set in and the cold spell lasted for a week.
• reconcile oneself to (something)
  примиряться с чем-либо

  The situation in our bank is challenging, but somehow we have to reconcile ourselves to it.
• hook-up
  соединение

  The hook-up for the telephone is good for nothing.
• slow going
  замедленный темп или трудность выполнения чего-либо

  It was slow going as I was learning to work on the computer.
• cause eyebrows to raise
  шокировать, неприятно удивлять

  "Your firm refusal to participate in the program caused eyebrows to raise."
• go ape
  сильно разволноваться или вести себя как сумасшедший

  My friend went ape when I told him that I had broken his car.
• in the know
  хорошо осведомлённый

  Evidently my boss is not in the know about what's going on in our department.
• up front
  честный, откровенный, искренний

  Martha was absolutely up front about why she didn't want to date Collin anymore.