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• use (someone or something) as an excuse
  использовать что-либо в качестве оправдания, винить кого-либо

  The students often use traffic jams as an excuse not to come to class in time.
• without further ado
  без проволочек

  I had applied for a visa and was granted it without further ado.
• shut (something) up
  запереть, закрыть наглухо

  As I approached the house, I saw that the doors and the windows were shut up.
• send (something) C.O.D. (care of delivery)
  отправить что-либо наложенным платежом

  I ordered a few disks and the company sent them C.O.D.
• go into detail
  вдаваться в подробности

  "In your report don't go into detail about the production of steel."
• lay off (workers/staff)
  уменьшить состав работающих

  It was necessary to lay off two score employees because the business was slack.
• stink to high heaven
  очень плохо пахнуть, вонять

  The meat must have gone bad; it is stinking to high heaven.
• in the meantime
  тем временем

  Miriam was clearing the table and in the meantime Marion was washing up.
• on account
  (покупать) в рассрочку

  I'd like to purchase a laptop on account at the local department store.
• struggle to the death
  борьба не на жизнь, а на смерть

  The war against the Nazi Germany was a struggle to the death.
• go too far
  делать больше допустимого, слишком далеко зайти

  Cora went too far when she accused her friend of lying.
• to mix up (something)
  перепутать что-либо, ошибиться

  I made a mistake the other day; I mixed up the dates of my father's arrival.
• do something rash
  совершить необдуманный, безрассудный поступок

  I know Alec is going to change his job, but I don't want him to do anything rash.
• in deep
  запутавшийся, растерянный

  Wanda was in deep because she hadn't saved enough money to pay for the house and the furniture.
• search high and low for (someone or something)
  (тщательно) искать кого-либо \ что-либо

  Yesterday morning Willy was searching high and low for his car keys.
• divide and conquer
  расколоть (группу, фракцию) и взять верх

  The football coach was trying to divide and conquer our team, but nothing came out of it.
• on the contrary
  наоборот

  I thought that the performance would be dull, but on the contrary it turned out to be quite interesting.
• stuff and nonsense
  ерунда, чепуха

  "Do you want to know what I think of it? I suppose that's all stuff and nonsense."
• by the day
  подённо, каждый день, с каждым днём

  She got paid by the day.
• in no uncertain terms
  открытым текстом

  I told my sister in no uncertain terms that I didn't want her to read my private letters.
• by all accounts
  по общим отзывам, по общему мнению

  By all accounts our show was much better than theirs.
• in cahoots with (someone)
  в сговоре с кем-либо

  The owner of the land was in cahoots with Olaf Svenson in order to keep their deal hush-hush.
• duty bound (to do something)
  связанный обязательством делать что-либо

  Bill was duty bound to support his sister and her children after the death of his sister's husband.
• strings attached
  сопутствующее обязательство, определённое условие

  Adam wanted to rent a house but he didn't like the strings attached to the offer.
• in the clear
  без ограничения (движения, видимости)

  We spent an hour in the traffic jam downtown, but at last we were in the clear.
• sugar daddy
  престарелый любовник или покровитель

  Silvia's sugar daddy is very generous.
• wreak havoc with/on (something)
  причинять ущерб или разрушения чему-либо

  The river flooded and wreaked havoc on the towns situated on its banks.
• force to be reckoned with
  сила, с которой приходиться считаться

  This young artist is a force to be reckoned with in the artistic world.
• look like the cat that ate/swallowed the canary
  иметь довольный вид; выглядеть как кошка, съевшая канарейку

  There was a big smile on Jimmy's face and he looked like the cat that swallowed the canary.
• no deal
  неоправданно

  It was no deal when Ben's project was rejected by his boss.
• favorite son
  политический деятель, пользующийся известностью лишь в пределах своего штата

  Bill Kraft is a favorite son of our state that's why we voted for him.
• other fish to fry
  другое (более важное) дело

  I didn't want to join them for a picnic; I had other fish to fry.
• stop by (somewhere)
  остановиться где-либо

  I am going to stop by my parents' house on my way home.
• go so far as to say (something)
  выразить что-либо словами

  The college president went so far as to say that he was going to retire next year.
• hatchet man
  политик, борющийся с оппозицией; служащий компании, увольняющий лишних работников или сокращающий расходы тем или иным способом

  John acted as a hatchet man for the boss of the company for many years.