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• in concert (with someone)
  с помощью кого-либо, во взаимодействии с кем-либо

  They decided to make the presentation in concert with the students of another grade.
• show-off
  хвастун

  Samuel is a regular show-off; his main ambition is to impress other people.
• wipe out
  уничтожить полностью

  The woman put some poison all over the kitchen floor to wipe out the cockroaches.
• in flux
  в постоянном изменении, меняющийся

  The situation has been in flux for some time now.
• cast around/about for (someone or something)
  искать кого-либо/ чего-либо

  I have been casting around for my new watch for a long time; I still can't find it.
• no end
  чрезвычайно, безмерно, в высшей степени

  A box at the opera house costs no end.
• not breathe a word of it
  ничего никому не сказать

  Alex left the town under the cover of darkness and did not breathe a word of it to anyone.
• What can I say?
  Что я могу сказать?

  "What can I say? I'm sorry that Tim turned out to be a double faced individual."
• whip up
  расшевелить, заставить быть активным

  Marilyn was trying to whip up interest for a dance on Saturday night.
• go off half-cocked
  действовать или говорить без подготовки

  "Your speech should be thoroughly prepared; you can't go off half-cocked."
• in good spirits
  в хорошем настроении

  I have been in good spirits since morning.
• crying shame
  очень неблагоприятное положение, ситуация

  It is a crying shame that the lecture on Modern Art has been cancelled.
• on the lookout for (someone or something)
  зорко смотреть, следить за кем-либо или чем-либо

  Felix collected stamps and was always on the lookout for new ones.
• up to (something)
  замышлять что-либо

  I was sure Jerome was up to some shady activity and I wanted to check on him.
• for the sake of (someone or something)
  ради кого-либо/ чего-либо

  I have decided to join a health club for the sake of my health.
• send away for (something)
  отправить письмо с просьбой чего-либо

  I sent away for some price list on medication but it has not arrived yet.
• hear from
  получить известие

  My friend left the town three years ago, and I haven't heard from him ever since.
• well up in years
  старый

  Julian is well up in years, but he is very energetic.
• nuzzle up to (someone or something)
  льнуть, прижиматься к кому-либо \ чему-либо

  The butterfly nuzzled up to the window and I had some difficulty catching it.
• explain (oneself)
  объясняться, оправдываться

  The director of the museum was made to explain herself after the theft of a valuable collection had been discovered.
• far and away the best
  несомненно/ намного/ гораздо лучше

  Railroad stocks were far and away the most valuable and important on every exchange in America.
• in the absence of (someone or something)
  в отсутствии кого-либо \ чего-либо

  In the absence of any concrete evidence the police had to set the man free.
• swear by (something)
  иметь доверие к чему-либо

  Emma swears by aspirin for a headache.
• fork over (something)
  передавать что-либо

  The stranger asked me to fork over a parcel to my father.
• start over/off with a clean slate
  начать всё сначала, начать с чистого листа

  "I advise you to ignore the past and start over with a clean slate."
• to date
  вплоть до настоящего времени, пока что

  The police have not found the criminal to date.
• in touch
  в контакте

  Martha and Margaret have been in touch since they studied in high school.
• not believe one's eyes
  глазам не поверить

  I could not believe my eyes when I saw my daughter in the company of the silliest boy in her class.
• leaf through (something)
  листать, просматривать что-либо

  I had to leaf through several magazines before I found the information I wanted.
• outside the box
  не быть связанным устаревшими представлениями

  I am not bound by outdated ideas; I can be creative and think outside the box.
• to mix it up
  спорить или драться

  In the park I saw two groups of young men who were mixing it up.
• go through changes
  испытать много перемен

  The woman has gone through many changes since her divorce.
• welcome to do something
  приветствовать или одобрять какую-либо деятельность

  My friend said I was welcome to come and see her whenever I liked.
• gospel truth
  истинная правда, непререкаемая истина

  I don't think he told me the gospel truth that's why I didn't believe him.
• hell on earth
  очень неприятная ситуация, "ад кромешный"

  The water was rising high, and the flood made the small village hell on earth.