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• through and through
  досконально, основательно

  Nathan read the book through and through, from cover to cover.
• gun for (someone)
  искать случая, чтобы причинить вред кому-либо

  Jack had been gunning for his neighbor for no reason at all.
• in fashion
  быть в моде

  Dilute colors are always in fashion.
• stuff the ballot box
  заполнять избирательную урну поддельными бюллетенями

  A man was seen stuffing the ballot box during the recent election.
• worthy of the name
  достойный имени

  The food in the restaurant is fantastic and the restaurant itself is more than worthy of the great chef's name.
• go to waste
  пропадать даром

  It would be a pity if all this food went to waste.
• How so?
  Как же это?

  "How so you didn't invite Millie to the party?"
• in step with (someone or something)
  быть согласным, идти в ногу с кем-либо \ чем-либо

  All of the members of the staff were in step with the principal concerning the new rules.
• cop out
  увиливать от запланированной работы

  Julia copped out from our intention to read for the exams together.
• swear on (something)
  поклясться на чём-либо

  "I want you to believe me; I am ready to swear on my life."
• stick around
  находиться поблизости

  My mother asked me to stick around in case she needed my help.
• instead of
  вместо того, чтобы

  "Let's go out and play in the open instead of staying inside the house."
• in turn
  по очереди

  The children were washing the dishes and doing their room in turn.
• tune up (a musical instrument)
  настраивать (музыкальный инструмент)

  The orchestra came out onto the stage and began to tune up for the concert.
• end in itself
  цель сама по себе

  For Bob painting is an end in itself, and he never shows his pictures to anybody.
• go along with (someone or something)
  соглашаться с кем-либо \ чем-либо, сотрудничать, содействовать кому-либо \ чему-либо

  Everybody went along with my proposal to arrange a get-together party on one of the weekends.
• reel off (something)
  без остановки читать или рассказывать что-либо

  My boss asked me what had happened that day and I reeled off all of the events.
• fan the flames of (something)
  ухудшать ситуацию, "подливать масла в огонь"

  "Don't interfere. You'll only fan the flames of their quarrel."
• listen to reason
  прислушиваться к голосу рассудка

  I tried to talk my friend out of quitting her job, but she would not listen to reason.
• on the way (somewhere)
  по пути куда-либо

  On the way to the house my dog attacked a cat and worried a dog twice as big as he.
• cool off/down
  остыть, остудить гнев

  Aspen finally cooled down and said he was sorry because of his outburst.
• up against
  наталкиваться на трудности, препятствия, неприятности

  Dorothy was up against it because she hadn't passed her test in Math.
• on the loose
  на свободе

  The crocodile, which had escaped from the circus, was on the loose for two weeks.
• swift and sure
  быстрый и верный

  The swift and sure way of getting a job is to submit your resume.
• by any means
  любыми средствами

  Jim decided to win Clare's love by any means.
• force (someone) to the wall
  прижать кого-либо к стене (поставить кого-либо в экстремальное положение)

  They forced me to the wall so I had to do what they wanted.
• in the charge of
  на попечении кого-либо

  Jane had been in the charge of her step mother before she went to a boarding school.
• smile on (someone or something)
  быть благосклонным, расположенным к кому-либо \ чему-либо

  I couldn't understand if my instructor was smiling on me or not.
• to the tune of (an amount of money)
  в размере, на сумму

  We had to pay to the tune of twenty dollars to be admitted to the amusement park in Springfield.
• opposite sex
  противоположный пол

  The changing rooms in the school gym are divided into two parts for the members of the opposite sex.
• side with (someone)
  выступать в поддержку кого-либо

  My mother-in-law always sides with her son when we quarrel with my husband.
• from the top
  с начала

  We decided to take it from the top and begin again.
• to be hale and hearty
  (быть) крепким и бодрым (обычно о старых людях)

  Nick's Uncle Ben was hale and hearty in his old age.
• to show up
  появиться, показаться

  I had been waiting for Ron for more than an hour, but he never showed up.
• to a T
  в точности, идеально (подходить), "тютелька в тютельку"

  It's a very nice hat and it suits me to a T.