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  • in progress
    происходить ( в настоящее время)
    The operation is now in progress, and nobody is allowed to enter the operating room.
  • scare (someone) silly
    сильно напугать кого-либо
    Mrs. Brown is afraid of mice, and when she saw a mouse run out from under her bed, it scared her silly.
  • weigh one's words
    взвешивать свои слова
    When Professor Smith talked to the students about becoming doctors, he spoke slowly, weighing his words.
  • on land
    на суше
    The sea was very rough, and we wished we were on land.
  • go astray
    сбиться (с пути), затерять(ся)
    My watch has gone astray and I have no hope of finding it.
  • in tow
    на буксире
    A small car was in tow of a big trailer.
  • marvel to behold
    чудо, замечательная вещь
    The exotic flower is a marvel to behold and many people come to look at it.
  • rump session
    дополнительное заседание, заседание по секциям
    There was a rump session after a larger meeting, but I was too tired to attend it.
  • what about
    о чём? как насчёт (чего-либо)
    "Look here Jimmy. I want to talk to you." - "What about?"
  • explain (something) away
    отделываться объяснением
    The cashier tried to explain away the trouble with the cash in the shop.
  • in sight
    в поле зрения
    There were neither people nor houses in sight as they were walking along the sandy road.
  • in luck
    повезти, быть везучим
    I was in luck when I had inherited a very valuable collection of stamps.
  • rope (someone) into (doing something)
    вовлекать кого-либо во что-либо, втягивать
    I had no wish to cook the meals for the whole family, but I was roped into doing it by my Mom.
  • touch up (something)
    ретушировать, отделывать
    The photograph looks as if it had been touched up.
  • on occasion
    изредка, время от времени
    I stay with my relatives in the country on occasion.
  • royal treatment
    очень хорошее обхождение
    My parents received the royal treatment when they went to visit their relatives.
  • stick together
    держаться вместе
    The teacher told the children to stick together when they went to the museum.
  • funny ha-ha
    очень смешной, комичный
    I can't say the film is funny ha-ha but it is still worth seeing.
  • on location
    на натуре (о съёмках фильма)
    The movie was shot on location in the Alps.
  • do a land-office business
    делать много работы за короткое время
    "I see you are doing a land-office business, looking through all those files.
  • extend one's sympathy to (someone)
    выразить сочувствие, кому-либо
    I came to Tim to extend my sympathy to him because of his mother's serious illness.
  • to horse around
    шуметь, возиться
    The children were horsing around in the back yard.
  • wild about (someone or something)
    быть в восторге от кого-либо \ чего-либо, быть полным энтузиазма
    The students were wild about the excursion to the Field Museum.
  • up to (someone) to decide/do (something)
    (кому-либо самому) решать что делать
    It is up to you to decide whether to take the puppy home or leave it in the animal shelter.
  • reach one's stride
    добиться высокого профессионального уровня
    George Arrows has finally reached his stride as a very good computer programmer.
  • rough up (someone)
    избивать кого-либо, нападать
    Two hooligans roughed up the bartender in the Irish bar and tried to take the money.
  • in the balance
    не принявший решения, под сомнением
    The decision whether to purchase a new house or not was still in the balance.
  • in on (something)
    участвовать в чём-либо, объединиться для чего-либо
    The children went in on a present for their mother for Mother's Day.
  • in horror
    в ужасе
    The fire in the building was going strong, and the people watched it in horror.
  • reduced to (something)
    ухудшать состояние чего-либо
    Due to Sam's infidelities his relationship with Samantha was reduced to ashes.
  • sound like (something)
    кажется что …
    It sounds like David is cross with you because you didn't call him yesterday.
  • wipe off
    стереть
    She wiped off her drawing from the board.
  • much in evidence
    быть на виду
    Silvia is the sort of woman who likes to be very much in evidence.
  • on hold
    в ожидании, во временной задержке
    The construction of the dwelling house is on hold because the construction company has run out of money.
  • from side to side
    со стороны в сторону
    The wounded soldier was moaning, rocking from side to side.