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• breathe easy
  вздохнуть свободно (после стрессовой ситуации)

  Lola is able to breathe easy now; she has just found her lost passport.
• in earnest
  серьёзно, искренне

  "Is Frieda in earnest about resigning from her job?"
• likes of (someone)
  и ему подобный, такой же

  I don't want to have anything in common with Peter and the likes of him.
• in one's face
  неожиданно, резко

  The bargain suddenly blew up in my face just as I was about to start negotiations.
• in brief
  вкратце

  The teacher explained in brief what homework the students were supposed to do.
• on deck
  на палубе

  The sea was very quiet, and we spent most of the time on deck.
• in some/many respects
  относительно некоторых деталей, в некотором отношении

  In many respects our new TV set is much better than our old one.
• steamed up
  быть обозлённым, негодующим

  My father was steamed up because I had taken his car without his permission.
• choke (something) off
  заставить отказаться от чего-либо, пресечь

  The police was able to choke off the flow of drugs into the country.
• light out (for somewhere)
  быстро отправиться куда-либо, "поскакать"

  Daniel got up early and prepared to light out for his first day at school.
• in storage
  (поместить ) на хранение

  When they were moving to another town, they had to put all of their furniture in storage.
• skip out on (someone or something)
  улизнуть от кого-либо \ чего-либо, не пойти

  We decided to skip out on the field trip and go to a movie instead.
• whole show
  всё

  "Don't try to run the whole show; you are not the boss here."
• for sale
  быть в продаже, продаваться

  A store owner was hanging a sign above his door which read: "Puppies for Sale".
• go along
  идти, двигаться, продолжать

  Pam is inventing more and more lies as she goes along.
• level (something) at (someone)
  направлять критику, замечания на кого-либо

  "If I were you, I wouldn't level criticism at your boss even if you don't like his attitude to his employees."
• not buy (something)
  не поверить чему-либо, "не купиться на что-либо"

  "I had to stay home to take care of my pet bird; it was so lonely," the student said, but the teacher did not buy the excuse.
• stick by/with (someone or something)
  поддерживать кого-либо \ что-либо

  "I'll always stick by you no matter how many problems you may have."
• for certain
  наверняка, обязательно

  "You needn't worry I'll pay back the money for certain."
• in for (something)
  не в состоянии обойти что-либо (неприятности)

  I am in for a lot of trouble now as I was unable to pay my bank loan.
• outside of (something)
  кроме

  I couldn't hear any sounds outside of the whisper of the wind.
• straighten (something) up
  привести что-либо в порядок

  For a few minutes Wanda pottered about the room, straightening things up.
• helter-skelter
  в беспорядке, разбросанный как попало

  The documents were scattered helter-skelter on the table.
• crying need for (someone or something)
  отчаянно нуждаться в ком-либо/ чём-либо

  There was a crying need for skilled workers an the local chemical plant.
• in the line of duty
  служебный долг

  Many American soldiers fighting in Iraq were killed in the line of duty.
• scrape (something) up
  наскрести, накопить (по мелочам)

  Jimmy managed to scrape up a few dollars by searching all the pockets.
• make a night/evening of (doing something)
  весело проводить вечер за чем-либо

  It was very cold outside, so we decided to stay home and make a night of listening to music and dancing.
• scatter (something) around
  разбросать повсюду

  The room was in a mess; my son scattered his books around it.
• rap with (someone)
  потолковать, поболтать с кем-либо

  Mrs. Partisan likes to pass the time rapping with her neighbors.
• shipping and handling
  перевозка и погрузочно-разгрузочные операции

  The cost of shipping and handling for some imported goods is very high.
• skin (someone) alive
  бранить; шлёпать или бить, "шкуру спущу"

  I broke my mother's favorite vase, and she said if I touch anything else in her bedroom she would skin me alive.
• or else
  а иначе

  The teacher told the students to hand in their term papers at the end of the week or else (they will suffer the consequences.)
• root (something) out
  вырывать что-либо с корнем

  The police have been trying to root out the selling of drugs; so far without much success.
• soak (something) up
  впитывать, всасывать что-либо

  "Get some blotting-paper to soak up the ink."
• on medication
  на медикаментозном лечении (постоянный приём лекарств)

  My Grandma suffers from diabetes and has been on medication for many years.