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• murder on (something)
  губительный, смертельный для чего-либо

  Very cold water is murder on houseplants.
• go at it
  набрасываться на кого-либо, спорить с кем-либо

  The mother and son were going at it loudly.
• in line
  в очереди

  If the film is good, people tend to stand in line for hours.
• recognize (someone or something) for what it/he/she is
  распознавать, что кто-либо \ что-либо собой представляет

  At first I wasn't able to recognize the new supermarket for what it is.
• to be half the battle
  большая часть работы

  We have to get ready for the wedding reception; writing invitations is only half the battle.
• come to nothing/naught
  окончиться ничем, свестись к нулю, не иметь никакого успеха

  All his schemes have come to nothing.
• in spite of
  несмотря на

  In spite of the terrible storm all the houses in the town were intact.
• stall off (someone or something)
  задержать кого-либо \ что-либо, отложить

  Our flight was stalled off, and we were hanging about the airport.
• trot (something) out
  упомянуть что-либо вскользь

  I know Tim has trotted out some information, but I don't remember what it was about.
• glad hand
  радушно приветствовать, пожимать руку

  The priest was glad handing people at the church door.
• skip it
  ладно, неважно

  "Skip it," Nora told me when I again forgot to bring her the book she had asked for.
• on (someone's) say-so
  с чьего-либо разрешения или одобрения

  I was able to take a few thrillers on my friend's say-so.
• on the QT
  тайно, "втихаря", украдкой

  Though they thought Monte Carlo to be a vulgar place, they often went there on the QT.
• to the best of one's ability
  по мере чьих-либо сил, в силу чьих-либо способностей

  I am always ready to help my friends to the best of my ability.
• rarin' to go
  испытывать жажду деятельности

  I was rarin' to go after the encouragement my athletics coach gave me.
• round-robin tournament/contest
  состязание, в котором участники выступают по очереди

  During a round-robin tournament it became evident that our team was the best team in the city.
• security against (something)
  защита против чего-либо

  Her father's inheritance was Sue's security against poverty.
• to the last
  до конца

  Yesterday I went to a wedding reception and stayed at the party to the last.
• knock (something) back/down
  выпить что-либо (алкоголь, лекарство)

  "I know the medicine tastes awful, but you should knock it down."
• on active duty
  быть готовым вступить в борьбу

  The soldiers were on active duty when the enemy approached the town.
• not able to call one's time one's own
  быть слишком занятым

  Cora was not able to call her time her own, so busy she was all the week.
• in recent memory
  что-либо, что отложилось в памяти; "насколько помнится"

  In recent memory our boss has never been so upset before.
• wisecrack
  остроумное или саркастическое замечание

  The speaker kept up a steady stream of wisecracks during his speech.
• to be hyped-up
  взбудораженный, возбуждённый

  The little girl was hyped up all day because her sister and she were going to the circus in the evening.
• measure up to (someone or something)
  подходить (по меркам) кому-либо \ чему-либо

  The new lecturer did not measure up to Professor Young whose lectures were superb.
• scare up (someone or something)
  отыскать кого-либо \ что-либо

  I wasn't able to scare up a clean towel to use in the bathroom.
• tamper with (something)
  неумело пытаться сделать что-либо

  Someone has tampered with the seal of this letter.
• lower oneself to (some level)
  опуститься до (какого-либо уровня поведения)

  James does not want to lower himself to the same level as his friend who likes to cheat at the exams.
• stuck on (something)
  засесть в голове, заклиниться на чём-либо

  Lucy is stuck on the idea of adopting a little boy from the orphanage.
• sweat (something) out
  ждать чего-либо с нетерпением

  He spent a few days sweating out whether or not he would get the visa.
• for instance
  например

  At the university one can take up any subject as their major, art or music for instance.
• in other words
  другими словами

  In other words, Ansell turned out to be a liar and now nobody trusts him.
• hem (someone or something) in
  окружать кого-либо \ что-либо, поймать в ловушку

  We tried to get to the stadium but were hemmed in by the crowd of people.
• go begging
  быть не нужным или не используемым, не иметь спроса

  My old computer went begging; I am not going to use it any longer.
• not know one's own strength
  не рассчитать собственные силы

  George does not know his own strength, and he is sometimes dangerous to play with.