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  • sitting target
    лёгкая мишень (для критики)
    "I am not going to be a sitting target for you to criticize me."
  • with one/both hand(s) tied behind one's back
    легко, без усилий
    John knows computers as the palm of his hand, and he fixed my computer with both hands tied behind his back.
  • in the rear
    позади, в тылу
    I got in a traffic jam yesterday morning with a lot of cars in the rear.
  • one's hair stands on end
    сильно испугаться, "волосы встали дыбом"
    Miranda's hair stood on end. She was so scared that she sat rooted to her wheelchair unable to move or think.
  • shack up with (someone)
    жить в гражданском браке
    Linda has shacked up with her boyfriend for a couple of years.
  • light into (something)
    есть жадно, поглощать что-либо
    The children were very hungry; they lit into their dinner hastily.
  • spin (something) off
    создать побочный продукт
    The Microsoft will probably spin off some computer games as their by-product.
  • not set foot (somewhere)
    не идти \ не приезжать (куда-либо)
    Zeya left her native town ages ago, and has not set foot in it ever since.
  • stake a claim to (something)
    закрепить своё право на что-либо
    If you offer something free, people are apt to stake a claim to it.
  • stick up (someone or something)
    ограбить (с применением оружия)
    The robber had a knife and he tried to stick me up.
  • for the good of (someone or something)
    ради пользы для кого-либо/ чего-либо
    The city authority did a lot of things for the good of the population.
  • shape up
    улучшать, исправить (поведение, исполнение, физическую форму)
    Lenny was learning composition and training himself to shape up and better express his thoughts.
  • straighten out (someone or something)
    улучшать (положение), разрешать (задачу)
    Paul did his best to straighten out a very nasty situation.
  • in the unlikely event of/that
    в случае если не; если так сложатся обстоятельства
    In the unlikely event that I won't be able to buy a flight to St. Petersburg, I'll go by train.
  • will not hear of (something)
    не разрешать, не принимать во внимание
    Leila wants to go to a disco tonight, but her mother will not hear of it.
  • in short order
    тотчас же, незамедлительно
    The waiter brought my roast beef in short order.
  • in theory
    теоретически
    In theory it is possible to build a huge atomic reactor, but in practice it is almost impossible.
  • taper off
    утихать, становиться меньше
    The storm didn't taper off for several days.
  • in the care of (someone)
    под присмотром; до востребования
    Leila had to leave the children in the care of the nanny.
  • in transit
    транспортировать(ся)
    The goods were being in transit when there was a truck accident.
  • contrary to (something)
    не смотря на что-либо
    Contrary to what he promised he had no desire to interfere.
  • over the short run/haul
    в недалёком будущем
    Over the short run our town will change drastically.
  • sniff out (someone or something)
    почуять, обнаружить кого-либо \ что-либо
    The cat sniffed out a mouse in the barn.
  • hightail it out of (somewhere)
    быстро убежать откуда-либо
    They decided to hightail it out of the beach because of the coming tide.
  • not know the first thing about (someone or something)
    не иметь ни малейшего представления о чём-либо
    Hillary did not know the first thing about computers, so she asked her friend to fix it.
  • shove off
    отправляться, уходить
    My friends dropped in for a minute, stayed till midnight and finally decided to shove off.
  • not miss much
    ничего не пропускать
    My mother does not miss much, and I should be very careful what I wear for various occasions.
  • in reality
    на самом деле, в действительности
    Carry said she wanted to apologize, but in reality I don't think she meant it.
  • hole up (somewhere)
    прятаться от людей где-либо
    I don't feel like going out tonight; I'd rather hole up in my sitting room and watch TV.
  • in proportion
    соразмерный, соответственный
    They made sure that the rooms were in proportion with the size of the house.
  • spring for (something)
    купить что-либо, заплатить за что-либо
    Our TV set got broken and we decided to spring for a new one.
  • not lay a finger/hand on (someone)
    пальцем не трогать кого-либо
    The child's father said he had never laid a finger on his son no matter how badly the latter behaved.
  • sight unseen
    за глаза, не видя
    Never buy things sight unseen; you'll be very sorry if you do.
  • skip rope
    прыгать на скакалке
    The children were laughing happily as they were skipping rope.
  • not let (someone) catch you (doing something)
    не позволить застать кого-либо за каким-либо занятием
    "Do not let me catch you taking my things without my permission."