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• in the trust of (someone)
  под ответственность кого-либо

  The papers were left in the trust of the secretary.
• toss (someone) out of (somewhere)
  заставить уйти, выпроводить кого-либо откуда-либо

  The young men were drunk and quarrelsome, and the porter had to toss them out of the hotel.
• somebody up there loves/hates me
  кто-то на небе благоволит ко мне или ненавидит меня

  "Somebody up there hates me," he said, "I have been out of luck lately."
• smoke (someone or something) out
  выкурить кого-либо \ что-либо, избавиться

  They tried everything in order to smoke out hornets, but nothing helped.
• speak one's piece/mind
  откровенно высказать кому-либо своё неодобрение

  I am going to speak my mind and tell my boss about the shortcomings in our work.
• to hunger for (something)
  жаждать чего-либо

  Colin is obsessed with speedy cars and he hungers for participation in a car race.
• smear campaign (against someone)
  клеветническая кампания (против кого-либо)

  I am sure someone is running a smear campaign against the president of our company.
• stoop to (doing something)
  снизойти до чего-либо

  I will never stoop to gossiping about other people's private affairs.
• to horn in on (someone)
  навязаться на кого-либо, прийти без приглашения

  Tim was not welcome to our party; he just horned in on us.
• to horse trade
  вести трудные переговоры

  They had to horse trade, but they were finally able to make a business agreement.
• to one's name
  (иметь) что-либо в собственности, "иметь за душой"

  Edna had only one dress to her name.
• to be hopped up on (something)
  быть под сильным воздействием наркотика или алкоголя

  The young man, who tried to steal a car, was hopped up on a lot of alcohol.
• squawk about (something)
  громко жаловаться на что-либо

  Mona is the type of person who likes to squawk about everything.
• to heel
  подчиняться (дисциплине), контролировать

  When John was sixteen, he thought he could do as he pleased, but his father cut off his allowance, and he soon came to heel.
• size of it
  вот так то; вот, пожалуй, и всё

  "That's about the size of it," Jill said as she told me about her misfortune.
• smoke (something) out
  обнаружить, найти что-либо, выведать

  Steve decided to smoke out the reason why Richard had concealed important evidence from the police.
• spook (someone)
  пугать, испугать кого-либо

  My dog is afraid of thunder storms and they always spook him.
• strictly on the level
  быть честным, надёжным, заслуживающим доверия

  The bank clerks that the customers deal with are always strictly on the level.
• somewhere in the neighborhood of (an amount of money or something)
  где-то в районе (количество денег или чего-либо ещё)

  There were somewhere in the neighborhood of two thousand people at the demonstration.
• show (someone) to his or her seat
  провести на место

  The movie had already begun and I asked the usher to show me to my seat.
• slave to (someone or something)
  быть рабом кого-либо \ чего-либо

  Mr. Murdoch is a slave to his old car, which breaks down every few miles.
• in the interest of (someone or something)
  в интересах кого-либо \ чего-либо

  It is in the interest of the Sandfords family to buy a bigger house.
• toss off (an answer)
  ответить (на вопрос) не задумываясь

  When Miss Willows asked me this question, I was able to toss off the answer immediately.
• to order
  (сделано) на заказ

  A very stout person often has his clothes made to order.
• touched by (someone or something)
  обеспокоенный из-за кого-либо, взволнованный чем-либо

  Laura was touched by pity when she heard about Ken's illness.
• strictly on the up-and-up
  честный, справедливый и прямой

  I never do business with anyone if everything is not strictly on the up-and-up.
• so mad that one could scream
  безумно злой

  Linda got so mad that she could scream when the secretary had made a lot of mistakes in the document.
• to the nth degree
  предельно, в высшей степени

  Scales must be accurate to the nth degree.
• sign on with (someone)
  подписать соглашение с кем-либо

  Nancy has signed on with the Chief Executive of one of the pharmaceutical firms.
• hire out (something)
  сдать что-либо в аренду

  Ms. Brown hires out her cottage to those tenants, who are ready to pay high price for it.
• shuttle (someone) from place to place
  возить кого-либо взад-вперёд

  The ship was too big to dock at the port, so the boatmen shuttled the passengers from the ship to the shore all day.
• something else again
  что-то совсем другое

  Staying at home all day is OK, but staying at home when my siblings go to a movie is something else again.
• sock (something) away
  убирать, прятать что-либо в укромное место

  I have decided to sock my clothes away for the time when my daughter's kids can wear them.
• slated for (something)
  планировать, намечать

  The house is slated for restoration next month.
• thumbs down on (someone or something)
  не одобрять что-либо или чьи-либо действия

  I intend to vote thumbs down on the policy of our department.