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• make a clean sweep of (something)
  полностью избавиться, отделаться от чего-либо

  I want to make a clean sweep of everything I have learnt and start afresh.
• get the short end of the stick
  получить меньше, чем другие

  Cora was the youngest child in a big family and she often got the short end of the stick.
• make it up to (someone)
  делать что-либо, чтобы компенсировать за невыполненную просьбу или возместить долг

  I can't give you a hand now, but I will make it up to you tomorrow.
• get with it
  быть внимательным; заняться делом

  The traffic policeman told the driver to get with it or he might meet with an accident.
• last straw
  последняя капля, предел терпения

  Anna's infidelity was the last straw and we finally broke off our engagement.
• get in on the ground floor
  начать с начала (в надежде на будущий успех)

  "If I were you, I would get in on the ground floor of your new job."
• like greased lightning
  очень быстро, как молния

  The dog dashed out of the house like greased lightning.
• look out for (someone)
  присматривать, заботиться о ком-либо

  "Will you please look out for my little Rocky while I am out?"
• out of spite
  из неприязни, назло

  My neighbor is a very unpleasant woman and she does a lot of things just out of spite.
• all of a sudden
  внезапно, вдруг

  We were watching television when all of a sudden the electricity went off.
• You said it!/You can say that again!
  Вы совершенно правы.

  "You can say that again," I answered when Kelly told me how cold it was outside.
• by leaps and bounds
  стремительно, очень быстро, семимильными шагами

  Under his supervision the business began to develop by leaps and bounds.
• make a long story short
  короче говоря

  To make a long story short, I have never thought much of Jimmy; he is ill-mannered and boastful.
• draw in one's horns
  тратить меньше денег, "затянуть пояс"

  I have been short of money lately, so I have to draw in my horns.
• have the last laugh
  поставить того, кто смеялся над вами, в глупое положение

  Marion had the last laugh when she passed the test and her friend failed it.
• make up for (something)
  возмещать, навёрстывать, компенсировать что-либо

  Jack made up for his lack of talent by meritorious industry.
• get the ax
  быть уволенным, "вылетить с работы"

  Henry got the ax because he had spoken rudely to his boss.
• call it a day/night
  считать свой рабочий день законченным, считать дело сделанным

  "It's six p.m. Lets call it a day and go home. Shall we?"
• jump through a hoop
  выполнять любое приказание

  Karina is always ready to jump through a hoop for her husband; she is too obedient to my mind.
• get out of bed on the wrong side
  встать с левой ноги, быть в плохом настроении

  Jim hasn't spoken to any of us all day; he must have gotten out of bed on the wrong side.
• turn up one's nose at (something)
  отнестись пренебрежительно к чему-либо, "воротить нос"

  Sally is very choosy; she turns up her nose at many foods.
• nothing short of (something)
  ни что иное, как (чудо)

  It was nothing short of a miracle that the boat had survived in the storm.
• know (something) inside out
  знать что-либо вдоль и попёрек

  My friend is a guide and she knows our town inside out.
• fall over oneself to do something
  лезть из кожи вон, чтобы сделать что-либо

  Joe came out of his room all smiles and falling over himself to show he was pleased to see us.
• meet one's Waterloo
  быть разгромленным, потерпеть поражение

  Unfortunately our football team met their Waterloo when they played with the best team in our area.
• in the middle of nowhere
  в очень отдалённом \ глухом месте

  Linda and her husband live in the middle of nowhere.
• get through (something)
  справиться с чем-либо, выдержать (экзамен)

  Dana though not hungry got through dinner quickly.
• bound to (do something)
  быть настроенным сделать что-либо

  The married couple was bound to go to Spain for their honeymoon.
• have what it takes
  иметь то, что нужно, иметь способность делать что-либо

  I don't think that my sister has what it takes to be a good doctor.
• get the picture
  полностью понять ситуацию

  When Fisher arrived at the scene of the crime, he immediately got the picture of what had happened.
• feed (someone) a line
  обманывать, "вешать лапшу на уши"

  "Stop feeding me a line; I don't believe a word you are saying."
• if worst comes to worst
  в худшем случае, на худой конец

  Even if worst comes to worst, she has got enough to live on for six months at least.
• fall into line
  стать в строй, построиться в шеренгу

  At the beginning of the lesson the P.E. teacher ordered the students to fall into line.
• after a fashion
  до известной степени, некоторым образом, кое-как

  Jack did his home assignment after a fashion but certainly not very well.
• hit home
  произвести впечатление, дойти до, понять

  The news of their engagement suddenly hit home.