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• have had enough
  иметь достаточно, надоесть, "осточертеть"

  "I have had enough of your lies; I am not going to believe what you are saying now."
• get back at (someone)
  отомстить

  Mark has let me down, and I want to get back at him.
• high and low
  везде, повсюду

  I was looking high and low for my car keys, but then I remember that my son had taken my car to work.
• come about
  произойти, случиться

  I have no idea how the thing came about: it just happened that way.
• take pride in (something)
  гордиться чем-либо

  Mrs. Williamson takes pride in her well-kept garden.
• get on the good side of (someone)
  заслужить чью-либо благосклонность, расположить кого-либо к себе

  George gave Pat gifts and flowers trying to get on the good side of her.
• make a day of it
  провести целый день, посвятить целый день чему-либо

  Ms. Brown made up her mind to make a day of it and clean the whole house.
• dead loss
  чистый убыток, полная потеря

  The money that Jeffrey had invested into a Canadian company was a dead loss.
• get hold of (someone)
  связаться с кем-либо

  I tried to get hold of my boss and ask him a few questions.
• see the world/things through rose-colored glasses
  смотреть сквозь розовые очки, видеть всё в розовом свете

  Sheila is too optimistic and she sees the world through rose-colored glasses.
• fly off the handle
  рассердиться, сорваться на крик

  The teacher flew off the handle because one of the students was disrupting the class.
• keep (someone) in stitches
  заставить кого-либо непрерывно смеяться

  Jerry's anecdotes are always laughed at; he keeps everybody in stitches.
• nothing to write home about
  ничего интересного, увлекательного

  "Was your trip to Austria exiting?" - "Well, I'd say nothing to write home about."
• look (someone) up
  навещать кого-либо

  "I doubt that I'll be able to look you up; I've been very busy lately."
• come to light
  обнаружиться, стать известным, "выйти на свет божий"

  The truth finally came to light.
• rub (someone) the wrong way
  злить кого-либо, раздражать

  Olaf's insolence and rude behavior constantly rubs me the wrong way.
• get behind
  отставать

  I was afraid that I might get behind with my work.
• have turned the corner
  пройти критическую точку

  "We have been married for 15 years and I think that our marriage has turned the corner.
• head start
  начать, сделать рывок

  They decided to get a head start on the job.
• back up (someone or something)
  поддержать кого-либо или что-либо

  Collin's proposal was silly that's why nobody backed it up.
• knock oneself out
  делать значительное усилие

  "Don't try to knock yourself out for you are not able to fulfill this task."
• have an ax to grind (with someone)
  преследовать личные интересы; жаловаться на кого-либо

  Jenny Wright has an ax to grind with her next door neighbor.
• behind (someone's) back
  за чьей-то спиной, тайно

  I hate people who gossip behind my back.
• come out with (something)
  сказать что-либо, выступить с заявлением

  Ronald came out with all the news we wanted.
• get the lead out
  торопиться

  Ricardo told his slow friend to get the lead out.
• come down in the world
  опуститься, потерять прежнее положение

  Lindson used to be a great artist, but unfortunately he came down in the world.
• go with (something)
  подходить к чему-либо, гармонировать с чем-либо

  I thought the music went well with the film.
• brush up on (something)
  освежить знания

  I have made up my mind to attend language courses to brush up on my English.
• go against the grain
  идти против природы или склонности к чему-либо

  "Your unfriendly attitude goes against the grain of good manners."
• feel put upon
  чувствовать себя обиженным; чувствовать себя неуютно

  Mary couldn't help feeling put upon when her husband's friends visited.
• make as if (to do something)
  действовать так, как будто собираешься делать что-либо

  Marion made as if to say something, but then she thought better of it.
• dead letter
  корреспонденция без адреса

  There is no address on the letter that's why I can't return it; it's a dead letter.
• in stitches
  смеяться (до колик)

  The film was so hilarious that I was in stitches over some of the episodes.
• wear and tear
  износ, порча

  There was no money for replacement on the wear and tear on their supposedly very much injured property.
• keep up appearances
  соблюдать приличия, видимость; делать вид, что ничего не случилось

  Sarah decided to keep up appearances even though she was very sick.