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• gut feeling/reaction
  интуитивное чувство или реакция

  When Swan entered the room, he had a gut feeling that he was being watched.
• live by one's wits
  жить своим умом

  "Don't listen to other people's advice. You should live by your wits."
• ride the gravy train
  наживаться, получать незаконные доходы, "загребать барыши"

  He had been able to ride the gravy train and make a lot of money selling drugs before he was arrested.
• good riddance
  избавление от чего-либо неприятного, "скатертью дорога"

  I had broken the plate with a crack and I said good riddance when I threw it into the garbage.
• have one for the road
  выпить перед уходом, выпить "на посошок"

  The man had evidently one for the road and a few drinks before that because he looked tipsy.
• make a big deal about (something)
  преувеличивать важность чего-либо

  My mother exaggerates even small problems; I wish she would not make a big deal about everything.
• strike a happy medium
  найти золотую середину

  Our professor succeeded in striking a happy medium between being strict and being friendly to the students.
• take down (something)
  записывать что-либо

  Rita gave me her phone number and I quickly took it down.
• all along
  всё время

  Jeremy has known about my problems all along.
• Johnny-on-the-spot
  тот, кто оказывается в нужном месте или в нужное время

  William seems to be Johnny-on-the-spot. Just when I need him, he turns up.
• each and every
  каждый

  Each and every student had to take a test that day.
• have an accident
  несчастный случай

  Rick had an accident while he was driving home from work.
• have on (something)
  быть одетым во что-то, носить что-либо

  Gina had a short yellow dress on.
• live for the moment
  жить одним днём, не планировать на будущее

  If one lives for the moment, he may have difficulties in the future.
• fall behind
  запаздывать, отставать

  Josef fell behind with his rent.
• low man on the totem pole
  самый незначительный человек (в организации)

  "Nothing depends on me, you know. I am a low man on the totem pole in our company."
• end up (doing something or going somewhere)
  оканчиваться, кончить тем, что …

  The chances are that we will end up by being friendly with them.
• cross the Rubicon
  сделать шаг, после которого нельзя ничего изменить "перейти Рубикон"

  If you have crossed the Rubicon, it means you can't but agree to support their policy.
• give up
  перестать, прекратить, отказаться от

  I am going to give up smoking.
• take up (clothes)
  укоротить, сделать короче

  My skirt is too long; I need to have it taken up.
• come clean
  признаваться, сказать правду

  "I want you to come clean and tell me what really happened."
• use every trick in the book
  использовать всевозможные приёмы

  I am going to use every trick in the book to get rid of my headaches.
• take it slow
  идти, передвигаться медленно

  I don't like an icy road and always take it slow.
• lock, stock, and barrel
  всё (оптом)

  We had to move our business to another town, so we decided to sell everything lock, stock, and barrel.
• come around
  (наконец) согласиться на что-либо; прийти в сознание, проснуться

  Lionel tried to persuade Minnie to marry him and finally she came around.
• bear the brunt of (something)
  нести всю тяжесть, испытывать трудности, держать главный удар

  The small island couldn't bear the brunt of the severe storm.
• tell it to the marines/Sweeney
  чепуха, ври больше! Расскажи это своей бабушке!

  I didn't believe Emma's crazy story about her love affair and I told her to tell it to the marines.
• dead end
  тупик, безвыходное положение

  The negotiations between the ruling party and the opposition came to a dead end.
• take a turn for the better
  изменяться к лучшему; поправляться

  Things began taking a turn for the better.
• ring in the New Year
  встречать Новый Год

  "Where are you going to ring in the New Year?"
• out of one's element
  не соответствовать, не подходить

  I was out of my element acting as interpreter for an American delegation; my English is not that good.
• get a bang out of (someone or something)
  находить удовольствие в ком-либо \ чём-то

  My boss got a bang out of pushing me into the duties I was unable to perform.
• get around to (something)
  наконец найти время, чтобы сделать что-либо

  I finally got around to getting rid of old newpapers.
• take (something) lying down
  безропотно сносить что-либо

  Jeremy never takes unpleasant things lying down; he always fights back.
• good-for-nothing
  бесполезный, ни на что не годный

  Mike Loader is a good-for-nothing man and a lazy worker into the bargain.