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• good-for-nothing
  бесполезный, ни на что не годный

  Mike Loader is a good-for-nothing man and a lazy worker into the bargain.
• make off with (someone or something)
  удрать, убежать с кем-либо \ чем-либо

  Bobby took away a toy from a little boy and made off with it.
• strike a chord with (someone)
  быть знакомым кому-либо, напомнить, вызвать отклик в душе

  Greg's words struck a chord with me and reminded me of my better days.
• fall off the wagon
  вернуться к прежним привычкам (об алкоголе и наркотиках)

  Felix stopped taking drugs for a short while and then he fell off the wagon.
• make cracks (about someone or something)
  шутить, отпускать шутки на счёт кого-либо \ чего-либо

  The reporter made cracks about the famous actor during the interview.
• hit a snag
  натолкнуться на проблему

  The negotiations to finish the miner's strike hit a snag.
• out of a clear blue sky
  внезапно, неожиданно, без предупреждения

  The news of his retirement came out of a clear blue sky and everyone was surprised.
• keep to oneself
  сторониться (людей)

  Cora isn't at all outgoing; she prefers to keep to herself.
• have it made
  быть успешным, справляться

  I had it made with my final exams.
• have a run of bad luck
  невезти в течение продолжительного времени

  John Jimson has had a run of bad luck since his wife left him.
• not have a clue (about something)
  (не) знать \ (не) иметь представление о чем-либо

  I have no clue what happened that day.
• busman's holiday
  отпуск без отпуска; будучи в отпуске, продолжать делать свою работу

  Mark is on holiday, but he is spending much time at work, so it looks he is on a busman's holiday.
• take offense at (someone or something)
  обидеться на кого-либо \ что-либо

  Mike is quick to take offense at his girlfriend.
• landslide victory
  внушительная победа (обычно на выборах)

  This party hopes to win a landslide victory in the coming election.
• do a double take
  обернуться и посмотреть с удивлением

  My friend wore such an odd attire that it made me do a double take.
• jack-of-all-trades
  мастер на все руки

  Tom is a jack-of-all-trades and master of none.
• forever and a day
  бесконечно долго

  "Why did it take forever and a day to clear the mess in your bedroom?"
• all at once
  внезапно, без предупреждения

  All at once the lightning struck and it started to pour.
• betwixt and between
  быть в нерешительности; ни то ни сё, так себе

  I didn't feel like going out with my friends; I was betwixt and between whether to join them or not.
• get out of the way
  уйти с дороги, не мешать

  "Please get out of the way; I am trying to do your bedroom."
• high on (something)
  быть одурманенным чем-либо

  When the police finally arrested him, the young man was high on cocaine.
• take (someone) into one's confidence
  поверять кому-либо свои секреты

  I usually take my best friend into my confidence when I have problems.
• have had it with (someone or something)
  не хотеть больше терпеть, не выносить кого-либо \ что-либо

  I have had it with your constant misbehavior.
• feel out of place
  чувствовать себя не на месте

  Jeremy didn't know any of the guests and he felt out of place.
• hitch one's wagon to a star
  честолюбиво стремиться к чему-либо

  Joan aims high; she wants to hitch her wagon to a star and pursue the profession of an astronaut.
• give oneself away
  выдать себя, обнаружить свою вину

  Stella had to admit that she had let them down, yet she didn't want to give herself away.
• look forward to (something)
  ожидать чего-либо с удовольствием

  I am looking forward to your prompt reply.
• catch-as-catch-can
  всё, чем можно довольствоваться (о еде)

  We were very busy at the weekend, so our meals were catch-as-catch-can.
• one-armed bandit
  игровой автомат, "однорукий бандит"

  William is always short of money because he spends a lot of time with a one-armed bandit.
• ask for the moon
  желать недостижимого

  You will never get what you want, so it's no use asking for the moon.
• get down to the nitty-gritty
  разобраться до конца

  "Somebody has broken the window in the classroom. I want you to get down to the nitty-gritty," the director told the teacher.
• old hand at (doing something)
  опытный в чём-либо, знаток чего-либо

  You can rely on him; he is an old hand at repairing cars.
• by fair means or foul
  любыми средствами, правдами и неправдами

  They will do everything they can to win, by fair means or foul.
  Они сделают все, чтобы выиграть любыми средствами.
• do justice to (something)
  оценить что-либо по достоинству

  This portrait doesn't do you justice.
• feel like going (somewhere)
  быть не прочь, хотеть пойти куда-либо

  "Do you feel like going anywhere tonight?"