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• have been to hell and back
  пережить много трудностей\ испытаний

  -I have survived a great deal of trouble in recent years; I think I have been to hell and back.
• see (someone) out
  проводить кого-либо из комнаты, из дома

  I was afraid to get lost in the building, so I asked my friend to see me out.
• come back
  вернуться

  I told my boyfriend to leave me alone and never come back.
• have it both ways
  иметь \ делать что-либо одно

  "You can't have it both ways. You have to choose either this camera or that one."
• under the counter
  незаконно, "из-под полы"

  That book had been prohibited, but there was one place you could get it under the counter.
• bag of tricks
  разнообразные приёмы, трюки (мешок хитростей)

  If a teacher works with small children, she should have a bag of tricks to keep them busy.
• quick on the uptake
  понятливый, смышлёный

  In spite of his age, the little boy is quick on the uptake and does sums very well.
• hold up
  поднять, останавливать

  "Will you please hold up your hands those who want to go on a student trip to the mountains?"
• know (something) backwards and forwards
  знать что-либо вдоль и поперёк

  Rita knew the streets in her native town backwards and forwards.
• say uncle
  сдаться, попросить пощады

  Tim pressed my arm and it hurt, but I didn't want to say uncle.
• take (something) up with (someone)
  поднимать (вопрос), обсуждать что-либо с кем-либо

  "This is my private matter and I am not going to take it up with you."
• have an in with (someone)
  иметь хорошие отношения с кем-либо

  Unfortunately I don't have an in with my superviser so I can hardly ever ask him for a favor.
• safety in numbers
  чувство надёжности в окружении большого количества людей

  A lot of people were swimming in the rough sea, and I thought the risk was reduced because there is safety in numbers.
• around the clock
  24 часа, сутки

  Most of the supermarkets in big American cities work around the clock.
• get in on (something)
  быть вовлечённым во что-либо

  I could never believe that Sandra got in on the redecorating of the house.
• time flies
  время бежит незаметно

  Time flies and I suddenly realized that was time to leave.
• have a blowout
  большая вечеринка или распродажа

  I am going shopping today; one of the shops has a blowout.
• take the liberty of (doing something)
  позволить себе сделать что-либо

  I took the liberty of telling my instructor what I thought about his method of teaching skiing.
• mark time
  праздно проводить время

  I have been marking time for over a month since I lost my previous job.
• get the floor
  получить слово

  I wanted to express my opinion about the matter, but I didn't get the floor.
• time and time again
  снова и снова, неоднократно

  Children are forgetful and must be told time and time again how to behave.
• get a clean bill of health
  получить справку о (хорошем) состоянии здоровья

  I doubt if I can get a clean bill of health; I have pains in the back now and then.
• behind the scenes
  частным образом, не на виду у всех

  The lawyer had to work behind the scenes to try and bail his client out.
• get time off
  получить отпуск

  I'd like to get time off in September.
• take to (someone or something)
  привязаться к кому-либо \ чему-либо, полюбить

  Sally took to the new teacher at once.
• take a trip
  отправиться в путешествие, поездку

  I took a trip to the Himalayas last summer.
• hand (something) down to (someone)
  передавать что-либо кому-либо по наследству

  The estate had been handed down from father to son.
• drop by
  зайти, заскочить

  "Would you like to drop by for a cup of tea?"
• own up to (something)
  сознаться в чём-либо

  The man was suspected of murdering his wife, but he never owned up to it.
• more often than not
  почти всегда, очень часто

  I am not much of a cook, so more often than not my husband and me eat out.
• get along
  уйти, отправиться

  As it was getting late, they had to get along.
• turn down (someone or something)
  отказаться признать, отвергнуть кого-либо \ что-либо

  "You seem to be turning down a golden opportunity in leaving the company."
• up to no good
  замышлять что-либо плохое

  I was sure that the children were up to no good, because they ran away as soon as they saw me coming.
• keep (something) to oneself
  не выдавать секрет, тайну

  Ada is very frivolous, and she can't keep anything you tell her to herself.
• out-and-out (something)
  несомненно, бесспорно, целиком и полностью, убеждённый, матёрый, отъявленный

  The man is an out-and-out scoundrel, and I refuse to have anything in common with him.