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  • see to (someone or something)
    присмотреть за кем-либо \ чем-либо
    "Porter, will you see to my baggage, please?"
  • take issue with (someone)
    вести дискуссию, спорить с кем-либо
    I am ready to take issue with you on this point.
  • time is ripe
    пришло время
    Cathy thought the time was ripe to tell her mother about the broken vase.
  • take a backseat to (someone or something)
    занять скромное положение, отойти на задний план
    I didn't intend to accept a lower position and to take a backseat to Jack.
  • take (someone) hostage
    взять кого-либо в заложники
    The hijackers took the passengers of the jet hostage and demanded one million dollars as a ransom.
  • heart of stone
    холодный безжалостный, "каменное сердце"
    Gloria had a heart of stone; she was neither kind nor sympathetic.
  • leave one's mark on (someone or something)
    оставить неизгладимый след, не пройти мило
    Felix worked very hard and the fatigue of the last few days left its mark on him.
  • show (someone) the door
    указать кому-либо на дверь, заставить уйти
    When a drunken man began to raise hell in the bar, the manager immediately showed him the door.
  • stand by (someone)
    помогать, поддерживать, быть верным другом
    Marion is a very devoted wife; she always stands by her husband when he is in the lurch.
  • find fault with (someone or something)
    придираться к кому-либо/ чему-либо
    She had been their cook for ten years, and they had never had occasion to find fault with her.
  • have it coming (to someone)
    заслужить наказание
    Angela really deserves punishment for her pranks, and she has it coming to her.
  • come to a bad end
    умереть, плохо закончиться
    The tropic explorers came to a bad end while working in Africa.
  • get a rise out of someone
    рассердить, разозлить кого-либо
    "Look here! Are you trying to get a rise out of me?"
  • have it
    услышать новости, понять
    "I have it that you declined their job offer. Is that so?"
  • of interest (to someone)
    быть интересным кому-либо
    "I suppose this information will be of interest to you."
  • calm down
    успокоиться, расслабиться
    "I want you to calm down and tell me the whole story."
  • move heaven and earth (to do something)
    сделать всё возможное, пустить всё вход
    Mark was ready to move heaven and earth to get Steve out of the way.
  • keep a close watch on (someone or something)
    наблюдать за кем-либо \ чем-либо, караулить кого-либо \ что-либо
    A gamekeeper keeps a close watch on the wild ducks; it's his job.
  • look high and low for (someone or something)
    искать кого-либо \ чего-либо повсюду
    They looked high and low for a happy man, but they were not able to find him.
  • hit a plateau
    достичь высокого положения
    The sales hit a plateau and then declined.
  • short and sweet
    короткий и приятный
    Dana stayed with her friends for the weekend and her visit was short and sweet.
  • give (someone) pause to think
    дать кому-либо время подумать
    "Please, give me pause to think and I'll tell you what to do."
  • Knock it off!
    Перестань!
    "Please knock it off! Leave that knife alone or you may cut your finger."
  • zero hour
    час начала атаки
    Zero hour for the bombers to take off was the early hours of the morning.
  • burn one's bridges behind one
    сжечь за собой мосты, отрезать путь к отступлению
    The sportsman burned his bridges behind him when he decided to leave his team for ever.
  • get on (someone) to do (something)
    настойчиво просить/ заставлять кого-либо делать что-либо
    "Why not get on the mechanic to fix our car in the shortest possible time?"
  • at the present time
    сейчас, в настоящее время
    Bill was ill for three weeks, but at the present time he is doing fine.
  • burn (oneself) out
    стать очень усталым и разбитым из-за напряжённой работы
    "If you work so much, you might finally burn yourself out."
  • holy terror
    очень непослушный ребёнок
    Simon's little boy is a very disobedient child; he is a regular holy terror.
  • turn the tide
    изменить ход событий, создать перелом
    At the very moment when Martin was about to abandone the fight, the tide turned.
  • see about (something)
    проследить за чем-либо, проконтролировать
    "I want you to see about getting the work finished."
  • out of service
    не работающий
    There was an 'out of service' sign on the door of the elevator.
  • stand up (someone)
    не прийти (на встречу, свидание)
    First Jane agreed to go out with Tim, but then she stood him up.
  • have a hunch about (something)
    иметь предчувствие о чём-либо
    Detective Fisher had a hunch about the mystery which would remain unsolved.
  • sweep (something) under the rug/carpet
    игнорировать неприятные вещи, стараться забыть о них
    "We'd better not sweep our differences under the rug; let's discuss them."