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• drop in (on someone)
  забежать на минутку, заскочить к кому-либо

  I was going to drop in on my Granny when I saw her approaching our house.
• call (someone) names
  обзывать кого-либо, называть неприятными именами

  "Stop calling each other names! It's not fair."
• have the gift of the gab
  иметь дар красноречия

  My sister has the gift of the gab and is able to talk to others easily.
• let (someone) off the hook
  простить кого-либо, отпустить без наказания

  The teacher let me off the hook, so I didn't have to stay after the lessons to do the lines.
• get the blues
  хандрить, находиться в подавленном состоянии

  Every now and then I get the blues.
• call (someone) on the carpet
  вызвать кого-либо на ковёр (устраивать нагоняй)

  Jim must have failed to do the job well because he was called on the carpet by his boss.
• get into hot water
  попасть в тяжелое положение, потерять почву под ногами, увязнуть

  Tim might get into hot water because of his debts.
• make or break (someone)
  возвеличить или погубить кого-либо; "либо пан, либо пропал"

  "You never know what the new business venture may do to you; it can make or break you."
• in a pickle/in a pretty pickle
  в полном беспорядке, "всё вверх дном", в плачевном состоянии

  The one in a pickle is the one to tickle.
• come up smelling like roses
  оправиться (после неудач, трудных времён)

  Linda had a lot of problems, but when I met her yesterday, she came up smelling like roses.
• neck of the woods
  район, местность где живёшь

  If Tim talks about his neck of the woods, he means the area where he lives.
• like a house on fire
  быстро и энергично

  They worked like a house on fire because they wanted to complete the construction of the bridge by winter.
• see which way the wind is blowing
  определить, что нужно сделать в первую очередь

  I made up my mind to see which way the wind is blowing before I started to write my essay.
• fit in with (someone or something)
  подходить кому-либо; соответствовать, гармонировать с чем-либо

  The new roommate doesn't fit in with the others very well.
• get off the hook
  освободиться от обязательства, "сорваться с крючка"

  Jerry got off the hook and didn't have to pay alimony to his wife.
• wash one's dirty linen in public
  говорить о личных проблемах публично; выносить сор из избы, перемывать грязное бельё

  Sam felt a strong distaste for the washing anybody's dirty linen in public.
• about time
  пора бы

  I am very annoyed with you; it's about time you minded your own business.
• have a way with (someone or something)
  иметь подход к кому-либо \ чему-либо

  Miss Cook has a way with small children.
• get sidetracked
  отвлечься от какого-либо дела

  My friend dropped in and I got sidetracked in what I was doing.
• snake in the grass
  враг, претворяющийся другом

  Pat has turned out to be a snake in the grass. I trusted her, but she had betrayed me.
• second to none
  никем не превзойдённый; лучше, чем всё остальное

  Jack is a very gifted pianist; his performance is usually second to none.
• hit the roof
  быть в гневе, "рвать и метать"

  Ms. Shneider hit the roof when she found out that her husband had an afair with a young woman.
• run the gauntlet
  столкнуться с тяжёлыми испытаниями или неприятным опытом

  I had to run the gauntlet of many medical tests before I was pronounced to be absolutely cured.
• head out
  идти, направляться

  It is time you headed out for the bathroom otherwise it will be occupied.
• ahead of the game
  делать больше, чем необходимо

  The company secretary did more work that day to be ahead of the game the next day.
• once in a blue moon
  очень редко

  I used to go to the beach once in a blue moon.
• strike the right note
  взять верный тон

  It's difficult to strike the right note when people just won't listen to you.
• take one's time
  не торопиться, не проявлять торопливости

  "Take your time and tell me in plain words what you want."
• bring down the house
  вызвать громкий смех, вызвать бурю аплодисментов

  I remember that comedy well; it used to bring down the house.
• save (something) for a rainy day
  сберечь что-либо на чёрный день

  However hard I try I am never able to save some money for a rainy day.
• back and forth
  туда сюда, взад и вперёд, в ту и другую сторону

  Lionel nervously paced the room back and forth.
• go the extra mile
  сделать больше, чем следует

  It's useful to go the extra mile to reach your goal.
• cut out for (something)
  иметь призвание к чему-либо, подходить для чего-либо

  I believe Sharon has a way with children; she is cut out for being a teacher.
• like a fish out of water
  оказаться совершенно не на месте, "как рыба без воды"

  I felt like a fish out of water when I came to the health club for the first time.
• travel light
  путешествовать налегке

  I don't like taking a lot of luggage with me; I prefer to travel light.