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• keep house
  вести домашнее хозяйство

  "What is the name of the woman who keeps house for Mr. Johnson?"
• get away with (something)
  выйти сухим из воды

  Jenny never arrives at the office in time; I wonder how she manages to get away with it.
• look like death warmed over
  выглядеть очень больным

  Tim was very pale and looked like death warmed over, so I couldn't help asking him what the matter was.
• talk shop
  говорить на профессиональные темы

  As they walked up the street together they began to talk shop.
• scrape the bottom of the barrel
  взять то, что осталось; наскрести

  All the best books have been chosen; I am scraping the bottom of the barrel, trying to make do with what has been left.
• have a good command of (something)
  хорошо знать что-либо, хорошо владеть чем-либо

  I would like to have a good command of English.
• as old as the hills
  очень старый

  I decided not to buy that house because it looked as old as the hills.
• heart of gold
  золотое сердце (о добром, щедром и великодушном человеке)

  Kelly's Grandma, who had a heart of gold, was a very kind and generous person.
• tell (someone) off
  бранить, отчитать, распекать кого-либо

  I had meant to tell Anna off, but she didn't turn up that day.
• break the back of (something)
  сломить, уничтожить, погубить, сломить сопротивление

  One mistake may break the back of the whole enterprise.
• speak off the cuff
  выступать, говорить без подготовки

  Mr. Trent prefers to speak off the cuff at the meetings of any kind.
• hit the ceiling
  разозлиться не на шутку, прийти в ярость, "на стену лезть"

  My Dad might hit the ceiling when he learns that I have dropped out of college.
• to say the least
  мягко выражаясь, без всякого преувеличения, по меньшей мере

  It was not a very good party to say the least.
• give (someone) a start
  испугать или удивить кого-либо

  "You gave me a start when you appeared so suddenly."
• think outside the box
  представлять что-либо образно, творчески

  An imaginative and creative person is able to think outside the box.
• lead (someone) by the nose
  убеждать кого-либо делать то, что хочешь

  "Don't lead me by the nose. I am not going to do what you want."
• keep (someone) in line
  заставить кого-либо вести себя как следует

  It was difficult for the young teacher to keep her students in line.
• under the table
  незаконная (оплата труда или взятка)

  The boy was paid under the table for the work in Miss Crib's garden.
• above reproach
  безупречный (ая, ое), вне критики

  Bill is a well-mannered young man; his behavior is above reproach.
• take after (someone)
  походить на кого-либо

  Jill Aster takes after her mother; she is fair-haired and blue-eyed like Mrs. Aster.
• out of order
  (быть) испорченным, не работать

  I couldn't use my hair dryer because it was out of order.
• get on one's nerves
  раздражать, действовать на нервы

  "You are playing very loud music; it is getting on my nerves."
• make sense
  иметь смысл

  Your proposal doesn't make sense; there is neither rhyme nor reason in it.
• go cold turkey
  резко прекратить делать что-либо

  Alan decided to go cold turkey and quit drinking.
• let the chips fall where they may
  не беспокоиться о последствии своих поступков; "будь, что будет"

  "Don't worry about your relationship with Joe; let the chips fall where they may."
• keep on (doing something)
  продолжать делать что-либо

  The teacher tells the pupils to be more attentive, but they keep on making the same mistakes again and again.
• burn the midnight oil
  засиживаться за книгами до поздней ночи

  Leonard was fooling around the entire semester and now he has to burn the midnight oil.
• even-steven
  быть в расчёте, сравнять счёт (в спорте)

  Give me $10 and we'll be even-steven.
• have a field day
  буйно провести время, разгуляться

  We went on a picnic and had a field day; we were having a lot of fun.
• get in touch with someone
  связаться с кем-либо, войти в контакт

  "I think you'd better get in touch with your legal adviser about those taxes."
• catch sight of (someone or something)
  увидеть, заметить

  I caught sight of Elena in the crowd and waved to her.
• walk all over (someone)
  использовать кого-либо в своих корыстных целях или интересах

  Jill is so friendly and helpful that people walk all over her.
• strike (someone) as (something)
  действовать на кого-либо определённым образом, казаться кому-либо

  It strikes me as strange that Solomon has decided to take up mountaineering.
• take a bow
  раскланиваться на аплодисменты, заслужить похвалу

  The singer lingered on the stage to take a bow.
• feather in one's cap
  то, чем можно гордиться; предмет гордости, достижение

  He thinks it will be a feather in his cap to cure a difficult cardiac case.