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• wet blanket
  нудная личность; человек, отравляющий другим удовольствие

  I never take my cousin Jack to my friends' parties because he is a wet blanket.
• lose one's temper
  выйти из себя, рассердиться, вспылить

  Alice had never been contradicted before and she felt she was losing her temper.
• get (something) out of (something)
  извлекать выгоду(пользу) из чего-либо

  She will never be able to get anything out of studying anthropology.
• about to (do something)
  собираться делать что-то

  We were about to leave the house when it started to rain.
• rip off (someone or something)
  обмануть кого-либо \ что-либо, обсчитать

  Jess was ripped off by the booking clerk at the railroad station.
• get one's bearings
  осмотреться, определить своё местоположение

  Let's get our bearings before we go any farther.
• hold a candle to (someone or something)
  не идти ни в какое сравнение с кем-либо\ чем-либо; играть подчинённую роль

  Their new house can't hold a candle to their old one. It is bigger and more beautiful.
• cut down on something
  уменьшать количество чего-либо, экономить на чём-либо

  I am short of money so I have to cut down on beer.
• have been had
  быть обманутым

  "I think you have been had; this car doesn't cost as much as you have paid for it."
• able to breathe easily again
  вздохнуть свободно

  When Hillary paid her bank loan, she was able to breathe easily again.
• have a passion for (something)
  иметь страсть к чему-либо

  Joe wants to become an artist because he has a passion for painting.
• live and let live
  сам живи и другим не мешай

  I believe that one should live and let live, and I am not in the habit of criticizing other people.
• change one's tune
  сделать изменения в чём-либо (в рассказе, в утверждении, во мнении, в политике)

  "Your story is not at all interesting. I want you to change your tune."
• down to earth
  практичный, приземлённый

  Celia is very down to earth, has always been.
• have a hold on (someone)
  иметь сильное влияние на кого-либо

  The instructor had a very strong hold on the members of the group.
• add fuel to the fire
  подлить масла в огонь

  I wanted to calm him down, but my words only added fuel to the fire.
• silver bullet
  что-то, решающее проблему очень быстро и легко

  There is no silver bullet to perfect pronunciation.
  Нет никакого чудодейственного средства для улучшения английского произношения.
• grin and bear it
  стойко и с юмором перенести что-либо неприятное

  "If someone is angry with you, just grin and bear it."
• let (someone) down
  подвести кого-либо, разочаровать

  The construction workers said they would have finished the house, but the electricians had let them down.
• between a rock and a hard place
  быть в очень трудном положении (между молотом и наковальней)

  The sailors got between a rock and a hard place trying to save the boat during the storm.
• break (something) down
  объяснять что-либо просто, доступно

  When I am trying to explain difficult study material to my daughter, I usually try to break it down.
• bring (something) home to (someone)
  довести до сознания кого-либо

  The teacher tried to bring home to the students the necessity of studying hard before the exams.
• first things first
  в начале самое важное

  My Mum always says "first things first" when she starts doing some work about the house.
• lay of the land
  положение дел, вещей

  "You'd better check out the lay of the land before you sign the agreement."
• make do with (something)
  заменять что-либо

  There was no porridge for breakfast, so they had to make do with cornflakes.
• can't stand (someone or something)
  не выносить кого-либо \ что-либо

  I can't stand porridge.
• not (someone's) cup of tea
  не нравиться кому-либо

  Staying alone at home is not my cup of tea; I prefer to have company.
• give (something) one's best shot
  очень постараться сделать что-либо

  I don't have much experience teaching English, but I like doing it and will give it my best shot.
• go-getter
  энергичный, удачливый, предприимчивый человек

  I am not much of a go-getter. I work a lot but with very little success.
• cut from the same cloth
  люди одного склада, "одного поля ягода"

  My friend and I have a lot of similarities as if we were cut from the same cloth.
• have the best of both worlds
  быть способным справляться с противоположными возможностями

  Orientiering is a good sport; one can have the best of both worlds - physical exercise and the outdoors.
• lead (someone) on
  напрасно обнадёживать кого-либо, неискренне поддерживать

  "I don't think I'll win a grant, so stop leading me on."
• thumb a lift/ride
  путешествовать бесплатно на попутных машинах

  Martin and Jimmy, who were hitch-hiking, thumbed a lift to the nearest town.
• last but not least
  последний по счёту, но не последний по значению

  He was last but not least in his attempt to improve the situation.
• make (something) from scratch
  начать делать что-либо с нуля

  Mark made his wealth from scratch.