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• out of sorts
  (быть) в плохом настроении

  Jeremy is feeling a bit upset and depressed; he is definitely out of sorts.
• take (something) in stride
  относиться спокойно к чему-либо

  Willoughby took the praise in his stride.
• lost on (someone)
  затрачивать напрасно, не иметь должного эффекта

  Jim's mother insisted that he do better at school, but her words were lost on him.
• lose one's way
  заблудиться

  I can eas ily get lost in any place, even if it's quite impossible to lose your way there.
• easy does it
  делать что-либо медленно и осторожно

  "Easy does it," my father said as we were moving a large bookcase away from the wall.
• catch-22
  парадоксальная ситуация, уловка

  It was a catch-22 situation for me. If I told the truth, there would be problems, but if I didn't, there would be problems too.
• neither here nor there
  ни к селу, ни к городу; к делу не относится

  "You don't know what you are talking about; your proposal is neither here nor there."
• stand up to (someone)
  смело выступить против кого-либо

  I can't help admiring Ken; he stood up to his boss and told him everything in his face.
• act up
  вести себя плохо

  The students often act up during the breaks.
• on top of the world
  быть на седьмом небе, на верху блаженства

  The baseball players were on top of the world after they had won the game.
• give (someone) a clean bill of health
  выдать кому-либо справку о (хорошем) состоянии здоровья

  Jacob hoped that his doctor would give him a clean bill of health during the recent checkup.
• to be hopeless at (doing something)
  неумеющий делать что-либо хорошо

  I am hopeless at repairing electric appliances.
• break out in a cold sweat
  покрыться холодным потом (от волнения / страха)

  Pam broke out in a cold sweat when she saw that terrible sight.
• to mean to (do something)
  намереваться делать что-либо

  "I meant to have shown you the attractions of the town; I am sorry I couldn't do it."
• hot under the collar
  рассердившийся, взбешённый, возмущенный

  Lionel had the knack of leaving everybody hot under the collar and he knew it.
• skate on thin ice
  рисковать, быть на грани опасности, "играть с огнём"

  Trent had been skating on thin ice all his life.
• ahead of time
  раньше времени, раньше срока

  I asked the permission of my boss to leave work ahead of time.
• don't give up the ship
  не переставать бороться, не терять надежды

  Franklin didn't want to give up the ship and quit the company.
• drive (something) home
  убеждать, внедрять в сознание

  "I want to drive home to you the necessity of careful driving."
• open the door to (something)
  открыть путь к чему-либо, сделать возможным

  The new university program will open the door to many possibilities for the students.
• out of season
  несвоевременно, не во время, в неподходящий момент

  Fresh vegetables are generally out of season in winter unless they are grown in hot houses.
• have had its day
  устареть отслужить своё, выйти из употребления

  I am afraid my computer has had its day and I have to buy a new one.
• call on (someone)
  зайти к кому-то

  "Do you mind if I call on you tonight?"
• make a fuss (over someone or something)
  волноваться из-за кого-либо \ чего-либо, шумно суетиться

  Gordon will never make a fuss over trifles.
• middle of the road
  (человек) избегающий крайностей, умеренный

  Ada's friend is a fashion designer and her ideas are very middle of the road.
• on the same page
  мыслить одинаково

  My wife and I, we both were on the same page about buying a new house.
• keep (someone or something) in check
  сдерживать, контролировать чьи-либо действия, держать что-либо под контролем

  During the inflation it is not possible to keep prices in check.
• holy cats
  Боже мой! (выражение удивления, удовольствия или гнева)

  "Holy cats, the rain is pouring! I can't leave the house."
• under a cloud
  быть в подавленном состоянии

  Jenny has been under a cloud of depression since her parrot escaped.
• turn on (someone)
  напуститься на кого-либо

  Jack turned on his brother, who he thought had deceived him.
• blow (someone) away
  произвести большое впечатление, захватить

  The circus show was so brilliant that it blew everybody away.
• get one's own way
  добиваться своего; делать, как хочется

  Marion is very persistent; she always gets her own way in everything.
• hit-and-miss
  как попало, беспорядочно, бессистемно

  Tim's reading has always been hit-and-miss.
• get rid of (something)
  избавиться от чего-либо

  I avdised him to get rid of his bad habits.
• have had it up to here with (someone or something)
  испытывать чьё-либо терпение

  Miss Warner is a very patient person, but she has had it up to here with Nick who is always discupting the class.