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• go it alone
  делать что-либо самостоятельно без помощи кого-либо

  My mother never helps me with my homework so I have to go it alone.
• decked out
  вырядиться, "расфуфыриться"

  "I see you are decked out in your Sunday best for Derek's birthday party."
• shake off an illness
  выздороветь, стряхнуть с себя болезнь

  I took some medicine for my sore throat to shake off the illness.
• line up (someone for something)
  наметить что-либо для кого-либо

  We couldn't very well line up the lecturer for Monday morning, so we had to cancel the lecture.
• ride roughshod over (someone or something)
  не считаться с кем-либо \ чем-либо, помыкать, обращаться сурово

  "If you go on riding roughshod over my needs, then life is not worth living."
• rush on (something)
  большой спрос на что-либо

  There was a rush on swim suits at the beginning of summer.
• show (someone) up
  изобличать, показывать кого-либо в истинном свете

  Noel didn't pay taxes and the tax inspector showed him up.
• on purpose
  с умыслом, намеренно

  Somebody must have left the door unlocked on purpose.
• dish out (criticism)
  резко критиковать кого-либо

  I think my Dad treats me roughly; he dishes out criticism on me whenever he can.
• grease one's palm
  дать взятку, подмазать, "позолотить ручку"

  They had to grease the porter's palm in order to enter the restaurant.
• in (someone's) clutches
  под жёстким контролем, "в тисках"

  I suppose Steve is in his parents' clutches because he is not as responsible as he should be.
• settle up with (someone)
  отдать долг кому-либо, выплатить

  Sally paid for the train tickets and I settled up with her afterwards.
• hear (someone) out
  выслушать кого-либо

  "I know I am guilty, but will you, please, hear me out?"
• Whatever will be, will be.
  что будет, то будет

  I am not going to give up. Whatever will be, will be.
• tough act to follow
  превосходное исполнение

  Her performance of Desdemona was a tough act to follow in every sense.
• be/have something going for (one)
  быть в чью-либо пользу, быть благосклонным к кому-либо

  She has everything going for her that's why she is so successful.
• at first blush
  на первый взгляд

  At first blush Samuel seemed to be kind and decent, but he turned out to be quite mean.
• hang out (somewhere/with someone)
  слоняться, болтаться где-либо с кем-либо

  Sandra has been hanging out with her friends all summer.
• no-show
  не явившийся (человек, который делает заказ, а затем не является за ним)

  If was probably because of the storm that there were many no-shows for a boat trip.
• stop off (somewhere)
  сделать остановку где-либо (на непродолжительное время)

  I had run out of sugar and milk, so I decided to stop off at the supermarket and do the shopping.
• on (someone's) account
  ради кого-либо

  They decided to buy a bigger house on their children's account.
• rough guess
  приблизительная оценка, приблизительный подсчёт

  I made a rough guess about how much I would be paid for the job.
• What's up?
  В чём дело? Что происходит?

  "What's up?" asked Mark as he joined his friends. "Are you going to the disco?"
• leap to conclusions
  делать поспешные выводы

  It is dangerous to leap to conclusions when you don't know all the facts.
• on duty
  на дежурстве или при исполнении служебных обязанностей

  "Who is on duty today?" the teacher asked.
• muster up the courage
  собраться с духом, набраться храбрости

  I am going to muster up the courage and swim across the English Channel.
• knockout
  сногшибательная женщина

  Wella thought that she was a knockout, but Tim didn't share her optimistic opinion.
• susceptible to (something)
  восприимчивый, чувствительный

  Martha's younger son is very susceptible to colds.
• try (someone's) patience
  испытывать чьё-либо терпение

  Nora's naughty children are constantly trying her patience.
• by means of
  с помощью чего-то

  We were able to translate this text by means of an electronic translator.
• not long for this world
  быть при смерти

  My old aunt has been suffering from a weak heart, and I think she is not long for this world.
• rustle (something) up
  (наскоро) готовить (еду)

  I found some food in the fridge and was able to rustle up some dinner.
• bow and scrape
  быть смиренный и покорным

  George was compelled to bow and scrape to receive the information he needed badly.
• at (someone's) earliest convenience
  для чьего-либо или для собственного удобства (по первому зову)

  "I will visit you at your earliest convenience, I promise."
• by way of (something)
  через, ради чего-то, с целью

  David didn't mean to hurt anyone's feelings; he said it only by way of joking.