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• done in
  сильно устать

  After a long walk in the forest we were all done in.
• read (someone) his or her rights
  ознакомить кого-либо со своими правами (при аресте)

  The police officer read the burglar his rights before he was taken to jail.
• treat (someone)
  угощать кого-либо, платить за угощение

  I treated Evelyn to a nice pizza in a pizza hut downtown.
• at a sitting
  в один приём, за один раз

  The cake was so tasty that we finished all of it at a sitting.
• regardless of (something)
  не обращая внимания, не смотря на что-либо

  Regardless of the efforts he couldn't make his car start.
• rest assured
  не беспокоиться

  My husband wanted me to get his fishing tackle ready and I told him to rest assured.
• for fear of (something)
  из-за боязни чего-либо

  They didn't go sailing for fear of the storm that was coming.
• hot rod
  автомобиль, переделанный для участия в гонках

  Jimmy is a member of a hot rod club and he is going to take part in car races next week.
• sink in
  понимать, вникать

  I told Jack to keep moving, but my words evidently didn't sink in.
• think (someone or something) fit for (something)
  считать кого-либо \ что-либо подходящим для чего-либо

  I don't think Sally to be fit for the work of a teacher; she is too impatient.
• hush money
  деньги за молчание, за неразглашение какой-либо информации

  Joe had to pay hush money to avoid the scandal.
• dish out (food)
  раскладывать еду, раздавать пищу

  This sort of porridge is dished out here every day.
• drag on (someone)
  обуза для кого-либо

  "Could you possibly take me to an outing with you? I shan't be a drag on you, I promise."
• to hem and haw
  увиливать от ответа; быть уклончивым

  Len hemmed and hawed when I asked him if he would take part in the outing.
• go on
  продолжать(ся)

  The negotiations went on for several days.
• in season
  своевременно, в подходящий момент, как раз во время

  The grapes were in season, and they were very delicious.
• in common
  (иметь) общее

  "What do you have in common with those guys, I wonder?"
• into thin air
  исчезнуть, раствориться (в воздухе)

  My new camera vanished into thin air and I never saw it again.
• nurse a grudge
  иметь зуб на кого-либо

  Margaret hated her ex-husband was nursing a grudge toward him for years.
• within a stone's throw of something
  очень близко

  My aunt's house was within a stone's throw of the railway station.
• hot on (someone or something)
  увлечённый кем-либо \ чем-либо

  Steve was hot on gambling.
• at it again
  настаивать на своём (ты снова за своё?)

  "Stop being stubborn! You are at it again! I won't have you behave like that."
• left-handed compliment
  неуклюжий, двусмысленный комплимент

  Julia didn't like her new jacket and hated her friend to give her a left-handed compliment.
• read (something) over
  прочесть от начала до конца

  Ivory read the documents over carefully before signing them.
• in hindsight
  задним числом

  In hindsight, he was determined to tell the truth.
• wing smth.
  действовать без подготовки

  I was not prepared to talk to the boss, so I had to wing it.
• driving force behind (someone or something)
  движущая сила за кем-либо/ чем-либо

  Olaf Simson turned out to be the driving force behind this criminal affair.
• many is the time
  часто, во многих случаях

  Many is the time that Jim waited for Marion to call him, but she never did.
• no trespassing
  не нарушать чужое право владения

  There was a 'no trespassing' sign on the gate of the private property.
• not a moment to spare
  ни минуты свободной

  I have been very busy lately with not a moment to spare.
• in all one's born days
  за всю свою жизнь

  In all her born days she has never seen such a beautiful view.
• so long
  пока (прощание)

  "So long, I hope to see you again soon."
• man-to-man
  честный, откровенный, прямой (разговор)

  Denny had a man-to-man talk with his friend about their common problem.
• screw up one's courage
  набраться храбрости, отважиться

  Ann could hardly screw up her courage to ask her boss for a day off work.
• tie up (a boat)
  привязать (лодку), поставить на прикол

  They tied up their yacht at the pier when the storm was brewing.