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• play one's cards right
  воспользоваться своей возможностью наилучшим образом

  I hope to play my cards right and get a promotion soon.
• pick the brains of (someone)
  использовать, присваивать чужие мысли

  John West had the ability of picking the brains of other people.
• pitch-black
  очень темно, "хоть глаз выколи"

  All the shutters were closed, and it was pitch-black in the room.
• paper tiger
  неопасный противник, "бумажный тигр"

  I think Jim Gardens is a paper tiger and has really no power in the company.
• pop the question
  сделать предложение о браке

  John popped the question to Betty, but she refused him.
• pour money down the drain
  зря тратить деньги, транжирить

  Mary often buys things which she really doesn't need; I think she pours money down the drain.
• put (someone) on hold
  заставить кого-либо ждать во время телефонного звонка

  I wanted to reserve a room, so I phoned the Ritz, and the receptionist put me on hold.
• put one's head on the block for (someone or something)
  рисковать (головой) ради кого-либо \ чего-либо

  "Mind you, I am not going to put my head on the block for you."
• put one's mind to (something)
  уделить много внимания чему-либо

  "I am sure you can do nearly anything if you put your mind to it."
• put hair on one's chest
  быть полезным для кого-либо (о пище или напитках)

  I had a sore throat and Mother said that hot milk with honey would put hair on my chest.
• packed in like sardines
  в тесноте, "как селёдки в бочке"

  The place is extremely crowded; the people are packed in like sardines here.
• pay the piper
  расплачиваться (за плохие или неправильные действия)

  Joe acted quite insensibly and now he has to pay the piper for his wrong doings.
• put one's heads together
  обговорить, обсудить что-либо вместе

  "Let's put our heads together and discuss our problems."
• put (someone) through
  соединить с кем-либо (по телефону)

  Linda phoned the bank and they quickly put her through to a bank clerk.
• put words into (someone's) mouth
  подсказать кому-либо, что надо говорить; "вложить слова в чьи-либо уста"

  "Frank never said that. You are trying to put words in his mouth."
• put one's hands on (something)
  завладеть чем-либо

  I would like to put my hands on a good computer.
• put (something) on hold
  перенести что-либо, отсрочить

  The construction company had to put the project on hold before the environmental issue was cleared out.
• put (someone's) eye out
  выколоть кому-либо глаз

  Jeremy became blind as he accidentally put his eye out.
• pot calling the kettle black
  кто бы говорил, а ты бы помалкивал (оба хороши)

  "You were as good a son as I was a brother. It's like the pot calling the kettle black."
• play into (someone's) hands
  играть на руку кому-либо

  Fate played into Tim's hands and he got what he was craving for.
• play hooky
  прогуливать занятия в школе

  Simon often played hooky and never had a valid reason for his absence.
• pat on the back
  похвалить

  The teacher gave Mark a pat on the back because he had passed a very difficult test.
• put one's face on
  краситься, накладывать макияж

  I was waiting for Nora while she was putting her face on.
• put (lay) one's cards on the table
  рассказать всё без утайки, "открыть свои карты"

  I put my cards on the table and told my parents what was worrying me.
• put one's finger on (something)
  обнаруживать точное местонахождение чего-либо

  Sandra was not able to put her finger on the exact place where she had lost her purse.
• play by ear
  играть на слух (по слуху)

  The young woman is blind, and plays the harp by ear.
• paint oneself into a corner
  загнать себя в угол; попасть в трудную ситуацию, из которой невозможно выбраться

  I have painted myself into a corner since I started missing Professor Stillford's lectures.
• pull through
  выздороветь (после тяжёлой болезни), выкарабкаться

  Collin's father had a serious heart attack and they are afraid he might not pull through.
• pie in the sky
  не практичная цель или план

  "Your project is a pie in the sky; I am not going to invest into it."
• point the finger (of blame) at (someone)
  винить кого-либо в чём-либо, "указать пальцем на кого-либо"

  "I don't wish to point the finger of blame at Mark, but I am sure that he is the guilty person."
• put ideas into (someone's) head
  наводить кого-либо на мысль (о чем-либо плохом), подсказывать

  "You are being most irrational. Who is putting silly ideas into your head?"
• put one's head in the lion's mouth
  оказаться в опасности из-за собственной неосмотрительности

  David put his head in the lion's mouth when he got involved in the car fraud.
• put one's money where one's mouth is
  перестать болтать и приняться за дело

  "I want you to put your money where your mouth is and back up your words with action."
• polish the apple
  льстить, стараться заслужить чьё-либо расположение

  Nora tried to polish the apple with Dick Barstow; she wanted to get into his favor.
• pass the buck
  сваливать ответственность на другого

  Dora had no desire to cook dinner, so she passed the buck to her younger sister.