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• go back to the drawing board
  возвратиться и начать всё с начала

  If our negotiations fail, we'll have to go back to the drawing board and start over.
• go down to the wire
  приближаться к крайнему сроку, заканчиваться

  The workers went down to the wire and were able to complete the construction of the bridge on time.
• go for broke
  стараться изо всех сил, рисковать,

  They were going for broke to try and win grants for their projects.
• go out with someone
  встречаться с кем-либо, ходить на свидания

  Wanda had been going out with Billy for a year before they got married.
• go over like a lead balloon
  провалиться с треском

  His project went over like a lead balloon and he was very upset.
• go over well
  пройти успешно

  I am sure the conference will go over well; a lot of preparations have been made.
• go steady
  постоянно встречаться с одним и тем же человеком

  Kelly has been going steady with her boyfriend for about six months, and she hopes they will eventually get married.
• good together
  хорошо ладить друг с другом, никогда не ссориться

  Max and Gina are very good together; I for one have never seen them quarrel.
• hammer out (an agreement or a deal)
  выработать что-либо в результате дебатов

  Unfortunately the union and the chief executives were not able to hammer out an agreement.
• have a crush (on someone)
  сильно увлечься кем-либо

  Brian had a crush on Maria.
• have a poker face
  иметь бесстрастное, ничего не выражающее лицо

  George had a poker face when he tried to deceive me.
• have a thing for (someone)
  увлечься кем-либо

  I don't believe Clare to have a thing for Jeremy; he is so spoony.
• have two strikes against one
  быть в трудной ситуации, иметь что-либо работающее против кого-либо

  John has already had two strikes against him, and it will be very difficult for him to begin life anew.
• hit it off (with someone)
  ладить с кем-либо

  I am happy that we hit it off with my mother-in-law.
• hold all the aces/cards/trumps
  иметь хороший шанс, преимущество; иметь на руках козырную карту

  I am holding all the aces, and I hope to do well in the negotiations.
• hold out for (something)
  настаивать на получении чего-либо

  They are holding out for a salary increase.
• hold out on (someone)
  отказываться соглашаться с кем-либо

  The employees are holding out on the Board of Directors and won't sign their contracts.
• hung up on someone
  быть одержимым, виснуть на ком-либо

  Martha has been hung up on her fellow student Monty, but he doesn't pay any attention to her.
• in the bag
  заранее предрешённый вопрос, дело верное, "дело в шляпе"

  I hoped the new sales contract would be in the bag, and we wouldn't have to worry about it.
• interested in (someone)
  проявлять интерес к кому-либо

  Adam is interested in Margaret, but she is interested in Paul.
• iron (something) out
  решить проблему, "разрулить ситуацию"

  I wish I could iron out all of my problems at work and at home.
• kiss and makeup
  мириться, (досл. поцеловаться и помириться)

  Mary and her husband often argue, but then they kiss and make up.
• lay one's cards on the table
  дать знать о своих намерениях, чувствах; "выложить карты на стол"

  I decided to lay my cards on the table and tell my boyfriend openly that I had fallen out of love with him.
• leave someone for someone else
  бросить кого-либо ради кого-либо ещё

  Coleman left Carmen for Pauline but soon regretted having done it.
• love at first sight
  любовь с первого взгляда

  Theirs was love at first sight, but unfortunately it didn't last long.
• made for each other
  созданы друг для друга

  Della and Jim were made for each other and appeared to be very happy.
• make headway
  делать успехи, продвигаться вперёд

  Though they had been bargaining for nearly three days, they didn't make headway with the agreement.
• make up
  мириться (после ссоры)

  My friend and I often quarrel, but we usually make up pretty soon.
• match made in heaven
  человек, подходящий под пару; брак, заключённый на небесах

  It seemed theirs was a match made in heaven, but unfortunately they didn't stay together forever.
• meet (someone) halfway
  идти на уступки кому-либо, идти на компромисс

  His view of what should be done differed from ours, but he was willing to meet us halfway.
• meet/find the right girl/guy
  встретить свою половинку

  When Myrna got engaged to Tim, she thought she had found the right guy.
• nail (something) down
  требовать от кого-либо выполнения чего-либо

  "Please nail down the exact place where you can meet with our supplier."
• no skin off (someone's) teeth/nose
  не затрагивать (чьих-либо интересов), совсем не беспокоить

  It will be no skin off my nose if Sheila does not go on an excursion with us.
• none of (someone's) business/beeswax
  не ваше дело, не лезьте не в своё дело

  When Adam started talking about Muriel's personal affairs, she said angrily that it was none of his beeswax.
• old flame
  бывшая подруга (друг)

  I had quite a shock last night. I ran into an old flame of mine.
  Прошлой ночью у меня был настоящий шок. Я столкнулся со своей бывшей подругой.