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• roll with the punches
  приспособиться к трудным обстоятельствам

  Some of the travelers were not able to roll with the punches and had to lay over their trip to the mountains.
• run interference
  вступаться за кого-либо; вмешиваться, с целью защитить кого-либо

  My boss never runs interference on his employees to protect them.
• safe bet
  уверенность, несомненный факт (досл. ставка на лошадь, которая непременно выиграет)

  Thompson's project change proposal is a safe bet and I am sure we should accept it.
• saved by the bell
  быть вовремя спасённым

  I was saved by the bell and do not have to answer the teacher's questions.
• score points with someone
  завоевать чьё-либо расположение

  Paul Watergate always tries to score points with the brass hats of the company.
• send someone to the showers
  отстранить кого-либо от игры; убрать с поля или корта

  Our coach sent one of the players to the showers because the man had been injured during the game.
• set the pace
  задавать темп

  The leading skier set the pace for the other skiers to follow.
• smooth sailing
  лёгкое продвижение вперёд, "всё идёт как по маслу"

  To fix up a party is smooth sailing; we don't expect any obstacles or problems.
• sport of kings
  скачки (спорт королей)

  Horse racing or the sport of kings is very popular in the U.K.
• sporting chance
  достаточно хороший шанс

  I doubt that Glide has a sporting chance of finding a good job.
• steal a base
  делать что-либо тайком, красться

  Jimmy Carter is one of the best baseball players; he can easily steal a base during the game.
• sticky wicket
  затруднительный ситуация (досл. липкие воротца в крикете из-за дождя)

  The snow had made a sticky wicket out of the roads and there were a lot of accidents that day.
• strike out
  не удаваться, потерпеть неудачу

  I struck out in my attempt at fund rising.
• tackle a problem
  биться над проблемой

  All the members of the staff had to tackle the problem of advertising.
• take one's eye off the ball
  отвести глаза от чего-либо, упустить

  The mother took her eye off the ball for only a second, and the child fell into a puddle.
• take the checkered flag
  закончить гонку первым

  The French racer took the checkered flag for the first time and was very proud.
• take the wind out of one's sails
  отбить охоту, расстроить чьи-либо планы, "выбить почву из-под ног"

  Ron applied for a job of a computer programmer but was rejected, and it took the wind out of his sails.
• team player
  человек, умеющий работать в команде с другими людьми

  Ogden Nash turned out to be a good team player; he works well with all of the other members of the staff.
• test the water
  подвергать что-либо испытанию

  The furniture company tested the water before they began to produce a new design of furniture.
• That's the way the ball bounces.
  Такова жизнь.

  Tim complained to his friend that he had lost his job and the latter replied, "That's the way the ball bounces."
• throw in the towel/sponge
  прекратить борьбу, сдаться, выбросить белый флаг

  When Martin saw his arguments were not being accepted, he threw in the towel and left.
• throw one's hat into the ring
  принять вызов, решить принять участие в соревнованиях или выборах

  Pauline decided to throw her hat into the ring for the election of Dean of the Arts Faculty.
• throw/pitch someone a curve
  сбить кого-либо с толку

  John threw me a curve about the hiring of new employees.
• toe the line
  подчиняться, слушаться

  The new teacher is strict and she will make the students toe the line.
• too close to call
  невозможно предсказать исход (соревнования, выборов, и т.д.)

  The election was too close to call until the very last hour.
• touch base with someone
  встретиться с кем-либо и поговорить накоротке

  They were ready to make a decision, but first they decided to touch base with the financial manager.
• two strikes against someone
  две упущенный возможности, так что остаётся только один шанс

  Poor Lorna has two strikes against her when it comes to her love for Frank: first she is too fat and second she is too silly.
• up to par
  в нормальном состоянии

  I have a splitting headache and I don't feel up to par.
• whole new ball game
  совершенно новые обстоятельства

  The investigation became a whole new ball game when some new circumstances had arisen.
• win by a neck
  немного опередить (досл. опередить на голову)

  The ski race was very close, but at the end a young skier pulled ahead and won by a neck.