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• talk big
  хвастаться

  When Erick visited us, he talked big about a lot of money he was going to get soon.
• take in (clothes)
  ушивать (одежду)

  "The suit would fit perfectly if you had taken in a few inches at the waist."
• to be on easy street
  в полном довольстве, богатстве

  Jenny has been on easy street since she inherited a lot of money.
• take a spill
  упасть, свалиться

  Ted took a spill from the ladder when he was trying to whitewash the ceiling in the bathroom.
• throw a monkey wrench into the works
  испортить всё дело; вставлять палки в колёса

  The game went smoothly until Jeremy threw a monkey wrench into the works by fussing about the rules.
• talk (something) over
  обсудить что-либо, обговорить

  "I'd like to talk over the existing problem with you, if you don't mind."
• take to (something)
  начать что-либо, взяться за что-либо

  Hillary took to the work of a fashion designer and was a great success.
• take care of number one
  заботиться, думать только о себе любимом

  Sofia is extremely selfish; she only takes care of number one and never thinks about other people.
• throw caution to the wind
  отбросить всякую осторожность

  Olaf threw caution to the wind and became very careless about what he was saying to people.
• take an interest in (something)
  заинтересоваться чем-либо

  Not long ago my husband took an interest in golfing.
• to take on (something)
  брать на себя, предпринимать что-либо

  "I don't feel inclined to take on any more work at the moment. I am too busy."
• take a new turn
  принять новый оборот

  The fund rising campaign took a new turn when a big company joined in it.
• turn the clock back
  повернуть вспять

  Mrs. Brown wishes she could turn the clock back to the days before the children grew up and left home.
• take it away
  начать представление

  "Let's take it away and start up the performance."
• taken aback
  (неприятно) удивиться

  Sue was downright rude to me and I was taken aback.
• take off time
  отсутствовать, взять отгул (на работе)

  I wanted to visit my parents, so I took off a few days from work.
• take a beating
  понести убытки, потерять много денег

  To avoid taking a beating I decided not to sell my country house.
• take (someone or somewhere) by storm
  стать популярным, заслужить популярность у кого-либо

  The new performance of the Drama Theater took the spectators by storm.
• take a hand in (something)
  принять участие в чём-либо

  I'd like to take a hand in arranging a homecoming ball at school.
• take a stand on (something)
  заявить свою позицию относительно чего-либо

  Lucy had to take a stand on this important matter.
• two of a kind
  два одинаковых (человека), "два сапога пара"

  John and Jack are two of a kind and they are always seen together.
• take the plunge
  сделать решительный шаг, принять серьёзное решение

  Pauline finally made up her mind to take the plunge and divorce her two-timer spouse.
• take attendance
  отмечать, регистрировать присутствующих

  The Dean asked our monitor to take attendance when the students came to the lecture.
• town-and-gown
  взаимоотношения между населением города и, расположенном в нём, университетом

  There are town-and-gown fights almost every year when parties are held for the new graduates.
• throw up
  тошнить, извергать рвотные массы

  Susan took the medicine but threw it up a minute later.
• turn one's nose up at (someone or something)
  отвергать кого-либо \ что-либо

  The young man turned his nose up at the chance to go to an agricultural college.
• to hope against hope
  всё ещё надеяться; надеяться, не смотря ни на что

  The firefighters hoped against hope that they would be able to rescue the people in the house.
• too big for one's boots/breeches
  самонадеянный, зазнавшийся (человек)

  When the teacher made Peter a monitor, he got too big for his boots and she had to warn him.
• throw cold water on (something)
  отбить охоту делать что-либо, окатить холодной водой

  Kelly's father threw cold water on her plans to continue her education by saying he could not afford to pay for it.
• take on (someone)
  принимать кого-либо на работу, службу

  Fanny's luck held; they took her on at $ 500 a week.
• tail between one's legs
  быть пристыженным или побеждённым

  Steve had boasted he would win the tournament, but he went home with his tail between his legs.
• tug at (someone's) heartstrings
  заставить кого-либо испытывать жалость, сочувствие

  Seeing two helpless little kittens in a cardboard box outside, tugged at my heartstrings.
• turn the tables on (someone)
  поменяться ролями с кем-либо

  Mark had to turn the tables on his opponent to save himself.
• take root
  пускать корни, приживаться

  Their cause has taken root and has spread its branches far and wide.
• toss a salad
  заправить салат

  I tossed the salad and we sat down to dinner.