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Анна Ивановна Григорьева
быть беде
the fat is in the fire
The fat’s in the fire now that she has discovered about her husband’s lover.быть на высоте
to give a good account of
быть навеселе
to have had one too many; to have had a few (too many)
He looks as if he has had one too many.
She’s jad a few; you should take her home and put her to bed.быть на побегушках (у кого-л.)
to fetch and carry (for
She is so lazy because her husband is always there to fetch and carry for her.
I had to be at his beck and call 24 hours a day.быть нечистым на руку
to have light fingers
The employee on the till had light fingers and got fired.в бегах
on the run
The jail-breakers were on the run from the police.в глубине души
in
в здравом уме
in
в интересном положении
in the family way
I’ve heard that Martin’s wife is in the family way.в кулаке (у кого-л.)
under
My sister is completely under her husband’s thumb.
The mayor had the local press in the palm of his hand and was never criticised by any of them.
Most of the officials in that country are in the pocket of a few very rich businessmen.в курсе дела
in the know
Let’s ask Paul. He’s in the know.в лицо (кому-л.)
to
в лучшем случае
at best
The buses were all late and at best I could only hope to be home before midnight.в любом случае
in any case/event; at any rate
In any event, I’ll see him on Tuesday.
At any rate we must go tomorrow.в мгновение ока
in the twinkling of an eye
The new machine can do all the calculations in the twinkling of an eye.в общем и целом
on the whole; all in all; first and last
On the whole, this was a very good journey.
All in all we haven’t done badly.
She is, first and last, a hard worker.в объятиях Морфея
in the land of Nod
She was in the land of Nod and I didn’t want to wake her.в одно ухо входит, а в другое выходит
to go in one ear and out the other
Everything she says to her son seems to go in one ear and out the other.в одной лодке
in the same boat
When I told her that I was broke she said that she was in the same boat.в первую очередь
in the first place
In the first place, I don’t have enough money to buy a new house.в подметки не годиться (кому-л.)
cannot hold a candle to
в полном разгаре
in full swing
The party was in full swing.в порядке вещей
all in a day’s work
Dealing with complaints from quests is all in a day’s work to anyone working in a hotel.в поте лица
by the sweat of
в своей стихии
in
в своем уме
in
