[in one’s behalf] or [on one’s behalf] {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1.For someone else; in your place. My husband could not be heretonight, but I want to thank you on his behalf. 2. For the
[out of the corner of one’s eye] {adv. phr.} Without looking at aperson or thing directly or openly; secretly; without being noticed. The cat looked at the mouse out of the corner of his
[take out on] {v. phr.} To vent one’s sadness, frustration, oranger on someone who is usually innocent of the problem at hand. “Why are you always taking out your frustrations on me?” Jane askedTom,
[one damn thing after another] or [ODTAA] {n. phr.} If there is one problem, there will be more. First I lost mywallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused tostart.
[hold one’s tongue] {v. phr.} To be silent; keep still; not talk. – May be considered rude. The teacher told Fred to hold his tongue. If people would hold their tongues from unkind speech,
[cocksure] {adj.} Overconfident; very sure. Paul was cocksure that it wasn ‘t going to snow, but it snowed so much that we had to dig our way out of the house.
[do a job on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To damage badly; do harm to; make ugly or useless. The baby did a job on Mary’s book. Jane cut her hair and really did a job
Идиома: fly off the handle Идиома: fly off the handle разг. Перевод: выйти из себя, разозлиться; “слететь с катушек” Пример: My friend flew of the handle when he was the bill for the meal.
[squared away] {adj. phr.} Looked after properly; tucked away;arranged. My first two daughters are happily married, but my thirdone, Jennifer, isn’t squared away yet.
[free enterprise] {n. phr.} A system in which private business iscontrolled by as few government rules as possible. The UnitedStates is proud of its free enterprise.