Идиома: let one’s hair down / let down one’s hair Перевод: расслабиться, делать то, что хочется; не обращать внимания на мнение других, перестать стесняться Пример: Everybody at the party let down their hair and
[let George do it] {v. phr.}, {informal} To expect someone else todo the work or take the responsibility. Many people expect to letGeorge do it when they are on a committee. Compare: PASS THE
[boot] See: DIE IN ONE’S BOOTS, IN ONE’S SHOES also IN ONE’S BOOTS, LICK ONE’S BOOTS, SHAKE IN ONE’S SHOES or SHAKE IN ONE’S BOOTS, TO BOOT, TOO BIG FOR ONE’S BREECHES or TOO
[go to any length] {v. phr.} To do everything you can. Bill willgo to any length to keep Dick from getting a date with Mary. Compare:ALL-OUT.
Идиома: to say nothing of someone or something Перевод: не говоря уже о ком-либо или о чем-либо Пример: The hotel itself was very expensive to say nothing of the cost of the restaurants in
[cop a plea] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {colloquial} To plead guilty during a trial in the hope of getting a lighter sentence as a result. The murderer of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., copped a
[collector’s item] {n.} Something rare or valuable enough to collect or save. Jimmy’s mother found an old wooden doll in the attic that turned out to be a collector’s item.
[hold the line] {v. phr.} To keep a situation or trouble fromgetting worse; hold steady; prevent a setback or loss. The mayorheld the line on taxes. The company held the line on employment.
[pour money down the drain] {v. phr.} To spend one’s moneyunwisely; to waste one’s funds. “Stop supporting Harry’s drughabit,” Ralph said. “You’re just pouring money down the drain.”.
[keep step with] {v. phr.} To maintain the same degree of progressas someone else. The United States has no choice but to keep stepwith potential enemies in terms of modern defense systems.