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• monkey business
  обман, неэтичное поведение, противозаконная деятельность

  Jack is involved in some monkey business; he'd better get rid of it otherwise he may go to prison.
• paper tiger
  неопасный противник, "бумажный тигр"

  I think Jim Gardens is a paper tiger and has really no power in the company.
• rat on (someone)
  выдать кого-либо, рассказав о неприглядном поведении; донести

  I asked my sister not to tell Mother about the spoilt carpet, but she ratted on me.
• rub (someone/someone's fur) the wrong way
  раздражать кого-либо, "гладить против шерсти"

  Olaf's insolence and rude behavior constantly rubs me the wrong way.
• in a pig's eye
  ни коим образом, никогда

  "Would I marry Tom? In a pig's eye!"
• horse sense
  здравый смысл, мудрость в принятии решений

  I can never rely on his horse sense; he is not wise enough to make a proper decision.
• make a monkey out of (someone)
  заставить кого-либо выглядеть глупо, подшутить

  Anne's classmates made a monkey out of her by telling her the party was to be a masquerade.
• hold one's horses
  ждать, быть терпеливым, "попридержи коней"

  "Hold your horses!" Mr. Smith said to Ron when the latter said he would call the police.
• like lambs to the slaughter
  безропотно, покорно, "как агнец на закланье"

  Our baseball players went like lambs to the slaughter to meet the best team in our area.
• like a deer caught in the headlights
  (быть) в замешательстве

  Marion looked like a deer caught in the headlights when she learnt that she had failed the test.
• get off one's high horse
  перестать важничать

  I wish George would get off his high horse as it is very annoying.
• lone wolf
  волк-одиночка (о замкнутом или нелюдимом человеке)

  The man was a lone wolf; he had neither friends nor family to spend his time with.
• get on one's high horse
  вести себя высокомерно, важничать

  Alice is very bossy; when she gets on her high horse, there is no stopping her.
• donkey's years
  очень долгое время

  Fanny had been working at a shoe factory for donkey's years before she retired.
• look a gift horse in the mouth
  дарёному коню в рот не смотрят"

  William's father gave him a computer, but William complained that the computer was outdated. His father told him not to look a gift horse in the mouth.
• as scared as a rabbit
  пугливый как заяц

  The little boy became as scared as a rabbit when he saw that he was surrounded by strangers.
• throw (someone) to the lions
  взвалить ответственность за провал на кого-либо; "сделать кого-либо козлом отпущения"

  The company was about to go bankrupt. It was decided to throw the financial director to the lions, which was absolutely unfair.
• monkey around with (someone or something)
  попусту тратить время на кого-либо \ что-либо

  "Why are you monkeying around with your camera? You have a lot of homework to do."
• horse trade
  усиленно торговаться, "рядиться", вести трудные переговоры

  They had to horse trade, but they were finally able to make a business agreement.
• throw (someone) to the wolves
  отдать кого-либо на растерзание

  In order to explain the situation to the press the governor blamed the mayor and threw him to the wolves.
• in two shakes of a lamb's tail
  очень быстро

  "Please, wait for me. I'll be back in two shakes of a lamb's tail."
• rat out on (someone)
  бросить кого-либо в беде, предать

  My best friend ratted out on me at a critical time, and I am not going to forgive him his betrayal.
• go whole hog
  делать всё возможное

  They went whole hog in their effort to make sure that the contest would be a success.
• wild horses could not drag (someone away)
  ничто не может заставить кого-либо оторваться от что-либо

  Wild horses could not drag Emily away from her favorite computer game.
• turn tail
  поспешно уйти или броситься бежать

  The men in front of me turned tail like a dog that had been whistled home, and fled like the wind.
• by shank's mare
  пешком, "на своих двоих"

  My car got broken, so I had to come to work by shank's mare.
• go hog-wild
  вести себя бесконтрольно, безудержно

  The football fans went hog-wild when their favorite team won the game.
• on horseback
  верхом на лошади

  I saw Pam ride on horseback yesterday.
• kill the fatted calf
  встретить радушно; угостить лучшим, что есть дома

  Aunt Mary was coming to visit us, so we decided to kill the fatted calf and have a big dinner in her honor.
• more fun than a barrel of monkeys
  очень смешной, забавный

  Jonny was more fun than a barrel of monkeys, and everybody loved to hear his jokes.
• road hog
  водитель, мешающий проезду другого транспорта

  Leo is a regular road-hog; he always uses more than his share of the road.
• piggyback
  переносить кого-либо на плечах или на спине

  "Dad, I want you to give me a piggyback ride."
• play possum
  притвориться больным или мёртвым; прикинуться не понимающим

  "Don't you try to play possum; you know what I am talking about."
• piggy bank
  копилка (в виде свиньи)

  The mother gave Rita a piggy bank to put small coins into.
• squirrel (something) away
  сделать запас (заначку) чего-либо

  I sometimes have to squirrel some extra money away so that I can use it later.