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• pain in the neck
  надоедливый, раздражающий, возмущающий (человек)

  Peter is very annoying; he is a regular pain in the neck.
• give (someone) the cold shoulder
  игнорировать кого-либо, оказать кому-либо холодный приём

  Those who knew everything about him gave him the cold shoulder.
• blood runs cold
  внушать или вселять ужас, кровь стынет в жилах

  I am afraid of snakes, and whenever I see a snake my blood runs cold.
• as dry as a bone
  очень сухой, высохший; (сухой как кость)

  During the drought the land became as dry as a bone.
• You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
  обоюдные услуги, "рука руку моет"

  This politician is known for his attitude of 'you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours'.
• get (something) off one's chest
  рассказать о том, что беспокоит; облегчить душу

  "Tell me what's worrying you. Get it off your chest."
• blood, sweat, and tears
  огромное усилие (кровь, пот и слёзы)

  I put much blood, sweat and tears into writing the essay.
• stick one's neck out (for someone or something)
  рисковать ради кого-либо \ чего-либо

  "I am not going to stick my neck out for you."
• like getting blood out of a stone
  очень трудно получить что-либо от кого-либо (так же, как выжать слезу из камня)

  It is like getting blood out of a stone to try and ask my father for money.
• Don't hold your breath.
  Не жди напрасно.

  "Don't hold your breath," Wanda said when Steve had proposed marriage.
• get on (someone's) nerves
  раздражать, действовать (кому-либо) на нервы

  "You are playing very loud music; it is getting on my nerves."
• get (someone's) back up
  рассердить кого-либо

  I did not intend to get my friend's back up when I asked her if I could borrow her laptop.
• have one's back to the wall
  попасть в трудную ситуацию, занять оборонительную позицию; "быть припёртым к стене"

  He had his back to the wall because he was being blackmailed.
• all in one breath
  на одном дыхании

  Pat was in a hurry and she told me all in one breath what had happened to their family.
• put one's back into (something)
  вложить силу или энергию во что-либо

  I had to move the piano out of the family room, so I asked my friend to put his back into it.
• get off (someone's) back
  оставить в покое, не беспокоить кого-либо

  "Do me a favor and get off my back!"
• able to breathe easily/freely again
  снова вздохнуть свободно

  Linda was able to breathe easily again when her son began to recover from his illness.
• shoulder to cry on
  сострадательный человек; (жилетка, в которую можно поплакать)

  At that time I had no shoulder to cry on and felt very miserable.
• soaked to the skin
  промокнуть до нитки

  The children had been walking in the rain for two hours and were soaked to the skin.
• blue blood
  голубая кровь (аристократическое происхождение)

  There are not many of the blue bloods left who permanently live in this country.
• say (something) under one's breath
  сказать что-либо шёпотом

  I don't know why Jenny always says unpleasant things under her breath.
• close to the bone
  (что-либо) что выводит из душевного равновесия, задевает за живое

  The situation was both embarrassing and upsetting; it hit me close to the bone.
• back-to-back
  (сидеть) спина к спине

  On the beach I saw Mary and Jane; they were sitting back-to-back.
• have a chip on one's shoulder
  иметь вызывающий вид, быть задирой, искать повод для ссоры

  Our neighbor's son has a chip on his shoulder and is always willing to start a fight.
• scratch (someone's) back
  делать взаимные услуги, "рука руку моет"

  "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours," were the relations between the employees in the company.
• blood is thicker than water
  свой своему поневоле брат; кровь не вода

  Jeremy knows that blood is thicker than water, but he has never helped his parents in times of trouble.
• bad blood (between people)
  вражда, неприязненные отношения между людьми

  Derek and his cousin are not on speaking terms; there is much bad blood between them.
• turn one's back on (someone or something)
  отказать в помощи кому-либо, отвернуться, покинуть кого-либо в беде

  Peter turned his back on his own family when they needed help.
• give (someone) the shirt off one's back
  быть очень щедрым, быть готовым отдать последнее

  Mr. Hobson seemed to be very generous ready to give you the shirt off his back.
• put one's shoulder to the wheel
  энергично взяться за работу, приналечь

  "If you want to prosper in the future, you must put your shoulder to the wheel."
• neck and neck
  быть равным в состязании; идти "голова в голову"

  Davidson and Marshal were riding like demons, neck and neck.
• take (someone's) breath away
  поразить, ошеломить кого-либо

  The unexpected news of my uncle's generosity has taken my breath away.
• breath of fresh air
  глоток свежего воздуха, новый подход

  "I appreciate your innovative approach to work; it's like a breath of fresh air."
• make (someone's) blood run cold
  приводить кого-либо в содрогание, (кровь застыла в жилах)

  The sight of the dead body of Desmond Finch made Mandy's blood run cold.
• look over one's shoulder
  опасаться чего-либо плохого

  Pam always looks over her shoulder when she crosses a busy street.