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• keep one's nose clean
  не нарываться на неприятности

  Jacob was never able to keep his nose clean, and eventually he got into trouble.
• say (something) under one's breath
  сказать что-либо шёпотом

  I don't know why Jenny always says unpleasant things under her breath.
• pay through the nose for (something)
  платить бешеные деньги за что-либо

  Ken made his family pay through the nose for keeping him out of bankruptcy.
• back-to-back
  (сидеть) спина к спине

  On the beach I saw Mary and Jane; they were sitting back-to-back.
• keep one's wits about one
  не терять головы, сохранять самообладание

  Throughout the dispute Conrad was like a cold spectator who could keep his wits about him.
• 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.
• breath of fresh air
  глоток свежего воздуха, новый подход

  "I appreciate your innovative approach to work; it's like a breath of fresh air."
• rack one's brain
  ломать себе голову над чем-либо

  Peter was racking his brains, trying to remember where he had put his car keys.
• have eyes in the back of one's head
  не видеть, но чувствовать, что происходит; "иметь глаза на затылке"

  I don't have eyes in the back of my head; I am not able to understand what's going on if I can't see.
• keep one's nose to the grindstone
  трудиться без отдыха, без передышки

  I am going to keep my nose to the grindstone so that I can save enough money to go on a holiday to Italy.
• burn one's fingers
  обжечься на чём-либо

  Jeffrey Archer burned his fingers having invested into a Canadian company which went bankrupt.
• hands down
  легко, не встречая сопротивления

  Ron won the swimming competition hands down.
• drum (something) into (someone's) head
  заставить (силой) кого-либо учить что-либо, "вдолбить в голову"

  The mother worked hard to drum in vain some grammar rules into her son's head.
• turn a blind eye to (someone or something)
  не замечать кого-либо \ что-либо

  Adam preferred to turn a blind eye to the "No Fishing" sign.
• live from hand to mouth
  жить впроголодь, с трудом перебиваться

  Steven had neither work nor home and was living from hand to mouth.
• keep one's chin up
  не унывать, "не вешать носа"

  Sam put his finger under Jen's chin and looked into her eyes. "Keep your chin up, Jennie," he said.
• sight for sore eyes
  приятное зрелище, желанный гость

  "You look gorgeous! You are a sight for sore eyes."
• keep one's hand in (something)
  продолжать заниматься чем-либо, сохранять контроль над чем-либо

  Jeremy wanted to keep his hand in so that he could have the feel of the market.
• give (someone) a free hand
  предоставить кому-либо свободу действий

  I asked Mr. Bobtail to give me a free hand to make my own work schedule.
• 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.
• go over (someone's) head
  быть трудным для понимания, "не укладываться в голове"

  "It's difficult for me to understand what's going on; it goes over my head."
• pay lip service to (someone or something)
  поддерживать кого-либо на словах, а не на деле

  "If you can support the project, do it. Don't pay lip service to me."
• 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.
• keep a straight face
  сохранять невозмутимое выражение лица; стараться не засмеяться

  It is difficult to keep a straight face when you see something funny.
• let the grass grow under one's feet
  бездельничать, лентяйничать

  Grandpa spends so much time idling that Grandma accuses him of letting the grass grow under his feet.
• take one's mind off (something)
  отвлечься от чего-либо, перестать беспокоиться

  Susan went shopping to take her mind off her family problems.
• Achilles' heel (of someone or something)
  слабое место кого-либо \ чего-либо

  Jack is not able to insist on his arguments and that's his Achilles' heel.
• lend (someone) an ear
  выслушать кого-либо

  I don't like to lend an ear to anyone because I am not interested in other people's problems.
• come to mind
  прийти в голову, припомнить

  I was trying to recollect the title of the book, but nothing came to mind.
• make eyes at (someone)
  строить глазки, флиртовать с кем-либо

  Marion tried to make eyes at Jimmy, but he paid no attention to her.
• 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."
• put (someone's) nose out of joint
  обидеть кого-либо

  I didn't mean to put my friend's nose out of joint when I criticized his work.
• have an ear for (something)
  иметь (музыкальный) слух

  Nora has an ear for languages; she can speak Chinese, Japanese and a few other languages.
• 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.
• 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.