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• have a bee in one's bonnet
  носиться с идеей, быть помешанным на чём-либо

  My friend has a bee in her bonnet about immigrating to Canada.
• have (something) up one's sleeve
  держать что-либо в тайне до подходящего времени; иметь что-либо про запас

  Victor was not afraid of being fired as he had some slanderous information up his sleeve about the firm.
• lose one's shirt
  растратить, "спустить" почти все деньги

  "Don't you think that you may lose your shirt on this new business venture?"
• keep (something) under one's hat
  держать что-либо в секрете, не распространяться, помалкивать

  Liz is very secretive; she won't tell me what her plans for the future are. She prefers to keep them under her hat.
• pull (something) out of a hat
  получить что-либо, как будто бы по волшебству

  The young man had applied for a grant and was fortunate to pull it out of a hat.
• fit like a glove
  прекрасно подходить (об одежде)

  I'd like to buy a dress which will fit like a glove.
• keep one's shirt on
  сохранять спокойствие, не нервничать, не горячиться

  During the meeting everybody was agitated; Nick was the only one who was able to keep his shirt on.
• at the drop of a hat
  тотчас же, спонтанно

  When my friend wants my assistance, I help him at the drop of a hat.
• wear one's heart on one's sleeve
  выставлять свои чувства на показ

  Jeremy was not going to wear his heart on his sleeve when he went to that last meeting.
• burn a hole in one's pocket
  долго не держаться (о деньгах), "прожечь дыру в кармане"

  It's no wonder Jim is always short of money; the money often burns a hole in his pocket.
• hit (someone) below the belt
  нанести кому-либо предательский удар, удар ниже пояса

  Alan hit me below the belt when he told everybody about my problems.
• dressed to kill
  быть разодетым в пух и прах

  Margaret was sure she was dressed to kill when I saw her at the restaurant.
• put on one's thinking cap
  (глубоко) задуматься

  Selma put on her thinking cap and tried to decide what to do about her son's playing truant.
• take one's hat off to (someone)
  преклоняться перед кем-либо, выражать восхищение, снять шляпу перед кем-либо

  Zeta deserves every praise there is in the world; I take my hat off to her.
• have ants in one's pants
  нервничать, беспокоиться

  Silvia was restless all day as if she had ants in her pants.
• if the shoe fits wear it
  принимать замечание на свой счёт, "на воре шапка горит"

  Ann was mortally offended by my harmless remark. I looked at her and said that if the shoe fits, wear it.
• birthday suit
  голый, "в чём мать родила"

  The children were bathing in the sea in their birthday suits.
• come into fashion
  войти в моду

  Fleece jackets have recently come into fashion.
• off-the-cuff
  без подготовки, экспромтом

  Joe prefers to speak off the cuff; he can very well do it without any preparation.
• pull up one's socks
  напрячь силы, подтянуться

  "If I were you, I'd pull my socks up, or you will not be able to continue taking this class."
• tighten one's belt
  пойти на лишения, "затянуть потуже пояс"

  When the father lost his job, the family had to tighten their belts.
• on a shoestring
  с ограниченными средствами

  Greg decided to start his small business on a shoestring.
• old hat
  старомодный

  My furniture is old hat and I am going to get rid of it.
• die with one's boots on
  умереть преждевременно или умереть на работе

  Mr. Google had been working hard all his life and died with his boots on from a heart attack.
• hand-me-down
  обноски

  Cinderella had to wear hand-me-down clothes when she lived in her stepmother's house.
• fly by the seat of one's pants
  действовать скорее интуитивно, чем исходя из знаний и логики

  I hate to fly by the seat of my pants when there is nobody to help me in my job.
• stuffed shirt
  чопорный, надутый, неприветливый человек

  "What do you think of Henry? What's your opinion of him?" - "I think he is a stuffed shirt."
• in (someone's) shoes
  на чьём-либо месте

  "If I were in your shoes, I would have done the same."
• You bet your boots!
  непременно, вне всякого сомнения

  "You bet your boots" was not a very elegant expression for a young lady, yet it was very emphatic.
• catch (someone) with their pants down
  застать кого-либо врасплох или за неподходящим занятием

  The boy was caught with his pants down when he tried to take his father's wallet.
• bet one's boots
  держать пари, биться об заклад

  I bet my boots that Jeremy won't be promoted so soon after he started his new job.
• wear the pants in one's family
  быть главой семьи, верховодить в доме

  Mr. Parker talks a lot, but it is Mrs. Parker who really wears the pants in their family.
• air one's dirty linen in public
  обсуждать личные проблемы в присутствии посторонних, "выносить сор из избы"

  I don't think much of people who prefer to air their dirty linen in public.
• under one's belt
  накопленный опыт или полученное умение

  Jasmine had to get a lot of knowledge under her belt before the examination.
• dressed to the nines/teeth
  быть элегантно, очень хорошо одетым

  The young woman was dressed to the teeth when she went to the theater performance.