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• cry over spilt milk
  жаловаться на то, что уже произошло "плакать над пролитым молоком"

  What's done cannot be undone, so it's no use crying over spilt milk.
• bad egg
  плохой человек, лодырь, бездельник

  My cousin Jack is a bad egg, and I don't want to have anything in common with him.
• go bananas
  сойти с ума, "психануть"

  "Look here, Nancy! Why go bananas because of such trifles?"
• top banana
  важная персона, босс, лидер

  "Who is the top banana in your organization?"
• as cool as a cucumber
  хладнокровный

  My friend Eric is as cool as a cucumber; he never gets upset.
• bite off more than one can chew
  взяться за непосильное дело, не рассчитать своих сил

  "I think you bit off more than you could chew by agreeing to make arrangements for a show."
• big cheese
  важный человек, лидер

  Though my uncle is a big cheese in the company I never ask him for help.
• eat one's words
  взять свои слова назад

  "I must admit I am wrong, so I will have to eat my words."
• as flat as a pancake
  очень плоский (как блин)

  The early people believed that the Earth was as flat as a pancake.
• as easy as apple pie
  очень легко \ лёгкий

  My History exam was as easy as apple pie.
• as warm as toast
  очень тёплый и уютный

  I have a very cozy bed; it is as warm as toast.
• in the soup
  в тяжелом, затруднительном положении

  Charles might be in the soup because he had a big fight with one of the managers.
• too many cooks spoil the broth/stew
  Когда за дело берутся слишком много людей, ничего хорошего не выходит. У семи нянек дитя без глазу. (посл.)

  "I don't want you to employ too many people to work at the project. As you know 'too many cooks spoil the broth'.
• piece of cake
  лёгкий (ая)

  That English book was a piece of cake. It was the easiest book that I had ever read.
• put all one's eggs in one basket
  рисковать всем, поставить всё на карту

  Jeffrey Archer put all his eggs in one basket by investing into a Canadian company.
• take (something) with a grain of salt
  относиться к чему-либо недоверчиво, скептически

  My friend is an imaginative person, and I always take everything he says with a grain of salt.
• have a lot on one's plate
  иметь много дел

  We have had a lot on our plate since we moved to a new house.
• you can't make an omelet without breaking the eggs
  нельзя добиться чего-либо без труда, лес рубят, щепки летят (посл.)

  "You can't make an omelet without breaking the eggs and you might cause problems if you decide to quit your job."
• have egg on one's face
  смутиться, почувствовать себя неловко

  Tom has egg on his face; he feels embarrassed after they have discovered his lie.
• that's the way the cookie crumbles
  такова жизнь, вот как всё происходит в жизни

  That's the way the cookie crumbles, I thought when I understood that I would not be able to afford a new car.
• full of beans
  энергичный, в приподнятом настроении

  My Granny, who is seventy, is always full of beans.
• butter (someone) up
  льстить кому-либо, умасливать

  It's hard to get published if you can't butter up the right people.
• bad/rotten apple
  плохой человек (как гнилое яблоко)

  My neighbor is a bad apple; he was in prison for burglary twice.
• like two peas in a pod
  кто-либо хорошо знакомый, очень близкий (дословно – как две горошины в стручке)

  My mother's cousin and she are very close; they are like two peas in a pod.
• as nutty as a fruitcake
  сумасшедший, выживший из ума

  Dora is nutty as a fruitcake; she is irrational and crazy.
• eat (someone) out of house and home
  объедать кого-либо, быть нахлебником

  Sally preferred to live on her own; she didn't want to eat her parents out of house and home.
• make one's mouth water
  захотеть есть, "слюнки потекли"

  The chicken my mother had fried was so wonderful that it made my mouth water.
• eat humble pie
  униженно извиняться, "прийти с повинной головой"

  "You insulted Steve, and I can't see any other way out but eat humble pie."
• bitter pill to swallow
  проглотить горькую пилюлю; что-либо неприятное, которое надо пережить

  Losing the game was a bitter pill to swallow for the whole team.
• have one's cake and eat it too
  (желание) иметь всё сразу

  "You can't have your cake and eat it; it's impossible."
• icing on the cake
  что-либо, улучшающее ситуацию

  We were able to buy a spacious house and the fact was the icing on the cake.
• salt of the earth
  соль земли (основательные, добрые люди)

  The majority of the people in our company is the salt of the earth; they are hard-working and friendly.
• out to lunch
  сумасшедший, "тронутый"

  "You must be out to lunch to suggest our sailing during the storm."
• have a sweet tooth
  быть сладкоежкой

  My daughter has a sweet tooth; she loves candies and chocolates.
• have bigger fish to fry
  иметь более важные дела

  Sam had bigger fish to fry than to help his lazy brother to do his homework.