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• over one's head
  не в состоянии понять

  All this is over my head; I am not able to understand what they want.
• pass through (someone's) mind
  промелькнуть в уме

  It passed through his mind that he had met that woman before, but he didn't remember her name.
• pay (someone or something) no mind
  игнорировать, не обращать внимания на кого-либо \ что-либо

  There was a clutter of chairs in the auditorium, but he paid the noise no mind.
• per head
  на одного человека, на одну персону

  The bus fare cost only a small amount of money per head.
• pick the brains of (someone)
  использовать, присваивать чужие мысли

  John West had the ability of picking the brains of other people.
• pit one's wits against (someone)
  бросать вызов кому-либо

  Collin decided to pit his wits against the best scholars of the university.
• pull one's hair out
  быть расстроенным, обеспокоенным

  Don't pull your hair out even if you discover that you are not a genius.
• put (someone or something) out of one's head/mind
  выбросить кого-либо \ что-либо из головы, перестать думать

  "I want you to put this silly idea out of your head; you have no notion what can happen."
• put hair on one's chest
  быть полезным для кого-либо (о пище или напитках)

  I had a sore throat and Mother said that hot milk with honey would put hair on my chest.
• put ideas into (someone's) head
  наводить кого-либо на мысль (о чем-либо плохом), подсказывать

  "You are being most irrational. Who is putting silly ideas into your head?"
• put on a brave face
  казаться счастливым (хотя ситуация неблагоприятная), не выдавать своих чувств

  Susan was awfully afraid of the operation, but she tried to put on a brave face.
• put one's face on
  краситься, накладывать макияж

  I was waiting for Nora while she was putting her face on.
• put one's head in a noose
  вредить самому себе действием или словом, лезть в петлю

  Alice put her head in a noose when she borrowed a lot of money from Fanny.
• put one's head in the lion's mouth
  оказаться в опасности из-за собственной неосмотрительности

  David put his head in the lion's mouth when he got involved in the car fraud.
• put one's head on the block for (someone or something)
  рисковать (головой) ради кого-либо \ чего-либо

  "Mind you, I am not going to put my head on the block for you."
• put one's heads together
  обговорить, обсудить что-либо вместе

  "Let's put our heads together and discuss our problems."
• put one's mind to (something)
  уделить много внимания чему-либо

  "I am sure you can do nearly anything if you put your mind to it."
• 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.
• raise a hand against (someone or something)
  поднять руку на кого-либо \ что-либо

  Jordan raised a hand against his wife's precious possessions, and she decided to punish him.
• raise its (ugly) head
  снова возникнуть, поднять голову (о какой-либо проблеме)

  The problem of cockroaches in our apartment raised its ugly head again.
• raise one's voice to (someone)
  накричать на кого-либо

  My mother always raises her voice to anyone when she is angry.
• read (someone's) mind
  читать чьи-либо мысли

  I tried to read my father's mind, but I couldn't make out what he was thinking about my new job.
• rear its ugly head
  (что-либо неприятное) вновь становиться очевидным

  The problem of cockroaches has reared its ugly head in my apartment again.
• save face
  сохранить свою репутацию, достоинство в неблагоприятной ситуации

  We ought to act very cautiously and try to save face whatever happens.
• say (something) right to (someone's) face
  сказать что-либо кому-либо прямо в лицо

  I didn't like my friend's behavior at the party, and I had a good mind to say it right to his face.
• scratch one's head
  приводить в замешательство, озадачивать кого-либо

  I left Jenifer scratching her head after I told her the news of Harry's engagement.
• scream one's head off
  пронзительно кричать

  When Mary saw a mouse, she screamed her head off.
• should have one's head examined
  вести себя неразумно, как сумасшедший

  "You must be crazy to buy that outdated computer. You definitely should have your head examined."
• show one's face
  появиться, показаться

  After cheating at the exam, Simon was ashamed to show his face.
• shut one's face/trap
  замолчать, заткнуться

  Silvia's bragging got on my nerves, so I asked her to shut her trap.
• sixth sense
  шестое чувство, интуиция

  My sixth sense prevented me from trusting the man.
• slap in the face
  оскорбление, пощёчина, оплеуха

  Brett hadn't expected that Dina would refuse to go out with him; it was a slap in the face for him.
• slip one's mind
  забыть, выпасть из памяти

  It completely slipped my mind that I had promised to call my friend the previous day.
• slow-witted
  медленно соображающий, тупой

  "I don't think Kelly is slow-witted; she is just lazy."
• something-minded
  сосредоточиваться на чём-либо, думать только об одном

  Jeremy Smith is money-minded; all he thinks about is money.