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• bad hair day
  неудачный день, когда всё идёт не так как надо

  Sunday was a bad hair day and everything went wrong since early morning.
• in two minds about (something)
  колебаться, быть в нерешительности из-за чего-либо

  I am in two minds about changing my present job.
• at one's wit's end
  быть в растерянности; не знать, что делать

  Jack was at his wit's end about what to do with the puppy.
• speak one's mind
  откровенно высказать кому-либо что-либо

  I am going to speak my mind and tell my boss about the shortcomings in our work.
• have a big head
  быть тщеславным, самодовольным

  Olaf is very conceited; he seems to have a big head, he is sure that he is better than everyone else in the group.
• mind goes blank
  провал в памяти

  I tried to remember the girl's name, but alas my mind went blank.
• make (someone's) hair stand on end
  заставить кого-либо сильно испугаться, "волосы встали дыбом"

  The sight of the dead body made my hair stand on end.
• laugh one's head off
  долго и много смеяться, надрываться от смеха

  Bob's story was so funny that I laughed my head off.
• have a good head for (something)
  иметь способность к чему-либо

  Joan has quite a good head for business administration.
• bury/hide one's head in the sand
  прятать голову в песок, отказываться видеть/ признавать что-либо неприятное

  When the situation got tough, Phil buried his head in the sand; he was unable to take the responsibility.
• mind over matter
  нет ничего невозможного

  It is mind over matter. If Helen really wants to succeed as an actress, she will be able to do it.
• make up one's mind
  решать, принять решение

  I haven't made up my mind where to go for my holiday, which is supposed to be in March.
• fall head over heels in love with (someone)
  влюбиться по уши

  Dorothy fell head over heels in love with David.
• 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.
• brains behind (something)
  человек, разработавший удачный план, проект и т.д.

  I know for sure that Mr. Smith is the brains behind the new project.
• have one's head in the clouds
  мечтать, "витать в облаках"

  Julia has her head in the clouds and doesn't care about anything.
• tear one's hair out
  быть очень обеспокоенным, расстроенным или злым

  The brother was tearing his hair out because he had lost an important document.
• keep an open mind about (something)
  быть гибким, уметь прислушиваться к мнению других

  Garry is not flexible; he is not able to keep an open mind about anything.
• able to (do something) standing on one's head
  уметь делать что-либо легко и быстро

  Jim has always been a skilled worker; he is able to do his job standing on his head.
• pull one's hair out
  быть расстроенным, обеспокоенным

  Don't pull your hair out even if you discover that you are not a genius.
• let one's hair down
  вести себя свободно, отдыхать и веселиться

  After the dance, the college girls let their hair down and compared dates.
• make heads or tails (out) of (something)
  находить значение в чём-либо, понимать

  Sam could not make heads or tails of the lines and dots on the map.
• have a good mind to (do something)
  очень хотеть сделать что-либо

  I have a good mind to tell my friend about his behavior.
• keep one's head
  сохранять спокойствие, присутствие духа, владеть собой, "не терять головы"

  Jordan is as cool as a cucumber; he always keeps his head in emergences.
• turn (someone's) head
  вскружить кому-либо голову, приводить в смятение

  When David saw Tina for the first time, her beauty turned his head. He fell in love at first sight.
• have (something) on the brain
  быть одержимым чем-либо

  Mike has only football on the brain.
• know one's own mind
  быть уверенным в себе; знать, что делать

  "Don't tell me what to do; I know my own mind."
• have a brainwave
  блестящая идея (пришла в голову)

  I didn't know what to do about my research and then all of a sudden I had a brainwave and now I know what to do.
• off the top of one's head
  (знать) на память, (быть) спонтанным, не подготовленным заранее

  George knew all the facts and figures in the report off the top of his head.
• absent-minded
  рассеянный

  I don't think much of Jack; he is so absent-minded.
• take it on the chin
  потерпеть поражение, быть побеждённым

  Paul took it on the chin in the chess tournament.
• slip one's mind
  забыть, выпасть из памяти

  It completely slipped my mind that I had promised to call my friend the previous day.
• have half a mind to do (something)
  склоняться, быть расположенным сделать что-либо

  "I have half a mind to shut you up in jail for the rest of your life," Detective Fisher said.
• have a good head on one's shoulders
  быть разумным, "иметь голову на плечах"

  Pat is smart; she really has a good head on her shoulders.
• have a head start
  иметь преимущество

  Jack Brown had a head start when he started a car race and as a result he easily won it.