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• let sleeping dogs lie
  не нарывайся на неприятности, "не буди лиха пока лихо тихо"

  "Don't ask him about his problems; he might get angry. Better let sleeping dogs lie."
• live out of a suitcase
  переезжать с места на место, "жить на чемоданах"

  Betty's life is quite different now from the way it used to be. She doesn't have to travel so much and live out of a suitcase.
• leopard can't change its spots
  невозможно исправить человеческую натуру, "горбатого могила исправит"

  My boy friend apologized for having deceived me, but I don't believe him. A leopard can't change its spots.
• let the cat out of the bag
  проболтаться, разболтать, выдать секрет

  "I meant to have kept my engagement a secret and not let the cat out of the bag."
• lead a dog's life
  вести несчастную (собачью) жизнь

  Ron has been leading a dog's life since he retired.
• 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.
• laugh one's head off
  долго и много смеяться, надрываться от смеха

  Bob's story was so funny that I laughed my head off.
• level playing field
  иметь равные шансы (на успех)

  I think both teams have a level playing field and they are both very good.
• learn by heart
  учить что-либо наизусть

  When I was a child, I was good at learning poems by heart; now my memory is not so good.
• lose one's shirt
  растратить, "спустить" почти все деньги

  "Don't you think that you may lose your shirt on this new business venture?"
• look the picture of health
  прекрасно выглядеть

  I was shocked when I learnt about Mark's death; he seemed to look the picture of health.
• lovely weather for ducks
  дождливая погода

  "Lovely weather for ducks," I thought, walking to my car in the rain.
• like getting blood out of a stone
  очень трудно получить что-либо от кого-либо (так же, как выжать слезу из камня)

  It is like getting blood out of a stone to try and ask my father for money.
• learn the ropes
  досконально узнать, как делать что-либо

  I have never worked as a guide before, so I'd like to learn the ropes.
• let one's hair down
  вести себя свободно, отдыхать и веселиться

  After the dance, the college girls let their hair down and compared dates.
• little bird told me
  мне стало известно по секрету, "сорока на хвосте принесла"

  A little bird told me that my Mom would give me a nice present for my birthday.
• look like something the cat dragged in
  выглядеть усталым, "быть выжатым как лимон"

  Wanda was very tired after the flight and looked like something the cat dragged in.
• like a bat out of hell
  очень быстро, со всех ног, во весь опор

  The thief left the house like a bat out of hell.
• long in the tooth
  (быть) старым, песок сыплется (длинные зубы у лошади – признак старости)

  My Uncle Ben was very long in the tooth but very spry.
• lend (someone) a hand
  помочь кому-либо, протянуть руку помощи

  I was going to move to a new apartment and asked my friend to lend me a hand with the packing.
• let (someone) off the hook
  простить кого-либо, отпустить без наказания

  The teacher let me off the hook, so I didn't have to stay after the lessons to do the lines.
• like a house on fire
  быстро и энергично

  They worked like a house on fire because they wanted to complete the construction of the bridge by winter.
• lose one's head over (someone or something)
  потерять голову из-за кого-либо \ чего-либо, разволноваться

  Mr. Winter has lost his head over horse races; he makes bets and loses a lot of money.
• life is a bowl of cherries
  только хорошее случается в жизни, жизнь хороша

  Life is not a bowl of cherries; good things and bad things go hand in hand.
• live and learn
  век живи, век учись

  "Live and learn", my father said, having learnt how to use a computer.
• long face
  унылый вид, кислая физиономия

  He pulled a long face when he heard the news of his former girlfriend's engagement.
• like a fish out of water
  оказаться совершенно не на месте, "как рыба без воды"

  I felt like a fish out of water when I came to the health club for the first time.
• look like a million dollars
  прекрасно выглядеть, быть здоровым, счастливым и преуспевающим

  Martha looked like a million dollars when I saw her the other day.
• look up to (someone)
  уважать кого-либо

  They looked up to him as a brilliant example of devotion to duty.
• live from hand to mouth
  жить впроголодь, с трудом перебиваться

  Steven had neither work nor home and was living from hand to mouth.
• 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.
• 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.
• look like death warmed over
  выглядеть очень больным

  Tim was very pale and looked like death warmed over, so I couldn't help asking him what the matter was.
• lead (someone) by the nose
  убеждать кого-либо делать то, что хочешь

  "Don't lead me by the nose. I am not going to do what you want."
• let it rip
  дать полный ход

  William let it rip and left the shore in his motorboat.