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• take that tack
  взять другой курс, изменить линию поведения

  Jimmy decided to take that tack when he understood that his previous plans were no good.
• turn (something) to one's advantage
  обратить в свою пользу, использовать в своих интересах

  Mark turned his influence to his advantage and achieved considerable competency.
• two bricks shy of a load
  не умный, тупой, "винтиков не хватает"

  Martin is two bricks shy of a load and he is hard to deal with.
• thumb one's nose at (someone or something)
  смотреть с неодобрением на кого-либо \ что-либо, воротить нос

  Sofia thumbed her nose at her mother's request to stay home on Saturday.
• to head up
  возглавлять

  Dr. Jellyfish is going to head up the Committee for Environmental Protection.
• team player
  человек, умеющий работать в команде с другими людьми

  Ogden Nash turned out to be a good team player; he works well with all of the other members of the staff.
• turn on (something)
  включить (свет, радио и т.д.)

  "It's getting dark, please turn on the light."
• too good to be true
  слишком хорошо, чтобы быть правдой

  The offer is too good to be true; it is almost unbelievable to be included into the Olympic athletic team.
• think twice (before doing something)
  хорошенько подумать о чём-либо

  My teacher advised me to think twice about my future before deciding to quit school.
• take a whack at (something)
  с жаром браться за что-либо

  Jim took a whack at fixing the truck but without any success.
• take (someone or something) wrong
  неправильно понять кого-либо \ что-либо

  William must have taken me wrong for he looked offended.
• turn off (something)
  выключить (свет), закрыть (кран)

  My mother wanted me to turn off the water in the bathroom.
• then and there
  тотчас же, на месте

  I told Emma then and there what I thought of her nasty character.
• take it out on (someone or something)
  выместить на ком-либо \ чём-либо (своё плохое настроение)

  Tim came home angry at losing his job and took it out on his wife.
• tell (someone) to his or her face
  сказать кому-либо прямо в лицо

  We are going to tell Willy to his face that he had let us down.
• throw (someone) a curve
  сбить кого-либо с толку, обмануть

  John threw me a curve about the hiring of new employees.
• tie (someone's) hands
  мешать, связать кому-либо руки

  Mr. Brown hoped his son would not quit school, but his hands were tied; Jim was old enough to decide it himself.
• take inventory
  проводить инвентаризацию

  We take inventory in our warehouse every other month.
• to take off
  взлететь, оторваться от земли

  The helicopters will take off when the weather clears.
• turn out (a light)
  выключать (свет)

  Please turn out the light if you I do not need it.
• throw down the gauntlet
  бросать вызов

  They had to take up the gauntlet thrown down to them and fight out the struggle whether they liked it or not.
• throw one's weight around
  осуществлять нажим, настойчиво использовать своё влияние

  Charley likes to throw his weight around to get what he wants.
• to jazz up (something)
  оживлять что-либо

  We decided to jazz up the campus before the homecoming ball.
• take umbrage at (something)
  обижаться, чувствовать себя обиженным

  George is too quick to take umbrage at any remark.
• to mean for (someone) to (do something)
  предполагать, рассчитывать, что кто-либо будет делать что-либо

  Della meant for me to arrange a get together party and not anybody else.
• throw out (someone)
  заставить уйти, выгнать кого-либо

  The bartender threw out a man who was very drunk.
• turn (someone) on
  интересовать, заинтересовать кого-либо

  Beethoven's music always turns me on.
• true love
  настоящая любовь

  "You are too young to marry Noel. You may have taken infatuation for true love," Rita said to her daughter.
• turn thumbs down (on something)
  не одобрить или отклонить что-либо

  Everyone turned thumbs down on his suggestion to sell the company.
• take a whack at (someone)
  ударить кого-либо

  Mark didn't expect the man to take a whack at him.
• take the initiative to (do something)
  проявить инициативу (сделать что-либо)

  "Why not take the initiative to arrange a nice party?"
• try out one's wings
  пытаться сделать что-либо, чему только что научился

  Tina has had only ten German lessons, but she wants to try her wings by speaking with our visitors from Germany.
• two cents (worth)
  мнение (о котором не спрашивают)

  The boys were talking about tennis, and Hilda put in her two cents worth, even though she didn't know much about tennis.
• throw a fit
  прийти в ярость, закатить истерику

  Sam's mother threw a fit when she learnt that her son had dropped out of school.
• tread on (someone's) toes
  задеть чьи-либо чувства

  "Do you know that you have treaded on your aunt's toes when you spoke ill of her gardening skills?"