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Hanna Leliv
Lviv, Ukraine
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to play it by ear
принимать решение на месте, в зависимости от обстоятельств
He decided to remain calm and play it by ear
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it beats me!
я не могу этого постичь, это выше моего понимания
It beats me why he did that.
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to call it quits
покончить с работой, закончить работу
at 12 o'clock we decided to call it quits
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a tower of strength (to somebody)
надёжная опора; оплот, защитник, на которого можно полностью положиться
a husband who is a tower of strength to her
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to cry the blues
ныть, жаловаться
I want these movie companies, to stop crying the blues about piracy and the money they are losing to it
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to carry the can
отдуваться; быть козлом отпущения, расхлёбывать кашу
Why do I always have to carry the can when something goes wrong?
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gimmick
ловкое приспособление, хитроумный механизм, штучка
The new style buttons are just a gimmick, you can't even fasten them.
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to earn one's keep
to earn for a living, зарабатывать на жизнь
Tom has lived off his parents for long enough. It's time he earned his keep.
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with all due respect
при всем моем уважении
With all due respect, I disagree with you.
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cheesy
попсовый, банальный
It's a cheesy movie.
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to be in the driving seat
контролировать ситуацию
The consumer is in the driving seat due to the huge range of goods on the market.
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to moonlight
работать по совместительству
e.g. an engineer who was moonlighting as a taxi driver.
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skeleton staff
основной персонал компании, the minimum number of employees needed to operate a business during a vacation, weekend, or other period when people do not normally work
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to look on the bright side (of things)
быть оптимистом
e.g. Look on the bright side. Things could have been much worse than they are.
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to save something for a rainy day
держать что-то на чёрный день
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to rain off
отменить из-за дождя
e.g. The game was rained off — Встреча была перенесена на другой день из-за проливного дождя
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