"hand me downs"

Вещи, которые переходят от старших братьев и сестер

"Let's not go there.."

Я не хочу про это говорить

"Who cut the cheese??"

Who farted? Who broke the wind?

a shoo-in

someone who is going to win easily

Alana is a shoo-in for the world's beauty contest

act your age

behave like you suppose to

as long as

means "if"

attaboy

good job, way to go

Big Stakes

big risk
Mr. Big Stakes — Mr. Risk taker

big turds/fish in a small bowl

important people in a small place

blue eye devils

this means "white" people (people who have white color of skin). Offensive.

bottleneck

this is used to describe some thing which the performance or capacity of an entire system is limited by

boulder holder

chest basket (бюстгалтер)

brawl

very serious fight

brew

this is synonym to beer

busman's holiday

Испорченный отпуск

bust somebodies chops

Что-то или кто-то кто сбивает вас с толку постоянно.
Don't bust my chops!

butch

girl who looks like a guy and acts like a guy

call something off

finish something before it's logical end

callous

мерзкий, злой

cankles

very fat legs from calves to ankles

casting deep via stares

таращиться

cherry pie

used to describe a girl, who likes to have sex all the time (could be offensive)

clever

British: positive connotaion, means smart, bright person.
American: negative connotaion, means tricky, crafty, cunning person, a fucking smart ass!

come off it

stop lying, stop pretending

condo

large apartment

Does that ring a bell ?

Єто вам о чем-то говорит ?

don't niggerlip my cigarette

не слюнявь мою сигарету

Don't pop your knuckles!

Не трещи пальцами!
(У некоторых людей есть привычка "ломать" пальцы при этом получаются щелчки)

double-edged sword

палка двух концов

early bird

this is used when you describe a man, who comes earlier before the appointment time

every bullet has it's billet

Всему свое место и порядок

every now and again

every now and then, from time to time, every once in a while, every so often, every now and often, occasionally

every now and then

from time to time

fat skrill

big amount of money, lot's of money

fubared

F.U.B.A.R means fucked up beyond any recognition
fubared — drunk, loaded, wasted, ...

get a filter on that brain-mouth thing

watch what you are saying

Get the piano off that back!

Run faster!!

get the whole ball of wax

get everything you want

get your act together

relax, use your head!, calm down

get your shift together

перестань вести глупый образ жизни

give it straight

Скажи правду, как есть оно на самом деле

go down in flames

"прогореть с треском" things are looking really bad

GOLF

Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden

hard pressed for something

острая нехватка чего-то

have you been around the block?

Do you have sexual experience?

he didn't have a wink of sleep

he didn't sleep at all

he is a goner

он труп

he is going places

he is successful

hit something (any location)

to go there (black slang)

hit the hay

hit the sack, sack out, rack out, retire for the night, go to bed, go to sleep, to kip down (http://nabbber.com/dimee/2032)

hold someone in high esteem

respect someone

I beg to differ

I disagree

I can walk from here

I can do it by myself

I dig on it

I like it

I don't lose any sleep over it

I don't care about it

I take your word

I believe you

I'm bushed

I'm tired, exhausted

I'm in Chapter 11

I don't have money, I'm dry

is your mind made up?

Это твое окончательное решение ?

It gives me the creeps

It makes me feel uncomfortable

it slipped my mind

you just forgot it

jalopy

the worst car ever, shitty car

keep your chin up!

be happy!

keeping cards up in your sleeve

cheating

kick the tires and light the fires

to turn something on that you don't sure it works

laugh it up

laugh as much as you want

lighten up

relax, be nice, calm down, chill out

loaded like a freight train

completely drunk person

milk someone for every penny

"доить" кого-то

moonshine

самогон

moonshine still

Special device for producing moonshine

more than meets the eye

we are talking about a visible, small part of something, but everything else is hidden
"Єто только вершина айсберга"

moron

jackass, idiot

my mind goes blank

I have no idea, I don't have a clue

nipping on somebodies heels

is used to describe someone who is getting close to somebody (about sport)
Mark is nipping on Stan's heels. He really wants to win!

no shit Sherlock!

well of course moron!
Да ну ты что, серьёзно? (сарказм)

odds and ends

lots of unimportant things

off the hook

the best ever
The party was off the hook, man!

out of whack

not in the right order

pack rat

тот, кто хранит дома абсолютно все и не выкидывает, авось пригодится

Package holidays

организованный отдых, турпоездка с предоставлением полного комплекса услуг

phony

not real, fake.

Lisa told me about a store where I can buy a brand new iPod for only 5$. Sounds kinda phony...

prankster

человек, который любит разыгрывать людей, прикалываться над ними, подшучивать

queer

fag, gay, flipper

riff-raff

Бомж

rough around the edges

this is used when you describe some thing, which is good, but not really perfect, could be better

rough patches

плохие времена, когда кажется, что надежд уже никаких нету

sassy

snobish, кто-то кто постоянно недоволен, ноет и бурчит

Saucer Lips

you may say so about black man (could be offensive, not sure)

scared stiff

scared a lot
I was scared stiff by the ghost I saw yesterday

serve two masters

play both sides against the middle (работать на два фронта)

she has the face that can break a camera

very ugly girl

she has the face that can make the clock stop

very beautiful girl

shotgun wedding

свадьба по залету

Smooch my butt

kiss my ass :)

smooth operator

о парне, который может легко заинтересовывать, очаровывать, и т.д. девушек

sniff/snort cocaine, do a line

нюхать кокаин

soggy

a synonym to wet

sowing one's wild oats

to do wild and foolish things in one's youth
He spent his twenties sowing his wild oats

stiff

dead body

take it for me

trust me, believe me

task at hand

task that must be accomplished

That will do the trick

It will solve the problem

the sleight of hands

prestidigitation, ловкость рук

the whole new ball of wax

something completely different, something exciting

thick of the plot/story

the main idea of the story

time and tide wait for no one

time stops for no one

time for showdown!

time for the final challenge

to "blow your own horn"

to look after yourself
Hey, blow your own horn, okay?!

to be blown away

to be shocked

to be choked up

to be very disappointed, sad, ready to cry

to be in a funk

to have lots of problems

to be in the black

to make profit, opposite for "to be in the red"

to be on the ball

to be smart, to know, what you are doing

to be sedated

to be high, influenced by the drugs

to be slow on the up take

to be not really smart

To be snowed under

быть заваленным работой

to be spoken for

быть помолвленым(ой)

to be tapped out

to have no money, to be empty

to be too big for your shoes

to think of yourself much more important than you really are

to beat a dead horse

to do something you can't do

Mark is not good at skiing, it'll be just beating a dead horse without any result

to bird dog

to follow

to bite off more than you can chew

to be over the head, to try to do more than you can do

to blow chunks

to puke, to barf

to blurt something out

to say something you shouldn't have said

to break something down for someone

to explain something for someone in details

to burd

make a problem

to burn the midnight oil

to work late

to burst at the seams

"Трещать по швам"

to commit larceny

to steal something

to crack up

ржать без останову

to cut a brother out

is used when you are talking about a person who you don't need any more

to fake out somebody

обмануть кого-то

to feel down in the mouth/dumps

to be upset

to flag someone down

to stop someone

to flatter

to give people lots of compliments

to flunk out of something

to fail doing something

to get a kick out of something

to enjoy something

To get away from it all

отдохнуть от рабочей суматохи и других стрессовых ситуаций

to get in the groove

"войти в колию"

to get over something

to deal with something, to go through something

to get something off your chest/shoulders

you did something wrong, deceived someone for example, and you want to get rid of this feeling

to get the nerve

to be courage enough to do something

to get written up

получить выговор

to give dibs on something

to give someone an opportunity to have something you have, basically to divide

to give someone attitude

to be very rude to someone

to go balistic

to be very excited (overly excited)

to go cuckoo

to go crazy, stupid

to go off the deep end

to go crazy, become very angry or upset and start shouting at someone. You can't control your emotions

to go to lounge

to go to a bar

to grease somebody's palm

дать кому-то взятку

to have a "come to Jesus" metting

to have a serious conversation

To have a bank holiday

отдыхать в связи с официальным выходным днем

to have a night cap

выпить перед сном

to have a shot

to have a chance

Don't think, just take a shot!

to have a silver tongue

to be hypocritical

to have beer goggles on

чувство когда человек пьян, и кажется, что все девушки вокруг как-то сразу вдруг похорошели :)

to have the ass on the carpet

так говорят, когда знают, что скоро могут получить по своим заслугам.
I'll have my ass on the carpet tomorrow if you don't finish this today!

to have the guts

to get the nerve

to have the runs

иметь понос

to hit on someone

to flirt with someone, to turn someone on

to hit the motherload

to find the best, to win the jackpot

to hit the sack

to go to bed

to intervene

to help someone even if they don't ask for help (вмешиваться в чьи-то дела)

to keep one's wits

is used to describe a drunk person who behaves like he is sober one.
Stan was completely wasted last night but he tried to keep his wits

to keep tabs on somebody

to keep somebody under surveillance

to leave someone out in the cold

to ignore, do not allow to be involved into some group or activity

I asked boys if I can play with them, but they just left me out in the cold

to let someone off the hook

to forgive someone for something that one has done against the rules.
Guys, let Sarah off the hook!

to let something slide

"закрыть глаза" на что-то

to level with someone

to be honest with someone

to look for a place to kick it

to look for a place to relax

to look through somebody/something

do not notice somebody/something

to lose your touch

to lose your skills

You should practice more, Olivia, in order not to lose your touch!

to lounge in a chair

сидеть закинув ноги на стол

to make a fuss over someone or something

to make the problem bigger than it really is (you may lose control emotionally because of this)
synonym to "make a mountain out of a molehill"
I'm sure everything will be okay, please don't make a fuss over this.

to make a monkey out of somebody

to make the other person feel stupid

to make weenie linguini

to have sex

to mock

to make/poke fun of someone (издеваться с кого-то, высмеивать)

to moon somebody

to make a joke with somebody

to nail someone's coffin shut

to kill someone

to play the second fiddle

быть на "вторых ролях"

to pull your own weight

to be responsible for your own portion of work

to put in the wrench time on it

to spend a lot of time working on it
I just bought this crappy car and I want this cracker to put in the wrench time on it

to put on the air

"пустить пулю"

to rack out

to hit the sack, to go to sleep

to reach/hit the bottom

to get the worst you can get

to reckon with someone/something

to deal with someone/something

to see assholes and elbows

to work hard
I want to see your assholes and elbows! I want you to work!

to sell somebody out

to betray, to blow the whistle on somebody, to rat on somebody, to turn somebody in

to show it off to someone

to boast

to sit on your hands

to do nothing

to skate on thin ice

to play with fire // "Играть с огнем"

to skate over something

to avoid something, to skip something and not deal with it

to slack on something

to do very poor work

to slobber over someone

to drool over someone, to have a crush on someone

to sort out

to figure out

My computer doesn't start... can't sort out what's wrong

to spank the planks

to dance :)

to spread yourself thin

you are doing more than you can handle, to be over your head

to stage a coup

to organize revolution

to stash

to hide

to steal a ride on a bus

Ехать "зайцем" в автобусе

to suck-up to someone

подлизываться к комy-то

to take after somebody

to behave like somebody else

to think outside the box

to be creative
Come on guys, think outside the box, we need something special here!

to throw the towel

to give up

to tie one on

to have a drink

We want to go to the pub to tie one on tonight. Are you coming Jack?

to try somebody out

испытывать кого-то

to turn up your nose at something

to dislike something

to walk out on someone

to dump/ditch someone

to wind up the clock

Завести механические часы

todger

a synonym to dick

triggerhappy

person who shoot people for fun

Wacko

crazy one

waitlisted

на втором плане

way to go

excellent job

weed

grass, ganja, marijuana, Mr. Brownstone

Are you dancing with Mr. Brownstone? Are you smoking marijuana?

weener

"penis" insult
You stole my laptop you little weener!
Also this word is used to describe a small penis. Offensive.

went down the drain/crapper

got destroyed

Whatchamacallit

stands for "what you may call it". This could be absolutely anything.
Give me that whatchamacallit (Подай мне ту штуку)

whoop-dee-doo

I don't care

Would you put the sock in it?!

Could you shut up?! Rude.

You are sticking your neck way out!

You are taking a big risk!

you got ahold of that one

you did a big work (sarcasm)

you hold more cards than you think

you can do this better than you think