📚 Idiom

GREEN WITH ENVY
desiring another advantages or things

💬 When Daniel got promoted to vice president of the bank, his colleagues were green with envy.

💬 You won the lottery? I’m green with envy.

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(TO) DRIVE ONE CRAZY
to annoy someone very much

💬 Don't ask Mrs. Smith how old she is. It drives her crazy.

💬 Please stop chewing gum so loudly. It’s driving me crazy.

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(TO) BUTT IN (slang)
to interrupt; to interfere

💬 Nancy is always butting in to other people’s business.

💬 Sara is really rude. She always butts in to other people’s conversation.

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(TO) SET EYES ON
to look at; to see for the first time

💬 Greg was in love from the moment he set eyes on Lucy.

💬 Susan knew from the moment she set eyes on Ted’s friend Lucas that he would be trouble.

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(TO) MAKE ENDS MEET
to have enough money to live on; to be okay financially

💬 Kim wasn't able to make ends meet so she had to ask her parents to pay her rent.

💬 If you can’t make ends meet, you’ll need to start spending less.

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REAL FLOP / FLOP
a failure

💬 The Broadway play closed after just 4 days – it was a real flop!

💬 The company was in trouble after its new product flopped.

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SIT ON ONE’S HANDS
to do nothing; to fail to help

💬 When we needed help from Mary, she just sat on her hands.

💬 We need the cooperation of everyone. You can’t sit on your hands!

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PLAY INTO SOMEONE’S HANDS
сыграть кому-либо на руку; неосознанно сделать что-либо, что идет на пользу другому

💬 John is doing exactly what I hoped he would. He’s playing into my hands.

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GIVE A DIG
критиковать, говорить что-либо неприятное, обижать, оскорблять

💬 Jane gave Bob a dig about his carelessness with money.

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ON ONE’S TOES
быть начеку, наготове, готовый к действию, быть бдительным, собранным

💬 You have to be on your toes if you want to be in this business.

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AS A DUCK TAKES TO WATER
очень легко, просто, естественно, «как рыба в воде»

💬 My son is very social, so he took to kindergarten as a duck takes to water.

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IN THE SOUP
in a difficult situation, in a difficult situation

💬 It was just your mistake, but I turned out in the soup with my boss!

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SNOW JOB
“powder your brains”, talk your teeth, “hang noodles on your ears”, cheat

"пудрить мозги", заговаривать зубы, «вешать лапшу на уши», обманывать

💬 Joe gave Sue a snow job and she believed every word of it.

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DON’T HAVE A COW!
calm down

💬 Don't have a cow! I'm sure we'll find a solution to this problem.
 

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FAR INTO THE NIGHT
far after midnight, until late at night, until late at night, until late

💬 I studied far into the night because I had a big test the next day.
 

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MEND ONE’S WAYS
it's better to fix it

💬 You’ll have to mend your ways if you go out with Mary. She hates people to be late.

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AS A MATTER OF COURSE
It is natural, as it was, to be expected, as it should be, as it should, as a rule, otherwise it cannot be

💬 You are expected to make your own bed as a matter of course.

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AS A DUCK TAKES TO WATER
очень легко, просто, естественно, «как рыба в воде»

💬 My son is very social, so he took to kindergarten as a duck takes to water.

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SHAKE IN ONE’S BOOTS
to be afraid

💬 I was shaking in my boots because I had to go see the manager for being late.

💬 Stop shaking in your boots, Bob. I’m not going to fire you.

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(TO) DRIVE ONE CRAZY
to annoy someone very much

💬 Don't ask Mrs. Smith how old she is. It drives her crazy.

💬 Please stop chewing gum so loudly. It’s driving me crazy.

🔎 #idiom