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At face value

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Приймати за чисту монету, вірити в правдивість чогось.
You shouldn’t take everything you read about nutrition at face value; always verify the information is from reliable sources

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To have a crack at something

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Спробувати щось нове.
Even though she had never tried rock climbing before, Tara decided to have a crack at it during the team-building went

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To burn the midnight oil

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Робити щось до ночі, старанно працювати пізно ввечері.
With exams approaching, Sarah found herself burning the midnight oil to cover all the required material

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To strike a balance

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Балансувати між двома рішеннями, сторонами…
It’s essential to strike a balance between work and leisure for a healthy lifestyle

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To let off steam

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Випустити пару, охолонути.
I was so furious that i had to go for a walk around the block to let off steam

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To count one’s blessings

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Згадувати, за що ви вдячні.
When i’m feeling down, i try to remember to count my blessings and be grateful for what i have

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To bloom

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Розквітнути, погарнішати, стати кращим.
Karl bloomed during his six-week holiday in the countryside thanks to the fresh air and healthy food

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To stick one’s neck out

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Вставляти свої п’ять копійок.
Despite the controversy surrounding the issue, Jane decided to stick her neck out and support the new policy

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A knee-jerk reaction

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Перша реакція.
When we heard about increase in crime rates, our knee-jerk reaction was to insist on more police patrols in the area

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To split hairs

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Сваритись через дрібниці.
Sometimes, i feel like my husband splits hairs over insignificant matters, and it leads to unnesessery arguments

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Pecking order

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Соціальна ієрархія в групі.
There is a clear pecking order in their group of friends, with Sally being top of the pile

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Shrewd

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Хто, хто вміє розібратись у ситуації та чесно розсудити.
Claire was a shrewd bussinessperson, and she made several wise investment decisions when she was still young

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Obstinate

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Бути непохитним, навіть, якщо інші вас переконують.
Henry was a very obstinate teenager, and he consistently refused to admit he might be wrong about something

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Placid

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Хтось, дуже спокійний та врівноважений.
Despite the lullabaloo around her, Ally remained placid and continued with her work

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To pull some strings

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Користуватись своїми зв’язками заради вигоди, “тягнути за ниточки”.
By pulling some strings, Tom was able to get his sister a prestigious position at a London-based accounting firm

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To have a field day

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Отримувати вигоду з ситуації, незважаючи на потреби інших (як Матінка Кураж).
When the news of the scandal broke, tabloid journalists had a field day writing sensational stories

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To be privy to

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Знати якусь секретну інформацію, бути приналежним до чогось таємного.
The CEO’s assistant is privy to all the important decisions in the company

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On the back burner

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“Не на часі”, можна відкласти на потім.
Let’s put this project on the back burner and focus on more pressing matters

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Cushy

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Дуже легко.
Ellen is got a cushy job that pays well but allows her lots of free time

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To get one’s foot in the door

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Почати працювати з маленкої посади з перспективою кар’єрного зросту.
Lena got her foot in the door as an intern, but she worked her way up to department head in just a few years

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To go belly up

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“Накрилось мідним тазом”, все погано.
The business went belly up after just a year of trading

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To tie the knot

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Одружитись.
Iren and George decided to tie the knot after four years of dating

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White-collar and blue-collar worker

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White-collar worker – офісна “інтелігенція”
Blue-collar worker – прості робітники.
Adam is white-collar worker in New York. However, his older brother John is blue-collar worker in Boston

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Pink slip

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Отримати звільнення.
Emily got her pink slip because she always being late for work

25
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Hot potato

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Делікатна або гостра тема, про яку незручно говорити.
Emilys unemployment is hot potato for her family

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To cry over spilt milk

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Сумувати через щось незначне.
Iren was crying over spilt milk all morning, because her wedding drees was ruined by her drunk ex

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To take something with a pinch (grain) of salt

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Ставитись до чогось з підозрою.
Georges sister Emily takes all that Iren says with a pinch of salt, because she dislike her

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Like water off a duck’s back

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Як з гусака вода, без жодного ефекту.
Iren begged her ex to leave her alone, but it’s like water off a duck’s back

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A dime a dozen

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Щось просте і поширене, не має великої цінності.
Emily joked that bride’s dress is a dime a dozen so it’s no reason to cry

30
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To eat like a horse

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Дуже багато їсти.
George used to eat like a horse, but now he is on a diet

31
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In a nutshell

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У двох словах, коротко.
In a nutshell, the wedding was canceled

32
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To horse around

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Валяти дурня.
Emily asked George to stop horsing around when he drunk too much

33
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As poor as a church mouse

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Бідний, як церковна миша.
He was as poor as church mouse

34
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Like a cat on a hot tin roof

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Бути не в своїй тарілці.
George have been like a cat on a hot tin roof since the beggining of the wedding

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To have a whale of a time

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Гарно провести час.
Only drunk Iren’s ex is having a whale of a time at this event

36
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A bad apple

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Поганець, негідник.
Iren always charactarize her ex boyfriend as bad apple

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Around the clock

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Увесь день і всю ніч.
We worked around the clock to prepare the store to open

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top banana

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“Птиця високого польоту”, велика шишка.
Andrea was fired last sunday so she is no longer top banana in our company

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The black sheep

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Біла ворона.
Andrea always was the black sheep in her friends circle

40
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Cost a fortune

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Коштувати цілого статку.
Being sick and unhealthy can cost a fortune

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To be on the breadline

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Бути за межею бідності, у злиднях.
since Andrea lost her job, she found herself on the breadline

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To break the bank

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Сильно витратитись.
Taking a week-long vacation would break the bank

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To live beyond one’s means

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Жити не по кишені, розтрачуватись.
The couple have been living beyond their means and now they have financial problems

44
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At all costs

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Чого б це не коштувало.
We wanted to win at all costs

45
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A couch potato

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Ледачий.
Sem is a couch potato

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To buy the farm

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Померти.
Mr. Montgomery bought the farm last week, but he’s family couldn’t make him posh funeral, ‘cause they are in debts for long now

47
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To be flush with money

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Розкидатись грошима, бути при статках.
Coralina and Frank is flush with money since they sold their old house

48
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To be pressed for time

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Брак часу на щось, ліміти.
Workers is pressed for time now, because boss wants them to finish the project earlier

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For donkey’s years

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Дуже давно.
I have known him for donkey’s years

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Like clockwork

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Все йде як по маслу, як швейцарський годинник.
All going along like clockwork

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To look like a million dollars

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Виглядати на всі сто.
Ben is looking like a million dollars in his new suit

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To be in red

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Бути збитковим, з боргами.
The company is being in red

53
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To be in a fog

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Бути збентеженим, розгубленим.
When Anna told me the sad news, i found myself in a fog; i was thoroughly confused

54
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To throw in the towel

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Підняти білий проапор, здатись.
That project was unprofitable so we threw in the towel and close it down

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Cut to the chase

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Ближче до суті.
Please, cut to the chase i ain’t got time to talk now

56
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Pull yourself together

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Візьми себе в руки.
You need to pull yourself together and talk to her

57
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See you around

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Побачимось.
I need to go now, see you around!

58
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Cross my heart

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Клянусь.
I would never did something like this – cross my heart!

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