exempli gratia

- joust = a combat on horseback between two knights with lances especially as part of a tournament - рыцарский поединок/турнир [A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, 2026]

- free-for-all = a violent situation or argument that a lot of people join in - балаган/куча мала/потасовка/произвол/хаос [Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model, 2026]

- speed bump = a small raised area built across a road to force people to drive more slowly - лежачий полицейский [Twin Peaks, 2017]

- whatever floats your boat = do what brings you joy - как вам угодно/всё, чего душа пожелает/как изволите/кому что нравится etc. [Pluribus, 2025] 🚣 букв.: что бы ни держало твою лодку на плаву

- not to know shit from Shinola - used to describe someone's ignorance or stupidity - не отличить хер от пальца/ни хрена не знать/не отличить жопу от локтя (или лицо от жопы) [Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, 1992] 💩 Shinola — популярная марка крема для обуви 💩💩 для пущего эффекта можно добавить "that's why your shoes don't shine": ты не отличишь дерьмо от «Шинолы», поэтому обувь у тебя и не блестит

- rake = a man, especially one who is rich or with a high social position, who lives in an immoral way, especially having sex with a lot of women (old-fashioned) - распутник/повеса [Bridgerton, 2026]

- through/with the naked eye = without using any special device for making images larger - невооруженным глазом [Melancholia, 2011]

- ballpark = close to the correct or exact number, price, etc. - приблизительный/примерный [Melancholia, 2011]

- on the shelf - if someone, usually a woman, is on the shelf, she is not married and is considered too old for anyone to want to marry her - в девках/в статусе старой девы [Bridgerton, 2026]

- to guzzle = to drink quickly, eagerly, and usually in large amounts - выдуть/жадно выпить/хлестать/глушить [Emily In Paris, 2025]

- hit-and-run = a road accident in which the driver who caused the accident drives away without helping the other people involved and without telling the police - бегство водителя с места происшествия [Nobody Wants This, 2025]

- like it's going out of fashion/style - if you use something like it's going out of fashion, you use large amounts of it very quickly - будто завтра конец света/как в последний раз/как не в себя/в промышленных масштабах/как сумасшедший [Pluribus, 2025]

- tipsy = slightly drunk - подвыпивший/навеселе/поддатый/подшофе [Emily In Paris, 2025]

- in for a penny, in for a pound = since you have started something or are involved in it, you should complete the work although it has become more difficult or complicated than you had expected - сказал «а», говори и «б»/взялся за гуж, не говори, что не дюж/заварил кашу, не жалей масла [Pluribus, 2025]

- (from) soup to nuts = from the beginning to the end; including everything - от начала и до конца [The Housemaid, 2025] 🌰 связано с традицией американских формальных обедов XIX века, где трапеза начиналась с супа, а завершалась подачей орехов на десерт

- to take a leaf out of someone's book = to copy something that someone else does because it will bring you advantages - брать пример с кого-либо/подражать [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 1998]

- contingency plan = a plan that is made for dealing with an emergency, or with something that might possibly happen and cause problems in the future - запасной план/план на случай непредвиденных обстоятельств [Emily In Paris, 2025]

- duh = used to show that you think a person or statement is stupid, or that something is obvious - да неужели/а то/да что вы/ещё бы/прикинь/ясен пень etc. [If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, 2025]

- to walk on eggshells = to be very careful not to offend or upset someone - ходить на цыпочках/осторожничать/быть очень деликатным [Emily In Paris, 2025] 🥚 букв.: ходить по скорлупе

- to nitpick = to find faults in details that are not important - придираться/цепляться к мелочам [One Battle After Another, 2025]