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- to blow chunks = to vomit, especially violently or in great amount - блевать/рвать/тошнить [The Studio, 2025]

- to get off on the wrong foot = to make an unsuccessful start in something - неудачно начать/произвести плохое впечатление [Bugonia, 2025]

- to poke the bear = to intentionally make or try to make someone angry or offended, especially someone more powerful than you - играть с огнём [Stranger Things, 2025]

- to rubber-stamp = to officially approve a decision or plan without thinking about it - формально/автоматически одобрить (без надлежащего рассмотрения) [The Studio, 2025]

- rare/scarce as hen's teeth = extremely uncommon - крайне редкий/днём с огнём не сыщешь [Stranger Things, 2025]

- to slur = to pronounce the sounds of a word in a way that is wrong or not clear - говорить заплетающимся языком/говорить несвязно/произносить невнятно/глотать слова - to knock something back = to quickly drink something, especially a lot of alcohol - хлестать/выдуть/тяпнуть/опрокидывать [Pluribus, 2025]

- wheelhouse =an area that someone is interested in and skilled at - профиль/сфера отвественности/специальность/область знания/зона компетенции/конёк [The Studio, 2025] 🚢 первое значение: рулева рубка

- wait for the other shoe to drop = to await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one that is not desirable - ждать неминуемого/ждать развития событий/сидеть как на иголках [Nobody Wants This, 2025]

- to jump on the bandwagon = to join an activity that has become very popular or to change your opinion to one that has become very popular so that you can share in its success - примкнуть/примазаться (к успешному делу/начинанию/тренду) [The Studio, 2025] 🎺 также «эффект фургона с оркестром» [bandwagon effect] — эффект присоединения к большинству

- out of the loop = not informed, up-to-date, or current; not included in a process or discussion - не в курсе/не в теме/не в круге посвящённых [The Office, 2009]

- to be (as) right as rain = to feel healthy or well again - быть в полном порядке/совершенно здоровым/в хорошем состоянии [Pluribus, 2025] https://t.me/for_instance_eng/925

- to a T/tee = in every detail; perfectly - в точности/до мелочей/полностью/совершенно [The Studio, 2025]

- to be someone's bag - if something is your bag, you are interested in it and do it for pleasure - быть в чьих-то интересах/быть кому-то по душе/заниматься чем-то с удовольствием [Pluribus, 2025]

- hall pass = when people in a romantic relationship identify a dream person outside of their relationship, in many cases, a celebrity or someone equally out of reach, they wish to have sex with - разрешение на измену (со знаменитостью) [Pluribus, 2025] 👩‍🏫 первое значение — разрешение выйти из класса

- a needle in a haystack = something that is impossible or extremely difficult to find, especially because the area you have to search is too large - иголка в стоге сена [Eddington, 2025]

- right on the money = completely right - совершенно прав/в точку/в яблочко [Stranger Things, 2022] https://t.me/for_instance_eng/164

- inept = not skilled or effective - неумелый/неспособный/никудышный/некомпетентный [Frankenstein, 2025]

- to clutch/grasp at straws = to be willing to try anything to improve a difficult or unsatisfactory situation, even if it has little chance of success - хвататься за соломинку [The Handmaid's Tale, 2018]

- brownstone = a house with its front built of a reddish-brown stone, especially common in New York City - дом/городской особняк/таунхаус из бурого песчаника [Sex and the City, 1999]

- to pull the rug out (from under someone) = to suddenly take away important support from someone - выбить почву из-под ног/лишить опоры [Stranger Things, 2022]