exempli gratia

- neat = (of a strong alcoholic drink) without anything, such as water or ice or another drink, added to it - чистый/неразбавленный [Emily in Paris, 2022]

- buff = a person who knows a lot about and is very interested in a particular subject - знаток/фанат/любитель [Sugar, 2024]

- hustle and bustle = noise and activity - суматоха/шум и суета/сумбур etc. [Baby Reindeer, 2024]

- to cut the deck = to split the deck into two packets by lifting one packet from the top and placing it face down - снять колоду [13 Reasons Why, 2017]

- cranky = easily annoyed or upset - сердитый/раздражительный/капризный [In Bruges, 2008] https://t.me/for_instance_eng/274

- off the table = no longer being considered - снятый с обсуждения/повестки дня [Sex Education, 2021]

- silver-tongued = good at persuading people to do things - сладкоречивый/с хорошо подвешенным языком [Baby Reindeer, 2024]

- can of worms = a situation that causes a lot of problems for you when you start to deal with it - нервотрёпка/щекотливый вопрос/сложная проблема/ящик Пандоры/куча неприятностей etc. [Big Little Lies, 2017]

- out of/from whole cloth = completely invented by someone, without anything to base it on - полностью сфабриковано/чистейшая выдумка/высосано из пальца/шито белыми нитками etc. [12 Years a Slave, 2013]

- to give someone a run for their money = to put up a very strong challenge in a contest which someone else is expected to win fairly easily - составить конкуренцию/посоревноваться [Emily, 2022] https://t.me/for_instance_eng/201

- to call it even = to agree with someone that a debt has been paid and that no one owes anything more - быть в расчёте/квиты [Emily In Paris, 2021]

- prerequisite = something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen - предварительное условие или требование/предпосылка [Fallout, 2024]

- as pure as the driven snow = morally completely good - невинен как младенец/чистый/непорочный [The Gilded Age, 2022]

- under someone's thumb = under someone's control - под контролем/каблуком/влиянием кого-либо (букв.: под большим пальцем) [Suspiria, 1977]

- to set someone up (with) = to pair a person with someone else for a date or the possibility of a romantic relationship - познакомить/свести кого-то с кем-то [Fremont, 2023]

- for good = for ever; permanently - навсегда/совсем/окончательно [Sex Education, 2021] https://t.me/for_instance_eng/338

- to bludgeon = to hit someone hard and repeatedly with a heavy weapon - забить/ударить (тупым предметом) [Ripley, 2024]

- coup = a sudden illegal, often violent, taking of government power, especially by part of an army - государственный переворот [Emily in Paris, 2022]

- to drink someone under the table = to drink a lot more alcohol than someone else - перепить (кого-нибудь) [Husbands, 1970]

- pinko = a person who supports socialist ideas and principles - коммуняка (подозреваемый в сочувствии коммунистам) [Fallout, 2024]