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- to skim = to read or consider something quickly in order to understand the main points, without studying it in detail - бегло просмотреть/пролистать/пробежаться глазами [Sex Education, 2021]

- to jot something down = to write something quickly on a piece of paper so that you remember it - набросать/кратко записать [Fremont, 2023]

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- weaselly = dishonest or not sincere, especially in order to get something or to avoid telling the truth - пронырливый/скользкий/хитрый/изворотливый [Staged, 2020]

- to cut someone loose = to free from control or restraint - освободить/отпустить [Shōgun, 2024]

- low-hanging fruit = something that is easy to obtain, achieve, or take advantage of - лёгкая добыча/самое очевидное/лежащее на поверхности (букв.: низко висящий фрукт) [Love & Death, 2023]

- my jam = a favorite or much-loved item, subject, interest, activity, etc. - моя тема/мой конёк etc. [The Bear, 2022]

- people pleaser = someone who cares a lot about whether other people like them, and always wants others to approve of their actions - удобный человек/угождающий всем человек [Sex Education, 2021]

- to put the kibosh on something = to prevent something from happening, continuing or being successful - запретить/положить конец/прикрыть/наложить запрет etc. [Love & Death, 2023]

- to pry = to try to find out private facts about a person - совать нос в чужие дела/вмешиваться [Ripley, 2024]

- in your heart of hearts = in your most secret and true thoughts - в глубине души [Luther, 2013]

- beggars can't be choosers = you must accept an offer or a situation because it is the only one available to you - беднякам не приходится выбирать/на безрыбье и рак рыба [The Gilded Age, 2022] https://t.me/for_instance_eng/442

- you're one to talk = you are guilty of the same thing you have just criticized - кто бы говорил [Sex Education, 2021]

- to run errands = to go out to buy or do something - бегать по делам [Ripley, 2024]

- hooey = something that is not true or does not make sense, although some people may believe it - чушь/ерунда/пустые слова/брехня etc. [13 Reasons Why, 2018]

- stick = a car with a stick shift - механика (машина с механической коробкой передач) [Emily in Paris, 2021] https://t.me/for_instance_eng/318

🎂 🎂 🎂 - a pinch to grow an inch - on your birthday, guests pinch you to help you grow taller - расти большой, не будь лапшой [Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret., 2023]

- dodgy = likely to be dishonest or illegal - сомнительный/хитрый/изворотливый [Sex Education, 2021]

- pigsty= a dirty or messy place - свинарник [You, 2018]

- opaque = difficult to understand - непрозрачный/непроницаемый/неясный/непонятный [Staged, 2021]