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gird up one's loins verb
[UK: ɡɜːd ʌp wʌnz lɔɪnz]
[US: ˈɡɝːd ʌp wʌnz ˈlojnz]

перепоясать чреслаverb
{Plf}

give one's word (to promise, see also: promise)
verb

давать словоverb
{imPlf}

дать словоverb
{Plf}

go over someone's head (to take up an issue with another person's boss or other superior rather than beginning or continuing to deal with the original person)
verb

через головуverb

go to someone's head verb

вскружить головуverb
{Plf}

ударить в головуverb
{Plf}

good as one's word (faithful to a promise)
adjective

сдержать словоadjective
{Plf}

grease someone's palm (to bribe)
verb

дать на лапуverb

подмазатьverb

grit one's teeth (clench one's teeth together)
verb

скрежетать зубамиverb
{imPlf}

скрипеть зубамиverb
{imPlf}

стискивать зубыverb
{imPlf}

стиснуть зубыverb
{Plf}

have bats in one's belfry (to be crazy or eccentric)
verb

винтика в голове не хватаетverb

крыша поехалаverb

не все домаverb

сорвало башнюverb

шарики за ролики заехалиverb

have butterflies in one's stomach (be nervous)
verb
[UK: həv ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪz ɪn wʌnz ˈstʌ.mək]
[US: həv ˈbʌt.r̩.flaɪz ɪn wʌnz ˈstʌ.mək]

иметь мандражverb
{imPlf}

have eyes bigger than one's stomach (take more food than one can eat)
verb

одни глаза не сытыverb

have one's cake and eat it too (to seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible)
verb

и косточкой не подавитьсяverb

и рыбку съестьverb

have one's moments (experience brief periods of distinction)
verb

переживать звёздный часverb

have someone's back (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone)
verb

защищатьverb
{imPlf}

поддерживатьverb
{m}

hide one's light under a bushel (to conceal one’s positive qualities or talents)
verb
[UK: haɪd wʌnz laɪt ˈʌnd.ə(r) ə ˈbʊʃ.l̩]
[US: ˈhaɪd wʌnz ˈlaɪt ˈʌnd.r̩ ə ˈbʊʃ.l̩]

зарывать свой талант в землюverb
{imPlf}

hoist by one's own petard (be hurt by one's own plot)
adjective

попасть в свою же ловушкуadjective
{Plf}

hold one's breath (to hold one's breath)
verb
[UK: həʊld wʌnz breθ]
[US: hoʊld wʌnz ˈbreθ]

затаить дыханиеverb
{Plf}

hold one's horses (idiomatic: to be patient)
verb
[UK: həʊld wʌnz ˈhɔː.sɪz]
[US: hoʊld wʌnz ˈhɔːr.səz]

попридержи конейverb

придержи конейverb

hold one's liquor (to have a considerable tolerance to alcohol)
verb

уметь питьverb
{imPlf}

hold one's own (demonstrate oneself to be capable)
verb
[UK: həʊld wʌnz əʊn]
[US: hoʊld wʌnz ˈoʊn]

постоять за себяverb

hold one's tongue (refrain from talking about something, see also: shut up)
verb
[UK: həʊld wʌnz tʌŋ]
[US: hoʊld wʌnz ˈtəŋ]

держать язык за зубамиverb
{Plf}

молчать как рыбаverb
{Plf}

молчать как рыба об лёдverb
{Plf}

набрать воды в ротverb
{Plf}

придержать языкverb
{Plf}

hold someone's hand (idiomatic: guide somebody)
verb

водить за ручкуverb

hot on someone's heels (close behind)
adjective

дышать в затылокadjective

на хвостеadjective

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