| English | Russian |
| age is beginning to tell | старость-не радость (Andrey Truhachev) |
| all is grist that comes to his mill | он ничем не брезгует (VLZ_58) |
| and you are off to the races | и вы – участник регаты (участник процесса Alex_Odeychuk) |
| are you trying to be humorous? | шутить изволите (askandy) |
| be able to spot someone just like that | иметь глаз на (Some people try to get out of jury duty by lying. You don't have to lie. Tell the judge the truth. Tell him you'd make a terrific juror because you can spot guilty people just like that!  flavorwire.com 4uzhoj) |
| be back to square one | вернуться на исходную позицию (ART Vancouver) |
| be coming back down to planet Earth | возвращаться с небес на землю (politico.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
| be shoved to the side | быть отброшенным в сторону (nytimes.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
| be up to something | замышлять ("And you want me to get something on this man Vannier?" "I want to find out what he is up to." "Oh. Is he up to something?" "I think he is. I don't know what." • "That's a smart ruthless woman, Marlowe. Whatever she's got you doing, it's not what she says. She's up to something. Watch your step." (Raymond Chandler)) ART Vancouver) |
| be up to no good | иметь нехорошие намерения (Taras) |
| bend to sb.'s will | прогнуться под кого-л. (“After the municipal election, the province said that we had the option to put forward a plan to keep the RCMP. It is now clear that the province had other plans in mind. This government does not have the right to run roughshod on every local government that doesn’t bend to their will.” citynews.ca ART Vancouver) |
| bend to sb.'s will | подчиняться чьей-л. воле (“After the municipal election, the province said that we had the option to put forward a plan to keep the RCMP. It is now clear that the province had other plans in mind. This government does not have the right to run roughshod on every local government that doesn’t bend to their will.” citynews.ca ART Vancouver) |
| but that's not to say | но это не значит, что (VLZ_58) |
| cadres are the key to everything | кадры решают все (snowleopard) |
| chutzpah is the key to success | наглость — второе счастье |
| insolence is the key to success | наглость — второе счастье |
| it is not at all a stretch of the imagination to think that | не будет вольностью предположить, что (While there is no proof of a nuts-and-bolts UFO in the skies over the America-Canada border area on the afternoon of the 12th February 1954, given what we know of such incidents, including just how many UFO sightings take place in the state of Washington, it is not at all a stretch of the imagination to think that what ultimately led the young man to his death that morning was an “intercept” mission as opposed to pilot error on an instrument checking mission. (ufoinsight.com) • Так что не будет вольностью предположить, что в каких-нибудь архивах дальних стран можно будет найти и имя владельца этой загородной резиденции. (из рус. источников) ART Vancouver) |
| old birds are not to be caught with a chaff | стреляного воробья на мякине не проведёшь (bodchik) |
| pretend that's the way things are supposed to be | делать вид, что так и надо (youtube.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
| promises are like piecrust, made to be broken | обещания для того и дают, чтобы их не выполнять |
| temperatures are expected to plummet | ожидается резкое похолодание (george serebryakov) |
| that would be an alien idea to me | я далёк от мысли (VLZ_58) |
| that's easy for you to say | тебе легко говорить (That's easy for you to say, because you don't have kids. Alexey_Yunoshev) |
| that's not up to me | моё дело маленькое (Taras) |
| that's nothing to sneeze at. | это вам не фунт изюму (Andrey Truhachev) |
| that's nothing to sneeze at. | это тебе не фунт изюму (Andrey Truhachev) |
| that's what it all boils down to | вот где собака зарыта (4uzhoj) |
| there are too many mouths to stop | на чужой роток не накинешь платок (Taras) |
| there's two sides to that coin | у этого вопроса есть и другая сторона (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| things are about to get rolling | дело сдвинется с мёртвой точки (More than six years after it was approved by council, the largest mixed-use commercial and residential development project on the North Shore in recent decades will soon become a reality. City of North Vancouver council approved Concert Properties' request to build 800 strata and rental units and ground-level commercial space on the waterfront property along Harbourside Drive in 2014. But the land has largely be been left fallow since then. Now Concert president and CEO Brian McCauley says things are about to get rolling. nsnews.com ART Vancouver) |
| those are some big shoes to fill | сложно соответствовать такому высокому уровню (evene) |
| those are some big shoes to fill | планка установлена очень высоко (evene) |
| we are happy to have you on board | нашего полку прибыло (VLZ_58) |
| we are not just sitting around and waiting for the business to be great | фирма веников не вяжет (Taras) |
| we are not just sitting around waiting for customers to show up | фирма веников не вяжет (Taras) |
| we are not just sitting around waiting for someone to write a check | фирма веников не вяжет (Taras) |
| we are not just sitting around waiting for the phone to ring | фирма веников не вяжет (Taras) |
| we are not rich enough to buy cheap things | мы не настолько богаты, чтобы покупать дешёвые вещи (igisheva) |
| we are not rich enough to buy cheap things / stuff | мы не настолько богаты, чтобы покупать дешёвые вещи (Alexander Oshis) |
| when you feel that you are jealous, try to remain calm. Do not start a fight and create a scene | когда вы испытываете чувство ревности, старайтесь сохранять спокойствие. Не начинайте ссору и не устраивайте сцену (Alexey Lebedev) |
| you are one to talk | кто бы говорил (kuronekokawaii) |
| you are preaching to the choir | это и ежу понятно (Featus) |