jack of all trades
A person who is knowledgeable in many areas. Can be used as praise, or as a derogatory remark depending on the context and the intonation. Often followed by the words master of none.
Peter is a jack of all trades; he can survive anywhere!
"How come Joe did such a sloppy job?" Mary asked. "He's a jack of all trades," Sally answered.
jump ball
The starting of play in basketball by tossing the ball into the air between two opposing players, each of whom jumps and tries to hit the ball to a member of his own team.
Two players held onto the ball at the same time and the referee called a jump ball.
jump on
jump all over
land on
land all over
To scold; criticize; blame.
Tom's boss jumped all over Tom because he made a careless mistake.
Janice landed on Robert for dressing carelessly for their date.
"I don't know why Bill is always jumping on me; I just don't understand him," said Bob.
keep one's eye on the ball
To watch the ball at all times in a sport, usually in order to hit it or get it; not stop watching the ball.
Keep your eye on the baseball or you won't be able to hit it.
To be watchful and ready; be wide-awake and ready to win or succeed; be smart.
Быть на чеку; контролировать ситуацию; быть расторопным.
Tom is just starting on the job but if he keeps his eye on the ball, he will be promoted.
He was told that during the meeting he must keep his eye on the ball and concentrate on the matter at hand.
Ему было приказано во время встречи быть полностью во внимании и сконцентрироваться на предмете.
We tried to keep our eye on the ball during the meeting.
Мы старались быть на чеку во время встречи.
keep the ball rolling
To keep up an activity or action; not allow something that is happening to slow or stop.
Clyde kept the ball rolling at the party by dancing with a lamp shade on his head.
know-it-all
A person who acts as if he knows all about everything; someone who thinks no one can tell him anything new.
After George was elected as class president, he wouldn't take suggestions from anyone; he became a know-it-all.
Also used like an adjective.
The other students didn't like George's know-it-all attitude.
large order
tall order
Difficult job; a difficult task to fulfill.
It is a large order to educate three children in college at the same time.
laugh all the way to the bank
To have made a substantial amount of money either by lucky investment or by some fraudulent deal and rejoice over one's gains.
Заработать значительную сумму денег либо путем удачных инвестиций, либо путем мошеннической сделки и радоваться своей выгоде.
If you had done what I suggested, you, too, could be laughing all the way to the bank.
Если бы вы сделали то, что я предложил, вы бы тоже прилично заработали.
After launching her new app, she’s been so successful that she’s laughing all the way to the bank while her competitors struggle to keep up.
Запустив свое новое приложение, она добилась такого успеха, что заработала кучу денег, в то время как ее конкуренты изо всех сил пытаются за ней угнаться.
The author was worried that her book wouldn’t sell, but it became a bestseller, and now she’s laughing all the way to the bank.
Автор переживала, что ее книга не будет продаваться, но она стала бестселлером, и теперь она богата.