arm and a leg
An exorbitantly high price that must be paid for something that isn't really worth it.
It's true that to get a decent apartment these days in New York you have to pay an arm and a leg.
ask for one's hand
To ask permission to marry someone.
"Sir," John said timidly to Mary's father, "I came to ask for your daughter's hand."
at hand
at close hand
near at hand
Easy to reach; nearby.
When he writes, he always keeps a dictionary at hand.
Coming soon; almost here.
Examinations are past and Commencement Day is at hand.
at one's beck and call
at the beck and call of
Ready and willing to do whatever someone asks; ready to serve at a moment's notice.
Готовность и желание сделать что угодно, что кто-нибудь попросит.
A good parent isn't necessarily always at the child's beck and call.
Parents should not be at the beck and call of their children.
Родители не должны всегда и во всем стремится помогать и подчиняться своим детям.
at random
With no order, plan, or purpose; in a mixed-up, or thoughtless way.
He opened the letters at random.
His clothes were scattered about the room at random.
at sixes and sevens
Not in order; in confusion; in a mess.
В состоянии растерянности, беспорядка, кутерьмы.
He apologised because his wife was away and the house was at sixes and sevens.
Our teacher had just moved to a new classroom, and she was still at sixes and sevens.
After the captain of the team broke his leg, the other players were at sixes and sevens.
She can't be a good secretary – she's always at sixes and sevens.
Она не может быть хорошим секретарем – она всегда рассеянна.
at the hands of someone
at the hands of something
дословно: В руках у кого-либо или чего-либо
Зависеть от кого-либо или чего-либо.
Зависеть от кого-либо или чего-либо.
We were at the hands of nature as we waited for the storm to end.
Мы были в руках у природы, пока ждали окончания грозы.
baby grand
A small grand piano no longer than three feet, maximally four feet.
This apartment can't take a regular grand piano, so we'll have to buy a baby grand.