put two and two together
To make decisions based on available proofs; reason from the known facts; conclude; decide.
Прийти к верному заключению; сделать вывод; сообразить, что к чему.
He had put two and two together and decided where they had probably gone.
It was just a mater of putting two and two together: the facts seemed to permit only one decision.
She put two and two together in that difficult situation.
Она сообразила, что к чему в той сложной ситуации.
race to stand still
racing to stand still
fight against time
To be so far behind in one's work that one must exert an effort similar to that needed to win a race in order simply not to fall even further behind.
"Could you review this book for us, Professor Brown?" the editor asked. "Unfortunately, no," the professor answered. "I'm so behind in my work that I am racing to stand still."
rack and ruin
Complete decay; condition of decline.
The entire house had been so neglected that it had gone to rack and ruin.
rain cats and dogs
rain buckets
rain pitchforks
To rain very hard; come down in torrents.
Очень сильный, проливной дождь; ливень.
In the middle of the picnic it started to rain cats and dogs, and everybody got soaked.
Terry looked out of the window and said, "It's raining pitchforks, so we can't go out to play right now."
There is raining cats and dogs outside.
Снаружи идет очень сильный ливень.
The sky is overcast, and I bet it’s raining cats and dogs in the mountains.
Небо пасмурное, и я держу пари, что в горах идет сильный дождь.
rank and file
Ordinary people; the regular membership of an organization; the enlisted privates in the Army.
The general usually inspects the rank and file on specific national holidays.
The secretary of the association sends letters annually to the rank and file.
red-handed
In the very act; while committing a crime or evil action.
The criminal was caught red-handed while holding up the neighborhood bank at gunpoint.
right and left
In or from every direction; all around; on all sides.
The knight rode into battle striking at the enemy right and left with his broadsword.
When the talk ended, questions were thrown at the speaker right and left.
right-hand man
A valued and indispensable assistant.
The chancellor of the university never goes anywhere without the vice chancellor, his right-hand man, whose judgment he greatly trusts.