sick and tired
Feeling strong dislike for something repeated or continued too long; exasperated; annoyed.
Jane was sick and tired of always having to wait for Bill, so when he didn't arrive on time she left without him.
John is sick and tired of having his studies interrupted.
I've been studying all day, and I'm sick and tired of it.
signed, sealed, and delivered
Finished; completed; in a state of completion.
"How is the campus renovation plan for the governor's office coming along?" the dean of the college asked. "Signed, sealed, and delivered," his assistant answered.
sit on one's hands
To do nothing; fail or refuse to do anything.
We asked Bill for help with our project, but he sat on his hands.
sit up and take notice
To be surprised into noticing something.
Grace had never impressed her teachers. Hearing that she had won the essay contest made them sit up and take notice.
George's sudden success made the town sit up and take notice.
six of one and half-a-dozen of the other
Two things the same; not a real choice; no difference.
Which coat do you like better, the brown or the blue? It's six of one and half-a-dozen of the other.
Johnny says it's six of one and half-a-dozen of the other whether he does the job tonight or tomorrow night.
skin and bones
A person or animal that is very thin; someone very skinny.
О ком-либо очень худом; "кожа да кости".
The puppy is healthy now, but when we found him he was just skin and bones.
Have you been dieting? You're nothing but skin and bones!
She looked mere skin and bones.
Она выглядела - кожа да кости.
so-and-so
Someone whose name is not given.
Don't tell me what so-and-so thinks. Tell me what you think.
A person of a special kind and usually of a very bad kind. This word is used in place of a more unacceptable word or swear word. Sometimes used in a joking way.
I wish that old so-and-so who thinks digging is easy work was right here digging now.
He called me a dirty so-and-so and I hit him in the mouth.
Peter met his friend John and said, "Hello there, you old so-and-so."
song and dance
Foolish or uninteresting talk; dull nonsense. Usually used with give.
I met Nancy today and she gave me a long song and dance about her family.
A long lie or excuse, often meant to get pity. Usually used with give.
Billy gave the teacher a song and dance about his mother being sick as an excuse for being late.
The tramp asked us for money and tried to give us a big song and dance about having to buy a bus ticket to Chicago.