not to care a dime
Относиться наплевательски или не уважительно. Ни в грош не ставить.
He doesn’t care a dime about his friends opinions.
Он ни в грош не ставит мнения своих друзей.
play one's cards right
play one's cards well
To use abilities and opportunities so as to be successful; act cleverly; make the best use of your place or skills.
That millionaire started with very little but showed a skill in playing his cards right.
People liked Harold, and he played his cards well - and soon he began to get ahead rapidly.
put cart before the horse
get cart before the horse
have cart before the horse
Things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. An overused expression. Usually used with put but sometimes with get or have.
When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn't delivered, I told him he was putting the cart before the horse.
To get married first and then get a job is getting the cart before the horse.
red-carpet
Respectful.
When the president visited the foreign country, he was given the red-carpet treatment and welcomed by a great crowd.
We gave Uncle Willie the red-carpet treatment when he returned from Hong Kong.
roll out the red carpet
To welcome an important guest by putting a red carpet down for him to walk on.
Уделять особенное внимание важному или почетному посетителю.
They rolled out the red carpet for the Queen when she arrived in Australia.
Our boss wants us to roll out the red carpet every time when he comes.
Наш босс всегда хочет от нас первоклассного обхождения в каждый его визит.
To greet a person with great respect and honor; give a hearty welcome.
Margaret's family rolled out the red carpet for her teacher when she came to dinner.
run scared
To expect defeat, as in a political campaign.
The one-vote defeat caused him to run scared in every race thereafter.
scare away
scare off
To cause to flee; frighten away.
Jake is a confirmed bachelor; the best way to scare him off is to start talking about marriage.
scare out of one's wits
scare stiff
scare the daylights out of
frightened out of one's wits
To frighten very much.
The owl's hooting scared him out of his wits.
The child was scared stiff in the dentist's chair.
Pete's ghost story scared the daylights out of the smaller boys.