birthday suit
The skin with no clothes on; complete nakedness.
Полная нагота.
The little boys were swimming in their birthday suits.
The child was running around in his birthday suit.
Ребёнок бегал вокруг голышом.
black day
A day of great unhappiness; a disaster.
It was a black day when our business venture collapsed.
blue Monday
A Monday when you have to work after a happy weekend.
It was blue Monday and John nodded sleepily over his books.
Housewives sometimes wish they could sleep through blue Monday.
born yesterday
Inexperienced and easily fooled; not alert to trickery; easily deceived or cheated. Usually used in negative sentences.
When Bill started the new job, the other workers teased him a little, but he soon proved to everyone that he wasn't born yesterday.
I won't give you the money till I see the bicycle you want to sell me. Do you think I was born yesterday?
busman's holiday
День, когда вы проводите свое свободное время или праздники, выполняя тот же род деятельности, что и на работе.
My husband's a chef, so for him time off with the family is often a busman's holiday!
Мой муж шеф-повар, так что для него время, проведенное с семьей, часто оборачивается днем отдыха, проведённым за обычной работой.
A fire crew's Christmas outing turned into a busman’s holiday when their bus caught a fire.
Во время рождественской поездке путешествующим пожарным пришлось применить свои профессиональные навыки, когда их автобус загорелся.
call it a day
call it a night
To declare that a given day's work has been accomplished and go home; to quit for the day/night. To stop working for the rest of the day/night.
"Let's call it a day," the boss said, "and go out for a drink."
It was nearly midnight, so Mrs. Byron decided to call it a day, and left the party, and went home.
The four golfers played nine holes and then called it a day.
Herb tried to repair his car engine all morning before he called it a day and went fishing.
We've been working hard on this project all evening; let's call it a night.
carry the day
To win completely; to succeed in getting one's aim accomplished.
The defense attorney's summary before the jury helped him carry the day.
day and night
night and day
For days without stopping; continually.
Без перерыва; постоянно; все время.
Some filling stations on great highways are open day and night 365 days a year.
The three men took turns driving the truck, and they drove night and day for three days.
The woman was thinking about her missing child day and night.
Женщина всё время думала о своем пропавшем ребенке.
Every day and every evening.
The girl knitted day and night to finish the sweater before her mother's birthday.