get the lowdown on
To receive the full inside information on a person or thing.
We need to get the lowdown on Peter before we can decide whether or not to hire him.
haul down one's colors
strike one's colors
To pull down a flag, showing you are beaten and want to stop fighting.
After a long battle, the pirate captain hauled down his colors.
To admit you are beaten; say you want to quit.
After losing two sets of tennis, Tom hauled down his color.
jump down one's throat
To suddenly become very angry at someone; scold severely or angrily.
Внезапно рассердиться на кого-либо; сильно, сердито ругаться; "выйти из себя".
The teacher jumped down Billy's throat when Billy said he did not do his homework.
The father jumped down on the children’s throats when he knew they had broken the window.
Отец вышел из себя, когда узнал, что дети разбили окно.
lay down one's arms
To cease fighting; surrender.
The Civil War ended when the Confederate army finally laid down its arms.
lay down one's life
To sacrifice one's life for a cause or person; suffer martyrdom.
The early Christians often laid down their lives for their faith.
lay one's cards on the table
lay down one's cards
put one's cards on the table
To let someone know your position and interest openly; deal honestly; act without trickery or secrets.
In talking about buying the property, Peterson laid his cards on the table about his plans for it.
Some of the graduates of the school were unfriendly toward the new superintendent, but he put his cards on the table and won their support.
let one's hair down
let down one's hair
Act freely and naturally; be informal; relax.
Действовать свободно и естественно, расслабиться.
Kings and queens can seldom let their hair down.
After the dance, the college girls let their hair down and compared dates.
Come on! We’re not at work now. You can let your hair down!
Да ладно! Ты же не на работе. Расслабься!
lie down on the job
To purposely fail to do your job; neglect a task; loaf.
Намеренно не справляться с работой, бездельничать.
Bill isn't trying to learn his lessons. He is lying down on the job.
If you lie down on your job, you will lose it.
Если ты небрежно относиться к работе, то потеряешь ее.