down one's neck
breathe down one's neck
To follow closely; threaten from behind; watch every action.
Следовать по пятам; угрожать из-за спины, сзади; пристально следить.
Too many creditors were breathing down his neck.
The carpenter didn't like to work for Mr. Jones, who was always breathing down his neck.
The atmosphere at work isn't great; the boss keeps breathing down our necks all the time.
У нас на работе не самая лучшая атмосфера, начальство постоянно за нами следит.
draw a long breath
take a long breath
To breathe deeply when getting ready to speak or act.
Father asked who broke the window. Jim drew a long breath and admitted that he had done it.
The salesman took a long breath and started his talk.
draw the first breath
Родиться.
Yesterday his baby drew the first breath.
Вчера родился его ребенок.
dutch treat
A meal in a restaurant or an outing at the movies, concert, or theater where each party pays his or her own way.
"I am willing to accept your invitation," Mary said, "but it will have to be Dutch treat."
eat away at
To psychologically gnaw at; to worry someone.
Fear of the comprehensive examination was eating away at Sam.
eat away
To rot, rust, or destroy.
Rust was eating away the pipe.
Cancer ate away the healthy flesh.
To gradually consume.
The ocean waves were gradually eating the volcanic rocks away until they turned into black sand.
eat crow
To admit you are mistaken or defeated; take back a mistaken statement.
Дословно: съесть ворону. Признавать свою ошибку или поражение. Брать назад ошибочное высказывание.
John had boasted that he would play on the first team; but when the coach did not choose him, he had to eat crow.
Fred said he could beat the new man in boxing, but he lost and had to eat crow.
He had no option but to eat crow and admit that his analysis was wrong.
Ему ничего не оставалось, кроме как проглотить свою гордость и признать, что его анализ был ошибочным.
Therapist counsel: "Call your boyfriend and eat crow. Tell him it was a knee-jerk decision."
eat dirt
To act humble; accept another's insult or bad treatment.
Mr. Johnson was so much afraid of losing his job that he would eat dirt whenever the boss got mean.