juice dealer
An underworld money lender who charges exorbitant fees to his clientele and frequently collects payment by physical force.
No matter how broke you are, never go to a juice dealer.
land-office business
A great rush of business.
It was a hot day, and the drive-ins were doing a land-office business in ice cream and cold drinks.
licence to print money
"Золотая жила"; официально разрешенная деятельность, которая дает людям возможность получать много денег, не прилагая должных усилий.
The contract to supply computers to schools was a licence to print money.
Контракт по снабжению школ компьютерами был золотой жилой.
lightning never strikes twice in the same place
The same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again. A proverb.
Billy won a pony in the contest last year, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
lip service
pay lip service to
Support shown by words only and not by actions; a show of loyalty that is not proven in action. Usually used with pay.
Bv holding elections, communism pays lip service to democracy, but it offers only one candidate per office.
Some people pay lip service to education, but don't vote taxes for better schools.
make a practice of
To make a habit of; do regularly.
Make a practice of being on time for work.
nasty-nice
Unkind in a polite way; disagreeable while pretending to be gracious.
The bus driver has a nasty-nice way of showing his dislike.
nice Nelly
nice Nellie
Someone who acts too good to be true; a prude; a prig.
We took him for a nice Nelly when he wouldn't fight.
Too careful not to say or do anything wrong or improper; too proper; prudish.
Her nice Nelly behavior made her unpopular at school.