in one's right mind
Accountable; sane and sober.
If you were in your right mind, you wouldn't be saying such stupid things to our boss.
in one's shell
into one's shell
In or into bashfulness; into silence; not sociable; unfriendly.
After Mary's mother scolded her, she went into her shell.
The teacher tried to get Rose to talk to her, but she stayed in her shell.
in one's shoes
in one's boots
in someone else's shoes
In or into one's place or position.
На чьём-либо месте, в чьей-либо шкуре; быть в таком же положении, как и кто-либо.
How would you like to be in a lion tamer's boots?
I wouldn’t like to be in my cousin's shoes now that he has lost his job.
Не хотел бы я быть на месте моего кузена сейчас, когда он потерял работу.
If I were in your shoes, I wouldn’t take too many classes this semester.
When his boss finds out about that accounting error, I wouldn’t want to be in his shoes.
Fred has had so much trouble recently that we ought to be grateful we're not in his shoes.
in one's tracks
Just where one is at the moment; abruptly; immediately.
The hunter's rifle cracked and the rabbit dropped in his tracks.
Mary stopped dead in her tracks, turned around, and ran back home.
Used in idioms follow in one's footsteps and follow in one's tracks.
My father was an engineer, and I plan to follow in his tracks and study engineering in college.
The vice president was following in the president's footsteps when he called for budget cuts.
in one's way
in the way
get in one's way
stand in one's way
Within reach; likely to be met; before you.
The chance to work for a printer was put in my way.
In your path as a hindrance; placed so as to block the way.
A tree had fallen across the street and was in Jim's way as he drove.
Fred tried to get to the door, but the table was in the way.
Mary tried to clean the house, but the baby was always in the way.
Jocelyn couldn’t drive through the busy intersection because a big truck was in the way.
Our small child tried to help us paint the house, but actually he just got in our way.
keep a civil tongue in one's head
To be polite in speaking.
He was very angry with his boss, but he kept a civil tongue in his head.
The bus driver began yelling at the woman and she told him to keep a civil tongue in his head.
laugh up one's sleeve
laugh in one's sleeve
laugh in one's beard
To be amused but not show it; hide your laughter.
Скрытно смеяться, посмеиваться; скрывать смех.
He was laughing up his sleeve when Joe answered the phone because he knew the call would he a joke.
Tom felt that his explanation was confusing and that his colleagues were laughing up his sleeve.
Том чувствовал, что его объяснение было запутанным и что его коллеги смеялись за его спиной.
leave a bad taste in one's mouth
To feel a bad impression; make you feel disgusted.
Производить плохое впечатление, оставлять плохую память о себе.
Seeing a man beat his horse leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
His rudeness to the teacher left a bad taste in my mouth.
The way that the company treated us left a bad taste in our mouth.
Своим отношением эта компания произвела плохое впечатление на нас.