into effect
Into use or operation.
The new rule was put into effect at once.
The judge ordered the old suspended penalty into effect.
into line
Into agreement.
The department's spending was brought into line with the budget.
Under control.
Independent congressmen were brought into line by warnings that jobs for their friends would be kept back.
The players who had broken training rules fell into line when the coach warned them that they would he put off the team.
into orbit
Thrilled; exuberantly happy; in very high spirits.
When Carol won the lottery she went right into orbit.
into question
Into doubt or argument. Usually used with call, bring or come.
This soldier's courage has never been called into question.
If a boy steals, his parents' teaching comes into question.
into thin air
Without anything left; completely.
When Bob returned to the room, he was surprised to find that his books had vanished into thin air.
irons in the fire
too many irons in the fire
have too many irons in the fire
Something you are doing; one of the projects with which a person is busy; job.
Занятие, профессия; проект на которым в данный момент ведется работа.
John had a number of irons in the fire, and he managed to keep all of them hot.
If that job application doesn't work out I've got a couple more irons in the fire.
Если с этой вакансией ничего не выйдет, то у меня есть еще несколько вариантов в запасе.
Usually used in the phrase too many irons in the fire.
"Ed has a dozen things going all the time, but none of them seem to work out." "No wonder. He has too many irons in the fire."
it is an ill wind that blows nobody good
No matter how bad a happening is, someone can usually gain something from it. A proverb.
Неважно как плохо идут дела, кто-то обычно получает выгоду из такой ситуации. Пословица.
When Fred got hurt in the game John got a chance to play. It's an ill wind that blows nobody good.
When Fred got hurt in the game John got a chance to play. It's an ill wind that blows no good.
Когда Фред получил травму во время игры, Джону представилась возможность сыграть (вместо него). Не бывает худа без добра.
it never rains but it pours
One good thing or bad thing is often followed by others of the same kind. A proverb.
John got sick, then his brothers and sisters all got sick. It never rains but it pours.