the king can do no wrong
Дословно: короли не ошибаются.
Высокопоставленному лицу все сходит с рук, начальству все дозволено.
Высокопоставленному лицу все сходит с рук, начальству все дозволено.
My husband has been fired because of his superior. The king can do no wrong!
Моего мужа уволили из-за его начальника. Высокопоставленному лицу все сходит с рук!
then again
As an opposite possibility; another thing.
He may be here tomorrow. Then again, he may not come until next week.
I thought you told me about the fire, but then again it could have been Bill.
there is more than one way to get a pig to market
there is more than one way to flay a fox
there is more than one way to skin a cat
There are always new and different ways to accomplish a difficult task. A proverb.
"'How did you get Tommy to study so hard?" Eleanor asked. "I simply disconnected the television set," Tommy's mother answered. "There's more than one way to get a pig to market."
there is nothing to it
Informal way to say, "It is easy."
Cooking stir-fried Chinese food is really not difficult at all; in fact, there's nothing to it.
there isn't enough room to swing a cat
О ситуации когда очень мало (недостаточно) места.
When I was a teenager I had a small room and too many stuffs. There wasn’t enough room to swing a cat but I tried so hard to orgnize it.
Когда я был подростком, у меня была маленькая комната,в которой была куча вещей. Там и кошку негде было повесить, но я старался содержать её в порядке.
thing or two
Facts not generally known, or not known to the hearer or reader; unusual or important information.
Mary told Joan a thing or two about Betty's real feelings.
A lot; much.
Bob knows a thing or two about sailing.
think a great deal of
think a lot of
think highly of
think much of
To consider to be very worthy, valuable, or important; to esteem highly. The phrase think much of is usually used in negative sentences.
Mary thinks a great deal of Tim.
The teacher thought a lot of Joe's project.
James thinks highly of his new boss, who is a kind and helpful person.
Father didn't think much of Paul's idea of buying a goat to save lawn mowing.
I don't think much of him as a baseball player; he's a slow runner and a poor hitter.
think aloud
think out loud
To say what you are thinking.
"I wish I had more money for Christmas presents," Father thought aloud. "What did you say?" said Mother. Father answered, "I'm sorry. I wasn't talking to you. I was thinking out loud."