windfall
An unexpected gift or gain of sizeable proportion.
The unexpected retroactive pay raise was a most welcome windfall.
window dressing
dress a window
An elaborate exterior, sometimes designed to conceal one's real motives.
All those fancy invitations turned out to be nothing but window dressing.
wink at
To allow and pretend not to know about (a rule or law being broken).
John was not allowed to stay out late at night, but his parents winked at his being five minutes late.
A judge should never wink at any law-breaking.
wink of sleep
"Не сомкнуть глаза" - о сне.; очень мало спать.
It was so noisy in the hotel, I didn't get a wink of sleep.
В отеле было так шумно, что я глаз не сомкнул.
winning streak
A series of several wins one after the other.
The team extended their winning streak to ten.
with a wet finger
С легкостью.
I’ve done it with a wet finger.
Я сделала это с легкостью.
with a whole skin
in a whole skin
keep a whole skin
With no injury; unhurt; safely.
Без повреждений; безопасно. "Спасти свою шкуру".
The boy was lucky to escape with a whole skin when the car went off the road.
Jack came through the game with a whole skin.
The horse threw him off, but he got away in a whole skin.
He worried only about keeping a whole skin.
Он беспокоился только о спасении своей шкуры.
I saw him in a whole skin.
Я видел, он был цел и невредим.
with flying colors
pass with flying colors
With great or total success; victoriously.
С большим или полным успехом; победоносно.
Tow finished the race with flying colors.
Mary came through the examination with flying colors.
We passed our exams with flying colors because we worked hard all the year long.
Мы сдали с легкостью экзамен, потому что усердно работали целый год.