hear a pin drop
Absolute silence.
It's so quiet in the room you could hear a pin drop.
hear through the grapevine
Получить, услышать информацию через неформальные источники; "сарафанное радио".
How did you hear that? Oh, through the grapevine as usual!
Откуда ты слышал об этом? Ну как обычно, сарафанное радио!
heart in one's mouth
heart in one's boots
A feeling of great fear or nervousness. Often considered trite.
Charles got up to make his first speech with his heart in his mouth.
My heart was in my mouth as I went into the haunted house.
When the bear came out of the woods towards us, our hearts were in our mouths.
heart is in the right place
have one's heart in the right place
To be kind-hearted, sympathetic or well-meaning; have good intentions.
All the tramps and stray dogs in the neighborhood knew that Mrs. Brown's heart was in the right place.
Tom looks very rough but his heart is in the right place.
heart sink
To lose hope, courage, or eagerness; be very disappointed.
Терять надежду, мужество; быть очень разочарованным.
The soldiers' hearts sank when they saw that they were surrounded by Indians.
The children were happy because they were going to the beach to swim, but their hearts sank when it began to rain.
My heart sank when I saw the amount of work waiting for me.
Когда я увидел, то количество работы что мне предстояло сделать, настроение сразу испортилось.
My heart sank when I heard the news about the accident.
У меня замерло сердце, когда я узнал о несчастном случае.
heave in sight
To seem to rise above the horizon at sea and come into sight; come into view; become visible. Usually used of ships.
Кажущееся возвышающимся над горизонтом в море и появляющееся в поле зрения; попадающее в поле зрения; становящееся видимым. Обычно употребляется по отношению к кораблям.
A ship hove in sight many miles away on the horizon.
На горизонте, во многих милях от нас, появился корабль.
After hours of searching, we finally saw the mountains heave in sight, promising a much-needed respite from the flat landscape.
После нескольких часов поисков мы наконец увидели возвышающиеся горы, обещавшие столь необходимую передышку от равнинного ландшафта.
As the storm clouds gathered, we hoped a break in the weather would heave in sight before our outdoor event began.
Поскольку собирались грозовые тучи, мы надеялись, что погода немного прояснится до начала нашего мероприятия на открытом воздухе.
hedge about
hedge in
To surround with a hedge or barrier; protect or separate by closing in.
The house is hedged about with hushes and trees.
The little garden is hedged in to keep the chickens out.
To keep from getting out or moving freely; keep from acting freely; block in.
The boys are hedged in today. They can only play in the backyard.
The king said he could not make new laws if he was so hedged in by old ones.
hem in
hem around
hem about
To put something around, or to be placed around; surround.
Mountains hemmed the town in on all sides.
As soon as Tom and Bob started to fight, they were hemmed around by other boys.