in low water
Быть на мели, близко к разорению.
He is said to have been in low water.
Говорят, он был на мели.
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.
lay low
To knock down; to force into a lying position; to put out of action.
Many trees were laid low by the storm.
Jane was laid low by the flu.
To kill.
The hunters laid low seven pheasants.
let off steam
blow off steam
To let or make steam escape; send out steam.
The janitor let off some steam because the pressure was too high.
To get rid of physical energy or strong feeling through activity; talk or be very active physically after forced quiet.
After the long ride on the bus, the children let off steam with a race to the lake.
When the rain stopped, the boys let off steam with a ball game.
Bill's mother was very angry when he was late in coming home, and let off steam by walking around and around.
Bill had to take his foreman's rough criticisms all day and he would blow off steam at home by scolding the children.
lie low
lay low
To stay quietly out of sight; try not to attract attention; hide.
After holding up the bank, the robbers lay low for a while.
I would advise you to lay low and get a plan together to reduce their expenses without letting workers go.
To keep secret one's thoughts or plans.
I think he wants to be elected president, but he is lying low and not saying anything.
look high and low for
To look everywhere; search all over.
Everyone has been looking high and low for the lost key but no one could find it.
look like the cat that ate the canary
look like the cat that swallowed the canary
To seem very self-satisfied; look as if you had just had a great success.
Выглядеть очень довольным; выглядеть как если бы вы только-что добились большого успеха; выглядеть как кот нализавшийся сливок.
Peter bet on the poorest horse in the race and when it won, he looked like the cat that ate the canary.
When she won the prize, she went home looking like the cat that swallowed the canary.
There was a big smile on Jimmy’s face and he looked like the cat that ate the canary.
Джим широко улыбался и имел очень довольный вид.
low season
off season
The time of year when the smallest number of passengers are travelling.
The special fares offer passengers the opportunity to fly between Perth and Broome from $199 one-way during high season and $179 during low season.