dose of one's own medicine
taste of one's own medicine
Being treated in the same way you treat others; something bad done to you as you have done bad to other people.
Jim was always playing tricks on other boys. Finally they decided to give him a dose of his own medicine.
eat out of one's hand
To trust someone fully; believe or obey someone without question.
Полностью кому-либо доверять; верить или подчиняться кому-либо без всяких вопросов.
The governor has the reporters eating out of his hand.
Helen is so pretty and popular that all the boys eat out of her hand.
Jack is a very proud man. I don’t think he is capable of eating out of anybody’s hand.
Джек очень гордый человек. Я не думаю, что он способен подчиняться кому-то.
end of one's rope
end of one's tether
at the end of one's rope
The end of your trying or imagining; the last of your ability, or ideas of how to do more.
Frank was out of work and broke, and he was at the end of his rope.
The doctor saw that Mother had reached the end of her tether, and told us to send her away for a holiday.
eyes in the back of one's head
Ability to know what happens when your back is turned.
Mother must have eyes in the back of her head, because she always knows when I do something wrong.
fly by the seat of one's pants
To fly an airplane by feel and instinct rather than with the help of the instruments.
Many pilots in World War I had to fly by the seat of their pants.
Действовать по интуиции.
Without any formal training, he decided to fly by the seat of his pants and try his luck in New York.
Без какой-либо формальной подготовки он решил действовать наугад и попытать удачу в Нью-Йорке.
for the life of one
No matter how hard you try. Used for emphasis with negative statements.
I can't for the life of me remember his name.
from the bottom of one's heart
with all one's heart
With great feeling; sincerely.
От всей души; искренне.
A mother loves a baby from the bottom of her heart.
John thanked his rescuer from the bottom of his heart.
The people welcomed the returning soldiers from the bottom of their hearts.
The doctor saved the child’s life, and the mother thanked him from the bottom of her heart.
Врач спас жизнь ребенка, и мать поблагодарила его от всей души.
full of oneself
Interested only in yourself.
Joe would be a nice boy if he would stop being so full of himself.