dig down
To spend your own money.
The school let the club use the bus and driver free for their trip, but they had to dig down to pay for gas and meals.
"So you broke Mrs. Brown's window?" Tom's father said, "You'll have to dig down and pay for it,"
do one's thing
do one's own thing
To do what one does well and actually enjoys doing.
Two thousand fans paid $15 each to hear the rock group do their thing.
To follow one's bent; for example, to be engaged in left-wing politics, some sort of meditation, or use of drugs (particularly in the sixties).
The hippies were doing their own thing when the cops came and busted them.
To be engaged in an unusual activity that strikes others as odd.
Leave Jim alone, he's just doing his own thing when he's standing on his head.
do up brown
To do in a thorough or complete way.
When Jim does a job, he does it up brown.
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.
down and out
Without money; without a job or home; broke.
Без денег; без работы и дома; разоренный.
Poor Sam lost his job after his wife had left him; he is really down and out.
After the collapse of the company in which he had invested Jeffrey Archer was down and out.
После развала компании, в которую он вложил деньги, Джеффри Арчер был разорен.
down east
Down East
The northeast coastal part of the United States and part of Canada; especially: the coastal parts of Maine.
Many people in Boston like to go down east for their summer vacation.
down for the count
Закончить некоторый этап работы.
The construction workers were down for the count; they will resume work on Monday.
Строители закончили работу на сегодня, они продолжат в понедельник.
down in the dumps
down in the mouth
Sad or discouraged; gloomy; dejected.
Печальный, расстроенный; мрачный; удрученный - как в воду опущенный.
The boys were certainly down in the dumps when they heard that their team had lost.
You look a bit down in the mouth. What's the matter?
Ты какой-то пасмурный. В чем дело?
Alex has been down in the dumps since he failed his exam.
Алекс мрачнее тучи с тех пор как завалили экзамен.
My friend looked down in the mouth after he finished work today.
Мой друг выглядел уныло после того, как закончил работу сегодня.
Not so long ago I was down in the dumps. I lost my job.
Не так давно я был очень подавлен. Я потерял работу.
Sue looks down in the mouth. What's the matter with her?
Сью как в воду опушенная. Что с ней случилось?