a sitting duck
Someone who is an obvious target, and whom it is very easy to attack or criticize.
Очень легкая мишень, тот, кого легко обмануть.
The young girl was a sitting duck for the photographer.
Молоденькая девушка легко поддалась обману фотографа.
He must be stressed to the eyeballs, and a sitting duck for karoshi (death from overwork).
Он, должно быть, находится в состоянии стресса, и является легкой добычей для кароши (смерти от переутомления).
But I don't intend to remain here like a sitting duck while he comes and clobbers us.
Но я не собираюсь оставаться здесь, как легкая добыча, пока он придет и разнесет нас в пух и прах.
chicken and egg situation
Ситуация, когда трудно понять, что является причиной а что следствием.
I do not know if I should buy a new computer so I can make some money with it or make some money first and then buy a new computer. It is a chicken and egg situation.
Я не знаю, стоит ли мне купить новый компьютер, чтобы была возможность заработать с его помощью денег, или мне нужно сначала заработать денег, а потом уже покупать компьютер. Это как с курицей и яйцом.
curiosity killed the cat
Getting too nosy may lead a person into trouble. A proverb.
"Curiosity killed the cat," Fred's father said, when he found Fred hunting around in closets just before Christmas.
fence-sitter
A person unable to pick between two sides; a person who does not want to choose.
Daddy says he is a fence-sitter because he doesn't know which man he wants for President.
fence-sitting
Choosing neither side.
You have been fence-sitting for too long. It is time you made up your mind.
flying visit
A visit of very short duration.
Tom came to New York for only a flying visit. We had hardly eaten lunch when he had to leave.
go sit on a tack
Shut up and go away; stop bothering. Usually used as a command and considered rude.
Henry told Bill to go sit on a tack.
make a virtue of necessity
Make the best of things as they are; do cheerfully what you do.
After Mr. Wilson lost all his money, he made a virtue of necessity and found a new and interesting life as a teacher.