somebody won't bite
"Он не кусается"; о ком-то, кто ведет себя адекватно.
Go ahead and ask him if he’ll help you - he won’t bite.
Пойди и попроси его помочь - он не кусается.
something else again
A different kind of thing; something different.
I don't care if you borrow my dictionary sometimes, but taking it without asking and keeping it is something else again.
"But I don't want a new car," Charles said to the car dealer, "I want a used car." "Oh," said the car dealer, "that's something else again."
something else
So good as to be beyond description; the ultimate; stupendous.
Janet Hopper is really something else.
splash out on something
splurge on something
Потратить большую сумму денег на покупку чего-либо, раскошелиться.
We had to splash out on our boss’ birthday present.
Нам пришлось раскошелиться на подарок начальнику на день рождения.
He decided to give his family a present and splurged on a vacation by the ocean.
Он решил сделать семье подарок и разорился на отпуск у океана.
start something
To make trouble; cause a quarrel or fight.
John is always starting something.
Jack likes to play tricks on the other boys to start something.
string along
string someone along
To deceive; fool; lead on dishonestly.
Обманывать, дурачить, вести себя нечестно.
Mary was stringing John along for years but she didn't mean to marry him.
George told the new boy that he must always call the teacher "Sir," but the new boy soon saw that George was stringing him along.
Susan had high hopes of marrying Charlie. When he ran off with another woman, she realized that he was just stringing her along.
Сюзан надеялась, что Чарли женится на ней. Когда он убежал с другой женщиной, она поняла, что он ее всего лишь водил за нос.
To follow someone's leadership; join his group.
Those of you who want to learn about wild flowers, string along with Jake.
take for a ride
take someone for a ride
To take out in a car intending to murder.
The gang leader decided that the informer must be taken for a ride.
To play a trick on; fool. To cheat or swindle someone.
The girls told Linda that a movie star was visiting the school, but she did not believe them; she thought they were taking her for a ride.
Poor Joe Catwallender was taken for a ride.
To take unfair advantage of; fool for your own gain.
His girlfriend really took him for a ride before he stopped dating her.
To kill someone after kidnapping.
The criminals took the man for a ride.
throw oneself at someone's feet
To make a public display of serving, loving, or worshipping someone.
When Arthur became king, almost all of the nobles threw themselves at his feet and promised to obey and serve him.
When the new girl entered school, several boys threw themselves at her feet.