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fight like cats and dogs
Жить как кошка с собакой (обычно о супругах); постоянно ссориться, враждовать.
The two children were fighting like cats and dogs when we entered the room.
Когда мы зашли в комнату, двое детей опять ссорились.
fighting chance
A chance that necessitates struggle and courage; a slim chance.
Our business lost a lot of money, but we have a fighting chance to stage a comeback.
The doctor told the family that Jack had a fighting chance to recover.
fill the gap
fill in the gap
To supply a missing piece of information; provide a clue during the course of solving a mystery.
Sherlock Holmes said, "These fingerprints are bound to fill the gap in our investigation."
find fault
To find something wrong; complain; criticize.
It is very easy to find fault with the work of others, but more difficult to accept criticism of one's own work.
Mrs. Johnson is always finding fault with her children, but they really try to please their mother.
She tries to please him, but he always finds fault.
They found fault with every box I made.
find it in one's heart
To be able or willing because of your nature.
Can you find it in your heart to forgive me?
He could not find it in his heart to tell her about her mother's death.
He could never find it in his heart to be mean to a dog.
find one's bearings
get one's bearings
To know where one is or where one is headed.
"Without a compass," the sergeant warned the enlisted men, "you will never find your bearings in the desert."
find out the hard way
learn the hard way
The harder or more punishing of two or more ways to solve a problem, do something, or learn something. Used with the.
The challenger found out the hard way that the champion's left hand had to be avoided.
The mayor refused the help of the crooks and won the election the hard way by going out to meet the people.
fine feathers do not make fine birds
A person who wears fine clothes may not be as good as he looks. A proverb.
Mary is pretty and she wears pretty clothes, but she is very mean. Fine feathers do not make fine birds.