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herding cats

Пытаться организовать толпу неорганизованных людей.

Organizing an outing for a group of people from different countries is like herding cats!

Организовывать выход в свет для группы людей из разных стран – это все равно, что пытаться сбить кошек в стадо!

here and now

At this very time and place; right now; immediately.

I want my dime back, and I want it here and now.

The present time and place; today.

"I want my steak here and now!"

He enjoys the pleasures of the here and now and never worries about the future.

here and there

In one place and then in another.

Here and there in the yard little yellow flowers had sprung up.

I looked here and there for my pen, but I didn't look everywhere.

In various directions.

We went here and there looking for berries.

here you are

there you are

Informal way to say, "Here is what you wanted."

The clerk wrapped up the package and handed it to the customer saying, "Here you are, ma'am!"

The doorman politely opened the door of the taxi and said, "There you are, sir!"

You have found the correct answer; you are correct.

"The reason for the violent crime rate is the all too easy availability of handguns," he said. "Yeah, there you are!" Officer Maloney replied.

hide one's face

hide one's head

To lower your head or turn your face away because of shame or embarrassment.

The teacher found out that Tom had cheated, and Tom hid his head.

When Bob said how pretty Mary was, she blushed and hid her face.

To feel embarrassed or ashamed.

We will beat the other team so badly that they will hide their heads in shame.

hide one's head in the sand

bury one's head in the sand

have one's head in the sand

put one's head in the sand

To keep from seeing, knowing, or understanding something dangerous or unpleasant; to refuse to see or face something.

"Прятать голову в песок"; избегать информации о неприятных, опасных ситуациях.

Get your head out of the sand and handle the problem.

Перестань прятать голову в песок и реши эту проблему.

If there is a war, you cannot just bury your head in the sand.

hide one's light under a bushel

To be very shy and modest and not show your abilities or talents; be too modest in letting others see what you can do.

All year long Tommy hid his light under a bushel and the teacher was surprised to see how much he knew when she read his exam paper.

Mr. Smith is an expert in many fields, but most people think he is not very smart because he hides his light under a bushel.

When Joan is with her close friends she has a wonderful sense of humor, but usually she hides her light under a bushel.

hide or hair

hide nor hair

either hide or hair

neither hide nor hair

A sign or trace of someone that is gone or lost; any sign at all of something missing. Usually used in negative or interrogative sentence.

A button fell off my coat and I could find neither hide nor hair of it.

Tommy left the house this morning and I haven't seen hide or hair of him since.