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ants in one's pants
Nervous over-activity; restlessness.
Быть перевозбужденным, неугомонным.
I wish he'd relax. He's got ants in his pants about something today!
Хоть бы он немного успокоился. Он сильно взбудоражен чем-то сегодня.
Jane can not sit still; she has ants in her pants.
You have ants in your pants today. Is something wrong?
any number
A large number; many.
Don't ask George what his excuse is. He can invent any number.
There are any number of reasons for eating good food.
any old how
any old way
Doing something in a casual, haphazard, or careless way.
"John," the teacher said, "you can't just do your homework any old way; you must pay attention to my instructions!"
any port in a storm
Any help is welcome in an emergency. A proverb.
В исключительной ситуации любая помощь будет принята. (Пословица)
The hotel was substandard, but it was a case of any port in a storm; all the others were full.
Отель был низкого качества, но выхода не было – все остальные отели заняли.
The motel we stopped in was nothing to brag about, but we were so exhausted that it was a clear case of any port in a storm.
anything but
Quite the opposite of; far from being.
I don't mean he's lazy - anything but!
The boys knew they had broken the rules, and they were anything but happy when they were called to the office.
anything like
anywhere near
nothing like
nowhere near
Nearly. Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences, often in the negative forms "nothing like" or "nowhere near".
Do you think that gold ring is worth anywhere near a hundred dollars?
It's not anything like as hot today as it was yesterday.
Studying that lesson should take nothing like two hours.
Today's game was nowhere near as exciting as yesterday's game.
apart from
aside from
Beside or besides; in addition to.
Aside from being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.
The children hardly see anyone, apart from their parents.
apple of one's eye
Something or someone that is adored; a cherished person or object.
Предмет обожания.
Charles is the apple of his mother's eye.
John's first car was the apple of his eye. He was always polishing it.
My grandson is the apple of my eye.
Мой внук мне очень дорог.
The little girl is the apple of her grandfather's eye.
Эта маленькая девочка – любимица своего дедушки.
The man's youngest daughter is the apple of his eye.
Его младшая дочь очень ему дорога.
The youngest son was the apple of his father's eye.
Младший сын был любимцем отца.