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stop at nothing
To be unscrupulous.
Al will stop at nothing to get Nancy to go out with him.
stop cold
stop dead
stop in one's tracks
To stop very quickly or with great force.
The deer heard a noise and he stopped in his tracks.
The hunter pulled the trigger and stopped the deer cold.
When I saw Mary on the street, I was so surprised I stopped dead.
storm in a teacup
"Буря в стакане"; слишком большая суета по поводу чего-то, не очень важного.
Don't worry about that problem. It's just a storm in a teacup.
Не переживай по поводу той проблемы. Это всего лишь буря в стакане.
stow away
To pack or store away.
After New Year's Day the Christmas decorations were stowed away until another season.
To hide on a ship or another kind of transportation to get a free ride.
John ran away from home and stowed away on a freighter going to Jamaica.
straight face
A face that is not laughing or smiling.
It is hard to tell when Jim is teasing you. He can tell a fib with a straight face.
Mary told all the funny stories she knew to try to make Joan laugh, but Joan kept a straight face.
When Bob fell into the water, he looked funny and I could hardly keep a straight face.
straight from the horse's mouth
Directly from the person or place where it began; from a reliable source or a person that cannot be doubted.
John found out about the painting straight from the horse's mouth, from the painter himself.
They are going to be married. I got the news straight from the horse's mouth - their minister.
straight from the shoulder
In an open and honest way of speaking; without holding back anything because of fear or politeness or respect for someone's feelings; frankly.
John asked what he had done wrong. Bob told him straight from the shoulder.
The candidate for Congress spoke out against his opponent's dishonesty straight from the shoulder.
straight off
At once; immediately.
After school is over, you come home straight off, and don't waste time.
He asked his father for the car, but his father said straight off that he couldn't have it.