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under the weather
In bad health or low spirits.
Быть в плохом самочувствии или плохом настроении.
I'm feeling a bit under the weather at the moment.
В настоящий момент я себя не очень хорошо чувствую.
John stayed home from work because he was feeling under the weather.
Mary called in today asking for a sick day as she is under the weather.
Мэри позвонила сегодня и попросила больничный, так как плохо себя чувствовала.
When you catch cold, you feel under the weather.
under wraps
Not allowed to be seen until the right time; not allowed to act or speak freely; in secrecy; hidden. Usually used with keep.
The spy was kept under wraps and not allowed to talk to newspapermen.
We have a new player, hut we are keeping him under wraps until the game.
What the President is planning will be kept under wraps until tomorrow.
underway
In progress; in motion.
The yearly fund-raising campaign for the renovation of our university campus is already underway.
unknown quantity
Someone or something whose value and importance are not known, especially in a certain situation, time or place; a new and untested person or thing.
The new player is still an unknown quantity. We'll find out how good he is in the game.
What we would find if we could fly to the moon is an unknown quantity.
until all hours
Until very late at night.
He is so anxious to pass his exams with flying colors that he stays up studying until all hours.
up a stump
Stumped; blocked; mixed up or confused in what you are trying to do.
Jimmy knows how to add and subtract but fractions have him up a stump.
up a tree
Hunted or chased into a tree; treed.
The dog drove the coon up a tree so the hunter could shoot him.
in trouble; having problems; in a difficulty that it is hard to escape or think of a way out of.
John's father has him up a tree in the checker game.
up against it
Faced with a great difficulty or problem; badly in need.
The Smith family is up against it because Mr. Smith cannot find a job.
You will be up against it if you don't pass the test. You will probably fail arithmetic.