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winning streak
A series of several wins one after the other.
The team extended their winning streak to ten.
wisecrack
A joke or witty remark usually made at someone else's expense.
The comedians kept up a steady stream of wisecracks.
with a wet finger
С легкостью.
I’ve done it with a wet finger.
Я сделала это с легкостью.
with a whole skin
in a whole skin
keep a whole skin
With no injury; unhurt; safely.
Без повреждений; безопасно. "Спасти свою шкуру".
He worried only about keeping a whole skin.
Он беспокоился только о спасении своей шкуры.
I saw him in a whole skin.
Я видел, он был цел и невредим.
Jack came through the game with a whole skin.
The boy was lucky to escape with a whole skin when the car went off the road.
The horse threw him off, but he got away in a whole skin.
with bad grace
with a bad grace
In an unpleasant or discourteous way; unwillingly.
Fred takes defeat with bad grace.
Tom shouted "Hello" to Bill. Bill was in a sour mood and replied with a bad grace.
with both barrels
With extreme force or vigor. The phrase refers to the barrels of a gun.
The team looked a bit lackluster in their first game, but they've come out with both barrels tonight.
You have to know that she's going to come at us with both barrels if we fire her, so just be prepared.
with flying colors
pass with flying colors
With great or total success; victoriously.
С большим или полным успехом; победоносно.
Mary came through the examination with flying colors.
Tow finished the race with flying colors.
We passed our exams with flying colors because we worked hard all the year long.
Мы сдали с легкостью экзамен, потому что усердно работали целый год.
with good grace
With pleasant and courteous behavior; politely; willingly; without complaining.
The boys had been well-coached; they took the loss of the game with good grace.
The principal scolded Nora, who accepted his criticism with good grace.