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be in the hat
Быть в затруднительном положении.
I’m really sorry, but I can’t lend the money. I am in the hat now.
Мне правда очень жаль, но я не могу одолжить тебе денег. Я сам сейчас в затруднительном положении.
be itching to
have an itch for
To have a very strong desire to do something.
Jack is itching to travel abroad.
be looking up
things are looking up
Informal way to say that conditions are improving.
Things are looking up at our university as the governor promised a 5% salary raise.
Prospects for building that new library in the downtown area are looking up.
The board chairman is glad to report that things are looking up for the company after several years of declining sales.
be nuts about
To be enthusiastic or very keen about someone or something; be greatly infatuated with someone.
"I am nuts about you, Helen," Jim said. "Please let's get married!"
Hermione is nuts about modern music.
be on the ball
get on the ball
have on the ball
Paying attention and doing things well. Used after is or get.
Ben is really on the ball in school.
Ella was certainly on the ball when she remembered to reconfirm our flight arrangements. All the rest of us would have forgotten.
Jim was the only one who caught that serious error in the bookkeeping statements. He’s really on the ball.
John will succeed in life; he has a lot on the ball.
The coach told Jim he must get on the ball or he cannot stay on the team.
The coach was eager to try out his new team and see what they had on the ball.
That is a skill or ability; making you good at things. Used after have.
I can't believe Molly got that report done so quickly - she really has something on the ball.
I'm so glad that my assistant has something on the ball because I'm too scatterbrained to manage my schedule on my own.
be the making of
To account for the success of someone or something.
The relatively low cost and high gas mileage are the making of Chevrolet's Geo Metro cars.
The strict discipline that we had to undergo in graduate school was the making of many a successful professor.
be with someone
go along with
To support, to back; to understand or follow what someone is saying.
After turning left at the traffic light, go two blocks and turn right on Madison. After three more blocks, turn right again. Are you still with me?
Although others thought that we shouldn’t go along with Jerry, I told Jerry that I was with him on his proposal for reorganizing the staff.
beach bunny
An attractive girl seen on beaches - mostly to show off her figure; one who doesn't get into the water and swim.
What kind of a girl is Susie? - She's a beach bunny; she always comes to the Queen's Surf on Waikiki but I've never seen her swim.