birds of a feather flock together
People who are alike often become friends or are together; if you are often with certain people, you may be their friends or like them. A proverb.
Don't be friends with bad boys. People think that birds of a feather flock together.
bite the dust
To be killed in battle.
Captain Jones discharged his gun and another guerrilla bit the dust.
To fall in defeat; go down before enemies; be overthrown; lose.
Потерпеть поражение; уступить сопернику или конкуренту.
Our team bit the dust today.
Andy did exceptionally well in all of the track events, but he bit the dust in the high jump competition. Much to the disappointment of his fans, he went down in defeat, losing to a competitor from the visiting team.
Энди побеждал практически во всех соревнованиях по бегу, но он потерпел поражение в соревнованиях по прыжкам в высоту. К большому разочарованию его фанатов он проиграл, уступив сопернику из команды гостей.
bite the hand that feeds one
To turn against or hurt a helper or supporter; repay kindness with wrong.
He bit the hand that fed him when he complained against his employer.
blind leading the blind
One or more people who do not know or understand something trying to explain it to others who do not know or understand.
Jimmy is trying to show Bill how to skate. The blind are leading the blind.
blow away the cobwebs
Стряхнуть пыль; почувствовать себя живее и бодрее.
Let's get out of the house. A walk on the beach will blow away the cobwebs!
Давайте выйдем из дома. Прогулка по пляжу хорошо проветривает!
blow the gaff
To open one's mouth to reveal a secret.
When Al cheated on his wife, his younger brother blew the gaff on him.
blow the lid off
Suddenly to reveal the truth about a matter that has been kept as a secret either by private persons or by some governmental agency.
The clever journalists blew the lid off the Watergate cover-up.
blow the whistle on
rat on
To inform against; betray.
Сообщить о чьих-то действиях, как правило незаконных; предать; "настучать".
The police caught one of the bank robbers, and he blew the whistle on two more.
I blew a whistle for the man who stole old lady's bag.
Я дал показания против человека, укравшего сумку пожилой леди.
To act against, stop, or tell people the secrets of (crime or lawlessness).
The mayor blew the whistle on gambling.
The police blew the whistle on hot reading.