day off
take the day off
A day on which one doesn't have to work, not necessarily the weekend.
День, в который не нужно работать, не обязательно выходные.
Monday is his day off in the restaurant, because he prefers to work on Saturdays and Sundays.
Понедельник — его выходной в ресторане, потому что он предпочитает работать по субботам и воскресеньям.
I'm sorry, but Sue took a day off. Is there anything I can help you with?
Извините, но Сью взяла выходной. Могу ли я вам чем-то помочь?
I worked hard around the house yesterday, so today is my day off!
Вчера я много работала по дому, так что сегодня у меня выходной!
dead from the neck up
Очень глупый человек; болван.
Don't waste your time making him change his mind; he is dead from the neck up.
Не теряй время, переубеждая его, он полный болван.
dead to the world
Fast asleep.
Tim went to bed very late and was still dead to the world at 10 o'clock this morning.
As if dead; unconscious.
Tom was hit on the head by a baseball and was dead to the world for two hours.
deliver the goods
To carry things and give them to the person who wants them.
Lee delivered the goods to the right house.
To succeed in doing well what is expected.
The new pitcher delivered the goods by striking out 20 men in his first game.
This personal computer surely delivers the goods.
diamond in the rough
rough diamond
A very smart person without a formal education who may have untutored manners.
Jack never went to school but he is extremely talented; he is a veritable diamond in the rough.
die on the vine
wither on the vine
To fail or collapse in the planning stages.
Потерпеть неудачу или крах на этапах планирования.
The program for rebuilding the city died on the vine.
Программа восстановления города заглохла на корню.
Without proper funding and support, many promising projects in the startup incubator tend to die on the vine.
Без надлежащего финансирования и поддержки многие перспективные проекты в стартап-инкубаторе, как правило, умирают на корню.
Many great ideas can wither on the vine if they aren't nurtured and developed in the early stages.
Многие великие идеи могут завянуть на корню, если их не взращивать и не развивать на ранних стадиях.
If the new policies aren't implemented effectively, the initiative to improve education may wither on the vine.
Если новая политика не будет эффективно реализована, инициатива по улучшению образования может зачахнуть на корню.
discretion is the better part of valor
When you are in danger or trouble, good sense helps more than foolish risks; it is better to be careful than to be foolishly brave. A proverb.
When you are facing a man with a knife, discretion is the better part of valor.
dish the dirt
To gossip, to spread rumors about others.
Stop dishing the dirt. Sally, it's really quite unbecoming!