each other
one another
Each one the other; one the other.
That man and his wife love each other.
Bill and Mary gave one another Christmas presents last year.
All the children at the party were looking at one another trying to recognize one another in their masks and costumes.
The birds fought each other over the bread.
ear to the ground
have an ear to the ground
keep an ear to the ground
Attention directed to the way things are going, or seem likely to go, or to the way people feel and think.
The city manager kept an ear to the ground for a while before deciding to raise the city employees' pay.
Reporters keep an ear to the ground so as to know as soon as possible what will happen.
early bird catches the worm
early bird gets the worm
A person who gets up early in the morning has the best chance of succeeding; if you arrive early or are quicker, you get ahead of others. A proverb.
When Billy's father woke him up for school he said, "The early bird catches the worm."
Charles began looking for a summer job in January; he knows that the early bird gets the worm.
eat high on the hog
eat high off the hog
live high on the hog
live high off the hog
To eat or live well or elegantly.
For the first few days after the check arrived, they ate high on the hog.
eat, sleep and breathe something
Быть чем-то увлеченным.
He's an enthusiastic golfer; he eats, sleeps and breathes it!
Он большой любитель гольфа, он для него – все!
economical with the truth
To be deliberately vague or to withhold certain facts in order to mislead or create a false impression
Не говоря неправды, опускать важные факты или давать неполную информацию.
The politician was accused of being economical with the truth.
Политика обвинили в частичном скрытии правды.
The article was criticized for being economical with the truth, as it presented a skewed version of the events that led to the protests.
Статью критиковали за то, что она была лживой, поскольку представляла искаженную версию событий, которые привели к протестам.
When questioned about the company's declining profits, the CEO was quite economical with the truth, focusing on the positive aspects while glossing over the financial struggles.
Когда генерального директора спросили о падении прибыли компании, он был весьма скуп на правду, сосредоточившись на положительных аспектах и замалчивая финансовые трудности.
end of one's rope
end of one's tether
at the end of one's rope
The end of your trying or imagining; the last of your ability, or ideas of how to do more.
Frank was out of work and broke, and he was at the end of his rope.
The doctor saw that Mother had reached the end of her tether, and told us to send her away for a holiday.
end of the road
end of the line
The final result or end (as of a way of action or behavior); the condition that comes when you can do no more.
He had left a trail of forgery and dishonesty across seven states; he had got out of each trouble with a new trick. Now the police had caught up with him, and it was the end of the road.
"When I get to the end of the line," Jones thought, "I'd like my children to like and respect me still."