fly by the seat of one's pants
To fly an airplane by feel and instinct rather than with the help of the instruments.
Many pilots in World War I had to fly by the seat of their pants.
Действовать по интуиции.
Without any formal training, he decided to fly by the seat of his pants and try his luck in New York.
Без какой-либо формальной подготовки он решил действовать наугад и попытать удачу в Нью-Йорке.
fly in the face of
fly in the teeth of
To ignore; go against; show disrespect or disregard for.
You can't fly in the face of good business rules and expect to he successful.
Floyd's friends tried to help him, but he flew in the teeth of their advice and soon became a drunkard.
fly in the ointment
An unpleasant part of a pleasant thing; something small that spoils your fun.
We had a lot of fun at the beach; the only fly in the ointment was George's cutting his foot on a piece of glass.
Your new job sounds too good to be true - interesting work, high pay, short hours. Isn't there any fly in the ointment?
fly off the handle
To become very angry.
Рассердиться; сорваться на крик.
The teacher flew off the handle because the students were disrupting the class.
Учитель сорвался на крик, так как ученики срывали урок.
John flew off the handle whenever Mary made a mistake.
The children's noise made the man next door fly off the handle.
fly the coop
To leave suddenly and secretly; run away.
The robbers flew the coop before the police arrived.
His partner flew the coop with all the money.
foam at the mouth
To be very angry, like a mad dog.
С пеной у рта; быть в ярости, словно бешенная собака.
By the time Uncle Henry had the third flat tire he was really foaming at the mouth.
The girl's father was so angry that he was almost foaming at the mouth.
Отец девочки был так рассержен, что он был почти в бешенстве.
foot in the door
get one's foot in the door
The first step toward getting or doing something; a start toward success; opening.
Don't let Jane get her foot in the door by joining the club or soon she'll want to be president.
foot the bill
To cover the expenses of; pay for something.
The bride's father footed two-thirds of the bill for hix daughter's wedding.