keep things humming
make things hum
To cause thing to perform smoothly and efficiently.
Until Mr. Long joined our computer center, we had all sorts of problems, but he has corrected them and really keeps things humming.
kiss someone goodbye
kiss something goodbye
To lose or give up someone or something forever.
"If you won't marry Jane," Peter said to Tom, "you might as well kiss her goodbye."
People who bet on a losing horse at the races might as well kiss their money goodbye.
know a thing or two about
To be experienced in; have a fairly considerable knowledge of.
Иметь опыт в чем-либо; иметь существенные знания о чем-либо.
Tom has dealt with many foreign traders; he knows a thing or two about stocks and bonds.
Jack has been working as a mechanic for years, and he knows a thing or two about cars.
Джек работал механиком долгие годы, и он понимает, что к чему в машинах.
know something inside out
know what's what
To be extremely well conversant with something; be an expert in; have thorough knowledge of.
Быть экспертов в чем-либо; "знать вдоль и поперек".
Tom knows the stock market inside out.
My friend is a guide and she knows our town inside out.
Моя подруга - экскурсовод, и она знает город вдоль и поперек.
know somethng like a book
know something like an open book
Знать что-либо очень хорошо.
My mother knows me like an open book.
Моя мама знает меня очень хорошо.
like anything
To an extreme degree.
He swore like anything when he found out that he hadn't been promoted.
look like something the cat dragged in
Выглядеть потрепанным, ветхим, измученным.
The dress Cora bought at the sale looked like something the cat dragged in.
Платье, которое Кора купила на распродаже, выглядело весьма потрепанным.
You looked like something the cat dragged in after the flight.
Он выглядел очень измученным после перелета.
make a big thing
Придавать чему-либо очень большую значимость или считать что-либо важным событием.
It's Jack's birthday but he doesn't want to make a big thing of it, so please don't mention it.
Сегодня день рождения у Джека, но он не хочет ничего пышного, так что даже не упоминай.