sleep a wink
To get a moment's sleep; enjoy a bit of sleep. Used in negative and conditional statements and in questions.
I didn't sleep a wink all night.
sprout wings
To enter the stage after a period of development when wings appear (said of larvae that turn into butterflies).
The dragonflies suddenly sprouted wings and are flying all about in the park.
To become good and virtuous (as if airborne).
Joe has helped many colleagues in need; he seems to have sprouted wings.
straw in the wind
A small sign of what may happen.
The doctor's worried face was a straw in the wind.
The quickly-called meeting of the President and his cabinet was a straw in the wind.
swing one's weight
To use your personal power to get something done
The President swings his weight to get laws passed.
Mr. Thomas swung his weight to get his son a job with the company.
there isn't enough room to swing a cat
О ситуации когда очень мало (недостаточно) места.
When I was a teenager I had a small room and too many stuffs. There wasn’t enough room to swing a cat but I tried so hard to orgnize it.
Когда я был подростком, у меня была маленькая комната,в которой была куча вещей. Там и кошку негде было повесить, но я старался содержать её в порядке.
three sheets in the wind
three sheets to the wind
Unsteady from too much liquor; drunk.
The sailor came down the street, three sheets in the wind.
throw caution to the winds
throw discretion to the winds
To be daring; make a bold or risky move.
Быть бесстрашным; совершить дерзкий или рискованный поступок; забыть об опасности.
Hearing that Apaches were planning to start a war, the whites decided to throw caution to the winds and attack the Apaches first.
The weather was so good; he threw caution to the wind and went sailing alone.
Погода была такая хорошая, что он забыл обо всех опасностях и вышел в море один.
tilt at windmills
To do battle with an imaginary foe (after Cervantes' Don Quixote).
John is a nice guy but when it comes to departmental meetings he wastes everybody's time by constantly tilting at windmills.