lay it on
lay it on thick
put it on thick
spread it on thick
lay it on with a trowel
pour it on thick
To persuade someone by using very much flattery; flatter.
Bob wanted to go to the movies. He laid it on thick to his mother.
Mary was caught fibbing. She sure spread it on thick.
leave word with
To leave a message.
Hank left word with his secretary where he could be reached by phone while he was away from his office.
level with
To tell someone the truth; not engage in lies and subterfuge.
"You can level with me," his father said. "Did you break that window?"
look at the world through rose-colored glasses
see with rose-colored glasses
To see everything as good and pleasant; not see anything hard or bad.
Смотреть на мир через розовые очки; видеть все в розовом цвете.
When Jean graduated from high school, she looked at the world through rose-colored glasses.
If you see everything through rose-colored glasses, you will often be disappointed.
My friend always looks at the world through rose-colored glasses and he does not believe that some people are dishonest.
Мой друг всегда видит все в розовом цвете, и он не верит, что существуют нечестные люди.
lose credit with
Выйти из доверия, упасть в чьих-либо глазах, замарать свою репутацию.
He has lost credit with me.
Он упал в моих глазах.
make away with
Take; carry away; cause to disappear.
The lumberjack made away with a great stack of pancakes.
Two masked men held up the clerk and made away with the payroll.
make bricks without straw
To make something without the wherewithal; do something the hard way; do a job under hard conditions.
John could not go to a library, and writing the report was a job of making bricks without straw.
It was making bricks without straw to put on plays in that old barn.
make do
make do with
To use a poor substitute when one does not have the right thing.
John did not have a hammer, and he had to make do with a heavy rock.
This motel isn't what we wanted, but we must make do.
Many families manage to make do on very little income.
Pearl doesn’t have a clean blouse so she has to make do with the one she wore yesterday.
During difficult economic times, many people have to make do with less.