Идиомы и фразеологизмы английского со словом body. Страница два

Словосочетания со словом body. Страница два

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nobody's fool
A smart person; a person who knows what he is doing; a person who can take care of himself.
In the classroom and on the football field, Henry was nobody's fool.
over one's dead body
Not having the ability to stop something undesirable from taking place.
"You will get married at age sixteen over my dead body!" Jane's father cried.
rip off
stick it to somebody
(Stress on "off") Steal.
The hippies ripped off the grocery store.
Cheat.
The car dealership certainly ripped me off when I bought this car. It has caused me trouble constantly.
Be careful in doing business with that salesperson. He’ll stick it to you at the first opportunity.
sell short
sell somebody short
sell something short
To think (a person or thing) less good or valuable than is true; underestimate.
Думать о ком-либо или о чем-либо хуже чем оно есть на самом деле; недооценивать.
Don't sell the team short; the players are better than you think.
Some teachers sold John short.
Take care that you don’t sell his suggestion short, it could save the firm a lot of money.
Позаботься о том, чтобы его предложение было оценено по достоинству. Оно могло бы сэкономить фирме немало денег.
Just because he doesn’t have much money is no reason to sell him short.
Если он не очень богат, то это еще не причина его недооценивать.
smooth somebody's ruffled feathers
Успокаивать.
Tom took the criticism badly, but James managed to smooth his ruffled feathers.
Том плохо воспринял критику, но Джеймсу удалось его утихомирить.
somebody up there loves me
somebody up there hates me
An expression intimating that an unseen power in heaven, such as God, has been favorable or unfavorable to the one making the exclamation.
Look at all the money I won! I say somebody up there sure loves me!
Look at all the money I've lost! I say somebody up there sure hates me!
somebody won't bite
"Он не кусается"; о ком-то, кто ведет себя адекватно.
Go ahead and ask him if he’ll help you - he won’t bite.
Пойди и попроси его помочь - он не кусается.
turn one's head
turn somebody's head
To make you lose your good judgment.
Вскружить кому-либо голову.
The first pretty girl he saw turned his head.
Winning the class election turned his head.
Success has never turned her head - she's still the same simple responded girl she always was.
Успех никогда не мог вскружить ей голову - она всё такая же простая и отзывчивая девушка, какой всегда была.