That's the ticket!
Informal way to say excellent, correct.
"First we'll go up the Sears Tower, and then we'll take a night sightseeing tour on the lake," Fran said. "That's the ticket!" Stan, an old inhabitant of Chicago, replied.
There you go!
Informal way to say You are doing it already and you are doing it well.
"Is roller skating hard?" Freddie asked. "No," Beth replied, "let me show you how to do it. There you go!"
X marks the spot
An indication made on maps or documents of importance to call attention to a place or a feature of some importance.
The treasure hunter said to his companion, "Here it is; X marks the spot."
a slice of the cake
Часть, доля чего-либо, как правило денег.
The government wants a slice of the cake from the new casinos.
Правительство хочет иметь долю от новых казино.
ace in the hole
An ace given to a player face down so that other players in a card game cannot see it.
When the cowboy bet all his money in the poker game he did not know that the gambler had an ace in the hole and would win it from him.
Someone or something important that is kept as a surprise until the right time so as to bring victory or success.
Туз в рукаве; что-то важное, что хранится в секрете и предъявляется в нужный момент.
The football team has a new play that they are keeping as an ace in the hole for the big game.
The lawyer's ace in the hole was a secret witness who saw the accident.
The football team had an ace in the hole. It was their star goalkeeper who they were planning to use.
У футбольной команды был туз в рукаве. Это был их знаменитый вратарь, которого они планировали использовать.
across the board
across-the-board
So that equal amounts of money are bet on the same horse to win a race, to place second, or third.
Often used with hyphens as an adjective.
Often used with hyphens as an adjective.
I bet $6 on the white horse across the board.
I made an across-the-board bet on the white horse.
Including everyone or all, so that all are included.
Often used with hyphens as an adjective.
Often used with hyphens as an adjective.
The President wanted taxes lowered across the board.
The workers at the store got an across-the-board pay raise.
act of God
the fickle finger of fate
An occurrence (usually some sort of catastrophe) for which the people affected are not responsible; said of earthquakes, floods, etc.
Происшествие, за которое люди не несут ответственности, например землетрясение или наводнение.
Hurricane Andrew destroyed many houses in Florida, but some types of insurance did not compensate the victims, claiming that the hurricane was an act of God.
Despite all Acts of God, we continue to destroy our planet.
Несмотря на все стихийные бедствия, мы продолжаем разрушать нашу планету.
add fuel to the flame
To make a bad matter worse by adding to its cause; spread trouble, increase anger or other strong feelings by talk or action.
By criticizing his son's girl, the father added fuel to the flame of his son's love.
Bob was angry with Ted and Ted added fuel to the flame by laughing at him.