tan one's hide
To give a beating to; spank hard.
Bob's father tanned his hide for staying out too late.
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
Учить учёного, "яйца курицу не учат".
I tried to teach my friend about computers but he is a computer expert. It was like teaching my grandmother to suck eggs.
Я пытался научить моего друга кое-чему, связанному с компьютерами, но он эксперт в этой области. Было такое ощущение, что яйцо учит курицу.
Yesterday I taught my teenage students how to use Microsoft Word processor. Awful. It was like teaching my grandmother to suck eggs.
Вчера учил своих студентов-подростков использовать текстовый редактор Microsoft Word. Ужасно. Как будто яйцо учит курицу.
tear one's hair
To show sorrow, anger, or defeat.
Ben tore his hair when he saw the wrecked car.
The teacher tore his hair at the boy's stupid answer.
It was time to go to class, but Mary had not finished the report she had to give, and she began tearing her hair.
tear oneself away
To force oneself to leave; leave reluctantly.
The beaches in Hawaii are so lovely that I had to tear myself away from them in order to get back to my job in Chicago.
tell one where to get off
tell one where to head in
To talk angrily to; speak to or answer with rough language; scold.
Bob told Ted to get out of his way. Ted told Bob where to get off.
Mary laughed at Barbara's hairdo. Barbara told Mary where to head in.
ten to one
two to one
Almost certainly, nearly sure to be true; very likely to happen.
Ten to one it will rain tomorrow.
It is ten to one that Bill will be late.
thank one's lucky stars
To be thankful for good luck; think oneself lucky.
You can thank your lucky stars you didn't fall in the hole.
that bites the big one
Что-то, что сильно раздражает.
Damn, I can't park there, it's already occupied. That bites the big one.
Черт, я там не могу припарковаться, место уже занято. Это сильно раздражает.