cross one's heart
cross one's heart and hope to die
To say that what you have said is surely true; promise seriously that it is true. Often used by children in the longer form. Children often make a sign of a cross over the heart as they say it, for emphasis.
Поклясться; "не сойти мне с этого места"; "вот тебе крест".
"Cross my heart, I didn't hide your bicycle," Harry told Tom.
"I didn't tell the teacher what you said. Cross my heart and hope to die," Mary said to Lucy.
I can swear that everything I say is true. Cross my heart and hope to die.
Я могу поклясться, что все, что я говорю, правда. Не сойти мне с этого места.
cross one's mind
pass through one's mind
To be a sudden or passing thought; be thought of by someone; come to your mind; occur to you.
At first Bob was puzzled by Virginia's waving, but then it crossed his mind that she was trying to tell him something.
When Jane did not come home by midnight, many terrible fears passed through Mother's mind.
cross one's path
To meet or encounter someone; to come upon someone more by accident than by plan.
Surprisingly, I crossed John's path in Central Park one afternoon.
crow before one is out of the woods
To be glad or brag before you are safe from danger or trouble. Usually used in negative sentences, often as a proverb, Don't crow before you are out of the woods.
John thought his team would win because the game was almost over, but he didn't want to crow before they were out of the woods.
Often used in a short form, out of the woods.
Mary nearly died during the operation, and she is not out of the woods yet.
cry before one is hurt
holler before one is hurt
don't cry before you're hurt
To complain when there is no reason for it; become upset because you are worried or afraid. Used in negative sentences.
When Billy went to the barber, he began to cry before the barber cut his hair and his father told him not to cry before he was hurt.
Often used as a proverb.
John was worried because he would soon have a new boss. His mother said, "Don't cry before you're hurt!"
cup of tea
dish of tea
not one's cup of tea
not one's scene
Something you enjoy or do well at; a special interest, or favorite occupation. Used with a possessive.
You could always get him to go for a walk: hiking was just his cup of tea.
Something to think about; thing; matter.
That's another cup of tea.
curl one's hair
To shock; frighten; horrify; amaze.
Шокировать; испугать; удивить.
Wait till you read what it says about you - this'll curl your hair.
The movie about monsters from another planet curled his hair.
I could tell you stories that would make your hair curl.
Я могу рассказывать тебе истории, от которых у тебя волосы от ужаса на голове дыбом встанут.
cut down to size
put one in one's place
To prove that someone is not as good as he thinks.
The big boy told John he could beat him, but John was a good boxer and soon cut him down to size.