good many
great many
A large number (of); very many. Used with a.
We found some fall flowers, but the frost had already killed a good many.
A great many of the houses were knocked down by the earthquake.
Tom has a good many friends at school.
Mary has a great many ideas for interesting programs.
hatchet man
A politician or newspaper columnist whose job is to write and say unfavorable things about the opposition.
Bill Lerner is the hatchet man for the Mayor's Party; he smears all the other candidates regularly.
An executive officer in a firm whose job it is to fire superfluous personnel, cut back on the budget, etc., in short, to do the necessary but unpleasant things.
The firm hired Cranhart to be hatchet man; his title is that of Executive Vice President.
he-man
A man who is very strong, brave, and healthy.
Larry was a real he-man when he returned from service with the Marines.
hired man
A man employed to do jobs every day about a house or farm.
The hired man was sick, and a lot of the daily chores were not done.
in command
In control of; in charge.
Helen is in command of the situation.
in demand
Needed; wanted.
Men to shovel snow were in demand after the snow storm.
The book about dogs was much in demand in the library.
in so many words
In those exact words.
He hinted that he thought we were foolish but did not say so in so many words.
In an outspoken way; plainly; directly.
I told him in so many words that he was crazy.
irons in the fire
too many irons in the fire
have too many irons in the fire
Something you are doing; one of the projects with which a person is busy; job.
Занятие, профессия; проект на которым в данный момент ведется работа.
John had a number of irons in the fire, and he managed to keep all of them hot.
If that job application doesn't work out I've got a couple more irons in the fire.
Если с этой вакансией ничего не выйдет, то у меня есть еще несколько вариантов в запасе.
Usually used in the phrase too many irons in the fire.
"Ed has a dozen things going all the time, but none of them seem to work out." "No wonder. He has too many irons in the fire."