know one in high places
To be connected with people in power.
Ted's grandfather was the mayor of Chicago so he knows people in high places.
know one's place
To be deferential to one's elders or superiors.
Ken is a talented teaching assistant, but he has a tendency to tell the head of the department how to run things. Somebody ought to teach him to know his place.
lace into
tie into
To attack physically or with words; begin to hit or criticize.
The boxer laced into his opponent.
The critics laced into the new movie.
lightning never strikes twice in the same place
The same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again. A proverb.
Billy won a pony in the contest last year, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
long face
pull a long face
A sad look; disappointed look. Often used in the phrase pull a long face.
He told the story with a long face.
Don't pull a long face when I tell you to go to bed.
look in the eye
look in the face
To meet with a steady look; to face bravely or without shame.
Mary looked the gangster in the eye, and he turned away without hurting her.
John had looked death in the face many times.
We often believe a person who looks us in the eye, but it does not prove he is truthful.
U promised Harry to write to him while I was on vacation, and if I don't do it, I won't be able to look him in the eye.
lose face
To be embarrassed or shamed by an error or failure; lose dignity, influence or reputation; lose self-respect or the confidence of others.
Почувствовать себя смущенным из-за допущенной ошибки; потерять достоинство или репутацию; потерять самоуважение.
Many Japanese soldiers were killed in World War II because they believed that to give up or retreat would make them lose face.
John's careless work made him lose face with his employer.
The banker lost face when people found out he bet on horse races.
Paul Summer lost face when his colleagues did not support him during the meeting.
Пол Саммер смутился, когда коллеги не поддержали его во время встречи.
make a face
To twist your face; make an ugly expression on your face (as by sticking out your tongue).
The boy made a face at his teacher when she turned her back.
The sick boy swallowed the medicine and made a face.