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[mark time] {v. phr.} 1. To move the feet up and down as in marching, but not going forward. * /The officer made the soldiers mark time as a punishment./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

mark one's words

[mark one's words] {v. phr.} To pay close attention to what one says; an emphatic expression indicating prophecy. * /"It will certainly rain tomorrow," he said. "Mark my words."/ A Dictionary of American Idioms

time

[time] See: [ABOUT TIME], [AGAINST TIME], [AT A TIME], [AT ONE TIME], [AT THE SAME TIME], [AT TIMES], [BEHIND THE TIMES], [BEHIND TIME], [BIDE ONE'S TIME], [BIG TIME], [EVERY TIME […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

steer clear of

[steer clear of] {v.} 1. To steer a safe distance from; go around without touching. * /A ship steers clear of a rocky shore in stormy weather./ 2. {informal} To […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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бред сивой кобылы

[бред сивой кобылы] {n. phr.} {informal}, might be {rude} [br'ed `sivoy ko`byilyi] or {abbr.} [БСК] […]

Harry Hershfield, New York Times, 5 December 1965

It's a city where everyone mutinies but no one deserts.

potboiler

[potboiler] {n.} A book, play, or film written for the primary purpose of earning money for the author. * /"Reading a cheap […]

pull oneself up by the bootstraps

[pull oneself up by the bootstraps] or [pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps] {adv. phr.} To succeed without help; succeed […]