get behind

[back of] or [in back of] {prep.} 1. In or at the rear of; to the back of; behind. * /The garage is hack of the house./ * /Our car […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

tip off

[tip off] {v.}, {informal} To tell something not generally known; tell secret facts to; warn. * /The class president tipped off the class that it was the superintendent's birthday./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

first class

[first class] {n.} 1. The first rank; the highest class; the best group. * /The pianist was quite good but he was not in the first class./ 2. The most […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

first-class

[first-class] (1) {adj.} 1. Of the highest class or best kind; excellent; first-rate. * /Jane did a first-class job of repairing the coat./ * /It was a first-class TV program./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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водить за нос

[водить за нос] {v. phr.} {informal} {literally} to pull by someone's nose. 1. To assify, fool, hoax; Make fool of […]

pause

[pause] See: [GIVE PAUSE].

poor as a church mouse

[poor as a church mouse] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Penniless; broke; extremely poor. * /The newly arrived boat people were […]