make hay while the sun shines

[make the most of] {v. phr.} To do the most you can with; get the most from; use to the greatest advantage. * /She planned the weekend in town to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make up

[make up] {v.} (stress on "up") 1. To make by putting things or parts together. * /A car is made up of many different parts./ 2. To invent; think and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make free with

[make free with] {v.} 1. To take or use (things) without asking. * /Bob makes free with his roommate's clothes./ * /A student should not make free with his teacher's […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make much of

[make much of] {v. phr.} To make something seem of more worth or importance than it really is; praise. * /Visitors made much of the new collie./ * /The boy […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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наломать дров

[наломать дров] {v.phr.} {informal} [nalo`mat' drov] {literally} to chop wood. To brake, spoil smt. Mess smt.up. […]

St. Augustine

(354-430), religious philosopher Give me chastity and self-restraint, but do not give it yet.

hunt down

[hunt down] {v.} 1. To pursue and capture; look hard for an animal or person until found and caught. * /The police hunted […]

take stock in

[take stock in] {v. phr.}, {informal} To have faith in; trust; believe. - Usually used in the negative. * /He took no stock […]