offhand

[с бухты-барахты] {adv. phr.} {colloquial} {slang} [s `buhtyi-ba`rahtyi] Offhand; off the cuff; suddenly; without rhyme or reason. * /Чего ты примчался как с бухты-барахты? - Why have you come tearing […] www.sky-net-eye.com

in the swim

[in the swim] {adj. phr.} Doing the same things that other people are doing; following the fashion (as in business or social affairs); busy with what most people are doing. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

any old how

[any old how] / [any old way] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Doing something in a casual, haphazard, or careless way. * /"John," the teacher said, "you can't just do your homework […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

have no business

[have no business] {v. phr.} To have no right or reason. * /Jack had no business saying those nasty things about Dick./ * /Vern's mother told him he had no […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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высасывать из пальца

[высасывать из пальца] {v. phr.} {literally} To suck something out of one's finger. ~ to make (d) up out of […]

John C. White

(1924- ) U.S. Democratic politician If you don't have a policeman to stop traffic and let you walk across the street like […]

pay off

[pay off] {v. phr.} 1. To pay the wages of. * /The men were paid off just before quitting time, the last day before the […]

jump the gun

[jump the gun] also [beat the gun] {v. phr.} 1. To start before the starter's gun in a race. * /The runners were called back […]