take a shine to

[rain or shine] {adv. phr.} 1. If the weather is stormy or if it is fair. * /The parade will start promptly, rain or shine./ 2. No matter; if your […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

shine up to

[shine up to] {v.}, {slang} To try to please; try to make friends with. * /Smedley shines up to all the pretty girls./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

shine

[shine] See: [RAIN OR SHINE], [TAKE A SHINE TO]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

beat down

[beat down] {v.} 1. To crush or break the spirit of; win over; conquer. * /All their defenses were beaten down by the tanks./ 2. {informal} a. To try to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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диву даваться

[диву даваться] {v. phr.} [`divu da`vat's'ya] {literary} to wonder, to marvel. * /Nowadays swimmers are able to […]

Robert Reich [1946]

U.S. Labor Secretary There are only two kinds of people who predict the [stock] market on a day-to-day basis. Those who don't […]

clifihanger

[clifihanger] {n.}, {informal} A sports event or a movie in which the outcome is uncertain to the very end keeping the […]

on the rocks

[on the rocks] {adj. phr.} 1. {informal} Wrecked or ruined. * /Mr. Jones' business and marriage were both on the rocks./ […]