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pad the bill

[pad the bill] {v. phr.} To add false expenses to a bill; make a bill larger than it really was. * /The salesman padded the bill for his traveling expenses […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fill the bill

[fill the bill] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be just what is needed; be good enough for something; be just right. * /The boss was worried about hiring a deaf boy, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bill

[bill] See: [CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH], [FILL THE BILL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

foot the bill

[foot the bill] {v. phr.} To cover the expenses of; pay for something. * /The bride's father footed two-thirds of the bill for hix daughter's wedding./ Compare: [PICK UP THE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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дать прикурить

[дать прикурить (кому-л.)] {v. phr.} {informal} [dat' priku`rit'] {literally} To give a light to smb. To […]

puppy love

[puppy love] also [calf love] {n.}, {informal} The first love of very young people. * /When John and Mary began going around […]

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go ape

[go ape] {v. phr.}, {slang} To become highly excited or behave in a crazy way. * /Amy went ape over the hotel and beautiful […]