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[bend over backward] или [lean over backward]  {v. phr.},  {informal}

Пытаться изо всех сил избежать ошибки, что в результате допустить другую; делать нечто  […]

[be off]  {v. phr.}

1.  {v.} Ошибаться, просчитываться.

The estimator was off by at least 35% on the value of the house.

2.  {v.} Покидать, уходить.

* /Jack ate his supper in a hurry and was off without saying  […]

[be out to]  {v. phr.}

Намереваться; затевать, планировать (часто что-л. дурное).

[beside oneself]  {adj. phr.}

Очень сильно взволнованный; слегка обезумевший.

She was beside herself with fear.

He was beside himself, he was so angry.

* /When his wife heard of his death, she was beside  […]

[beside the point] или [beside the question]  {adj.} или  {adv. phr.}

Не относящийся к делу; о чем-то другом.

What you meant to do is beside the point; the fact is you didn't do it.

* /The judge told the witness  […]

[best bib and tucker] или

[Sunday best] или

[Sunday go-to-meeting clothes]  {n. phr.},  {informal}

Наилучшая одежда или обмундирование.

* /The cowboy got all dressed up in his best bib and tucker to go to the  […]

[bet one's boots] или [bet one's bottom dollar] или [bet one's shirt]  {v. phr.},  {informal}

1. Ставить все, что есть.

This horse will win. I would bet my bottom dollar on it.

* /Jim said he would bet his boots that he would  […]

[be up to no good]  {v. phr.},  {informal}

Замышлять и сговариваться о совершении противозаконного действия или преступления.

* /"Let's hurry!" Susan said to her husband. "It's dark  […]

1. чувствовать достаток сил и знаний для выполнения чего-либо

Are you up to climbing all the way to the 37th floor?

Are we up to meeting the delegation from Moscow and speaking Russian to them?

 […]

[big cheese] или [big gun] или [big shot] или [big wheel] или [big wig]  {n.},  {slang}

Большая шишка (важная персона); руководитель; высокопоставленный чиновник.

* /Bill had been  […]