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[improve on] или [improve upon]  {v.}

Делать или получать что-л. лучше (чем другое).

Dick made good marks the first year, but he thought he could improve on them.

* /Charles built a new model racer for the derby  […]

[I'm telling you]  {informal}

~я говорю вам — (т.е. важно выслушать то, что я говорю.)

* /Marian is a smart girl but I'm telling you, she doesn't always do what she promises. — Мэриан — умная  […]

[in a bad frame of mind]  {adv. phr.}

В плохом настроении.

Make sure the boss is not in a bad frame of mind when you ask him for a raise.

Прот.: [IN A GOOD FRAME OF MIND].

[in a family way] или [in the family way]  {adj. phr.},  {informal}

Собирающийся завести ребенка.

Sue and Liz are happy because their mother is in the family way.

* /The Ferguson children are promising kittens to everyone  […]

[in a flash] также [in a trice]  {adv. phr.}

Очень внезапно.

We were watching the bird eat the crumbs; then I sneezed, and he was gone in a flash.

* /Bob was looking over his notes for English class and in a flash he knew what he  […]

[in a good frame of mind]  {adv. phr.}

В радостном настроении.

After a relaxing holiday in the Bahamas, the boss was in a very good frame of mind.

Прот.: [IN A BAD FRAME OF MIND].

[in a hole] или [in a spot]  {adj. phr.},  {informal}

В удручающей или затруднительной ситуации; попавший в какую-л. неприятность.

* /When the restaurant cook left at the beginning of the  […]

[in a nutshell]  {adv. phr.},  {informal}

В нескольких словах; кратко, не вдаваясь в подробности.

We are in a hurry, so I'll give you the story in a nutshell.

In a nutshell, the car is no bargain.

 […]

[in a trice]

См.: [IN A FLASH].

[in at the kill]  {adj. phr.},  {informal}

Наблюдать или принимать участие, обычно с удовольствием, в конце схватки; присутствовать на финише.

* /Frank and John have been  […]