tough cookie
– хулиган
top banana
– лидер
bad apple
– негодяй
eat one's words
– брать назад свои слова
the apple of one's eye
– зеница ока
hard nut to crack
– трудная задача, крепкий орешек
in a nutshell
– вкратце
have egg on one's face
– выглядеть глупо
as cool as a cucumber
– хладнокровный
be full of beans
– быть энергичным
as slow as molasses
– очень медленный
chew the fat
– лясы точить
sell like hot cakes
– быть нарасхват
take something with a pinch of salt
– не доверять
bite off more than one can chew
– переоценить свои возможности
cry over spilt milk
– горевать о непоправимом
hot potato
– актуальная тема
Dialogue
– Tom, who do you think may be in charge of this project?
– I'm not sure, but I think that Jack will cope with it easily.
– If I were you, I wouldn't be so sure. Sometimes he is
a coach potato
.
– Yes, but last time he tried to solve a very big problem of the company.
– I agree. However, I think that
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