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to earn enough money to be able to pay for the necessities of life

Ex: Sarah is out therebringing home the bacon by excelling in her career .
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beefy
[прикметник]

with a strong body and well-built muscles

могутній, масивний

могутній, масивний

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to put pressure on someone to do something, particularly in order to get money from them

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to angrily reply or react to someone

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to not say something, against one's wish, in order to avoid causing an argument or upsetting someone

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to bite the bullet
[фраза]

to start to deal with an inevitable challenge or difficulty

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to bite the dust
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to die or no longer exist

Ex: The ambitious business venture bit the dust due to a lack of funding and support .
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a thing or person that one believes to be extremely good, useful, interesting etc.

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bread
[іменник]

an informal slang for money, often used in casual conversation

гроші, бакси

гроші, бакси

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to be expecting a child

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big cheese
[іменник]

someone of great importance or influence

велика шишка, величезна персона

велика шишка, величезна персона

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cheesy
[прикметник]

having very low quality

дешевий, поганий

дешевий, поганий

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to cut the cheese
[фраза]

to emit wind from one's anus

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to chew out
[дієслово]

to strongly criticize someone in an angry manner

вичитувати, розгнівати

вичитувати, розгнівати

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to chew the fat
[фраза]

to enjoy a friendly talk with a person for a long period of time

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to clam up
[дієслово]

to suddenly become silent or refuse to talk, often because of nervousness, fear, or a desire to keep information secret

замовкнути, засумувати

замовкнути, засумувати

Ex: As soon as the topic of her recent project came up , clam up and did n't want to reveal any details .
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(of a person) very pleased or satisfied

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to recognize the reality of a situation, no matter how unpleasant it may be

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to cook up
[дієслово]

to prepare food quickly, often in an informal or creative manner

приготувати, зготувати

приготувати, зготувати

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to be doing very well or functioning effectively

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to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or inappropriate

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smart cookie
[фраза]

a person who is clever and has a strong personality

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said after an unfortunate event to mean one must accept the situation as it is

Ex: The company 's stocks plummeted despite their efforts to boost them ; the CEO acknowledged , That 's the way the cookie crumbles in the market . "
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to empty what is in one's stomach through one's mouth

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tough cookie
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a person who is strong, resilient, and determined, often in the face of challenging circumstances

сильна особа, стійка людина

сильна особа, стійка людина

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dough
[іменник]

an informal slang for cash or money

гроші, бабки

гроші, бабки

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to eat one's words
[фраза]

to take back something one has said previously

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big enchilada
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an individual who is very famous or influential

великий бос, значний діяч

великий бос, значний діяч

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***the whole situation; everything

Ex: The team has a good chance in the playoffs and may the whole enchilada this year .
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chicken feed
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an extremely small amount of money

пшоно, дробина

пшоно, дробина

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to feed one's face
[фраза]

to eat more food than one's body needs or can handle

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to spoon-feed
[дієслово]

***to give someone so much help or information that that person does not need to try himself or herself

підгодовувати, дотискати

підгодовувати, дотискати

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an issue or subject that is not in any way connected to what one was talking about

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fishy
[прикметник]

suggestive of dishonesty or something dubious

підозрілий, сумнівний

підозрілий, сумнівний

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(of a person) crazy or exhibiting odd behavior

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gravy train
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a situation in which making a lot of money becomes possible with minimal time or effort

гроші на просте діло, безкоштовна їжа

гроші на просте діло, безкоштовна їжа

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to sell very quickly and in large amounts

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to cut the mustard
[фраза]

to meet expectations or perform satisfactorily in a given task or situation

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knuckle sandwich
[іменник]

used to refer to a punch that is hit in a person's mouth

кулінарний сендвіч, удар кулаком

кулінарний сендвіч, удар кулаком

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in a stew
[фраза]

in a very troubled or nervous state

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