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в гроб вогнать в гроб вогнать // свести в мо¬ гилу drive smb to drink (humor) в душе deep down (adv) // at heart (adv) W I just couldn't live with someone like Malcolm. I t would drive me to drink. в гробу перевернуться spin in one's grave W You always liked me deep down. W He seems rather stern but he is at heart a very kind man. в завязке be off the bottle (inf) // be on the wagon (inf) W The man would spin in his grave i f he saw the size of an encyclopaedia now. в гуще/курсе событий be in the swim of things // be in the thick of smth W He's off the bottle. W I've been on the wagon three months now. в здравом/своем уме in one's right mind W I've been i l l , but soon I ' l l be back in the swim of things. W When you are in the thick of action, you don't always have time to think. W She moved to London because she likes to be in the swim of things. в два счета (одержать победу) walk away/off with W No one in his right mind would behave like that. в интересном положении (бе¬ ременная) be in the family way (oid-fash) // have a bun in the oven W Have you heard that Jean's in the family way! W He had to get married because his girlfriend had a bun in the oven. в кармане in the bag (adj inf) W We expected a tough opponent, but to his surprise he walked away w i t h first place. W Our team walked off with the championship. в двух словах in a nutshell (adv inf) W Jones had the election in the bag after the shameful news about his opponent came out. W We thought we had the game in the bag. в клочья разорвать take smb apart W The book explains basic electronics in a nutshell. W Well, to put it in a nutshell, we're going to have to start again. в двух шагах // рукой подать (до ч-л) be in/within spitting distance // be a stone's throw W An experienced fighter like that should be able to take his young opponent apart in a few rounds. W You'd better be careful; those boys will take you apart. в конце концов // в конечном счете/итоге at the end of the day W The great thing about the house is that it's within spitting distance of the sea. W The beach is only a stone's throw from the hotel. W They live only a stone's throw away from here. 20 W A t the end of the day, what matters is that you're safe. W We give advice but at the end of the day, people must make their own decisions.