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вкалывать can see it a mile off. W One can spot a mile off that Cindy's taking drugs - her behaviour is so irrational. видеть насквозь see (straight) through // read smb like a book are always going to be this good. висеть как д а м о к л о в меч (неотвратимо надвигаться) loom large (v) W We saw straight through him and his little plan. W I saw through the salesman's trick and refused to buy his goods. W Of course I understand you, I read you like a book. W He's a poor liar; anyone can see through him. видеть свет в конце туннеля see the light at the end of the tunnel W Martha wanted to take it easy for a week, but the bar exam loomed large. W The threat o f unemployment looms large in these people's lives. висеть на волоске hang by a thread/a hair W For three days Tom was so sick that his life hung by a thread. W As Joe got ready to kick a field goal, the result of the game hung by a hair. витать в облаках have ( g o t ) o n e ' s head in the clouds // wool-gathering (adj or n inf) W I had been terribly ill for two months before I began to see the light at the end of the tunnel. вилять/увиливать/темнить (действовать осторожно) pussyfoot (v) W I didn't pussyfoot and told him what I thought of him. W Stop pussyfooting and say what you mean. винтик (человек, занимающий невысокую должность) a cog in the machine W He'll never be able to run the business - he's always got his head in the clouds. W I'm tired of his constant wool-gathering I wish he could concentrate on his work. W John never listens to the teacher. He's always woolgathering. вкалывать (работать) // пахать (работать) slave away // beaver away W I'm just a small cog in the company machine, and I don't have much control. винтика/шариков (в голове) не хватает have a screw loose (inf) W She must have a screw loose to go skiing at her age! W Anyone who approves of that purchase must have a screw loose. виртуальный мир a fool's paradise W James is living in a fool's paradise i f he thinks things W I'm sitting pretty in a nice house and you're left slaving away teaching a lot of nasty little children the A B C . W Joseph slaved away at cutting the grass. W Poor James was still slaving away at the choppingblock. W Lucy has been beavering away at her studies all afternoon. W He beavers away, putting up one house after another. 31