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at the drop of a hat deal of money is at stake. • Our children's future is at stake. at the drop of a hat (adv) в любую минуту (готовность) • Most unemployed people are not lazy; they would accept work at the drop of a hat. • The main supports of the bridge are weak and could collapse at the drop of a hat. at the eleventh hour в последнюю минуту • The child was saved from the kidnappers at the eleventh hour. at the end of one's rope/tether на пределе(эмоциональном)• I'm at the end of my tether, and if the phone rings once more, I'll scream! • He's out of work, hang­ ing around the house all day and at the end of his rope. at the top of one's lungs/voice во все горло (орать, кричать) • How can I work when you're all talk­ ing at the top of your lungs? at the wheel стоять у штурвала/руля; руково­ дить • This company has not been doing too well recently, but now that you're at the wheel, I think we are going to have a lot of success in the years to come. at worst на худой конец; в худшем слу­ чае • When Don was caught cheating in the examination, he thought that at worst he would get a scolding. 36 avoid smb/smth like the plague ш а р а х а т ь с я / б е ж а т ь как от чумы; сторониться • What's wrong with Bob? Everyone avoids him like the plague. • Since Wolfgang was bitten, he avoided dogs like the plague. B back-to-front задом наперед • You are wear¬ ing your T-shirt back-to-front. back the wrong horse поставить не на ту лошадку • Simon backed the wrong horse from the start. He favoured Hart but it was Robins who won the election. back to square one/the drawing board начинать по новой/с нуля/от печки • If the experiment fails, we'll have to go back to square one. • Tanya was pleased to get an interview after all her unsuc¬ cessful applications but when she was turned down for the new job, it was back to the drawing board. backscratching/back scratch¬ ing ты - мне, я - тебе (взаимныю услуги) • There is a great deal of back scratching involved in inter¬ national politics. bad blood вражда; враждебность • There had been bad blood between them for so long that neither was willing to make the first friendly approaches.