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fall from grace President should be given as much elbow room as he needs to solve these international problems. enough to try the patience of a saint/Job вывести из себя (кого угодно) • I tried to talk to him sensibly and reasonably, but his rudeness was enough to try the patience of a saint. escape by the skin of one's teeth едва/с трудом унести ноги • Our correspondent in Saigon escaped by the skin of his teeth on one of the last US army helicopters. everything but the kitchen sink (humor) воз и маленькая тележка • We were only going away for the week­ end, but Jack insisted on taking everything but the kitchen sink. every inch до мозга костей; до кончиков ногтей • He looked well-bred and every inch a gentleman. every Tom, Dick and/or Harry кто попало; первый встречныйпоперечный; неизвестно кто • But you can't go on holiday with any Tom, Dick or Harry you happen to meet! • I want a qualified plumber to do the job, not just any Tom, Dick or Harry. eye-wash/eyewash (n) очковтирательство • The smoothvoiced salesman's talk was noth¬ ing but eyewash; I didn't let him cheat me. 61 F face the music (inf) держать ответ (расплачиваться за свои действия) • When the missing money was noticed, he chose to disappear rather than face the music. • George knew his mother would cry when he told her, but he decided to go home and face the music. fair and square (adv) прямо; честно; без обмана • I'll tell you fair and square the state of my finances. fair to middling серединка на половинку; так себе • What's your French like? Oh, fair to middling. fall apart at the s e a m s трещать по всем швам; разва­ ливаться • For a while it seemed that the whole Asian economy was just falling apart at the seams. fall flat on one's face провалиться; не иметь успеха; сесть в лужу • The new scheme fell flat on its face in spite of all the financial support that was given. • It's always amusing to see a news¬ caster fall flat on his face. • I may fall flat on my face or it may be a glorious end to my career. fall from grace попасть в немилость • The king's chief minister fell from grace and was given no further part in political affairs.