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on pins and needles had it 25 years. • It looks as if her granny is on her last legs now. on pins and needles как на иголках • The students were all on pins and needles wait¬ ing for their exam results. on Shank's/shanks's mare на своих двоих (пешком) • If my car won't start I have to get to work on Shank's mare. on s p e c на авось (рискнуть в надежде на ч-л) • You could always turn up at the airport on spec and see what's available on the day. • I didn't have an appointment, but I went along on spec and they were able to give me one. on tenterhooks как на иголках • We were all on tenterhooks waiting to hear the re­ sult of the general election. on the alert (Am) начеку; держать ухо востро • We were all on the alert for any sound that might tell us where he was. on the blink барахлить (быть в неисправ¬ ности); выходить из строя • I think the photocopier's on the blink. • We had to have the wash¬ ing done at the laundry because our machine was on the blink. on the bottle (inf) поддавать (выпивать) • Chao is a completely different person when he's on the bottle. on the button (Am inf) попасть в яблочко/в цель; не в бровь, а в глаз • Your remarks about Tim were right on the button. He's arrogant, rude and selfish. on the cards к гадалке не ходи (это очевид¬ но) • It's on the cards that they'll buy a house soon. on the cheap по дешевке; даром; за бесценок • She got some clothes on the cheap. on the crest of the wave на пике популярности; на вер¬ шине славы • Both men have chosen to make foreign tours at a time when they are on the crest of the wave politically. on the dot тик в тик; минута в минуту; телька в тютельку • The customers arrived on the dot of 9 • Shops in this part of the city at 5.30 pm on the dot. тю¬ first am. shut on the face of it на п о в е р х н о с т и ; на первый взгляд • On the face of it, the problem was quite easy, but it ac¬ tually turned out to be very difficult. on the fly (Am) на ходу; на лету; между делом • She was the sort of person who would make decisions on the fly rather than allowing herself time to think. on the go (inf) в делах; в бегах; на ногах; ни 114