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on the skids минуты без дела; крутиться как белка в колесе • I've been on the go all morning and I'm exhausted. • He's always on the go from morn¬ ing till night. on the ground floor делать первые шаги • We are on the ground floor and that's why our company has got some difficulties. on the hop врасплох • He wasn't expecting to be asked such detailed questions - we rather caught him on the hop. on the house (inf) фирма платит (расходы за счет предприятия) • To celebrate Jim's birthday, drinks and refreshments are on the house tonight. on the level без обмана; по-честному • Tell me, on the level, what has hap¬ pened to the car? on the mend (inf) идти на поправку • My broken leg is already on the mend. on the nail без проволочек (немедленно) • He paid cash on the nail and took the car away with him. on the off-chance на авось (в слабой надежде на успех) • When her husband didn't return home, she went to the bar, on the off-chance of finding him there. on the receiving end доставаться (о неприятностях); страдать • When the volcano erupts, the lava usually flows harm lessly away from our village, but last year we were on the receiving end. • It seems I'm always on the re¬ ceiving end of his bad moods. on the right track на верном/правильном пути • I knew then that my wife and I were on the right track with our children, that everything we had worked for could come true. • We want to design an affordable, eco-friendly car. There are one or two serious problems but basically we're on the right track. on the run в бегах (скрываться от пресле дования) • He has been on the run ever since the police discovered his hideout. on the safe side на всякий (пожарный) случай • They will leave for the station at least an hour before the train leaves, just to be on the safe side. on the same wavelength говорить на одном языке; пони¬ мать с полуслова • I can't under stand her - I'm just not on her wave¬ length. • Although I belonged to their children's generation I found myself very much on their wave¬ length, often exchanging friendly glances with them. on the skids (Am inf) обреченный на провал/гибель • Their business had been on the skids for months; their latest report of big profits looked suspicious. 115
