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121 every Tom, Dick and Harry
every Tom, Dick and/or Harry кто попало; первый встречный-поперечный; неизвестно ктоBut 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.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > every Tom, Dick and Harry
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122 give something a lick and a promise
на скорую руку (делать что-либо в спешке, небрежно)John! You didn't clean your room! You just gave it a lick and a promise.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give something a lick and a promise
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123 horse and foot
2) со всей энергией, мощьюSo she vanquished them horse and foot, just as she had vanquished their fathers thirty years before. (W. Faulkner) — Она покорила их своей мощью точно так же, как покорила их отцов тридцать лет назад.
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124 a lick and a promise
it wasn't a proper job, just a lick and a promise — э́то не рабо́та, а чи́стая халту́ра
The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > a lick and a promise
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125 bread and butter
n infmlI can't give it up just like that. It's my bread and butter — Я не могу это просто так бросить. Я этим кормлюсь
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > bread and butter
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126 go ahead and do something
expr infmlYou can't just go ahead and sell the car, it's partly mine — Ты не можешь просто так продать этот автомобиль. Я тоже имею на него права
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > go ahead and do something
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127 lay down and let something happen
expr AmE infmlYou really think I should just lay down and let them walk all over me? — Ты действительно думаешь, что я должен смириться, и пускай они делают, что хотят?
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > lay down and let something happen
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128 pick up and leave
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > pick up and leave
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