- to hit/strike pay dirt = to do, find, or get something that results in money or success
- напасть на золотую жилу/сорвать куш
[Twin Peaks, 1990]

🤑 pay dirt — земля, обогащённая чем-то ценным (например, золотом или нефтью)

- it runs in the family = many members of the family have it
- это у вас семейное/это у вас в крови
[The Bear, 2025]

- not have a prayer = to have no chance of succeeding
- не иметь шансов
[Daria, 1997]

- wishy-washy = having no colour, firm ideas, principles, or noticeable qualities of any type
- слабый/бесцветный/водянистый/бесхарактерный/нерешительный
[Succession, 2018]

- the shit = something considered to be excellent or the best of its kind
- офигенный/охренительный/очень крутой

💩 обязательно с артиклем the

[The Bear, 2025]

- there, there - something you say to comfort someone, especially a child
- ну, полно/ну, ну, не плачь/ну будет тебе/тише, тише etc.
[The Simpsons, 1989]

- to call a spade a spade = to say the truth about something, even if it is not polite or pleasant
- называть вещи своими именами
[Twin Peaks, 1990]

- in your heart of hearts = in your most secret and true thoughts
- в глубине души
[Superman, 2025]

- fly-by-night = (esp. of a business) not able to be trusted, and likely to stop operating without any notice
- ненадёжный/не пойми какой/фирма-однодневка
[The Bear, 2025]

- (the) shit hit the fan = a situation suddenly causes a lot of trouble for someone
- понеслось дерьмо по трубам/запахло жареным
[10 Things I Hate About You, 1999]

💩 букв.: говно попало в вентилятор

- red herring = a fact, idea, or subject that takes people's attention away from the central point being considered
- отвлекающий манёвр/ложный след/уловка
[Twin Peaks, 1990]

🎣 термин «красная сельдь» начал использовать в начале XIX века английский журналист Уильям Коббетт, чтобы сравнить преждевременные сообщения СМИ о поражении Наполеона с практикой использования вонючей рыбы для отвлечения гончих собак от погони за кроликами

- per diem = an amount of money paid for each day that an employee works away from their home or their office, used to pay for food, travelling, etc.
- командировочные/суточные

🏛 букв.: в день

[The Office, 2008]

- scustumad = stupid or foolish person
- тупой/идиотский
[The Bear, 2025]

Italian-American slang
🇮🇹 scostumato — безнравственный, распущенный

- to fix = to remove the reproductive organs of an animal so that it is unable to produce young animals
- кастрировать (животное)
[The Office, 2008]

- butterfingers = a person who drops things they are carrying or trying to catch
- растяпа/дырявые руки/руки-крюки
[Twin Peaks, 1990]

- been there, done that = used to show that someone has had a similar experience to the one that has just been mentioned
- плавали, знаем
[The Office, 2008]

- glitch = a small problem or fault that prevents something from being successful or working as well as it should
- глюк/заминка/загвоздка/помеха
[The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, 2013]

- cantankerous = arguing and complaining a lot
- сварливый/вздорный
[The Thursday Murder Club, 2025]

- to break up - if someone who is talking on a mobile phone is breaking up, their voice can no longer be heard clearly
- прерываться/пропадать
[The Office, 2008]

- 101 = showing the most basic knowledge about a subject
- азы/основы/для чайников/вводный курс
[Black Doves, 2024]

🎓 101 — индекс для учебного курса начального уровня в системе единого каталога курсов колледжей США.