- to clutch/grasp at straws = to be willing to try anything to improve a difficult or unsatisfactory situation, even if it has little chance of success
- хвататься за соломинку
[The Handmaid's Tale, 2018]

- inept = not skilled or effective
- неумелый/неспособный/никудышный/некомпетентный
[Frankenstein, 2025]

- right on the money = completely right
- совершенно прав/в точку/в яблочко
[Stranger Things, 2022]

https://news.1rj.ru/str/for_instance_eng/164

- a needle in a haystack = something that is impossible or extremely difficult to find, especially because the area you have to search is too large
- иголка в стоге сена
[Eddington, 2025]

- hall pass = when people in a romantic relationship identify a dream person outside of their relationship, in many cases, a celebrity or someone equally out of reach, they wish to have sex with
- разрешение на измену (со знаменитостью)
[Pluribus, 2025]

👩‍🏫 первое значение — разрешение выйти из класса

- to be someone's bag - if something is your bag, you are interested in it and do it for pleasure
- быть в чьих-то интересах/быть кому-то по душе/заниматься чем-то с удовольствием
[Pluribus, 2025]

- to a T/tee = in every detail; perfectly
- в точности/до мелочей/полностью/совершенно
[The Studio, 2025]

- to be (as) right as rain = to feel healthy or well again
- быть в полном порядке/совершенно здоровым/в хорошем состоянии
[Pluribus, 2025]

https://news.1rj.ru/str/for_instance_eng/925

- out of the loop = not informed, up-to-date, or current; not included in a process or discussion
- не в курсе/не в теме/не в круге посвящённых
[The Office, 2009]

- to jump on the bandwagon = to join an activity that has become very popular or to change your opinion to one that has become very popular so that you can share in its success
- примкнуть/примазаться (к успешному делу/начинанию/тренду)
[The Studio, 2025]

🎺 также «эффект фургона с оркестром» [bandwagon effect] — эффект присоединения к большинству

- wait for the other shoe to drop = to await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one that is not desirable
- ждать неминуемого/ждать развития событий/сидеть как на иголках
[Nobody Wants This, 2025]

- wheelhouse =an area that someone is interested in and skilled at
- профиль/сфера отвественности/специальность/область знания/зона компетенции/конёк
[The Studio, 2025]

🚢 первое значение: рулева рубка

- to slur = to pronounce the sounds of a word in a way that is wrong or not clear
- говорить заплетающимся языком/говорить несвязно/произносить невнятно/глотать слова

- to knock something back = to quickly drink something, especially a lot of alcohol
- хлестать/выдуть/тяпнуть/опрокидывать
[Pluribus, 2025]

- rare/scarce as hen's teeth = extremely uncommon
- крайне редкий/днём с огнём не сыщешь
[Stranger Things, 2025]

- to rubber-stamp = to officially approve a decision or plan without thinking about it
- формально/автоматически одобрить (без надлежащего рассмотрения)
[The Studio, 2025]

- to poke the bear = to intentionally make or try to make someone angry or offended, especially someone more powerful than you
- играть с огнём
[Stranger Things, 2025]

- to get off on the wrong foot = to make an unsuccessful start in something
- неудачно начать/произвести плохое впечатление
[Bugonia, 2025]

- to blow chunks = to vomit, especially violently or in great amount
- блевать/рвать/тошнить
[The Studio, 2025]

- Great Scott - an exclamation of surprise or amazement (old-fashioned)
- вот те раз/мать моя женщина/святые угодники/чёрт возьми etc.
[Stranger Things, 2025]