- at loose ends = not knowing what to do, esp. because of an upsetting change
- без дела/незанятой/неприкаянный/без определенных планов
[The Young Pope, 2016]

- to hit on someone = to show someone that you are sexually attracted to them
- подкатывать
[The White Lotus, 2021]

https://news.1rj.ru/str/for_instance_eng/243

- break a leg! - used for wishing someone good luck, especially before a performance
- ни пуха ни пера!
[Shrek 3, 2007]

- teacher's pet/apple-polisher/butt-kisser = a student in a class who is liked best by the teacher and therefore treated better than the other students
- любимчик (учителя)/подлиза/жополиз
[The Simpsons, 1989]

- to name-drop = to talk about famous people that you have met, often pretending that you know them better than you really do, in order to appear more important and special
- хвастаться связями/разбрасываться громкими именами
[The Menu, 2022]

- the last straw = the last in a series of unpleasant events that finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation
- последняя капля
[Sex and the City, 1998]

https://news.1rj.ru/str/for_instance_eng/208

- to cut a long story short = in a few words, without giving all the details
- короче говоря
[The Young Pope, 2016]

- pipe dream = an idea or plan that is impossible or very unlikely to happen
- несбыточная мечта/воздушные замки
[The Last of Us, 2023]

- meat and potatoes = the most important, basic or simple parts of something
- самое важное/основа основ/простой/безыскусный
[Luther, 2013]

- last but not least = the last person or thing to be mentioned is as important as all the others
- последний по порядку, но не по важности
[Sex Education, 2020]

- to do time = to spend a certain period in prison
- отсидеть в тюрьме/отмотать срок
[Ratatouille, 2007]

https://news.1rj.ru/str/for_instance_eng/117

- bad hair day = a day when you do not feel very happy or relaxed, especially because your hair does not look good, and everything seems to go wrong
- неудачный день/не мой день
[You, 2021]

- porky pie = lie (Cockney rhyming slang)
- ложь/враньё
[Aftersun, 2022]

- ish - used for saying that something is not completely true or exactly right
- типа/примерно/как бы/вроде как/отчасти

- from scratch = from the beginning, without using anything that already exists
- с нуля/с чистого листа/(готовить) из натуральных продуктов
[The Handmaid's Tale, 2017]

- stowaway = a person who hides on a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle
- безбилетник/заяц
[Avengers: Infinity War, 2018]

- picky = someone who is difficult to please
- придирчивый/капризный
[Sex Education, 2020]

- for crying out loud - said when you are annoyed, and to emphasize what you are saying
- ради всего святого/черт подери/боже мой etc.
[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, 2018]

- to root for someone = to show support for someone who is doing something difficult
- поддерживать/болеть за кого-то
[The White Lotus, 2021]

- beggars can't be choosers = you must accept an offer or a situation because it is the only one available to you
- беднякам не приходится выбирать/на безрыбье и рак рыба
[The Handmaid's Tale, 2017]

- single and ready to mingle = single and keen on dating
- в активном поиске
[Luther, 2019]