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1. Have a heart in your mouth
сердце в пятки ушло;
used to say that you suddenly felt very afraid or extremely nervous
- My heart was in my mouth when I opened the letter.
- When the plane was about to take off, my heart was in my mouth.
2. To have cast-iron stomach
«чугунный» желудок, переваривать гвозди;
The ability to eat foods that others may find unusual, unpalatable, or too spicy, without experiencing any ill effects like nausea or upset stomach.
- Nine burgers in one sitting! He must have a cast-iron stomach.
- I don’t know how grandpa has been able to eat grandma’s bad cooking all these years, he must have a cast-iron stomach
3. Cold feet
струсить, смалодушничать,
to suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do, especially something important such as getting married
- The plan failed after sponsors got cold feet.
- They later got cold feet and canceled the order.
4. Cost an arm and a leg
стоить целое состояние;
to be very expensive
- The repair work cost an arm and a leg.
- Geez, it must cost an arm and a leg to feed that thing.
5. A sight for sore eyes
услада для глаз, приятное зрелище;
a way of saying that you are very pleased to see someone or that you think someone is very attractive
- There is Peter with a tray of food, it is a sight for sore eyes! I am starving!
- Tanya walking in with a tray of old drinks was a sight for sore eyes.
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