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2021-06-20 17:30:58 Pet peeve
A typically minor issue that causes one frequent and recurring annoyance;
Больная мозоль; Наболевшее

It bugs me to no end when people chew loudly beside me; It's my biggest pet peeve, I can't help it!
My pet peeve is someone who always comes into the theater after the show has started; Open / Comment

2021-06-17 15:01:41 To have some nerve
To do something bold, daring, or impudent;
Хватать смелости / наглости

You really have a nerve, asking Mom for money when you already know she's in a bad mood;
He had the nerve to ask me to prove I was not lying! Open / Comment

2021-06-16 10:52:44 To be at your wits' end
To be so worried, confused, or annoyed that you do not know what to do next;
Ума не приложить. Быть в растерянности, в тупике

At last the little money which I had saved began to run short, and I was at my wits' end as to what I should do;
I'm at my wits' end with my daughter. She would not listen to anything I say! Open / Comment

2021-06-06 12:02:48 To back the wrong horse
To support a person or an effort that fails.
Просчитаться; Сделать плохой выбор

Sorry, mate, but it looks like you really backed the wrong horse this time. This team doesn't stand a chance!
In all his years as an investor, he rarely backed the wrong horse; Open / Comment

2021-06-05 22:44:00 Hate to break it to you
Used to introduce some information that one is about to reveal that the other person will find upsetting, unpleasant, or undesirable.
Не хочу тебя расстраивать

I hate to break it to you, but it's been a while since the stock you invested in went south;
I hate to break it to you, but it's been clear to everyone that Sarah doesn't want anything to do with you anymore; Open / Comment

2021-03-17 09:08:53 repellent :|rɪˈpelənt|
making you feel strong disapproval and that you do not want to be involved with someone or something;
repulsive, hateful
отталкивающий, неприятный, отпугивающий

His arrogance was utterly repellent to her;
Laura's perfume filled the room, tinged with a slight sourness which smelt repellent; Open / Comment

2021-03-17 09:05:13 to flip through : |flɪp|
to look quickly at the pages of a magazine, book, etc.;
to browse, to thumb through
пролистывать, бегло просматривать, листать

I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting;
This fall, flip through your school's course catalogue to see what gems it holds—you may just find the perfect class for you; Open / Comment

2021-03-13 11:05:04 to bewail : |bɪˈweɪl|
to express great sadness or disappointment about something;
to regret, to moan
сокрушаться, сетовать, сожалеть

Adam invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it;
She had her own misfortunes to bewail as well as those of her daughter; Open / Comment