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Продолжаю рубрику «вкусная лексика»: полезные выражения, актуальные в разных контекстах.
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Will not take no for an answer
One will not stop with what one has planned or desires, regardless of others' lack of agreement.

Once my brother gets his mind made up, he won't take no for an answer, so don't bother trying to reason with him.
I know you think you can't accept this, sweetheart, but this car is a gift from your grandmother and me—we won't take no for an answer!
How am I going to get out of going to this stupid party? Liz doesn't want to go alone, and she won't take no for an answer.

To hang by a thread
To be perilously close to failing, dying, or resulting in a bad outcome, be in a risky or unstable situation.

After the loss, their chances of getting into the championships are hanging by a thread.
Her life hung by a thread as medics rushed her to the hospital.

Go up in smoke

 1 be destroyed by fire. 2 (of a plan) come to nothing. informal , something that ends before getting a result.

Her plans to become a member of parliament went up in smoke when the newspapers printed a story about her drink problem.
"You know," he says, "there's always the terrible thought that the whole thing could go up in smoke in two-tenths of a second".
"I don't want to see it go up in smoke on a fracking site".

Red tape
a negative term for the official paperwork and bureaucracy that we have to deal with.

Our lawyer was able to cut through red tape and get us an answer from the courthouse.
There's so much red tape involved in opening up a restaurant that we decided to ditch the plan altogether.
Do you know how much red tape you have to go through if you want to import a car?

You wish!

A sarcastic retort about something that most likely will not happen.

"Oh, I'm definitely getting into Harvard."/ "You wish!"
" When I grow up, I'm going to be a superhero!"/ "Huh, you wish! "
"Scared, Potter? "/ " You wish! "

Be as good as your word
To be reliable and truthful. Said of one who typically follows through on one's promises.

Tom is as good as his word—if he promised to help you move, then he'll be here.
You’ll find that she’s as good as her word — she always comes if she says she will.
Please be as good as your word.

Pregnant pause
A long pause in speech that indicates a lot of meaning or significance.

There was a pregnant pause when the topic changed to Grandpa's will, and everyone could tell that something shocking was about to be revealed.
The most telling part of his speech was the pregnant pause before he denied any wrongdoing.
There was a pregnant pause while everyone waited to hear what she had to say.

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