English Puzzle

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like a hole in the head
Not at all; scarcely; grudgingly; in an unwelcome manner.
Joan needs her mother-in-law to stay with her for a week like a hole in the head.
like a thief in the night
Действовать секретно, тихо или в неожиданной манере.
He left the company like a thief in the night, without telling his colleagues or saying goodbye.
Он ушел из компании очень неожиданно, даже ничего не сказал коллегам и не попрощался с ними.
live in the fast lane
To live a full and very active life pursuing wealth and success.
They have been living in the fast lane ever since they arrived in New York City.
look a gift horse in the mouth
don't look a gift horse in the mouth
To complain if a gift is not perfect. A proverb. Usually used with a negative.
John gave Joe a baseball but Joe complained that the ball was old. His father told him not to look a gift horse in the mouth.
look in the eye
look in the face
To meet with a steady look; to face bravely or without shame.
John had looked death in the face many times.
Mary looked the gangster in the eye, and he turned away without hurting her.
U promised Harry to write to him while I was on vacation, and if I don't do it, I won't be able to look him in the eye.
We often believe a person who looks us in the eye, but it does not prove he is truthful.
man in the moon
An imaginary or nonexistent person (often used to indicate a person of ignorance).
Stop asking me such difficult questions about nuclear physics; I know as much about it as the man in the moon.
man in the street
The man who is just like most other men; the average man; the ordinary man.
Just interview a man in the street so we can hear public sentiment about the new law.
Politicians rarely care what the man in the street thinks.
The newspaper took a poll of the man in the street.
nigger in the woodpile
Something unexpected that changes a situation; a hidden factor or trick. Racist and offensive, but commonly used in the past.
I knew there had to be a nigger in the woodpile, because the man was being much too generous.
When the salesman gave him an extra tire for his bike, the boy suspected a nigger in the woodpile.