Let's enjoy some of the English idioms!

[DAS]

Cold Shoulder

To pay no attention to something.

When Lisa saw Amber at the mall, she even didn't stop to talk to her. She really gave her the cold shoulder.

[DAS]

It's no Use Crying over Spilt Milk

What's done cannot be undone, so it's no use crying over spilt milk.

[DAS]

Go down the Rabbit Hole

 to enter a period of chaos or confusion.

Josh always goes down the rabbit hole, he starts by looking at a news website and reading about Global Warming, but twenty minutes later he finds himself reading about latest fashion in Wagadougou

[DAS]

Out of the blue

Unexpectedly

She seemed so surprised by the news that it must have come out of the blue.

[Ann]

Just wait

     "Just wait, Mr. Higgins!"(from "My Fair Lady".) or

     "How could they hiss my Othello like this? Just wait! I'll show them!"
     "Don't say you can play even worse than that!"

[DAS]

On Pins and Needles

anxious; in suspense.
I've been on pins and needles all day, waiting for you to call with the news.

We were on pins and needles until we heard that your plane had landed safely.

[DAS]

The Way the Cookie Crumbles

There is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad ones, so there is no reason to be upset about it.

I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but that's just the way the cookie crumbles.

[DAS]

Spill the Beans

to give away a secret or a surprise.

There is a surprise party for Heidi on Wednesday. Please don't spill the beans. Paul spilled the beans about Heidi's party.

[Ann]

     

RESPONSIBLE
     To be responsible for smth (smb)
     To take responsibility
     At one's responsibility

     

Irresponsible

I don't respect irresponsible people!

[DAS]

Class Clown

Class clown makes students laugh to get attention. It is class clowns that are well known and sometimes even part of the popular kids. They tend to have a bit of a vendetta against teachers or those of higher authority.

As soon as a teacher leaves the class clowns are the ones who will go berserk

[DAS]

Our rooms are all full of elephants nowadays!

Ann, so true..

[Ann]

Elephant in the Room

an obvious problem or risk no one wants to discuss, or a condition of groupthink no one wants to challenge

Our rooms are all full of elephants nowadays!

[DAS]

Elephant in the Room

an obvious problem or risk no one wants to discuss, or a condition of groupthink no one wants to challenge

[DAS]

Hit the Hay

To get into bed and go to sleep.

I have to get up early for work tomorrow, so I think I'd better hit the hay.

[DAS]

     After looking through many posts in this branch I've chosen this one as the one which looks unusual and easy to remember. I wish you continued this branch.

Ann, I will! I do agree that it is easy to remember, moreover we have the same equivalent in Russian