What's popping? Ловите еще одну подборку домашних идиом.
1) Lead (someone) up/down the garden path – водить за нос.
Stop leading me down the garden path and tell me what is going on here!
2) Sit on the fence – сомневаться в принятии решения.
The government has been sitting on the fence about enacting economic sanctions.
3) Hit the roof – злиться.
Our boss hit the roof when he knew we had missed the deadline.
4) Everything but the kitchen sink – все, что только можно себе представить.
We went on a trip just for two days, but she insisted on bringing everything but the kitchen sink along with us.
5) Throw in the towel – аналог нашего выражения «выбросить белый флаг».
They are going to beat us for the third time, so I guess it’s time we threw in the towel.
Cheers!