make a day of it

[make a night of it] {v. phr.}, {informal} To spend the whole night at an activity. * /The dog found the door unlatched and made a night of it./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

whip up

[whip up] {v.}, {informal} 1. To make or do quickly or easily. * /Mary whipped up a lunch for the picnic./ * /The reporter whipped up a story about the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make do

[make do] {v. phr.} To use a poor substitute when one does not have the right thing. * /John did not have a hammer, and he had to make do […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make the most of

[make the most of] {v. phr.} To do the most you can with; get the most from; use to the greatest advantage. * /She planned the weekend in town to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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аппетит приходит во время еды

[аппети́т прихо́дит во вре́мя еды́] {proverb} [ape`tit pri`khodit vo `vremya […]

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The hardest people to convince they are at retirement age are children at bedtime.

pay through the nose

[pay through the nose] {v. phr.}, {informal} To pay at a very high rate; pay too much. * /He had wanted experience, but this […]

right out

[right out] or [straight out] {adv.} Plainly; in a way that hides nothing; without waiting or keeping back anything. * /When […]