off-key

[out of line] (2) {adj. phr.} Not obeying or agreeing with what is right or usual; doing or being what people do not expect or accept; outside ordinary or proper […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in line

[in line] (2) {adj. phr.} 1. In a position in a series or after someone else. * /John is in line for the presidency of the club next year./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

lay on the line

[lay on the line] or [put on the line] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To pay or offer to pay. * /The sponsors had to lay nearly a million dollars on […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

line up

[line up] {v. phr.} 1. To take places in a line or formation; stand side by side or one behind another; form a line or pattern. * /The boys lined […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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проще пареной репы

[проще пареной репы] {adj. phr.} [`prosh'e `parinoj `repyi] it is as easy as (a) pie - easy, very simple […]

Mary Pettibone Poole

"He who laughs, lasts."

catch-22

[catch-22] {n.}, {informal} From Joseph Heller's novel "Catch-22", set in World War II. 1. A regulation or situation that is […]

lay low

[lay low] {v.} 1. To knock down; to force into a lying position; to put out of action. * /Many trees were laid low by the […]