| English | Russian |
| be about as useful as tits on a boar | пользы как от козла молока (VLZ_58) |
| be blowing a lot of hot air about something | бить себя в грудь (VLZ_58) |
| be deeply worried about | болеть душой за (VLZ_58) |
| be green about the gills | резко побледнеть от испуга (Tarija) |
| be on about | говорить о чём-то (talk about Interex) |
| be out and about | ездить по городу (Our Snow Day has turned to a Slush Day. I have been out and about today but now that the slush is all freezing, I know my limits. Car stays parked. (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| be out and about | поехать (по делам, по работе: Out and about with my wife taking care of needs that can’t be done during the week. -- Поехали с женой по делам ART Vancouver) |
| be out and about | быть не дома (по делам, по работе; иногда просто не переводится, подразумевается обычная активность человека – "regularly going out of the house to work, take part in social activity, etc, esp after an illness" Collins English Dictionary; "active; doing the things you usually do" Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus; "well enough to come and go, especially after an illness. For example, I'm glad to see you're out and about again.": When I am out and about, one thing I always bring is my tablet. – С собой я всегда ношу свой планшет. • It's not even a nice place to live anymore. Between the congestion, the noise, planes and fear of what can happen to us when we are out and about, we are looking forward to leaving soon. – ...когда мы выходим из дома / когда мы выходим на улицу • The room was small, but as we were out and about during the day, this was just fine. • It felt quite similar to London, in terms of plenty of gyms around the area, and most people seemed active that I saw out and about. Maybe the reason they can afford a health service is that obesity is less of an issue up here.  medium.com ART Vancouver) |
| be up and about | подняться после сна и заняться делом (She was up and about, brisk as a bee, before sunrise every morning (K.S.Prichard, "Potch and Colour", "The Siren of Sandy Gap") – Каждое утро она вставала до восхода солнца и весь день трудилась как пчёлка. Komparse) |
| be up in arms about | принимать в штыки (Также используется предлог "against". VLZ_58) |
| be utterly pessimistic about | не давать ни одного шанса на (sankozh) |
| that's what all the fuss is about | вот откуда сыр-бор разгорелся |
| that's what all the fuss is about | вот отчего сыр-бор загорелся |
| that's what all the fuss is about | вот отчего сыр-бор разгорелся |
| that's what all the fuss is about | вот откуда сыр-бор загорелся |
