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be a little short onнемного не хватать (о количестве: All you need to become a Snow Angel is a shovel and good health. The city currently has around 400 volunteers. “We’re a little short on volunteers in the Champlain and Marpole areas, but we can use volunteers across the city,” Lawrence said. (CityNews 1130) ART Vancouver)
be on the hunt forохотиться за (Wildlife officials in Oklahoma are on the hunt for a mysterious creature that they believe to be an out-of-place coatimundi that somehow found its way into the state. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver)
be on the lookoutбыть начеку (for sb., sth.: Officers are on the lookout for drunk drivers 24/7. ART Vancouver)
be stretched out on one's Chesterfieldрастянуться на диване (I was cycling west on Wall Street in Round Cape when I heard a crash behind me. Quickly I went back and saw a car bumper, then noticed the fence was gone. A car had flown across Wall Street coming down the hill on Renfrew Street. It missed me by seconds. I looked over the embankment and saw a white Honda on its side lying on train tracks! I called 911. Fire and ambulance and police were all there in under 15 minutes. I went on with my ride though I felt shaken. As I am stretched out on my Chesterfield in the living room, I can hear my mother saying 'it was not your day to die'. Good to be alive. (Reddit) ART Vancouver)
I'll be on my way nowну, я пошёл (прощаясь: Okay, I'll be on my way now. -- Ну ладно, я пошёл. ART Vancouver)