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Aa n a bs olu te n oth ln s: "H e w on ~ be

o b i. to se ttle th is p rob lem . H e Is an . < J b . .

so lute n o th in g." '

the Au ge an s ta Dle s: {J lWY d i l 1 J " p/oce

tha: hod to b e cleaned b e f O r e th e work

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an Adam'$ iIppl~ "H e WQ$ a funny. t"I o o k fl 1 lg _ , thl l t. QS a w ir e , a nd lYit l l ,

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l e ll e r i n th e Greek alPhabet

a guardian ange~ "My n e f & l r 1 J o ! u ' 1 ! e / P §

m e s o m u ch w il lro u t expectIlIg,onythirlg In

re tum; ile l u i S been IIw e g u aid ia n t m & e L "

a n a na em ic character: 0 w e a i c , ,!!lb-dued character

A~hilles'heel I ih e h eel of A c h i l l e s(the one and only w eakness but a faial

One) : "Ja lm co uld h ave b eco me a n < ! X C t ! / -l e nt mus ic ia n today, had II no t b e e n fo r

hi s g am blin g - I ll's Ach il le s ' h e e l. "

thaI rem ains to be seen : ·~lIIlim(gfit,d e ci de / lr a / someone w a s be ing p a r a -n o id a b ou t M r s. H u n gt /! lg lO ll ( in d g_,

1 < [ 1 . ih e assignment. O r h e m /gllt,lID t. " ', T ha t r em ain s ,/0 be seen . " ' , ,

<jI1,li1diansununer: IIP e t i O d qf greo t hop-p i J u ! s s t J w t comes IoIB in a penon ~ life

a n o lil w iv es ' ta le : "He r i a t tJ W i e d g e ifh e a 1 t h CQI'e seems t)r e s t o n o ld WM ," 1 aJ es. ..

music to one's ears: "T o !IC(/I" such~ews must be a music 10 y()UI' /Jors.

, ; . a b an an a rep ub lic : ai 'e{Jubl io:wl lose gtJI'-

e m me nt; ; a re r ep ea te dly o ve rth ro w " QIItf

repfl1ced by , , ;w ones , .«ptaJly unstab le •

an ivory tower: "Living illyour ivor,y

to w er a t H ar va rd , il Is IlOl /ali to ju~',

Dlhe people wilb quite'd!/hmJ1 / 1 p p D f 1 I I " '

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, a sp oo r a s a c hu re h-rn ou se :'e xlRm e J y

p o o r

Without fear or fav~ur:· ' 1 is e x p e n ~,w e go to law , b ill 0 1 1 « thing yol/ ca nb e terta/II o f IhqJ ~ur ease wilt be

heard w fq ,o u t l ea r o r f av au " ."

Without a bitch: M 7 ' h e lI 'ego1iaIfOll.

, w en t' w ; d w u t II h itc h, •

as Wh it !) 'a s a sheet: ' ' 'You m J g h i h D v e

.sem a'g/wt Y O I I 1 ' . f t I # is as W I iH e iz o a 's I i e e t. "

to open old sores: "Why d id y . ; 1 1 t a l k :

to Fred a bo ul F o(h er 's w ill? H (lr al wtl.J'

. 'the point qf open ing tiIiI . om? ·a round-table conference: "We had a '

. t lJ l o /n ewsp( l{ J6 l'l 1i en a t 'O u r f as t r or uu l-

i tt b, le c o ri j' en nC l !. "

a W b llle good hour : "Mary spen t a

W l Io le ,g qo a h ou r 'W a itin g f or h im tp ~

flit h / 4 CMVe l' St Jt lo l lw i th h i s / n o th e r • •to t.w id dle on e's ..hu m bs: ' " IVi hod 1 0 '

l ! ' 1 i d i l J e OIlr , t h u " , / is l or .a;' irallr ' f ' 1 h i 1 e "J 4 I 1 I e . t l"4' gf!ttlng tfressd., •

..to·Sound the aIann: '7hete) n o ~ ill

W l J i t i t r g ; e v e & Ihne Yf1I4f- t b e p I ' ( J I i / I ! I t I .

J J IU ~ io f Ind /lie akum ~"

to hit !he mad: " C l ! t i r e l'commen ts

,hit 1M """" ~ timtl."

to > b e w id e o f iIIlfiI(: " D e aU cI lo l lt e~ 's

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, M I 1 i I e i J ft) /In & h m y p t'(J je cl.p 1l1 a h(fle

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to k n O e k one's head against a b rick 'waD: 'I H e c o ul dn ~ p o ss ib ly sp.~, (ifnI!

1 1 ; I I f n g to firul Mar y k no ck in g h l& f le a d

ogdlt).sl a b rick w all, trying t o l II ak e1 1 1 M r fght. H

io S IlU gg le to liie ~ body an d 5 011 1to-gether: ·Wh e n J)ill ! _ I~ l i f ew7~. w o 1 ! 4 : war IfjjJiClj/t to JII Id, an d h e

"m ed hardly en ough /() keep body alldS l f U I togeiMr. n •

he p rod ig al son: u A n ! you tpl,;g I t ;iil/'Ih e ftittmI C i J I f for th e prodigal StJ7I, TOIf '?"

in1be ~ of th e gods: ~'IIlJ in the fpp

0 / th e gods whe t he r we sh I ll l w in o r n ot. »

G oo k now s!

Thetej Iiut for the grace of God, go J.

side by side: "ll'o'*IiJg side by siile

.' w ith Jh is w(mdel jUl m an war a lJ !f 11pkum7e fo r B ob . •

. .more or less: « Jn ta t~ g on e w r on g? "-'"

u £l 'r o !lh ln g, m o r e o r l es s. "

. a sore' spot: " Yo u sh ou ld n ~ h ave m en -

tione'iJ I r i s r ela tiv e« Y o u la uc h¢ a sOre, ~I!¢ ',w _ilhh im . , ,' ," it '\~~

6o~~i\i CBoiH'" "."" ,. , Irobeafrald of one's own shadow:

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.1 "t/i!1t~e is afraid af her 01tI I I #'1ldi1w,~

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to touch. someonc's heart: "Tlie ' 1 1 1 4 1 -

ody toud.t¢ her heart so m u C h tha t ·

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to, come 10 OJIe' s sen se s : - Y O u 'sho / !. td speak to P aul th ai Jl6Uwll l

sto p h is a l lowance u nfe ss h e b eh ave s

himsel f ; . I hen h e , w il" c ol li e to h is

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, brothers in anns: "They M« Ime 6 J : o t h "

en ill o n n s during t i r e l O 3 ( war . n

to throw:in someone ' . face: "John

thNW h i ,' f a th e r 's d ls g fo c e b r 1 J 1 i f a c e : ~ ' ,

to I :aSt a cloud over: " ' 1 1 I e new s of

t ,e r f o tk e1 '' S I /b ie ssCDSt IIq llf lld o v. erI h i l i r . -lrtn Iqm oo1l. • ,

' to- CIIlcf t tae ~e: -EvelY.fhi",t h o t,Cilfches th e ,eye looIa beaut fIuI td f U m . »

every dog has his day:' aDo'n't b eIf I1$tit, n O b o d x 'k no w s w h at /(fo 'has in

sto re fo r h im , :E ve ry dog hm h is day . •.

m akeloU rself at hom e: · ;1_,,oome fn an d malte youmff at h ~ ."

the gI!ltc! m e s s : ' n e w $ f l 4 J 1 1 1 1 3 thot'P/4!-I,

1 M , mo.hJ 011 SIDC, voilenc.e q " d , fCQ1I.-

do l an d t h u s " /I .r omo t elhelr MI, '. "

:a : i i e r m ina ~-cup: 'Mar y war so '

ang", at ' he r s on fo r h is fH td ,behov iou r

and promlS t la IIIp un iilr h in t, W I Ihey .

, . . e r e soon / tknd s ' agoln; It W a f al l If

, B I o ri it fn IIt ea- cup . "

SwJ .a III! IIwIal tome what mal' be!

~ • _e, X 0 3 I i m i o M to wear the trousers: "From her 'Wed -

di!Jg day I !1 It il he, ,dftlDt she. " " ' P I ! thel r ( J u , s e n . w .

to break one's word llo go back onone's word: · Y ou con. ' tp b ack o nyour w o rd n ow ; w ith aM y oU/ ' h e lp We

.,' 'shall k in lrtJuble. • .

(j~aTb,6b1Ka aa pam , to tiike !he bull by th e horns: " Ale c. ~

",I .• • ' t o ok II by/l by Ih e h or ns an d asked liltI ' \ ' i ~ . «-:J.S!I.. -' i tj *"'1 . b o s : s fo r a rise ."~

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to B e in th e sw im: ·You do . 1 1 0 1 kIIuw

t he r vs al ts 0 / th e e {e dio ltS . T he n, y ou

can ~ be in th e sw im a ffY mew . ~

to ~ I ra c Ii : oR "Illy to k e e p trock o fal l my old s c h o o l ft ientb, bu t it isn t e I l ! Y . n

to ' ~ in th e 'SIIIIle boat: ' IWe ar e o f-focied I w th e same crisis; ware al( I ii"liie som e , boat. " .'

to be in an e 1s elem en t: "HulJ ho lf -,buift, l imber e! le l f )TWhere, n O proper SQnJ -

lill/on, people s/(ling lin th e ground, •

nothing to eat b ut p or rit!g t a nd toast. ,1

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ltW I U !t hl ng t ha t c o ul d 3top /filii. »

t & be in ( som e on e 's ) · b la ck b o ok s IiQ b e o n th e b la !:k .lls t: to be on-a list•o /p er so ns u nde r 'JuspiCionor i n c U n : e d

ih e ·if jsppproval ojtlie aUihoril/es

to be in someone else's skin: "[liIat, tn hls:s!lf i i once an d 1k i r o W wha t Ir e

c dn :f oe t a ft er this accident.»

to skate on tliin lee: " Y ou wer .e '

"skating' on th in ice , when y ou

p ra iS ed h is b ro th er 's b oo k. Don 'I

,)'011kllllY llie~ have nothing II I .(/0., .

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to lie as hu ng ry as a h un ter: "Allerhaving wor.ked in Ih e garr fe n h e _ t#

hungry at a h un te r .•

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t o b e. o n t en te rh o ok s : "W ew '" onte tr terhooks th e w h o le m a m in g ltI tJ itin g

fo r Ih e results o f the X -1 'fIY l. " . ,

10 be on the edge: " H is _ wen ! '

o n lhe edge j r o m Ih e c o ns ta n t n o i B e

co m in g fro m h is n eig hb ou r's ro om .· ,

to . be in (th e) se ve nth h eav en / to beDO C lOud N i n e: "Sftwe her ~ .1 0 Pa uI ;.A J iQ ! h a s b e e n on c k I u I J Nf!ll!'"

1 0 . be ill anotlm's.sIloes: "You~"'

~!II' exo miIio t/o n! N ob ody w ould like to

, . b e iiir-s hoes no,,: , "ifhat will~,;r" '10 \ w it ch o u t (roc): "Wlllch out/or

C a r t w . l i e n Cl'I)SSing th e s tr ee t. "

tab~'out o f o ne 's 'head/triinlI/senses:

"Mtmhal mus t have b e e n o u t of hermlild ti J te N he r bars about that."

to be Iight-fmgered! ' "17rey a re a sh ll m ed

t I t l 1 J t he ir ~ I s IIght-fln,ered, he steals

~ an opportuni ty atfsII8,. " , ,

. tl!! be as lik e 8S two peas: " 1 7 Ie tw in"$Is are at like at r w o f )! IQS, •

to know w hich side o ne 's b re ad IsbIIltered: " He 'W O nf do IJI fYth i !Jg_ for

) lq J U 1 g a Jn s t P a u l; fl.• b r 0 1 4 \ ' l wh i ch s id e, h is bre ad Is buttl!red. ". ", '

1 0 be, thick-SJi:.inned/lO ba:v.ea thic(. s l l i n : · "D o n ot wo"y, )IOu w o n ' hu Hhi.jNii~. He. Is v e r y th lck-SkilJned ."

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o n t lt e r un : "The !dUm are . o n th e

1 ' 1 ( 1 1 " ; but it is O n l y a q u e s t i o n o f t ime ' 1 J e -

,/iI"~y pre'~ ••

~.in a b l l J $ : moon: , " U n ji ; I I r Iu n a II y ; ~ .

!/till c o m e r /0 V i s i t me OIIQ! in IIb / ul1 IW O I I . "

ilL th O lo ng ru n: " In th e ' Iong ru n ills

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it run s in the blood : "'Fhe T e w . r h a V e

l ie e n d is tl n gu ls lNd e ng /n e e " / 0 1 ' 6 f ! 1 le 'fa.0 0 1 1 5 _ n n 41 1 S 'l n t l t e b l I J o d . , »

in th e twinkling of a n e y e: " 'I 1I Is hap-

p e l 1 e i f In th e t w f n l c l l i ! t · of till ~ J~wiis

n ot a ble to i/o 1 II rY 1 h1 f!& : . •

fn ene ear al1d out t he 4 f lJ er : ·Evely- .

rhi'll: :i sq y t o this f J Q y grJet in Jn e ear' I m d a ut th e. o t l r e i! . •

" ~ dOU b le harness: tw.tl P f ! O J f 1 v w o r k i n gt o 6 r dier -" " -

net fi~(0 hold a c an d le to : " S h eplays Ih e violin quite . . , . , 1 1 , but SM 1mi.

fit I!' hold a ca(ldk 10 her brolher.·

in full sw in g: "T he ptUI)I W< U in foilsw i' ll : b y mldnlghl .»

by ' tile sw eat of on e's b m \\:: to earno ne :r livin g b y h ar d ...od(

. In the:pfrtk: " H e s eem s to'lie in tirepink 0/ h e a i J f J . »

'in th e bloom af you th : "Miu,y is in

. t h e b lo om a /Y o ut h an d s he r e se m b le sh er mo th er so m uch . "

. i n p ; u li cu l ar :. "Mw ng .a lll/tj ! p ar fic i- .pqi l13 / i f lh e c on fe re nc e Jwn emb e r him

I n f J !1r t i~ /a , .·

f o r ' tbe~e -o f o ld lim e slf oF o ldtimes ' sake: " / , do n o t have much

, _ t il fl e , ' / J u t f'liialk 10 your $011 ~nd IQ I

,t o pe=ade 'hIm fo r DId lima" sake. »

to 'b e .in o lle 's , b irth d ay s uit: 10 be

noked" juS I as one IJIQSIIItmJ

W hm In. Rome , d tl as th e Roman s do;

o;re , s/rou/d adopt th e c us lo tl lS a n d man -"" .. ' , 1UlfS qf ~ fN' IJPle .one Is l iving with

the confusion of Babylon: <2tI upfO! iJ"

a big shot: "H e is IT liig S lio t In th e

n e w 'a dm in f st ro tf Q n. "

fe la y 1 Il iUnea t. someone e ls e's d oo r:" l Jo t i ~ i l T ) ' b lam e a t, my dOor . pou ' wtn'

iIle c t J / J J e o f dekly n o t m e . "

, to be' e xh au ste d / to be' f a t Ilng .o f f

one's feet: · 4 P e r th is ~ 1/«1~-', h l zu st ed . 1 mllfy do. »

1 0 p lay th e f oo l: ·Walt :p layed th e / 0 0 1wiih Jh e childtrn an d I,," hadfilil. »

to Slew In on e's O WIIJjPi«: -We ' k e e p .

s t e w iM I I I o u r o w n J u i c e . ~ 1 I 1 h 1 i i kwhom,., can "ddrrmphelp."

qps~. down : "E' iery th irlg w a s Ups;de

dmvn In : B ri a n ~ . ro om wh enhe

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- back J u m w . " . "

'to 'bti~f I to briqg up to d ate '/ to pm8 .O!pcone w i se to : "AsII /ey i t i J o i J /m il d . .

'h e r u n cle a t H r s r b a r l 1 e c u e , IryiiIg to

b r i ' W him up to ,d ate . "I"/h O U & h t

that I ad better pu t JIll" wls l ! IlJI " , 1u2 t~

goifw 1 m hln. Yourproject is b £ i i r g _ .

much C11/1c f{ed by th e bos.i.~

to m a k e s om e on e b lu sltls w ea t: "Hisl o c H e s s T e I I U I r k mfiile her blush . " .

to go t o e xt reme s: "SUe is ~ flhthat; s h e S O U in ~_ ~ *ha s to make her f t l t / b r w n t i I & H i t h im. »

to go m r o details: '7le d / d r J ' S " . if i/9 .

del(ijJj bu t h is m anne r le ft AnI! lit fUI

doUbt abou t . t h e j~nce of What w a sabout to l ia p pe n • •

to d l 'l ll Il tdd l l samcthil !g .1iIto S?me-o ne's h ea d: "lk r e m em b e r ed o ll e I h l'l l: .th e C ap tam had drilkd in to the ir halds

mol lY t imes: tha t a go od sta rt mllde fo ra good c a n ip a ig n . "

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far and. wide I in sid e o ut Ib t'c kw a rd s a nd f er w ard s

to lw ath e (a) n ew L lf o:f nto so m eo ne:'" 1 1I e / ro p e t ha t yo u gave m e b re ath eda new J i f e in to m e. • -

o / O U Jive J I I I d learnl "WM-'d~i /rou&fif l /gn

*s" a ble 1 0 t r e a t . h e r ow n

cII~ ,like thol? Yo u t tW . < J I l 4 . w m . »th e gteat ones ef the earth

to take someene's wOld fo r it:" "DIm t ' 'taIM , , 0 ' wo rd fo r iJ - ¥Of I'Cf lI I ~ / t I I "yountJf ."

"as sure as, e , s g s is es g$ : " ~_ ,,~ . ,to rom e 'b ac k em p ty -h an ded : "TI rey

cam e ~ home emp t y -h a r ld e l. f'

. to 'rule the~roost: "I n th e eo r l y p{JI1 o ft he c en tu ry , {J w o s th e e lde sl son . n ot

the w ido w, w h o r uI«I th e 1 i J t M t • ..

the p i Ii I: o f p e rf e tt io n : ~Her dancing

w os :w olM erfo /, ~ /. exp ressive-the

. P in '" I I . ! ' let(ee/ion: •

the lip of the iceberg: " 11 Ie y h ave un -

c t J I 1 e r e d o nly th e lip I I . ! ' t he ' / Q lb e rg . 1 1 Iecase ;s m uah m o "'. i IU ! ic lI tt , ~ •

the k!Il of the l a d d C l ; : . au y r J U MoW to g iN

to the lop t( the"/adder, YQ! I 1 l tW t IIIltt1badeintm, an d h e ' ~ i u th I m . . . '

to lead:" double life: " ' l i h e mojorl ty ofp ir rt te s l ed ~ _ dOUb le 1 J f o . »\ "

to have its origIn in: " 11 I e t radi lkmho a i4 origin In old HmQ.· '.

to fight.a losing batt le: "We onfighta . Iosing ba tJ I e w i th 9Vn.. be~ to

, g 1J 1W oIif grrtcefolly .".

th e , w i n d, o f c ha ng e: " Y ou n g p e op le

Iwped tlmt th e w in d o f ch an ge w ould. bNttflle '" ne w life in th eir co lin t ry , •

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to , w e ig h O n e's w o rd s: , f 'Whin \ I ' D I I lin!

being in te rv ie w ed lo r a J olt,· y o u m u st.we/gIJ ; y ou r words be /ore QlUWe1' lng the ,

'q l!e sJ io n s th e y a sk y o u, n " "

, to get th e u pp er h an d: M / be t ¥01I'd

cJtDM8/as t , If / e ve r le t y ou ~ . the •

upper hand."

to -tak e s om e bod y u nd er one's w ing :M I a sl ud M r "S m it h to tat. m y !1m",'under 1 i i 3 wing ."

to p u ll .o ne se lf t Gg ctli er : " / to ld A n n

, t o" /I ul / h e t se (f t ag et he r a n d s lO p c ry in g . ,"

h l i r a : b o l l e d : "Jack fa Q h71rd-~olled ' p r J -

l ieemlin ."

to s e e day'li8ht: ·A fter m on th s o f h ard

~ . we a r e . b eg I nn i n g 18 see day - .'Jight. n '

to" read one's mind I to ~ so';'e-, oneJikc a book I to s ee ,th ro ug Jl: " /_ -read m y so n lik e !l ~ I I I ! f1IIdIer

~11W o t 1 1 1 ! / U l f y h e tr ie s 1 0 h id e h l s / e e ! -

illy,nI"I co uld se e h im T hr ough an d

wuiers f fnd h is r e al i n te n ti o n s . •

to haye a tile loose: "q.Jesse l{CuplS

!fris, s,", must have /l liie loose . n

lu!ng ' f i . Y a thread: " A fte r t he colllslOll'

with a truck, G te go zy ,~ I Va hUl lg 'bY.t iIh redd." '

10 haw s om e th in g h a'n g in g o v e r ' , ' ""one 's bead : ~'f1t/s co ur l ca se h a« b ee n• h o it gI n g over m y head lo r lh e la st ,th ru

",onlh6. I sh all be g lad w he n. il, i s ow ; : r. •

1 0 b e;to h av e One's head in the, '

clouds: "it is useless to d eal willi hiIrI.

If,h as h is h l!lld '" ih '. c I o I l d s , . "

Ie do . one's bit: M E I l e h fam ily m em b e,

d id T lI 3b it f o r he r to fu t h e rs el f a thome,' ' . ,

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B O D C JlK OM t 1 J Y ' I 8 e

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, to liIlIke ha y of SOOI.et~ m ake '

i u l , y with: "H , made hay " o j ' ou r discus,

-skm, tMre Is n " use to go o n, . .

fo f ill t imesat th e to p of on e's 1 1 D l j ! ) l : '''W 1 te it . , .

Spencer saw th e f tgures 0[~ rob -, b e rs d re ss ed I I I filack sh e s toned

sC l' t! tJmih8a t • to P .1 Jf " I I ? .Iu n& s ." •With aU one's mlght: "1'11_ was m1

t ime to' think; lit,s tood lIni/mn w i l l i

a ll h er mlg/ f I heJJliln(,lor th e m o ill .s t r e e t . . .

ill an y c ase I at any rate: ".41 a ll Jl _r o l e , you C D n gd s o f f l e valu06l, ( I I I ' 0 r -

m ation h ere . " / " In an y c o . r e . yo u'",Ight h~ guased She w o u f I J b e ' at die 'poI1y ...

in ihefl~h: "H e'd !leve r m et an y o ftlie Je !lie n o r w om en in Ih e fle sh liuttit!')' ~r e Uke ol d f rie n ds . •

castles in Spain f castles lit the 8 ir Ipie in the s k Y : u nr ea l d re am s 0[ (pIen.

/ J o u r . w h la . o nl)l e xisl f 1 r th e /tIW tIna- -tu m o f a dre am er

10 p'in one's hopes on: ~ W e ' alii p h i .IUI!g' ou r hopes Oil ,_ son ~ I I1 Ient to

'help us ' t o , o s u r v l r v e . . .

to· g9 ,halves:.f(> lake;,," equtit:r_wIfh -d!oifi! e l s e

to go doWi! in hilll(l!;)'~ j"Afqill ldsr' "

B ell1 ws g on e dowII i n h iS to ry Q3 the I"._tor of t he t el ep h o ne . •

to be 'b ac k o n. the track: N M e r Chrlst-

mas al l wil l b e · b o ck 011, 1M , WckI l . g d : in . " , ' . I •

w.ilIY-lliUl': " A lic e w allte d 1 0 keep " ," ,.

>asf de : lt om t he ; ' conve l '3a tion, - b U t ~ ._ ,

I I,l 1y s he . W(lS dm w n tn to th eir d iscu 6-slon.~

" ~ "" I

a wolf inshe(l!l's cIotI\ing: SOIJ{t(llH ,

: W o o looks rflS[JfU:tabie aruI h an rrl4 a b ut

:whose behfl 'JiOiJr is quite th e o p J ' ( J $ l t e

10 have one's hail' stand Oil end:"1WIen a /lltle girl heard J h e s o und •'hf /l ' ·ha lr ~ 1 1 1 1 e nd . •

ffec lis a bird: 'Y o u Gan b e f r e e as tf

"6IriI n ow . "

." anneQ to the t~elh: "The crimina l WQS

11nfI1Idto th e teeth w h e n police C D u g / t t

him at ·fast••

" . < :1 )\ [n g, shAlIIc: ~/tIs a ' C r ) I 1 n t shame

drat th E childt2n '$lioulil8e separated. f rom l11l i pnotheft b e c a u s e ti l their po", .111ft' 'd /V o IW . . . . ,

Ii q U e s I i c m (a lDliIIer) of tintc: "[t is o n l Ya ,~ o flfr tW . btfort YI'II are i : P U g f d . o

III r ate " " tb e P a & : ' i ' H ' 7 I y m h I ' l ! / J th e ' .

p I 1 . f I ? 1.hJu{/d it ..... al l . .. .. . an d jiq1IIttL •

to me like a pb~ £tom l IIe IISb~:

a f o rce which has app iJre1 iJ/JI6eende-stroye{l, bul w hkii .em erga on ce again

to · I liu m ph o ve r t he e n em l eJ

'What's' al l the fuss?

Look what baFlpened! I S ee what

ba~ned t "

t o run to extremeS; "I'" 'f Itslup.ld torun t o e x J r e m es i l l y o~ r ~rto f 8 l 1 f ro m g ra ce : " S il lC e 'b e i n& r ud e

10 1h B c J J e n t . 1 Jm Jd o h as lo ll~ n ji:om

M ,.Sm JI h: S g ra ce an d expects very 9 0 1 1 1 1

t o ~ . h e rj D b_ •

t o g r ow l pu t down ~s: ·W e h aveg r Q w n ' to o ma ll Jl r o ot s h e re 10 emlgra le . »

'to lie througltone's teeth; "If Te d' Ioid yo u Ihal h e w as In Ih e ","tI", )'Go

llliiay, h e was ly in g Ih ro ug h 1 I1 I I fflh ,. " 'W e di d 1101 h av e a ny l II a il in s y t I. ll f ll f lo ! , •

If

B p 8 I o U I fIr'.,1IfeftB. ~"

.acran. B e ~ foa Bora "

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"to be a bablfU'at liar: "lIti1i e i 1 U I t J J I O #

I Jd Ine h im .,~ know s th at M, "Is "a habitualljar. », , '/

f ram tim e to t ime: " l i I l ! l m tim'/! It} 1 i i i I e

h e S to p p ed l is te n in g f or s/ ld ts . buttfle, ~

d 'Qrk p lQ iP l l l wet 'e quiet IlIId petJ~/ ,thollg/t--ItWjrs on ( /r ein _ he f IRd.JjpI

_ I tlh e mt lS t v io le n t OJIdtel'rlbk d t I ! r t i

h e h ~ ever #en in / i _ i s*", ''t im e d ra gs : - H o w ' IinuI d T rJ & S W h l l l 0 1 1 '

, ,lU Is 1 9W Q J I • •

all road s lead II) R om e: J I m I N Iw4l-IVQj > ' -Ilinte •

with all one's Heart: " Y t 1 I ' g Q 1 ' ft hoped

with a U h e r h ea rt t/u4 _~:, ,

, lfU Uriag e ...1 1 1 b e a h a p } 1 1 one .»

\ tbcrc'& a tim e a r u i p laC4 l f or o v@ . I-·

t hj Jl g: , " / I o v e 1 '0 listen 10 . tUnny / D / r Ubut /fo t ...helf J hOiYe I tW c h 11'0'* 10 d o . ,n r e r e : J a tim e and p lo c e f or 1 Y t I J V -

t/l~:»

to 1:tm\ oomeone's head: " 8 1 & n e w po-

" s lJ io n ha s tum ed h i' heo d, ll,e does,notn otice a/f)Jbo tIy . ~ "

. t o s i t b a c k on one' s f~ " W e \ . e ' 8 0 h ~g,liJ ~ htnses. W e w pu t ft qff 1 9 0 ImIg,

/ r o t I i f I g 1 l o b W O J i fd gt! br ldi o;rlrlS'j'teI. »

to 'get iluf of be d on the ~ ' $ I d c :· W M , ~WI'l»Ig with )IOU thb 1 IIu m 'b t6 . '

. 'Jenny? Yo u go l o ut o f / J e d lin lhe'

"lIf"lI sIik, I e t. »

'fO'w:onn oneself in to anoth~s ' f a- .vQu r or ,conlidenGi: "Nobody , w ar aliI , ,

to niftke ho w / I f ' half manqged ,/0 lI'(1I'!!J

l t imHQ'into h is boss' s 'COnji ti e lJ t!e .N , '

.'new lease o f lir e: " D eb b y'J ~

. o f}db /las g iven h er a n t!W ,- qfllf&S he lo ok s se ve ra l y ea r.r ~ /" "" / II 1 1I I. "

,_nd. nallire:. 'Lucy l ies [or the _

q{..y l ng . It h as lie ca me slC OtI d natureto4 ie f'. ~ , '

, on e's secon d w . l h c t : "M~r 4 bad slart.

Poi/I gtJI . h is se ctI IId w in d a lld I J ' t e d

,~n.·

to 'e ut the ground from u nd er o ne'sf el;t / to pIIll the rug from Ulldet:

'doe's feet / to take thf l Wind ou t Ilf'011«;'5 sailsr "Wh en N allC }/ ~ fo Jh er co m-

plaill._eD tWOUI lh e teaching at !h e

' s C I W I il , die h e o d l n a s N r . cui the ; m u n t Jf- W I d e r . f i t s fftt by _OIt~g' thaINa"ey frpd 11'0/1 a s cho l iJ r :f h Jp a t

Marfbgmugj , CoIIt !g! I". / KCounuiJor

/h e a C C l l S e d . . . O s about to a I I t / i e i s th e

jUlY w,.." Ite ha d Ih e wind rakM ""I of

hi . l sa llsby

Ih e client, w h o b 1idW d o ul: IM t h e "'as.gui/IJ' .•

to g.d .something ou t aron e's 'm in d:, " [ t ll lU"wrorig ' I I J tolk 10 he r like dial '

tiM ,MW,[ can' ge t it ou l o[ my m ltul .• '

nilt wortb a s tra w jnOt. wor th a f ig:

-AI/lhllt.foss abou,'hv martftjge _' ''twI ' iWNfh a SIImV." '

II-suc k ed orange : ".1fler-'<lt!g

t w e n f l l - f i v e y e q f ' S {or I I « ! e 6 m J I " I I ! Y . T 0 4 I I

w .u ~iJ like a Sucktd _"". ~ ,to se e wh i ch way th e cat j u n I p s

ta~ w ith a W ho le sk in: 1 0 •

( J Q p e wllhdul i l l iU I 'J I . •

. come to pieces/ to go to pat: K D I c k11/1.$et his busltflm go to p o t . , to ' ,

to Wash one's dirty linen fit (lUbUctaOf~, y oUr 6m llie r / J 4 Y 6 i/ ff lH iJ '

vel)' badly 10 y lJu, DIU )IOU will only

.. ItIfJIIe i'a I I 'OI :re 6y W < 1 3 h i n g dirty, II1II!Il :in public. "

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to h av e a c ard ' u p on e'S ' 5 1,eev ~' M~;;fU ture ,h ad a card up It s ~/eevewhichI fDlh lng at th at tim e w o uld h av e ted,h i l i r to eJqJeC t . n

. ''fo ' crY on e's qres out: M I l 1 1 ' 4 1 ' a

w om an w ithout a :smile . S he ha4 cr ied

h i l i ' < ! J I e S ou t l O o / C i n g at h I : r little M . / f I, 's "

s l ! f f e r i 7IM. "

10 slip one's n i i n I1 : "II $/ipjMd m y

I I I ind .th411 h ad an a p p o l n l n 1 e h 1 a tj ive."

t o flsb Ibt infofination: '17ie~'wmllete all t ruJn I jJ I&/ l3h lng fo r i I If o r~IIJQtion.~ ,

to lose t emper I 10 fl y o ff th e h an dle I10 go u p in th e air: "When I told

H enry tha t I w ould 1 u z v e to ch qr ge h im

for, the work I had done /o r h im , hefo w ojJ1ke h a n dl e a r ll l SIaI1eiI (P yel l

a t m e. "I"The In tmogat ion wid o n 'i l I U I o n, th e g ue itio ne r' ~ ng to l O s e

J iJ .tte m pe e. "

over one's head : ~ Illflcft.wmced llUilhemalic:t. It w a s i :mnpIetay.1

_myheQd . ' "

rtomid the tea.leaves: "linn no t ap e m n * ' m id 1M f«i~ Ip l'({e r ..to go an d se e w/ilt in)I o wn e yes. »

an . ug ly ' dud i li ng: "Ma rk ul h as I /1 D W n

' in t o , a ' -u l lf o l girl o ut qf an Wy duc/c-l ing , s i r e u se d 1 0 b e. D oi$ • ,

apilched battle: a b a ttl e in w h ich '

1!Up lorees on both silks , ar e c omm i II 'J I

.! : lercu:les' l l lbout: "That~,100, is or rlite fist 0 1 H er. r:u fe s' I fJ i> ou r . "

, the head of the family: u s u a l l Y . . . . '/aihq' ,

-(0 g i! vc ( oom eo ne )- a p at QII t h e. b ack:"'J'/tt cHi ld w l i o Is p allR d o n lI Ie back

, / 0 1 ' dl/ing a IW on w ell is p l e i JSed andoug/I! II> be. •_.

8 trained eye: "Dave luis a ~- e y efo r ~ uG h kirld 0/ slr (ff. .. ,

wily moved 10~: "Slw /un bun,eQSI Iy I1UJved 10 l eQ1 'So v e r t ir e las! sev-

e r a l y e a " ,. n

viithaut batting an eye I witl1alllb lin lU ng an ey e: "f 11'011'1 bal an

ey.e; If f have to sH oot y ou. DI' 'Yet'

~1 ' yOn . k n e W thai i / \wmething neede i f

. 1 O c be lo ke n o f. ' R I c k y c o ul d t ak e e a" "

0 1 it h iiJ fs i/ f w it ho ut ,liifllk tn g a n '1e.n

in Ihe d ead of n i S t t t : "17tere we",Ll I

/(asl a h/llUfred g o , o i / reasons s i r e

S l w u l d t i ' be i l. ! " c lU l le l .r y I n th e ({.ado /n /g l it . ~

to run ~fter twQ hares

till bl;a:k one's back: ,"F alhe r has blfr. "

ken his ba~ l I jI i ng to ~l! ,this ,bust-

'ness go l nc , liut al l I n v ain .'

to'talklutlcey: "Whe / ( I J ' me e J ~ilJl We '

u su a l l Y / o l iC tu rkey , fJeCjl,USB w e f t a . i i e

m u d r ' to discfUS. »

t o ' w ~i &t 1 e i n the w IR d: ·Y ~ m fgh l

i ,u s l w / J i st ie ill th e l 1 ' im J as l a l k (0 '" '

Henry; "

, 'I,' '~, t~ th e S am e langu~e: MW~ have

~Ih b e e n , "!f nin g E n g lis h , la rt 8Y O& e.

s t : h o o i s for Ih e last ~ J-!llfs. W .e. u , 1 k t i r e _ 1 q n g r « I g e . D • ,

lO'!!Ilk shop: ~IUwe', ~ . - ! ' R I J > ,~frtJl

" minU ll!S ,~ /Jre /lleetin g starts, let 'stalk s!Jop. n •

, \, ".'

, .rope 110M)' ,

'l'Il'f1'lICD03J,.~

D)IO~.

rpect1I ,!Iem.11I Jlol laTOll '

8. head ell o ne 's s h ou ld 'I lI : uJ..aJf,ays

. liste n to h 4judgm en ~/iJr he h as .0'

.~ d on h is should.n. n

b ra in tw is te r

blue blood/blue blooded: t l ./11 te twbi l -fly o r ar ls toCl 'l lCY

~ the d ove af:JlC8Ce: th e dO H h a s . '* " I

'0 qmbo f of peace from Ih e r i m e fmm~-

m rn io l. I t w a s th e do ve w h k l t " ' b r o u ' g l l io ~ftom God 1 '0 Noqh In th e

r - or k ,0 / th e 'h eig h t o f th e : f l o o d

the GOrdian linot1 < I gNat di/lkully,

• an , ( lI mo s! Insoluble prolJlem ,

w O e ' b etid e y ou : " W o e 'h lld e ) IOU. If ,

) IOU miss ) 1 O u r inlenlew. Y o u w on 'f g el. a no lh e r chance . W - ,

a g p o s t town: p /own Ihtlt f: J ItO mnge r

In liab i/ed '

a bitter pill: " Ii WQS abl#e I ' Pillj;"h im /0 sw a llo w w h en It e di8eOvetwI l i la this wife didn t lo ve h im im y :m_. n

, a man of his ,word: "1 am SUIY Iwe

• . ,c a n .1 1 : U S t h im . H e is a m a n o f h isword.?:

to sij1k through the f)Qor: ~Whe n s h ea $k ei/ m e In '.fio hf o j a llfh e g Ue sts why '1 had ' ban rt: i i :pelledf rom s ch o ol. 1 w a s

s o e m b am i as ei t Ic ou ld h ave M Jn kthroUgh tlfe f loor . n, • ..,

to rake in the m aney· : U H i s n e w buaf-

' ;ress Is roklng I hemone y 111 , i il j Ih en e w ' prod~t~ {' I I

: Ii' b Q 1 t f rom the blue: "Th e n ew s abo ut ..

thef r mtui'lage c am e lik e a ho l t fromth e 'blue. n

1)01wortD tw o c en ts I not W O l d t' inold song: "His pl'rJposal I s n at W D I 1 I t

an 'Old so n g. "I" A ll t hi s fU S $ . ,w o l r f l r /W D cents. II

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th e. sWO ril o f D am oc le s: a sword sus-, , p ended by a : sin gle t h re ad . a nd I '/I ad y

/0 descend an d kif! th e pmQIt siltin g .

/Je low il ,

" I I > g ive ' iH ro) ;. ~Alice g'Q)Ie II / I I , het .

. .s o n fo r c om ll !g h o m e late . ". .'

, to ha·ve'oom e a long w ay: & Y o u l i l l l"

" co me II 1 01 11 1ay s ince we la st m e l.

Yo , ! w e r e a cleric th en a nd now ) IOU ar e

th e director o f a p ub lish in g h o ase . H

•. sy6w , never lo ok a' g if t h ors e. in the mouth.

~to ~reaSe someone's palm: '/0 bribe

, te ! lo ll' the em ; (10 strike th e eIIfS

hard, u su ally a s p un is hm e nt) ; u Y o u

!!lire Ihat b ack o r 1 71 box your ears. " '

k t i u i k e tm ck s for: "II 's geI j idg / f i l e .

W e Iuid b e t t e r i n I i I r , t ! " / t a I ! / G ' / 'O f hom e.·' ,

to'teach a lessen: " B e decldedtl' " ',

II1 'e ac h' th e w il d a ctr eS s it ' fe s it J n '. ' "

tiQnky~: "T he w hore O/f i I l rseemed 1 0 me J ia "k y·p a n/( y .•

~o-faced:uP4f l l p raise d m y m usicwhen"1 t e w a s In m y h om e , but I found

o ut th at 'h e h ad m ade fo n o f it uh indmy bock. lie is V I ! I Y tw o -faced. .. .

with both f e c t on the ground I to haveone's feet fmnly planted ()(I the ;gt :Qwd: "Margaret w on ~ g et c ar ri ed

i I w a . V by'Q lo t o f slll)I7II ltlmls: sM nas .both {eet-on I h e g r o u n d . " :

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. . . goose flesb ;sk i il f .pimpIes: "And t he n s he

c J a r e d hI!r ey£I', hugged H e n e I f as g o o s e

jIesIi raied tm . hairs all 0 I Ie1 ' f ief- b o I jY . " :

, I IeJ I1mo ~oJl ()Dl )' lO -

(ae~)MI!BYDpB llII~iBIpe

_'fecT1l.

~t

AePlUn. B Helf,lJ,elDDl

~:n; HOC D O ' J I e J 1 I Y

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: . t o h a· 1 /e ·q n e's li ps , s~ ed : ~: r; nl s Is "

. \ . a l ly c o1 !ft de n ll (J {s o, p / e t 1 S I J , h ove y ou r

Ups sealed. ." "

.to I>eep OJi"e'sear-open iokeep aweather ~'e open: " T h e y soo n W IIn l

) /or th ; since then ~ ha d !<qI1 hi I,ef l fs OMII lor n e w : r tJuil ike W4! Wid~

u w.d . • :; 'Y ou should kup a weflrhu- eye open with people like ' tht I f.~

to p ricK Up o oe 's e ars : "She p H c l t ei !

up her e o n wh en 3M Milrd lie r n a m ~men t ioned. » '

'til hold one's tongue; 'V I te ll hlm-

s ome ; " ' ; ; ' I I I CO!!/ idence, do y o u thlllk

he Cdll b e trusted If) Mid h is to n gu e ?'

to stiC k 10 the JIoint: ~Astudent w a sasked·sevuo/ t imes to Si Ick 10 th e p oW ;· .

. to keep · a l ow p rof ile: '-llrtJd no IdiJ, my pro j1Omlwouid ol'O~ so much'hl l l"

1I111y. liad better keep a low p r q j I I e ' ", , (he n fP ,df op ./ m on th s. "

10 l(~t;p one's feet: ~ drillJang tie

wh~/e ~ ;ng he formd I t d l // 1 cul t If) :

k l !! lP 1I Ishe t. "

to keep one's head abo~e water: "[

. a lii' o j;rd d P h i/ ;p :t business fJ n t dolnJ.

• . ' l it aU w e I ! ; he I s b are ly I CI !!lP /n g H b

" he ad a bO ve w a ttr .•~ gentJeI!lan's asreem~t: ·Weh~ Q

'gentkllltin's~_nt, whIch& asgo od as (J ~ cmUi'ad •• , .

'child o f n a tu re : S~ w h o IJ if/-

nOle ly go~, evlllI if unpo/ fsMd

10 ! a change; "U/'iplay fUJo/her

gam. for. (J t ih O l lg l ! . " - -

< one' ii d a y s are numbered : · ·You mat ,' . . n o t lh ilU c I t, _ ' " I f al l '/hi!l lair land,

I.' ,b ut/lie dq ,. 0 1 t he h um o,! 71100 ar e. . c , nw.n l/ e red_ . " .

a maiden name: Q - : f /f 'J j/ln#/y _ e.pdor 10 h I! ! m omO lJ e'

aeBMKa lUI,n~ .Girl F~idIlY: ~Je~ w a s - G i r l FridayI ' : " " In our.office ." :'

~lIan. lIB.Repay ' 10ge t on somec:me'slerYtlS; " ' t h e o ld

hI4y~ crifnplains J'I!Q{1y got on ;try n e rv es, "

to ~Iilysafe:· . "Yr iu liad biter play saftan d go to t h t r o ll iw l y " 4 11 0 /1 r i p it tlO lt iI l O l m m iss th e la st /n ; /In . • -.

to m ak e a,m ow tl!lin ou t of a molehiU

to put a bold f a "Ceon someUr ing~

" , -W hen 'H tm ')lw os told that ~ ' l I i a s . . l fS . .• J tJ /S$ e ti , he p u t a, b o ld I (JOOon It, a~ d

. sa id that lie Jiad , in ten l lei f to trih QIf~

other ; job 1 lI / y w 11 }' . ; ' .

'it's in the bag: · . .wer t J « o h fJ ur s w i th

t ke d (r ec to ~ Iwas, offe.w i7 i o o d posi-lio n In th e /lr m • . 1 t', in th e b a.gt~

an artic le of f aith : (J ~/(Jt m am ln t '~ ' 1 1 1 , .rom l!Q lle 'Jph ilO SOP hy • "

l'ay on Ihe nail!

to ,keep one's woril: " H e p ro m is ed h bm othe r to leal! h is w ord . •

1 0 r i! ll l with an ' i l : P n hand: «H e Iitui to .,

. ,rule (Jllhe/tltnllp with an 1 tr 1 ! I 1 id n d . . . . .d J';

to keep ,in the dark: . 1 ! f u t / 0I II 11 y h ai l-been ~I in f/le dark on lhe matter be-.

- . " f o r e t h e ]i nG f s o I a" o n was lfl4 i1 e .~ . I

to hoI(! one's head high: "N ow you

i ! 0 I l e . . be e n aCqul tt el i Oil a ll t he ' ehaiwes , "

W U can halil YO rii' Mad high ."

to know which way the wind. is blOw-iQg : "H e , was distinguished by h is a~

iJy 1 1 ' know which way th e w ind.,. " ~ '~ /ow l"g . " , I '

to keep o ne 's p ow d er dry: "Au" '~ in God and ke !lp y our f J D I I1 d f I < d t 7 . •

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10 onc'sfingertips: · J o I i n w as a hu-i et tUC I 'aJ 10 h is j ihgerttPs: » ' .

• until you are blue in the f a C e : "She

ca n te ll h er e ndle ss s J m 1 e S u li dl s he ' isb fjje in th e face . • -, •

to r a m cats and dogs: "I t has b e e n ro in -. in g ca ts and dogsj iH' an hour a I tmdy . w

to be O ! I ; one's (its) Ju t legs: " M r . -Jo ,,# h am t e no rW t m o n ey f 4 ' t 10 -

, - h is stodc;-1iis buslilm is on ibI a s t , • • "

to beat one's Wili ' ~n¢ "/ I I 'Q.f ql ! I V !til/if' end., I c ou ld /1 01 in dlh e so lu /r ono f Ih is problem a lone . "

t o come of· age: ~SM ' IWIS nowlfl14r/J!

fJoenty- ( )ne . She lIW i ndepb lden t bo t h ,

_ b ) I qge atfd by i ncome . »

one' s be tt er half: a h um o mu s r t i f e r - -l!llce «! o ne ~ :w ife •

to 'frighten 'the horses: to h e (nd ls .

t:reet, Ia & I u I c k publ ic, npirUOfI

in oiliet WO(ds: ·W e m ay kill if neces -mry , b u t w e must no t hole atu1 eI!fr!y

batflfg. I ,. o th er WMiI, 1 / te _ / M 1 1 f 8 0/-_ _ , t 1 I I I 8 f lie kilW fIuilk I & J. "

the' e v il ~e / Ie b lI li1 e an evil eye on

someone: a m l! l1 4i :f ll g, O I 1f it to !t s lookthe life an d s o u r : "'Iat:k fa otway; t i le'life o iU! s oul o f d!e pariy. »

w iiJ i o ne 's h ea rt In 6ne's inoulhl-to liave ori~s heart .I n one's boois/to h av e O I1e's h eart sIn k in to o ne'sboo!&: ' "When l SD W die t I o t I r J r " ji:u!F , ,

'my i lre47t I S O n ' " fii m y b oo ts. nI W M f tI heari l a knock tit th e d oo r, IIU' / r f I a I I I i

,"""" fh m y m outh , "

b o d y a nd s ou lr "Whath, d_. ,,;:dlN!$ /rady and S()ul. "

, ~.r: l:I

~ J ! I \ I C t ' l 1 J R ~.lKII'l'J, KlIJ[ KOUJIIII

c . c O G a a o i t' , . L

s ir ig le -h an d ed ! " /~ t ol il h im yoil're

the on e who crotiJud il. Sirlg/e-honded."

b y " the sk in o f one's teeth: "S he w asab k to ca tch th e 1 4$ 1I W l J r t IJy t he ' $k in

of h e i - t e e . l h . n

if wishes were horses, ~bewrswould riclc)

to c ; ; U r y coals to Newc8stle

.-JK, ,

- .t o milk the bull (ram}: "// is stupid 10--

i 1 p ect , o n y t fl ing f r o m her e ; a m er e case .

of milking the bull .." -

to wish a fa ir . Wind: " r i t e Pres identwlsffeil Q foit W i nd 1 0 H r e s jJommen whp-

" "" " g oi ng to participate in - n . e P ly Ifip ic _

G tln i4 "

with an iron ~and: ·th e le ade r ~fI¢

he r eb i li /i o n willi a n iro n lidn d . • '

the iron curtafn; /h e m i li ta ry , a n d poJit i-

c a l f li Ir ti er w h i ch s e p a r a t e d th e W e ste m

democrr lc les frolll th e 1 V a " ' 1 " i ' , PO_C{"coun tr ies -

green I as green as ~.; · Y!'u c line• 1 10 1~t t h i s , boy to do bll3in~ willi

such p e J ' SO / J atMhw , H e Is on l ylwen t y \ and as g r e e n ' M~'·": ' -"-

andnal passions: m an ~ I O W W i_Cis

to lead a ca t and dog life: ~

IlIlllI'NJ/flriousfy tiwn oj1 M t Im& It bdiJliculHO undenllJlll / /tIN e lm lh e y ,

lead M is ca t an d do g life.•

to liv e b ey on d O I1 e's 'meana: ~ No w an -der llN H ow ardS ~ go/Ie bankrupt , .

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t h e ; h ave b e e n l iVing b q o n d /h e ir

me an s lo r .w a rs . "

to k eep e p e n house: 10 ' IH I o J hom e ~

, ~ 1 1 !1 " . 01 a n the t imes; IrJ o ff er l it em

~ jla lily " 'I JI lttile s.s 0/ w h q t l u r Y . f 1 t ; : e

the die is cast : y ou r a ctiO n is "" ; " ' o oah l e

, " , ~: to gQ f or a " so ng : " 'n re ' p J c i ~ wenl

Jffr a so ng b ecause die palilter'li 'afl 10

/COisem one}! quickly .» ,

10 .have a readY ~ o n i u e : ~ ' 1 ' h e . r efo lksa r e r e al ly wisj:, thzy h a.v e a r ea dytongue for aU 'k1nC4 of, q ue stio ns , •

b~l\irt~ one's back'l- whe~ one's

6adi is turned; " Laur o so ili so m e.

ve l,)' ,n as/)! w ottis ah ou l ~ u h eh in dyour h ack. " , . "

.to get it into one's head: "Studentsco u{d " ~ g e l L a ll n gramnrar Into their

.'h e ads." " ,

,Ie b e ' c On fo un de d b y tlie sunplestp rob lem " .

los t· sheep: "W11$ ' j t 71ei:~"'JO r fS/ / ;

hi s { i l e fo r Ilia, lost shlN!p?" .

t o eat o n e's 'MlJdt " a u ; . c r i t I c J said t lrai

w e fIWHIId_ m i I k e a ~ tit0lIl" j

1IfOtJJ1/ne;. no w IfJqf >I'e I tI W e P r r ! v e d _ .l I ' I 1 l I ' I& t h ey W iU ~ lo e tll/lW ir ~ .

t o e :e rt :\ e I \ J U circle: "4/ter,makillg an d

~ a '/brtune In Am erica, rom ~_,turiled 10 fils 0{djq7J -tit /fare /ay s. H e ~ ,Md' come'./ i ! l t c/" ,Ie , '" : .

t d h 1 l l ' P on t h e s ai ne s tr in g : "I W i S h '

ja u lWJuldnt ,harp 011 I he sa m e 6IfIiIg

e W r Y l ime Idrink coffee. Ibmw til.

ready'lhat ills bad/or h«lfill, Nf. won'l give It up. H ,

lo ,m a kc _ a n am e f or o ne se lf . uClufstian,

h f J $ I I1 I l Ik P I 1 f J ! I I I J : f o r h i m s e l f In p r f n tl il tf . "

-te d riiv e' som e on e in to Ii cemen t9

4pt(tl , ~n o p p o n e n t of tilly 'fJ~J/bility.• to ,re~ t. The p h n i i e ; r s oftel l used I» '

hOx il1& •

• • te cu t to t h e qu il il li : ~RiJbertwas cu t

to th e q uick w h en h isW / fe m id h im .. _ ." w o ul d n o t go qbroQd w/I l t h im . • >

10 pu t one 's n o se In the.aic "You piliyoI/I"lt~.iIi the ai r every tb M your

, b a ck i s 4 a 1 l l . l t th e wall . . .

" " to ' 1 : a U th e n m e : " Yo u m u st db w h i I t J I O U I ', 1 p Id e QJb. He f. s pDYingjiJr ) 'OU1' I m i n i , ; g

3 1 ! h e I i o s a fig/IIl tloal l ~ / l i ne . "

" to fl y a Ji;i le: ~llwoufJJ be wise , 1 r J fly G_

kite to test publle reaction. .. .

Ihe law of the Jungle: ·T he la w i1 /(h e ju ng le 'g ov em s a ll iII Fru MQrk41econom y." ,

\0 be II 1 8 " u nto O ne se lf : '~EXm:Ul iVf Is

o f his e'lflnellce ~ hotIW re(l 1 1 1 " , , -

S e l v e s w iih the spadework b ut COlIS"

InS":", as she'd hegtm,to tealk,e.- was

a k iW unlrJ hi_If"

, , to~Iishte~he S c r e w : ·O ur ~ h l iY-/fIg to tlglite" th e .rcMI' I I I o r r J e r to

iMke lIS r w o r l c l ong h o ul 'S . ~

to sbJJtQne's e~e to:· "$h. Ihut I I e i ',ye to aU h is s ho 'f :t -c tn lf in gt , 'a /l ha ug ll

m y b ro th er w a s alw ay s p oin fin i Ih em •

' ( J J J / tD , 1 1 « . "

to, lick one's wounds: ·S he w an te d tD

be.a'lol)e to lick al.nr. ~~; ••

10 lay t he cOme r- st on e : 1M CDl')tH!f"-

S/rJn1l Is. th e I lUJ$t Impo'r(a!,t p a r t o f (h e .h1!i tdlng.

, to1lO_ me's t r a d < s : ' ' 1 1 r e hank rabbets~ e !.fV tn (/ I I I d r ItrIeks very 1 h o r o u & h I Y • . .

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, 'to' put a wold (fOl:):' K C 1 t N I G JI!HI pU t if

-.JiN ' m e, Nancy , when yo u se e M r.. / q e o 1 J J i t tmlonow?"

to : pU t on i<:e: "We are'~, A n d r e w ,l1Ul1!'l1'w, Iuul to pu t you r JHfJ1«t on

ic e. W e 'll h ave O lll1 th el' look at It IIItw o months' period.'

10 be sic k to d eath : "J am s f d c toihoth 0/ his endfus 8It/ria."

t o l 'e IlP to th e e ar s inWOIt /Ie have. o l ll i' s J u i r u l s ' full: .'[cannot go to lhe

tliealertonigfit, 1am up 'to th e eal'f In '

' " " * "?Do n ' tut m e * ' ' ! 1 6 IIfIYthIItg

DI uwe my h an ds /ililwith th e e l l / I -ilrm.·

stolen fruit I forbidden fruit; "Forllid-' tkn:/ruit is alway; ; t~ ttWt.tJe.s/mljk. P

ii1fedious laugh:"He~ f D U g b ' WtlUO 1 1 1 _

foCtIous that when sh e l4ughi ld, al l

dtm jtJlMilln tIiough thl/Y dkln;, i inder-" Iflmd tire joke. »

to b ui)('o ne 's h ea d in tlie s a f u J : , "He"1 i o s 6lIrled hf a 'head In th e san d ti Mdoes m it w an t to I f s r e n to ~ ~.

to liur;y o ne '. ta le nl! to i I b I n w iJ . one)a I J I l i I I e s ,and fVI$ ", . '. ,

table ta1t: I lgbt cqnyenat lon at t h e tableto make biii:b w I t O O u t stm r."R Ilr '- ., _ - u rt lJ lj /e to gM yo u al l opin ion be~

'cau.JIIH' did , n o t gIVe th e fn/i»'motlon

we I Ie et If d . We CtlII ~ l l l i lke bricks l I1ith-

'fIlII.rInlM. "

the c a m ; before the s t o R n : a 'P en od o f

fIIItI ~ on IIp/ana'III' triIb '. ' . ~

to tighten the belt t : t o pullin ooe*s, b elt: '7he i 'n I sJden I asked his ' p e o p l e

*,-6g/JIa, the", be lu an d * ' I IHdf f i N ' 6et-*"1Infe& ...

to l aCe someone by s~ "'I'M J 1 O -

~ took the 'crim in al by $urprlce. »

to s trik e a s na g: "The negotiations.sJmla (l,S!lOg an d hod 10 be p t J S ! p O I I e dfo r t V a weeks, • •

a l li lie-days wonder: so m et hin g v er y

J l! JUd ii Jna l bU t qu ic k ly forgotten

10 r u v . e at o ne 's f ln ge rtip sJ ,lO k no wIf p1 ti :e ,l ik e t he b a ck I palm of one's

hand "H e"(;$ pafllamtin lary p roce - ,

\ d U 1 f !J an d t ir e n il es muI flrltIItifJM of 1

the e t i u s e o f C o m m o n s a t 1 1 1 3 I n g e r -

/ip$.'. 1

te bow whiCh w a y the wind is blow-

ing I wait and s ee w h ic h w a y th ew ind .. b lowmg: ; 'We . lIoul4. walt muI

se e tth ich w ay the wlna 1 3 b /Q w ll l 8 - ~ , '

to k r,o w o ne 's p la ce : MI1@ Jhould "/c na ,.,h is p la ee a nd aW l/d gNh I g advic_e

1 0 1m b Oss. ~

t ,o have an eye for: ' ",$fie I ! t N ! on ey e

fo r c l ! t h h l g an d Me wore I t b e au ll ftd ly . ~

to be 'OIl, th e b oo ks : " T h i s inStl/uiion

;$ 1 1 m on the books. I don ~ th fn k w e, ', i w jJ ll ie o lw ( th II.»

a happy m e diu m ; "You s h a u l d c ho O se 'a h o J p y , medium andJlrlnk·abDuI J I I J fW

Malt•• " e"'

a g; ; il l! - .{ ! li ne : NThfJ iHIII_ ()O ukH )8 ,

a tP /I I -m i ne If /t w e r e proper/ ) I devel-~ . . • ,t Ij e IP lden rule: ·N~er to lIB la le ~

the IJIlden nile .» , '

a h e m Q e golm ~ i o u i -mother I r 4 s a '

I W a 1 t ti/gold; sh e is so kind, genmms~.,»

The GQ ll le n. : Ag e: ·The seven/mllll

~ w a r t l t e Goldeti A & v fo r'F_e.r

. , , _

, 113oPOiO nci1t _BY larred wilh fhe SlIM b n Jt .I J) "

" 1 w oU ld ll 't d e al w l !h a ll yb o d y f rom

tIiis,fo ",l/y , th ey a re a ll ta rr ed 'M 1lt" th e

~bfUSh."

~,lIS !KpUlIyel' , , . at r l I S t band ht..i&M bm'be, hoise's mouth; "I gal tIta l I e w . r at

- fimt ftantl, so Ikn ow it 's ':1me, »I

I' "Welt better ~ t II6 ~r W . / I G 1 *-IfUIlWn . they wallt 10 lWeive , for 11'$the

t iesl t h il lg w h e l l o ne can find o ut I lle 111-

's truei;olfS S I r t i ' i g J i t from 4 I I e hom! : S, mouth . ~ ,""

. o ut of this world: "T his II0 1lU 13 1 ' 1 1 -

, « If)! out O ! I l !i J war/II; t a m .ru1'e.1filf

will/juy it."

un cer one's nose: "H e stole m y . w a t c hfrom r ig h t u lf de r m Y 1loS iI. ": '

. -Un&rthe counter: "/H lMf ~-Phai l ing $ 0 / 4 . goods under 1M

, c~ !JJe r~ " . '

Ibe ma s sa cr e o f i nn o ce nt s: hearl les t

~ n t o f chlldreh 0)" young people ,

, ' . ' .o f t e ! J u se d h u m o r ou s~

,- to pElu r o ne's heart: .~ H__

a lo n e, sh e poured o ut # ler h ear t to m e

al iWd 1 i : e r bro kie n m pJiD ge . ~

fer .dca, life: ''W h en th e dslldJYlt 9 < 1 1 1 1

/M_t o /th e h ouse t h e y ran 1 m ;• , ,Iije out oj ! 1 M g ar de n _ " .

day in~day out: ,,~'I#, ~ 0IIt

Mr . B lin km a n lOOK a m o r tlin g tnunan d "';'1 10 w ork. " '

ib i ! a ~ / I O bearJQep iII;IIIind: ' !We '*WflIItJIf II s e v e J f l i r n a c l r i 1 l e s b ut wh a t prlfe iI ?¥flU IttM in 1I I inI i?"IYou tnJJSI b e t z r iiii I I i n t I . . . y dlBlghter is very young." - r - ,

to, be loose-tongued: (to be ~

lOllS, indiscreet) '\4 loose IOJR i s 'IleVeT w elcom e, " , ~ _ I - .

• H 3 -n C)J I H o ca

. "

!B haw one's heart in ' th e · ri g htpI-. "My uncle may l o ok untidy, b ul

/tis "-t1is in " ..... p IatJe .. .

.- bear/havejbold a grudge agaihst:

"tfIte 1 I t d n ' t diinlr: it· W Q S so i iUId I /oe..,.., Itfti a gTfIdge agtifnst hfm."

(Q' J m < e a card u p' one 's st_'J7h!

future ' had a card up ilJ'$1_ w h l c f Jn o tl ii ng a t t ha t' po in t wou ld have 1, j i

h im 'lo~ .· '

to have a ch eek / to Ita v e th e'nerve L to have' tbe gall 10: "H e ha s

a e ke d; to a s k me fo r a Iflail the min -, u t~ _ w en . in trpduc,d" I-H e has

-die nerve to pass j udgmen t 01 1 wha rtift 1 / 1 1 .

"

'i" .

10 have a nose for: "Sh e h IId a rea l

n O S P jbt tro ub le . "

to ha ..e only one pair of liiUidS:

.[ can' look afler the chI~n and'

. < lO O k ' t h e dinner at t I I ! I _ , ." , ; Iv e

_, go t one pa/i o f h alld 3; -

to bay e " a w a . y with one : ,"!iltS.Stat[ord

~a fII(I/ lO'Q)' with h er slllf/ijntf:n.y , "

.. w IIh e v e r y t h J i ; g s h e , 5 Q ) I $ . . . '

to h ll\'e II s baW lo ng u e; ~tohave iJ!O~ed ~y of thinking) '!re"_qfIwId.1/f Mr sharp l imgue.H •

fu6e·up to ihe ~'in ~ "{S i•

. fD ie l tsa, !O approach Mil.willi an y re -

.' '-qunt.. l ie- is up to th e ears In w ork. ~

4o- tmve IIbone to<pid: wiIfi sem e- "om : ·1ave' a bon e to p iP< with .you.

My ~isIer- saw yo u tak« $5 I IUI o f i t 0 /.." 'lr ar r# ba g this momlll& - •

, t~~ve''O~'s banda NII:' " D D n " cu t ,/lie ' tI i d(I anythiIrtI" / __ fII7

, . , I I ,a n d s h Il looking oj1u.Jwa c Ia Ik ken . •

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u e 6 a

KilK )10rutC.Abl' .lOla senspe

tGlK JlO~TOpnponucaa

to upset the apple cart: " Th at a cc i-

den t h as upset th e ap p le ca r t, "

to try the patience of a sainV to try

the patience of Job: " Yo u are tr y in g

(he patience of a saint, I have ex-

ptained it to you many times. ~,

t ruth lies at the bottom of the well

Kin place: " His w am l so cks w er e just in

place, you know) for we had to take OUr

shoes o ff "Ihough I h e f loor w as s a cold."

to have a' finger in every pie: "Wh enPh il h ea rd th e re w as 10 b e a jum ble

sa le , h e w as SOO n b usy o rg an i? ,in g 'h e

statts. He has a finger in every pie . .,

ail your geese are swans:'you overes t i -

mate the v alu e o f y ou r io ss.e ssio ns o r

ideas, just because they are yOUT'S

to vanish/disappear into thin air:

u } tVe u s ed 10 se e a lo t o j h im , th e n Q n e

day he vanished into thin air. "

at sea/all at sea: ''A [le r liste nin g a je w

minutes to their conversation, J was all

01 sea. Chemistry is not my subject. n

[0 be in a fog: "Barbara is a ll in a

fog n ow abou t wha t 10 d o n ex t."

Shame on you!: "Y o ur m oth e r is can y -

ing a heavy bag an d y ou le t h e r do it.

Shame 011 you!"

out of the blue: "Now , ou t o f th e

b lue , a Te xan Ran ge r h ad sh ow n up ~

on e o f the ve l)' o n es w ho h ad partnered

w ith Jake S po o n . "

two aud two make four: a b so lu te ly c le a r

just what [he doctor ordered: "Thank

YOII

fo ry ou r I lI 'lp . It

.vasjust w hat th e

dOCTOrorde r ed ! "

lax ua KTOJ1K3x

li aK n 3 3 J1 o /K llK H a pO 'lHO

lI:aK 06 CTeHKY ropox

kat( nOCTCJlCUb - Tax H

enaTI> 6YlleWb

W,hat a pity': "W hal a pily th at sh e

contdn ' t stay with us . n

like looking for a needle in a hay:

. stack: {'We are moving and my room

is such a mess; looking for your pencil

w ill b e like too king fo r a n eed le hi a

haystack: "

like a red rag [0 a bull , " Me ntio n o f

his rival's name was like a red rag TO a

bull to him. "

like rats leaving the sinking ship: like

tr aito rs d ese rtin g th e lo sin g sid e in a c on te st

like (greased) lightning/like a streak

of lightning: "J\Je never seen anyone

Min s o f as t. Thi s /J Ia n ra n lik e l ightn ing

across the fie/d. OJ

like a moth (that [lies) round a light:

lik e so me on e w ho is unab le to resist

lemptat ion

like a cat on hot bricks: ex t remel y

a wk wa rd an d u ne asy

as luck would have it: "John fell thot

h e m igh t h ave wm r Barbaro thai y ea r

b ut a s tu ck: w ou ld h ave it he w as m nr-

rted then to his second wife. J}

like talking to a brick wall: "He is .\"0

dogma t iC . lr's l ik e t al ki ng 10 a brick

w a ll a rg uin g wuh /lim . '

you make your bed, you must lie

on it: "He has made his bed. and he

must lie On it,"

like a duck to water: "A l t hough he

ha d neve r b e en 10 th e o jJice b efo re , h e

took to the routine like a duck to ...

water . ; to t

(like) water off a duck's back: "She

scolded her son again and again for his

'Iar in e ss, b ut h e r w ords w ere w ate r o ff a

duck s b ack. ,.

31

K.iIK C n e o o ' CBaJlHTbeJI

KaKcapama

, "aK CCJiL)J.II B 6o ' IKe '

KaKcrpaye

, ,,'ali $JIIorep

K alG Ul M Yxa e rn YXycl;lJla?

. a . " " 11 3 sac

KaMeHlI~ cep,l l.U.e

KaMCflt. npCTKHoaeulUi

sa UJUi B Mope

K.3my MaCJlOM

HeHcnOpl'lUllh

~"r.ueTb K3:t{capaUl.(1

I<JJI II I KJl lIHOM BhI1I lno3JOT

IUllOq x n p0 6J 1e M e

3 X

to appear alit of the blue: "M y

b ro th e r s ud de n ly appeared ot n of Iii"

blue yesterday. We hadn't seen him ji1r

years and had given him up for dead, "

like locusts: "The poor relations

swarmed like locust")around the 'richmall."

to b e packed like sardines: ·W e w erepacked like sardines all the train. I

could hardly move my arm. J}

like an ostrich: with ilj head in .thesaru! I' lik e a w ea th er- co ck : i lY o ur s on ; . ! J ' so . f! as -

i O ' injluenced, jus! like a weather-cock, "

What ' s .l'atiog him?

a C alip h for a day: a person who

comes into power for a shon tim« only

a heart of stone: "H e mUS I have a

heart q f stone 1 0 tum a w a y his own sonlike he did."

a stumbling block: "The issue of e th«:

waS a stumbling block at Iheir discussion. "

,a drop in the ocean: "Their help is

only a drop in tire ocean of what we're-

ally need, bill tt doesn '/ mean that we

are not thankful to them. "

the g ame , is up: "111e gam e is up ; W()~ld

you like 10 make a statement now?"

a house of cards: "!Jenis"jdeas

about his future work are nothing -but

a house of cards that may topple overany tnomem, "

plenty is no plague

to swarm like locusts

habit CUres habit

the key to the problem: "This is very

essential. r th ink: I /w l f/1 I:1' is the key tothe problem. "

CJI0BO

KOBea; - f J . e J r Y BeHe~

J W I l8 f im . nycn.um(aep6nJ!)fJ.)

KQPeIl,BLlM 06p330M

KOPMHTL 3allT)lalGlMJl

KoponeBCKB i i np_

the key word: the word that isneces-sary for breaking a code

when rhe left hand does not know

what the right hand is doing

when pigs fly

when my ship comes home: "Wile/!-my ship cOmes home, I wi/I buy lilts

fur coal."

(all) skin and bones: "The old mall

,whQwas their leader wasjus, skin and

bones."

the wheel of Fortune': symbolizes the

vicissitudes of life

lne key position: a p o si ti on of vita!

s ir a te g tc imp o rt an c e

to have a lump in one's throal: "Icoutdn 'I say good-b y e 10 her , f had a

lump in my throat, 11

a bag of nerves: "Since her divorce,

Pamela ha s been a bag 0 / /lerves, "

don' t change horses ill midstream/half-

way a cr os s t il e s tr eam : "It is always a

mistake to change horses in m idstream , "

th e end c ro wn s th e work

the'ship of the desert: the came!

root and branch: "Tire old customs

in . China have been destroyed root

and branch by the flew regim e. "

on e 'of these days is none of these days

a royal w elcom e: '''W/ren we arrived

01 a smal! village in Lapland, we were

surpr ised 01 Ihe royal welcome the vil-

lagers gm'e 10us, "

in short "In short, you have to admitthat i 'oU have lost thts game, "

39

Kp , a eM r n as a

-KpanHOC'rH CXO)l .ATCJJ

«parnocn, - cecrpa

l '~UlanT.a

KpemUlli OpClIIeK

K IU11.fHTb 6J1arHM MaTOM

Kn08" rOBopIIT/RpODb

:JmOllopJfJla

"PORh IIC n0Aa/noJI,JIlt3

xpou b C MOJIOKOM

Kp08b CTW:UeT B ~Ulax

, KPOKO}J.IfJJ08()1 CJle3:b1

JoI:pynt 'l 'JoCR no n Bo rUMH

Ij:p"!lua noexuaa

the corridors of power

out of the corner of one's eye: " A n d

then l saw her out oj the c o m e r of mye ye ; sh e WlJS so sh y . "

e X lrc m es m e et

brevity is the soul of wit

a hard nut to crack: "He IS a difficult

man (0 convince. You will f ind him ahard nut 10 crack. n

to yell one's head off: "He started

y ellin g h is head o ff a s .1'00/1 as he sa w

h is neighbour . . •

blood will tell: "My adoptedson was given the same opportunt-

tie s a s lire. o th er r .:h ildr en ~ b ut Ire .

turned 0111 complelely different fromthem. "

blood is thicker than water: Ihe t ies

b etw ee n re la tio ns a re clo se r 'han t h o s e

between friends

the picture of health: "A young girl

w as th e p ictu re o f health: r osy c he e ks,

bright eyes. shin ing teeth. "

lO mak e ' the blood run. cold/to chill

the blood: "The s igh ' of Ike man lying

on the road was enough to makeNancy s blood run cold. "

crocodile tears: "Take 11 0 notice oj her

crocodile rears. She OSnot in the least

concerned about your Injury. J}

to be under someone's feet: "l cal! 'tcook the lunch wi lh YOtiunder my feetall th e lim e. "

to have a screw 1001c: "He I I I Igh l

have a screw loose. if he believes- in 'all thts:" r

J]erKOnaaarsca

.r.e3Tb 83 KO>KH sou

!Iec P Y O I ! T - uiellKJl

J1CT.HT

JleTaJOllI,<lJl rapensa

JIu60 p,a,. JJH60 ner

Jm60 mill, .ll:lf60nponan

JIH33TLmlnrn

JlHTb BO/JY ua MeJIbUnl(Y

all lay loads on a will ing horse

10 buy a pig in a poke: "What a pi ty

y o u , d idn 't sp ea k w ith m e b e /o r e b uy in g

this equipment, 1 am afraid you have

b ough T a p ig ill a p o ke . "

the brain of a pigeon: to be quite

b ra in l es s

t o smoke like a chimney: 1 0 smo k »

c ig a r et te s i nc e ss a nt ly

a sl ice of the cake: "They a re e ag er

to have their slice of the cake after

such a w onde rflll tr~ nsacfio n. "

]I

a swan-song: " Th is co m po sitio n ~ va s

h is s w a n -s o n g. I,

lOcome easy: "Learning foreign lan-gu age s cam e easy to m y b ro th er . 11

to go alit of one's way: "H e w en t out

of his way to show his interest for 'he

o ffe r m ad e by h is pa r t n er . 0}

where there is a strong riding there

is a strong abiding

a flying saucer: a n u nko w n .ifJ 'in g o b-

j ec t fr om another p lane t

to talk I speak of the devil: "Oh, talk

of the devil. h ere y ou are . ~?

take it or leave it: "Fifty dollars is my

lowest price for that second-hand air

conditioner. Take it or leave it. "

it's neck. or nothing: }I'lU ",,/Sf risk erel}'lhil lg

[0 lick someone'. boots: "Don 'I YOII

see, he tries /0 lick our boss ~ boots al!

the time. "

to be grist to (or to bring grist [0)

someone's mill: ilYour appreciat ion of

her work will be gris t to her mill. "

4 1



JIIITb KVOKOJl.llJlOnL.CJIe3h1 'to sited crocodile tears: "Take no no-

lice Ofher crocodile tears. Sire is not illthe least concerned about your Injury. "

JlHX3 6ei:\a IJa~3JI0 all things are difficult before they are

easy / it is the first step that costs

JlIIIJ,OMK JllIlIY face to face: "M ee tt ng E rn ie face 10

face the social worker would b e able to '

assess his needs and start work On

Corn Plan."

J(OBHTb pLl6y n MyrROii to fish in troubled/muddy waters: "ItBOlle is as easy as ABC, that they will tr y Ilf

fish 'ill troubled w a te r s. "

JlOiKKll. lIerm a fly in the ointment: "I would like 10

go 10 S pa in n ex t summer, T he o nly fly

in the ointment is we shall have 10 lake

o ur a un t with u s . "

a white lie: "It is better 10 iel l n whilelie than to lose a friend. "

to be green with envy: "1 / she buysthis dress, she'l/ make her friends green

with ellvy."

I

JIOlKlt 80 cnaceaae

..aonarsca OT 3ROHC 1' H

JI}''1HII,!I,_ a ray of hope: "This nelV contract

seemed 10be a ray of hope for Dave. "

a bird in the hand is worth two in

the bush

, the lion' s share: "He wallis the lion ~

share lo r /rimself and for hI.! client. "

at all 'costs I by all means: "Imus tfinish. this article 10m arrow by all

means. "I"The most dangerous .Ihingyou can do is 10 take any aile Impulse

of ollr own nature and set it up as the

thtng you ought 10 follow at all costs••

JlY'IllIC C>lHHU,aB P ) ' K l l X ,

'leM lK)'Pa&J]h B lIe6e

Jli>SHI'alI . J1 .0 JI lI ,

M

a whipping boy: "They use him as a

wipping boy who answers all his sister-

in-law ~ mistakes and faults. n

4 2

Mauua IIc6ecII3s

MapaTh pyKlr

MacK3pa/l.HLlil 6 a . J 1

MaCTep ua 8CepYKlI

Me,llOBLlil J\ICCllll

MellGlY MOJIO'roM:>I .

HaKOllaJIblJcii

MClKiI.Y I Ic60M " 3CMJlcil

Melll,!ly npo'IHM'

MCHITh JID1II3IIcfi

BO npcMJI ncpcnpaD.b '

. Mep30CTb 3anYCTeKrur

MeTaTb 6Hcep

.nepea C8"HbH~ur

a mother's boy/darling: ".Imdy is

so spoiled by his mother, a realmother b o y. )7

manna f ro m h ea ve n: somellllllg thaiarrives unexpectedly as help lo r so m e-

body having dlfficutt times

to soil/dirty one' s hands: "Lwouldn't

dare to soil my hands doing any busi-

n ess with thetn . II

a fancy-dress ball: a ball where all (he

~uesls are dressed in costumes oj his-

toric o r f ic tio n al c ha ra cte r s o r f m yt Ji in g

else shat lakes the ir fan cy ~

a Jack of all trades: '~Jack oj all

trades and a master of none. "

to give up on I to give up as nope-

l e s s : "WI? are not going /0 co ntin ue th e

discuss ion of thts m atte r; w e g av e u pthe. . idea as hopeless ."

honeymoon: "They could afford to

spend their hon e ymoon 01 1 the islands. II

between the devil and U ie d eepblue SEa

without a roof over one's head

by the way: "By (he way, your phone':

'been 0'" of order, and I couldn': reach

you."

to change/to swap horses in mid-

stream/halfway across the stream:

"11is always a mistake (0 change (to

swap) h orses in mids t r eam ,"

abomination of desolation: SOl1 le l / r i f1g

.elY disgusting, regarded with aversion,

all abominable thing

to cast pearls before s,wine: "l dont,

.think: I will confess to this ttttte mall in

b la c k. P e ar ls b e /o r e s w in e . JI

43



MCTOIIOM np06 IIOl!l1i60K

_ M""OCTH npoclIM

Mllp 'receu

:Mne BaIlJlCDaTb

M03I11 K:3K peurero

M03rn na MeCTe

(He;zypaK)

MOJIOKO aa f)'6axlie oficoxno

MOJIOQlWe 3y6b1

MonOllllLlC PCKlI,

·KHCeJlLlI.. e 6cpera

MOPMbHaJI n06e$l

4 4

by trial and error: 'To find the correct

solution (0 our problem we had to go

by trial and error because nobody

could g ive uS advice, "

a dead language: Ont! that is 110 l o nger

spoken today, such as ancient Greek,

Lattn, Sanskrit

to have rn_Qre(of something) In one's

finger than someone else has in his

whole body: "Steve has more fki/l in

.his little f inger shan you have in your

whole body, which tsn 't saying much!"

'You are always welcome!

it's a small world: "When Iwas in

London I 'lief my former colleague in

Oxford Street. It's a smal l world!"

not to care" fig/not to give a fig

, for: "I think it ~I"a sickness to grieve

100, much for those who never cared afig for you. "

a memory like a sieve: "When it

comes to grammar, Ihave a memory

Itk« a s ie ve . U

to nave one's head screwed on ,

the right way; "Sofia was sure that

her husband would take a wise deci-

SiDI!; he had his head screwed on

the right way. "

to be still wet behind (he ears: "H ewil l be no match for them; he is SJiIl

w e t b eh in d th e e ar s. ,.

milk teeth: first teem

a land of milk and honey

a moral victory: a defeat thai should

by r ig h ts h al" b een a victo ry

moral support: "[ 0111 m akin g m y _fif>{

speech at the meeting, I hope you wil l

be there /0 g ive m e m o ra l su pp or t.n

Mop03.no KO}l{e nOJI.HpaeT

l\1oc~ He cpasy

IlTPIlllJlaCb

MOTaTb ce6e aa y c

MY,I lpa i l KaK C083

~iillaH pC)l.KOCTb

Mytill COMllenHA

MyPaJIJKII 6era.OTn o K O)K e

MWlbllaJI onepa

10 give une- the shivers: ' , } Ig ives lIIe

the shivers to see how he drives his car.

H e is so ca re le ss ."

(0 p ull som e on e's L eg : "Don 'I you un-

. derstand he is p ullin g h is le g 1 0 am" " ,

everybody here. "

Rome was not built in a day: "Thai's

pmgress,- she said. - Rome =:buill in' a day. ~,

to make a mental note of: "Alan

shook his head not knowing the anSwer

making a mental note 10 the medic Rob

had mentioned. "

as wise as all owl I a wise old owl:

({Youraunt is as wise as an owl) yo~ 'd

better lis/en 10 her advice. "

a m u se um p i e e e : "Jack: is so p ro ua o f

h is o ld co r; it is a tr u e m u s eum piece. I?

a nagging doubt: "He had a naggl'g

doubt whether he should have let GI:S

go off alone 10 do a j ob that was too b ig

[or him - the job they augh t to have

d on e to g e/h e .r . II

to make one's flesh creep: "It

make s my flesh creep when I thin},

about ft."

be unable to hurt a fly I to be unableto say boo to a goose: "He isso timd,

h e w ouldn t say a b o o to a go o se . n

soap opera: "Spencer's mother ha

floating 'negligee GIld matching reb.

made her appearance. her husband,

in a velvet sm o kin g ja cke t, fo llo win g

right behind. David fell as 'f he hadstepped into a prime-time soap

opera. ,.

fuss over nothing: "All her preparu-

ti on s a re just f i lS 'S a bo ut n oth in g . I a m

sere nothing will come out of II."

4 5

uer ~yl l,3. 603 Ao6pa

1186!,1Y

u a 6e3p.mbC II p ax p w 6l1 ;

ua BeC 30JIOTa

lla l'OJIo)l,llwii l«eJJYAOK

na /IWIX

aa AOJlll<uoii BWCOTe

Hl KOHIII l(e I I3J>IKa

aa IlaJlLU,aX MOlllllO

COC'lHT8Th

46

H

Every cloud has a silver lining:

"Ro b er t h as lo st h is w i/e , w h ich is a

b low to h im , bu t h e m e t Jane w ho b e-

cam e h is re a l h e lp e r . Eve ry clo ud h as a

sliver lin in g. "

on (he run: "She t o ok a san dw ich andate tt ort the run. 11

better one small fish than an empty

dish

on the top of the world: "No b o d y

exp e cted Sarah w ou ld w in th is

competition; she is on the top

of th e w o rld ."

worth Doe 's weight in gold: "You are

wor t h y ou r w eigh t itt go /d . l w ish y o u'd

let me pay you .. "

just in case: ( lShe dia led her aW/J ! lum-

be r , jus! in case . II

on an empty stomach: "Y o u mus t take

t he se p ill s o n an em p ty stom ach . "

to sail close to the wind: "T he co up te

s aile d c lo se 10 th e w in d. G lle sls fe lt UIl-

easy to o km g a / th em ."

one of these days: b efo re lo ng

up to par: "H is w ork is n o t up to p a r

this week."

on the tip of one's tongue: "The

nam e ' o f lite city w as o n th e lip o f

m y to n gue ju st n ow ; it w ill com e

back 10 me." ,

to be able to count on the fingers/

on the fingers of one hand: "Y ou can

co un t o n th e fin ge rs o f y o u r h an d th e

num be r o f lim es I ap p roach ed him with

a ny r eq ue st. I'

n a p a:c ny rb e n op or

118 cBoil CTpaJ( II pUCK

ua cuocsx

sa TOM CDeTe

aa yxo (no ceapery)

na '1eTBCpeHbKaX

Ha IUHpoKyHl lIory

HaUlITb lIellY

• < lIaUOJlCBlUlIil. BOnpOC

Haoop CIOB

to have a word wilLi, someone: "Wo u l d

y o u com e up to m y 'ro om , A lice? I'd like

to h ave a w ord with , y o u . 'I

Doe for the road: <0 fin al dr in k b efo re

o ne le ave s a so cia l ga th er in g

at ann's length: " IP au l w an te d 1 0 g el

to know Jen n y b em er , b u t sh e k ep ; h illl

a t an n s le ng th . "

on the edge: " Th e \ve eke nds w en t

a li"l. b e tte r, b ut h is , n e rv es we'" def in i lely

o n th e edge by th e Ib m . F rid ay a rr iv ed. "

at the parting of I'he ways: "[I~Iim.

fo r " .' 1 0 s lo p an d ~ h in k. W e are at Ih e

part ing o f th e w ay s. "

off one's hat: "M~ . Lewi s rook this D e-

c is io n o J! Ir is h at. J)

near her time: a ph ro ach in g th e m o -m en t w h en h e r b a~ Y 'w il/ b e b o rn

the world (0 come th e life a fte r deQlh

aw ard in the ear: "J w as told abou t

th ls like b y a 1V0rd in th e ea r . "

o n on e's h an ds an q k nees: "Since l~ 00

n o t w an t an y bo dy so " us we mi g h l be be:

te r if we cr ow l o n 0 / " h an ds a nd kn e e s. '

in a big way: " Hi, h ou se i s a lw a y s

fu ll, h e is so gene " ,u s an d do e s e very ,

th ing ln a big w ay ." .

to (lain one's hali1 in: "After a (OllP:,

o f gam es, yo u '/I SO m ge t y o u r h an d I,

l/lis ga me . II is nO>d i ff ic u lt . "

to jack up the pric,, :"17Je m an tr ie d fis

bes t 10 jack lip th e " ic e, b UI a ll in vain ."

s or e s ub je ct/ so re P nn t: "I t is bet ter 1I0t

to speak about Ii is f~i l l l re, h is so re su bje e. »

gibberish: "N ow , h e p h r ase s w ou ld b,

m e an in gle ss, m o re I ragments ill th e gU ~

b e ris h t ha t p a ss ed j" c o nv e rs at io n s, I JI II

on ce they woul d h ai e.m ea n t e v e ry th in g . "

47

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~JaBoronITL. PWllOK

U3DOCTPHTL yum

trarperr, P Y J < H

. 113.iKuMaTb ua TaibrLle

up )'lKIIln.I

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HM:elIaMH

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ua.rUITLcH/lraJUIH3TLCSI

KpOllblO

U8MOTaTb ceoc lI3 yc

lIaMbI.IJwn. fOJlOBY

48

to SCrew up one's Courage: "Mar«

screwed up h is courage and asked his

boss for the rise in his wage. "

to make up for lost time: "Maybe

Sam was making up jar los! time Or

may he something e l s e , [don 'Ikn ow ."

to flood the market: "Chinese goodsflooded the market. 11

to prick up one's ears: "He pricked up

his ears when they mentioned his name. "

to feather one's nest: "H e is no t go ing1 0 feather IllS nest at O ur exp en se . '}

to sail under false colours: 10 assumea false identity and'to conceal one 'J

t rue purposes

to hope against hope: "We « 1 / hoped

against hope that he would become bener:"

to put strings: "Iwanted iter to behappy in w ha t sh e was do in g , an d I

W as prepared to p u l s lr in / !/ i to help h e ron her way.·~

to call a spade a spade: "In our [am-

ily we don t Use a flowery language wecall a spade a spade. II

(0 kill oneself, to commit suicide

to become bloodsi:tot: "His eyes M-

Came bloodS/lOt, it was clear that he

was angry indeed. "to make a mental note of: "Alex

made a mental note o[ everylhing he'had heard in Ihat room. "

to chew someone out: "H e w as ready

10 c h ew her Qui over a hay sh e m ig h:

have leased in the hallway. "

to refuse pOintblank: "She loathed co-

ziness and she'd always refuse

p Oin th la nk to discuss anylhing to do

with their respective jobs.JI

uac r y naTh

u a (J I I 061W} ' 1O) I I !030J lb

lIaTlOryrLle ornouremer

Haxop;.HTbC.H -8 CkOJ(b3KOM

"no.rrO)KeHHJ{

.ae a J l a . a . ~

He aaine )leno!

to fish for compliments: "Y o u are so

pretty, 1 0 not try to fish [or compli-

ments.

to strain every nerve: " Liv in g w ith

tw o o th e r .Jn e n in o n e ce~ ~ w as a grea t

s train on a ll o ur n er v,e s.

fair and square: '1told Ma r g ar e t [ a ir

an d sq uare w ha t / th o llgh l o j her friend. "

to frighten someone out of one's wits

Ito scare to death: "You sca red m e

half 10 death. Why didn '1 you tust

knock?" I"T h ai do g [ r igh tens me out

cf my wits , they s hou ld keep it

chained. "

to confuse the issue: "Don 'I even try

10 co nfu se th e Issu e, n oth in g will c ome

out o[it."

to tread on sorneone's corns / to step

on somebody's toes : "You trod onh is co rn s last night when YOIl asked

him about his son. Don ' t you know,

'hat he is in prison?" I"He stepped onh er to es by h is tactle ss re mar k. "

relations are rather strained: "Since

this terrible accident, the relations be-

tween these twa countries have been

r a th e r s tr a in e d . IJ

to be out on a limb: "A s 50011 as the

organizers saw they were out on a limb,they cancelled flleir campaign. "

to start from scratch: " Le t ~ s; ,a rt

learning German [rom scratch.

to get the lay of the land-j' sound

out the possibilities: lilt w a s o bY lo u~

that t h ey were Irying to ge l the leo:o f "the land by asking differeru quesuons.

at odds (with): " Th e n eigh bo urs w ere

~I o dds w ilh each other. "

Milld your own business '

49

H C B CP II TL C RO HM

rU33I11!yuraM

ne BII,IICTb ,)lepenLcnH3-33 neca

u e sqepa P O ) l H J I C J I

He il3ii Sor!

lie UMeTb IIlI'Iel'O 06w:ero

lie lIMen. 110)1c060iinoqny

He IIM~ IIOlUlTHfl

lie K llleery

lie or "Hpa cere

nOI t o believe one's eyes / not to' be-

lie ve o ne 's e ar s: "W hen m y siste r re -

t ur n e d f ro m the b eauty p ar /o ur , sh e so

ch an ged so m ilch th a i I cou ld nul bdie, , 'my eyes. n

not to see beyond the end of one's

nose: " lie h as n o im agin a tion , lie

ca n 'I se e b e y o nd th e e n d o f h is n o se . "

not 10 see the wood for the trees: n o r/0 se e e sse ntia l b eca use o f a ll I h. d eta its

not born yesterday: "Y o u won 'I f o o l

me with this trick. I wasn 't born yes-terday. ~,

you can't get blood out of a stone:

" I r s 110 l iSe ap pe alin g to U ncle P au l.

YDU can '/ g e t b lo o d o u t o f a S lo n e . If

God forbid! Heaven forbid!

to be as different as cheese' and

chalk: "M y h usb an d an d M ax wereI ike ch e e se an d ch a lk. ..

not a leg to stand on: "M ark ac-

cuse d th e do cto r o f n eg lige nce , hUI

w h e n he admitted he hadnt taken the

medic i n e prescribed, Ire hodn ~ a leg10 stand on."

not to have a clue: "Robert hadn '/ a

clue w h e r e th e C an< h ad com e from .

an d didn r care . 1}

out of place: " Th e e le ga ntly d re sse d

woman felr out of place at th e party

w he re a ll lire e th e r w om en w ere w ear -i ng j e an s ."

without beating about the Bush:

~'Le(''sstar' the discussion wllhoUl beat-in g a bo ut the b us h. . .

from (or living in) a different wor ld !In a world of one's own: "I do n t th inksh e is a ble to u nde rsta nd O ur p rob l ems ,

sh e is fro m a dij fo re nt w ar /d . "

BOOTH IqICCT

He,HMen. BHMaJlcliwero

Ilpe)l,CT2ll(1eJll!ll

aeseeraaa nrpa

,HII B !pOW He CTaBlITb

.'_"

HB B JKH3Hb

no! to let the grass grow under one's

f ee t : 1 0 'Waste n O lim e in g ettin g Q task

done

getting on in years / no spring.chicken: " Sh e is n o sp rin g ch icke n 10

be d re sse d like th at. n

the proof of the pudding is in the

eating: "T h e y ach t h as e l egan t f in e s a ll

r igh i, b u t h ow w ill sire sail? T he p ro ofoj t he p u dd in g is in the eating."

to let sleeping dogs lie: " Y O I I must

have known that mentioning his ex-wife

w o uld u pse t Irim. You sh ou ld le t s le ep -

i~ g do gs lie , ..

not to budge ao inch: "Emi l i a was n ot

g oin g to h ;..{ dg eall in ch in th is m atte r. H

the unwritten law: a la w w h ic h is ge,!~

e ra lly r ec og niz ed , a lth ou gh ilh as n o t

b ee n co mm itte d to w ritin g

to talk rot: "T om say s th a ! tir e COI/I-

parry is a lm o s t b a nk ru p t. II se em s to

me that he ;s ta lking ro l. "

to b ear one's 'cross. ' ITo be unde r -e s ti -

mated by in e n is Ih . h ig ge sl cr oss I

have had 10 b e ar ." ( Ba rb a ra T a ilo rBradford, Woman o f S u b st an c e ),

to talk through one's hat: to ta lk : lI on -

sense

to have not the foggiest idea: "I have

n o / th e fo gg ie st idea w ha t y o u are ta lk-

ing about. " .

foul play: "It w as fo u l p la y an h is

s id e. "

not to give two cents for: " I do n 'I

tare two cents what he thinks about

me. n

not on your life: "T h e y th in k y o u

n e ed 10 go 10 lir e h o sp ita l ." - "No t o n

y o ur I i/e . "

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" Ir ww



1I0r non c060ii lie ~YllTh

Hoen KODllCr

5 2

no more shots in the locker:

hard 10 b e lie ve th a t th e re w ere n o mOn'

shots in the locker. Something hus to iw

done. "

more dead than alive: "Look at hitn.

He seems to be more dead than alive.

not for love or money: "The holels 01

I h e . COG s l a r e booked out at l/lis l ime of

th e y ea r ; y o u can '/ gel a ro om fo r lo ve

. o r mO I,ze y . J ,

not for nuts

not for aJI (he world: "My mother

wouldn'l leave Paris fo r all th eworld. J,

neither fish, flesh, fowl nor good red

herring: "This is neither a game 0 /

chance "o r skill. Itts niether f iSh, fowln o r go od red l iel7ing. } '

without rhyme or reason: "I: s e emed

st range 10 m e that sh e could stan c ry -

in g !VilhoUI r h y m e Or re aso n h ut ta te r !

un de rsto od w hy . "

nothi ng to write home about: "Alice

plays Ihe piano quite well but she 's

no th i ng 10 w rite h om e abo u t. n

new brooms sweep cleaner: " S h e

lavished special favours on th e ris-

ing stars; as a direct consequence

she'd survived being swept away by

countless administrative new

brooms. "

to walk/dance on air. " S in ce Tom

and Mary w ere engaged th ey h ave been

walking Of! air. n

N oa h's ark : ptace of safety, a meanso f r eS Cu e

oto have blood on one's hands; "I

don '1 th in k' w e sh ou ld stop th e s ur ge o n

o p e ra tin g ; w e dan ~ w an t th e p a tie n t sblood 011 our hands. 1)

to twist someone round one's Ultle fin-

ger: " I do n ot tr us t herfor sh e is able (0

t w is t a n y b od y round h e r l it tle finger. "

to cost a pretty peony: " Yo ur d iv or ce

will cost you a p re tty p e n n y . "

cropoua the other side of the coin: the oppo-

site s tandpoint , sh ow in g th e di .sadvan-{age s as aga in st th e advantage

a way of life: "17.. western way of life

is very d lf fe r r m l f ro m Ours. fl Is difficult

fo r h im I(} g et a cc usto m ed to fl. " .

to carry/win the day: "Th e deb a te w os

o ve r; 'h e o pp os itio n canted th e day. "

to put someone in a strait-jacket: "Ifee! as though .T were ill a stroit-jacket.I ca nn ot do any th i ng without asking a

pen~lission. "

O,l l;HH H3 TbICSll{H one in a thousand: "She is one in a

th ousan d , sh e h as Q sp le nd id ch ar acte r. ':

,O,!IIIHurauc H3 T hlell'U I One chance in a thousand: "By o ne

ch an ce in a th ousan d som eth in g h it o u r

sun and made tt to p ro duce 'lie p la ne ts. "

O~M MaxOM with one stroke: "He treated rattlers

like gnats, disposing of them with one

stroke of whatever tool he h ad ill h an d . "

·OIUUmMnPOM (nO)Ma3a1ll>l. to be tarred with the same bnish: "II

is better not 10 h a" e a ny th in g 10 do

" with this family; (hey have all been

ta r red w ith th e sam e b rush . JJ

O,lUIHM CJIOBOM in a word: «Susan is bored with the

school , she dislikes her classmates and

sh e q ua rr els lVith lile teachers. In a

wo rd , size hates the sch oo l. "

53



OI ll lO ro DOJ Il I lII'O)Ia birds of a feather: "Oliver and Alain

we,.. birds of a feather ...

Olllloii Iloroii B MOlllJle ' w ith one foot in the grave: 'WIIf, (]]I~

fool in the grave, [am afraid he is iii

no position to help you",

OlUl llan. XOJIO,l ll lh lH npBeM to give someone the cold' shoulder:

"When f greeted Mary this morning,

she pretended not 10 ree me. I wonder

wh y she is giving me the coldshoulder. ", .

011333'110(:11B m3KJIX to ge t, s tu ck : "The man gol stuck

w hen h e paid six hundred dot te rs forthat DI d car. /1 •

OlUl3aThCJ He Y jJ.eJl to be at loose en ds: "He has been

01 loose ends ever since he quitted

his job. "

OKO 33 OKO" ay6 sa 3y6 an ey e for an eye, a tooth for a 1001 h

CBOe cepmte

oJqlyr.Deu"",c 'lHCJl3 ro un d n um b ers ; a n a pp ro xim ate . n um ~

ber which is measured in tens, hun-

a r e d s , t h ousands

Heads or tails?

a wasp waist an extremely small waist

to leave a lo t to be desired: "AI-

though. the prices at the restaurant we,..

v'l)I h igh , l ire cuisine le)/ a lottv be desired, Jt '

to go by the board: "Everylhing went

by the board - holidays, new-clothes,

e"lettaining - in order to gel Jenniferinto collage."

10 be left holding the bag: "Be care-ful, don 'Ilet yourself be left holdinglire bag."

lrorn pillar to post: 10 b e driven al l

over liraplace; tofind it Impossible 10

settle down

.epnLlc 1IJ10)l .bl

Open HJ1UpelHKa?

ocanaa Ta.DII,.

OCTa8JlllTL lKeJlan. Mllom

Jl}"DI Iero

n a,o .a Tb iJ YX OM

nllJlbUCM TPOHyn.

uaplllJlBajl OBIJ,aOT o )l )l oi i T PY )I .I IOCT lf

K )lpyroli

54

from the bottom of one's heart: "We

w ish ed th em e ve ry succe ss in th eir w or k

from tne bottom of our hearts. "

to be out of hand: "W hen h is so n was

itt h ig h school, the boy got ou: of hand. "

to do s om e o n e/ som e th in g j us ti ce :"Your portrait of Sue is Q reasonable

likeness b ur , in my o pin io n, d oe sn 'I do

justice to her chnrm and vivacity. "

to give the green light to: "Our direc-

tor has given the green light to our pro-

p osal. W e ca n start 011 th e pro jec t

stratght away. "

to pour ou t one's heart: "W he n h er

mother-came to see her, Michelle

poured out her heart about Iter un-

happy marriage. "

to be gathered to one's fathers: 10 die

to be behind the times: ,"You are be-

hind the t imes wil li your o ld w a sh in g

machine ."

a fool in g ra in : "There is fII) reason

[ o r ia kin g h im: into a c co u n t; I r e is a[001 in g ra in . N

i

IIto lose heart: "When lire gymnast fell

down from the bars he lost heart anddid not complete h is programme." ,

n ot to lift a finger: "All til. lime we

were staying there, the girl did not Ii[!a

finger to help her mother. "

to L ay a f in ger on : "ifyou lay a finger

on this 'child, you will regret i t. "

the r ot te n a p pL e : "His elder son wasthe rot/en apple."

first fruit U[ a m g oiJlg /0 s how yDlI tile.

first fruit from my work. "

55

nepc6.maTLCli C x.J IcUa live trorn hand to mouth: "They livett through inexperience: "Everybody



u a K Ba C/R O p,y

nepenars IIIIJILMY

nepseacrna

nepearu Py6UKOII

nepexoears Me~1I

na opana

ncpC'(OI(HTL H3 PYK

• pyKH

nnarars erpanopora

nnanrrs T O U lKe MOHe"'roit

ruaTOIIH'{CCK3JI moOOBb

nnors " KPOBb

ll.!!-0XQ D,CJI0

56

[rom hand 1 0 1 I 1 0 0; t" after their father's

death. "

to give the pa!~ to: "H e Had 10 give

the palm to his competitor. n

to cross the Rubicon: to take a final

irrevecable step which may have danger-

ou s co n se qu en c e s

to beat one's sword into a plough-

share: "They shall beat their swords

into ploughshares: nation shall not lift

up sword aga in s t nation." (Isaiah 11,4)

change hands: "The picture changed

several hands till al last it appeared in

m y h ou se . II

to coin money: 10 make so much

m on e y fro n t O n e s business that it is al-

most the same as minting it oneselfto drink like a fish: to be a hard

dr inker

to pay rhrough the nose: "I did not

have time 10 shop so Lthink. 1aid

through the nose for this bag. "

to pay back in the same coin:

"Roger has attacked us in the adver-

tlsing overseas; we will pay 'lim back

in the same coin. "

.platonlc love (love with no mixture

of sexual passion): "J really love her.

In all the right ways. Platonic ways."

nosh and blood: human ,.ilh all the

weaknesses Of h um a n n atu re

a bad business: " In lir e tr ain he w as

robbed all his money; a bad business!"

1 0 sail against the wind: "Denis never

minded holv much opposilionhe pro-

vo ke d; h e like d sa ilin g against th e w in d . "

n o M OJlo ,n ,ocrn JIC T

n o lIaT Y Pe( no x ap aK T C PY )

n o o~C :J o I{ X ep o 'n l fu BaTb

1I0lKKlJ

no IrnT3.M

" nO COBCCTII roBOP"

no yura

no J'l!I I I BJl106IIThCA

noaecru pa3I'0BOp

B IIy>KHOM KJIlO~e

nOBTOpJI'J'h l{aK nonyraH

. nO)l Ka6JJ)'KOM

. n on MapKoli

non " ' ;'KPblTbl l> ' l Ie60M

non runon

agreed that they could forgive Iter; .

s he h ad made tMs mistake through in-

experience. "

in grain: "He was a cowboy in grain. "

to cut one's coat according to one's

cloth: 'Now her husband has lost hi s

Job, sh e will be ob l i g ed to cut her coalaccording to her datil . "

hard on someone's heels / 00 the

heels of ( on the neck of: "11," reces-

sio n tr od .o n th e h ee l" ; o f th e o il cr isis. Ii.

in all conscience: "I should have

thought thai his charges were high

e n o u g h ill a l! co nscie nce w ith ou t h is

asking for allY extra money. "

up to the ears:'~Mary was liP to Ih .

e ars in w ork. "

to be head over heels in love with/

to fall head over heels in love: "They

are h ead QVer h ee ls in lo ve . ~1

to strike the right note: "The

teacher struck just the right note ad-

dress ing 10 studen ts; h e w as se r io us

but friendly. H

parrot-fashion/parrot like/parrot-wise

under one' s thumb: "H e has hisdaughter complelely.under his thumb ..

She would never disobey him. II

under colour of / under the guise of:

"Under cotour of consulting the lung

sp ecialist} th e jo ur na list r ece ive d a 1 01

of mfonnatton for his article. "

in the open air: "T h e ]il/n ily e njo yed .

. s pe nd in g 'h eir w ee k-e nds io th e op en all'.

eM. DOll Ji30J\)'KOM

57

1 '1

11011P Y K o i iclose a t hand: "I[ y ou need help we

Il0113I'ffllOij

IlO!lilep1lOWaTi.

CYlllecr8oUaJ[He

nOD,I IO>Km:b CBR)[blO

1 l 0 1 l1 r n 'r b PY IQ '

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nOA IUtCaTh CaMOMY ce6e

CMepTlfhlH npnroBOp

IIOIlCJJaC1'1ITh IUfJlIOJIJO

n03 0 J)O 'r Jt Th PY '1 l<Y

nOH~aTb..a Mette.npecryrlJlCIIIDI

58

\ a . n : atways close at hand. JJ

under the aegis

to keep body and sour together:

"W h e n f test Illy j o b , f couta hardlyenol/gh keep body and soultogetber. "

to add fuel to the fire: "H e added

fuel 10 the .flre b y lelling her that it wasa lie. OJ

to play somebody a . dirty trick: ."11

WOJ he who played t tu s d tr ty Irickon us." .

to grease someone's pa lm : 10 bribe

to raise/lift one's hand to: "I've nevermised my hand 10 hii;l, but One day 1

shat! if Ite goes on like Ihis. "

to sign One's own death-warrant:"You have depended on your

brother for Y(J lJr liv.li/lOod for the

last twen t y years. By quarrell ing

with him, you have signed your OWl!

death-warrant. "

to clip someone's wings: "Ever y lime

I ring my doctor for an appoinlment, tam cro ssed by h is recept tonist . II ~ lim eI te r w i ng s w e re c li pp ed .. .

to sugar the pil]: ' You should bet ter

sugar the pil l b y Writing Tom a teller of

grati tude before making hi", dismissed. "

to miss the.bus: "I am/iffy years old

but f slill haven t been promoled Now

il is loa late; I 've missed the b u s. "

to cross one's palm with silver: tobribe

to catch someone red-handed: uYou

were caught red-handed/ We SOw )'ou

take money out of the hox. "

noiiMaTb aa CJJOBC

n OH m H ae M .P KY

I lo ii'm n pa xo a

DOKa3an esoe

nacrosmee JJIIIIO

nOKJIorn rrbCJI WJlO' rOMY

l'eJIhl1Y

noaer <jJa,mmm

nOJlJJ3B'Iama

nO.J!OBIIl la"' ycnexa

mirtOJliHn, KOBCI1 (npeaes) .

n~'\'

fMOB()J[pYJI{eHBe

OT ycnexoa

nOJly'lKrl> naJlhM}'

nepaeacraa

rro .f lY "lH TI. n o m e e .

to take someone at his word: "I told

Stephen to be su re to visit us if ever he

c ame 1 0 Spain . Two weeks I~ter,h e ~r-rived at cu r villa willi s tx s ~ 't cD s e s .He

had taken me at my word.

to go awry; to go down the drain

to go to the dogs; " D a n r uin e d , 7 i m -self, af! his life went to the dogs.

to show oneself in one's true col-

our s : 1 l W ' / l( m sh e Ios t her te m pe r, ,~ " e

showed herself in her true colours

to show one's teeth: "Our landlord

has atways been su ch a kind. easy-

going man, hut when 1acdden,tally

smashed his window he really showed

his teeth, " .

to worship the golden calf: to wors~ip

m o ne y, to s ub or din ate everything else 1 0

mercenary considerations

a flight of fancy: "Her plan is a j/ighl

o//ancy. Nothing else. "

full cup: "M y CliPwasfull. 1 washappy,"

half the battle: "We have golthe best

equipment for the job; that i_ s half the

ball /e. "

[0 draw the line: "I don 'I mind Carolbringing her friends home btu I draw

the line a t s tr a nge r s she s picked liP III

l ir e b u s ,"

to g et d izzy w ith s uc ce ss: "H e m a~ ea stupid mistake, 'hat's because lie IS

dizzy w i J I z success. "

to bear/carry the palm: 10 signal

one ; 'S triumph

to get it in the neck: " H e g ol iI.in t " ;neck for being mel. 10 his littte sister.

59

IIOJly<llrrb map n cnRHy

nOMC J lJ l TbC J l POJ ! flM J [

nOH3CJfM.WKe

R o na cn .. B n ep er rJ J CT

nOJlaCTb lie IJ . 6POBb,

a B r;r33

nonaCTI. naJIhLtCM 8 He60

RonaCT{J.C1l na KpPOlfOK

O:OIlYTHbiJi nereJ'

nOce eU I l , Bl'Tep _

nOll<HeUIb 0YPIO

oocne· . n :O~ fQ11NKa

B \fe'lBCpr

60

to be sta bbed in the back: "He has

been Illy ow friend for the fast Iweno,

years. J would n eve r IJ Qve dream ed h e

would stab tne in the back like that: ; t o ,

turn the tables: "The team beat liS lass

year, hut life hope that this year we will

fum the Tables On them, !'

(0

know by n am e :It)

know a perSOil :s -

nam e , bu t na t to know h im 10 speak to

to gel the works: "You will get the

works if you are no t c ar ef id e no u gh . J}

to hit the nai I on th e head: "His an-swer hit th e naif on th e head an d so onevery/bing was sell/ed. "

to put one's foot in it: "You putyourfoo t in it when YOU told h im how m uch

you admired his wife, Don 'ryou know

tliey w ere div orc ed las t year?"strike home: u J ¥ l J e n YOU men t ione t !

her daughter you struct: home. "

to be wide o f the m ark: inaccurate , wrong

to be hooked all: "He was hooked on,and S oo n g OI married. Jl

a fair wind: " Th e President w ish ea "fair wind to the athletes, . ..

rryones handat: "She had tried her

h a nd a : d i ffe re n t areas unti! she undeT-. I S to o d w hat h er real c alling was. '"

a viclous circle : "The more crue! yo u

are, the more you wil l hate, and tile

m ore yo u will hale.. the more cruet yo U

.....11 b ec om e ~ an so 011 in a viciousc irc le fo r eve r. "

to sow the wind and reap the whirl-wind·

till the cows come horne

C J l O D O

.I :JII!,I(II llI lIJGlI lllJl.

: .l Ip e n l oJ lJ Hwnw I A q am y

f II JCM IO 'f PHl li , " .1 1 n03bMeT

nOC l (J J I 'a Th no n 3 .1 lb uaM

norepners IIeY.llaqy

1I0TCPIITb rOJlony

IIOTCpATb My>t{cCTno

norepsrs C'lIC'i' 8pCMetllf

nOXOJKH KaK ,8,BC KaMH

80,!lbl

the last word in: "The hotel ,~sthe last

word ' - 1 1 lu xu ry a nd e le ga nc e.

the last straw: "T I s th e last stra w that

breaks lire camel s back. "

two can play at that game / thai's a

game that two can play at: "If YOII

complain 10 the landlord about lire

noise I will complain about Ih~ peopley o u bring in a t all hours; th a t s a gamethai tw o ·Clll! play. n

. . , lace: "Whento put someone In one s p . 'II d

the young gu y took the lady by Ihe an,

she p rom ptly took her hand ~ay fro,,: ,

his, intending 10 pu r h im in his place,

d t the i's and cross the t's: "Toto 0 ., d cross th e t's w e s ho uldol the isan

discuss all the de/ails ~~ldmake our -

selves a bs olu te ly c le ar .

to count an the fingers/on the fin-

rs of one hand: " Y ou could cou n t

~ J , ; h . finger> of one hand. t i l ! 7 . ' ; I I l ~ ~ r0" t imes old Westwood amve a e

" } J . , . " , "ears hehe o ff ic e d u ri ng t re , ~ 1/, ',T J _

worked fo r the firm.

to come to grief: "He made (I plain

thai he harbored a grudge against

them and would not be sorry to See

them come to grief"10 lose one's head: "When the boat

, k Susan completely tost hersprang a lea , . J J !

head and began to scream hysterica ~.

to lose one's 'nerve: ( fl t; s. b e" :! ' n~1 to

lose your nerve in such a situatton.

to lose count D r time: "Have you lost

cou nt of rim e, brother? I .hav_r: p~, tw o

, G ild nf~ntY s umme r s behind m e.

like two peas in a pod: "The ( , ~ ?sis-t ers were like two peas in a pod.

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a Judas kiss: a treacherous action dis-

g u i s e a as kindness

to rest on one's laurels: "ffe rca/i<.ed

that he had fallen into habit. of think-

ing tha! he co uld re st on la ur els, "

to stir a hand: "lie d id n't e Ve n try to

sti r a hand. "

a right ann: "Since mother's death

An n has b e en f at h er 's righl arm, "

by hook or by crook: "Roge r will ge t

a degree by hook or by crook; he won't

le t a n y o n e Slop him. "

to praise to the skies / (0 crack one

up to the nines: "Don', crack Phil up

to the nines, he does not deserve it. ,.

to come down on someone like a ton

of bricks: "If da d ca tches y ou readinghis dairy , he 1/ com e dow n DIl y ou like

a ton of bricks, "

10 be all ears: "What y o u say is ve r y

in te re stin g. I am all e a rs . "

an object of fun: "Wh en he Will oil

the DUI!l, an object of fun for same rich

kids. "

to nip in the bud: " Th ey tr ie d in vain

10 ni p ill th e b ud o ur plans. "

behind dosed doors: ' ' T h < ' Y discussedher p r opo sa l behind closed .d oo "., "

lay hands on: "The tw o b ro th er s h av e

not la id hands 0/1 the mine but I am

JUre thai very SOOn .they ..ill. "

to cherish a snake in one's bosom:

to have o ne ~ kin dn ess re p aid w )l1 1sp tte

or itJgrOlitude

to hold one's horses: I {Ho l dyour ho r se s! "

to hold one's peace: "Botivor sffrred

llis su ga fjl co ffe e a nd held his p eace . "

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to stick to the l'oin~.: zz:stick to rite p o in t In sread o f d " h,r ob lem s th ai h ave n oth in g 10 do Mit

! "the subjeci. . d a

to hit the bottle: ''Wh.~~er h e n och an ce , h e hir th e b o lr le . .

bit one's lip: " She bil he r lip fo rto le . ·tke"havin g m ad- such a stup Id n us a .

to leave no stone unt~med: t o s pa renO e ffo r t to o blaill o ne se n d

to have a . fm ge( in a pie: "A I soon ashe n eard th e re w as to b e a n ew p ro -

g ra m fo r gifled boys , he s ianed s z :in g h is ow n p r op o sa ls. H i'! h a l a

in e ve ry p ie . " ,

o take to heart: "1 lo o k ve ry m uch 10

(,.. art what he h ad (o ld me aboUIhis

p aren ts . " . ii h ou ld no t

to lake at face value. Y O U !la ke h is w ords a t face va tu • .U · "With

with one'S bade to the wa '. . ill

b ksto the wall and beb.~mg

our se h e mus«: .justice of our cause'"eac on ~

f r gh l " n 1 0 th e en d.. " 1 warned JI"" thaI

~isten to reason. I dl billol l.shoufdn' t have gone,o I'lJ' lQ

)Io u w ou ld " '1 iisle n (0 r ea so n.

Y . I h: "Y ou .to stick/ding, like a cec '. 10' Stick"didn't know what sfn! was ~ ,!P .

ing 10 David like a leech-to cross one's mind: "II cro sse d m y

mind thai he lIT/gill nove laken my

book."

to fall in disrepair: "The equipmenl

fl·1 1 in disrepair after it h ad nor be ene _ ,"I Is e d" jo r s o m e la"e.

to draw a parallel.: "It is dijJicull

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an d the modern wor ld .

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chil led to the marrow: "W e had bet-

ter turn up the heal ing. Jack' was

chi l led (0 tir e m ar ro w } w atch in g th is

football match. " -

to set the world On fire: "J sh ou ld sa y

y o u have se t th e w or ld o n f ire willi

your last album, Simon..,

to go through fire and water: " Y oukn o w I w ou ld go ·th ro llg h fire an d

water, my honey, 10 be with you. n

the Procrustean bed: forcible me thod

o j reducing p e o p le to o n e stan da rd re -

gardless o f hi s a wn n ee ds 0 ' wish e s

to shed blood: "The so ld ie rs sh ed th eir

blood that w e m i gh t liv e. "

P rome th e us f if e : sa cr ed fir e b ur nin g in the

h ea r t o f a m an and gM n g h im i ns p ir o li ol l

to be wet to the skin: "We will b e w e i/0 th e s kin if w e do no t h u rr y , "

brain-washing: "Jfee! a t tnle sony ja r

th em - th e y 've b e e n b ra inw a sh e d . "

to slip through one's fingers: "I t ook

ta o l o ng mak i n g up my m ind , an d le t

th e h ou se slip th ro ugh my fin ge rs , "

in the teeth of the wind: "Thougi : he

kn ew ab ou t th eir stro ng o pp ositio n, n ev~

e rth ele ss h e m ade a dec isio n 10 m ( J ll e i n

th e te e th o f th e w in d w hateve r it m ig h t:

c o st h im . "

against the grain: "T I goe s again st th e

grain to treat him like (hat. " -

easy as ABC

a straight answer: "A r e y ou g oin g to

l end me th e money o r n o t? I 'd like a

s traighs 11I1JWer. ,~

to hide behind a woman's skirts: "11

is n o t f a it to h ide b e h in d A n n s ski r t s

n ow w he n som eo n e sh ou ld Jake r e sp o n -

sib ilitie s jar w hat h a s h ap p en e d. "

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like rrshot: " I w o uld ru n like a ~"" tifI heard that he wan's to see me.

the hub of the universe: c en tr a l f ig u re

to go down the drain: "Al l h is m o n e y

wen t dow n th e d ra in . "

to take root: "Th e ide a s o f K ar~ M arx

have n< 'Ver taken ro o t in th e U ntted

States or in G e rm a n y .'/to throw dust ill someone's eye

to bankrupt

to shoot a line: " M ar lin w a s s ilo o tin g

a lin e t ha t he is th e so n of a l o rd , b ut

nobody be l i eved him. "

to Lake to one's heels: to ro n aw a y

cannon- fodder (fodder is the f~d

fe d to the animals on a farm): 1h e

so ld ie rs w er e r eg ar de d a s c an no n-fo d-

der."the fifth column: peop le in an ~ ccu -

pied coun t r y who co l l abora t ed WI t h th e

ir rvaders

fifty-fifty: "H i s chance s to w in th e

g am e is on l y f ifl Y- fif ty · "

p

to work like a horse: "It is t ime y ou

had a » ae au on ; YOI I ' ve be en w o r km g

like a h o r se fo r th is ,"o" 'pany a ll th e

year.}}

to work round the clock: " Fo r th at

sa la ry eve ry body w ou ld w ork a ll r o u n d

the c lo ck. "

8willing horse: o ne W/IO is ~ ag e r towo r k an d to do o th e r p eo p le s w o rk a s

we l l

F God's sake]: "D on ' t yOU th ink y o u

D ~ ; h t to q u it w ork in g so h ard? G ive rh e

b ab y a rest, jo r G o d s sake , "

to tear one's hair (out): "8M has

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pallHiUI JJTaUIlt3.

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66

first, last and all the times / once

and for all: "Once and for all, do

what Ltell YO I I ! I won t say it again. "

s heart-to-heart talk: Of had a neart-

to-heart talk wilh Mary about her

plaItS 1 0 ma r r y J oh n. "

to clear the air: "I am so happy ,

he told us IMs story, it really cleared

the. air;"

1 0 carry out l ike clockwork: "We

' b rough t him 10 the theater juJ1 by tire

time the show started; the plan was car-

ried ou} like clo ckw or k. "

love in a cottage: " 11 Ie ir J iM ! ill Q ~()t-

loge .won'l last long."

heaven on earth: "Mer three difjlcull

year of work, it seemed like heaven onearth to he on ho tiday s. " .

nn early bird: "My b ro th er was always

an early b ir d. "

sooner or la ter: "He is big and m e a n "

but sooner or tater he '1 / me e t somebodybigger and meaner .•,

to rock the boat: "For goodness sake,

don 'I crilicl;;e the management in frontof o ur custom ers; y ou w on t help us b y

rocking the b oa t. "

to rack/cudgel one's brains: "Y o u

sh ou ld rack you r b ra in s 10 solve this

p rob lem ." / "Orion sal, t ry ing 10

cudgel his tired brain into deciding

wha t 10 do . 11

to show one's hand/to show one's

cards: "Don ' , be silly, neve r show you r

hand before the gam ~ is o ve r . "

t el l' t ha t to the marines

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counts.. p

a rare bird / a rare animal: :What a

, -pre bird visited us yes terday .

tile horn of plenty: th e sym bo l o j

,a!wOOance

(0 be born. with a sit ver spoon in ,

one's mouth: aft """ strange til .~rm

lItol someone who had been b orn w ,lh

a silver s poon in his mou th could have

grow n up 10 become such a decent

humar: be ing ."

~other tongue: " 17 ,o ug h h is m oth ~r

tMgue was Spanish,. he spoke 15ngl lS l ,

witholif any accent.

to cat the seedcorn / to kiU the

goose that lays the golden eggs

hand in hand: "They h ave b ee n > ;;o rk.

ing /rand in hand for tlrreeyear:;,

you scratch my back, I'~ scrat~b

yours' you praise me , II praise

you; y o u help me, HI help you.

b"ndsoff: do n o t in te J[ er e

to be tiedjbound hand an d root: '''~'d

like to have holidays with you b ul ; , In

lied hand and foot 10 lilY business .

to !lave itching fingers: " l r f " fi~were i tch ing /0 smack Jack s face,

cw ith f ly in g colours, "Ha rr r was e x-pec t ed to fail 'lis e xom ma flo ~ : bu t h e

passed it withflying colours.

out (If sight, out of mind: "Out o f

s ight , out of mind iSlh; way of I"~,

'W o r ld , b ut for rile that s no exus e .

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to receive! welcome with open arms:

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from head to toe: "S usa n W as ch er -

ish ed b y h e r p are n ts , ado re d b y S ly ,

p ro t ec t ed by a ll o f th em . M on e y and se -

cur ity w rap p ed h er fr om h e ad to to e . "

by the skin of one's teeth: "T ha t w as

a n ea r th in g! J o nly e scap e d b ein g co n-

scr ip te d in to th e a rm y b y the sk in o fm y teeth,"

a long shot: " I t m ay b e a lo n g sh o t

b ut J th in k H ar ry w ill m ar ry aga in

soon . "

spick and span: " Ev er yth in g is s pic k:

a nd span fo r o u r v isito r . »

with a light heart: "Sh e ha s com e

h om e w ilh a { ig lll h e ar t. S h e h as

pa sse d all h e r exam s a t la st. "

with a vengeance: " Jo h n w as su re th a t

a ll h is e xp en ses w ould b e r e im bur se d

with a v e ng e an c e. H

with all one's might: "Jo h n h it th e

th te f w ith a ll h is m igh ! . "

an y minute: "M o th e r C an sh o w up an y

m in u te h em . "

to come under the hammer. to b e

sold by a n a uc tio n e er , 10 b e pu t u p fo r

auction

at ful l speed

to drop into someone's lap: "A ll 1M

b est th in gs' in life m ust b e w orked fo r -

lo ve , fr ie nd sh ip , s uc ce ss ... they won ' t

d ro p in to y o u r la p ."

at f irs t sight: "H e foil in la ve w ith h e r

01 fir st sig ht. "

straight from the shoulder: "Ge o r g e

" Io ld h er th e p la in tru th stra ig h: fr o mth e s h o ul de r . "

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"1 a m sure th e y w iil w elco ,m e y o u w ah

o p e n a r m s."

to take the words out of someollc's

mouth: "I wanted to say the some. but

yOU ' l ie ~~k .n the words ou t o f my

moul l i .

live and let live: f1t'l ial does it malwr

10 y o u w h o y our bro l he r sp e nd s h is f r e e "tim e w ilh ? 1 b e le ive in live a nd le I live.

it stands to reason: "I t stands to ,.eD -

sO H thaI if the compan y is losing

mon e y pr iCes should b e reduced 10 0/-

tract ~ore customers .•j

to take down a peg: "The o ffic e b oy

h as b ee n ta kin g 100 m uch - o n h im se lf

lalely. fl. w as b eg in nin g to fo rg el I " ,p o silio n . I h ad 10 lake h im dow n a p eg

t h is m o r n i n g. t,

to get mixed up: "W e go l m ixed up

and missed the station. "

to get something off one's hands

to square accountS: " H e r moliler :" '11

prom i sed 10 sq ua re I hin gs wrlh DOl / I I

w h e n Spencer h ad a gr ee d 10 go 10

dance w i l l ' Brad."

to drive someone up the wall: ' :W h e n

my ,'Ioil ler hears t h is m u s ic , it drn-tS

he r up th e w all."

the holy of holies: "Th i s I lreme is ,I..

ho l y 0 / h o lie s fo r h e r ; do n o t e ve n Iry

10 to uc h it."

to be eaten up with jealousY: "I¥hile

lo ok in g a t h is friend:, w ife , D ick )V a" ,

foten up with jealou~y. "

to drop a brick: " I h ave d ro p p e d a

b r ick b y te llin g h im m at l slid n o t ,~ e -

m em ber w hat w as h is slo r y a b o ul.

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call, you mad. a name fo r yow.1f b y

sh oo tin K M ex ican b an dils. Lth in k

you'd w elco me th e chan ce 10 polish

your reputation a little. 1J

to have something on the brain: «M y

husband has h is co r on th e b ra in . H etalks abou t iI a ll day long. • .

the Venice o f the North: th er e a re cit-ie s in th e N or th o f Europe w hich b oa st

th at th e y are com parab le w ilh V en ice :

l ! rugp , Ams t erdam an d S to c kh o lm

a family tree

as well be hanged for a sheep as a

l amb

the seven deadly sins: In the cirrislian

r elig io n. th ese ar e: p rid e, .e nvy , a ng er ,

IUS I , s l o th , avarice an d glul lony

one's hear t bleeds for someone: "Myh e ar t b le e ds fo r you wh en 1h in k th a! y ou

won t h ave an y ho liday s th is sum m er .•

A S i lv er J ub il ee : ce le bra tio n o f Ih e ,

tw e nty -fr fth a nn iv er sa ry is a S ilv er j u b i i e e

to m ak e a fool of oneself: "Once

m ore he m ade a fo al o f Ir im se lf and

to ld h e r som eth in g h e o ug lu . n o t to h ave

laid, fo r she couidnt keep secrets and

o ugh l n o t to b e trusted ."

to run aground

to ride a hobby horse (to death);

"Y ou can no t slop h im from te llin g y ou

. a bo ut h is o ld co lle ctio n ; Ire w ill r ide h is

!tobby horse 10 death,"

to sow the seeds of doubt: "H e sella

w ork sow in g th e se eds O f do ub t in th e ir

minds by hints and innuendoes. ~.

h av e, a h ea rt: "f have m anslaled len

p ag es fo r y ou today , and n ow you w an tm e 10 d o a no th er te n. H a ve a h ea rt!"

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h is po sitio n in th e c omp a n y . 1 1 10 re w a s

n o r et ur n in g. 1 7 , . bo a ts w ere turn ed ...

to fall between two stools: "Harris

fe ll b etw ee n tw o sto ols o f ph ilo so ph y

an d m ath em atics. H aving divided h is

t ime equally b etw e en b oth su bje cts, he

le ft U n ive rsity w ith ou t a deg ree in

either. ."

(0 sit on a barrel of gunpowde r

to be E n low waters: "Rolf is ill low

waters at the moment. Heneeds 10be

su pp or te d. "

a Stsyphean labour (task, toil): an

e ndle ss a nd fruitless task

second-guessing 1wise after the

events; "Th e y w ere nOW se co nd g ue ss ..ing cru icizin g th e o rtg in al de cisio n." /

(fY ou are b e ing w ise a fte r th e even/so II

'is 10 0 late 10 ch ange an y th ing now . "

a blue-stocking: "I do no t w alll to

s p end lime wu h . t ha t b lu e -s to c ki ng . She

is in te re ste d o nly in books . '

to sink through the floor: "When sfte

asked m e in fro n t o f all lir e gue sts w h y

I h ad b een exp e lle d from sch o o l, I w as

sO embarras s ed Ico u ld have sun k

I hrough th e flo or . "

as slippery as an eel: "[I w a s im p o ss i-

b le to ge t an y litin g in writing 0111 of

h im ; h e is a s slip p e ry as an ee l.'

to one's heart's content: ' l you have

a cassette-player in your room, you

can listen 10 the mus ic [a your heart's

content . tI

to cross swords with: "My brothe« is

a ho t-tem pe red m an ; f w o ul dn " 1 c ro sssw ords w ilh h im , if [ w e re y o u. "

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when they s tarted to quarrel"

soft in the head: "To lII m ust b e soft in

Ih e h e ad 10 have believed that story. "

a lam e excuse: an excuse that is weak

a n d u n co n vin ci ng

a sweet tooth: "Clara ha d a fero-

cious sweet tooth, used them in thecake she was always making. "

the cream of society: the aristocracy,the most highly favoured class

to have the words stick in one's throat:

" I knew [ h ad 10 tel! something to co n-

so le h im at p ar tin g, bu t [ cou ldn 1 . [ h ad

all th e words stuck in m y th roa t. "

verbal diarrhoea: "Wilsdon spoke to aco n fe r e n ce j ar three hou rs ; scarcely

pausing ' 0 draw b rea th ; a b ad case o fverba l diarrhoea,"

word for word; "Give me a word for

word t rans lat ion , ple ase . "

word of honour. "1 pledge m y word. '1fhonou r thai [ am lelling tire truth. "

to break one's neck: " Y ou ,IIliglrt. ,have

told lIle you were not coming. [ nearly

broke Illy neck gelling 10tire station int ime 10 meet your train. n

(like) a bull in a china shop: "He

ups e t everybody 01 my birthday par t y ,

he was like a bull in a china sh op . "

to serve God and Mammon: to try to

be righteous and 10 worship w-allh

a little bird told me: ' : . 4 little bird laid

me you could be very severe when you

please, though [ refused to believe it. "

t o l is te n with half an ear. "Susan l is tened

1 0 /re r m oth er w Ith ira!! an ea r , h er mtnd

wa s o v er w h e bl le d with o m er p ro ble m s. "

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ha ve heard a pin drop

to make one's mouth w ater: " T heconversation about food made my

1II0ulh water. I was so h u n gr y . "

cheek brings success

to laugh in sorneone's face: "J told

him th ai h e w as 10 blame for th e a cci-dent, but he laughed in m y face and

told m e T m ust b e joking. "

to laugh up one's sleeve: "I noticed

him laughing up his sleeve after yo u

lost the g am e . "

to take to one's heels (10 ru n away ) :

"As soon as they noticed tire owner o f

the boat they look to their heels. "

to face up to; "You must face up to

the fact that we are jobless. "

to look down one's nose: "At last

D avid w as ab le /0 un de rstan d th e

A m er ic an os w h o looked down their

noses at him, though what English Ire

did speak, he spoke wilh an old Scots-

man :s o accent ."

to tum a blind eye to: "The old m an

loved his g randson very much and very

often turned a blind eye to his misbe-

hav iour . J~

to look through rose-coloured I tintedspectacles: "Solly always enjoys her

visits, sire sees everything through rose-

coloured spectacles, but she would feel

differently if she ha d 10 live there. "

to cream off / to skim th e cream:

"Oxford an d Cambridge are still crealll-

in g o ff the most brilltant scholars , de-spite all tbe social chunges thai have

token place since fh e end o j lire war."

73

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74

been devorced Mr. Nicholas had 10 sell

the house and contents, lock, stock andbarrel." •

with the shield or on it

a dog in the manger: a person who re-

fuses to let another enjoy what he him-

s elf h as no use for

to cut one's teeth: "Forty-four years

ago h. cut his teeti: on Ricft';'ondCounci l . i'

a dog's Life: "They led a dog's life

after having been sent from their.country. IJ

to keep within the letter of the law:"We shall tr y Oil' best to keep withinthe letter of the law, rr

to reap a rich na(Vest;"The Amer i canteam reaped a rich harvest last Olym-p ic ,Gam e s .· ·

to poke one's nose into someone

else's business: "He has been poking

h is n os e in to m y b us (n ess a ga in ."

that's another cup of tea (that's an-other matter) .

a horse of another colour; "If yUrt"'am mone,Yfor your brother; that S

a n or se :o f a no th er co lo ur . ,~to go off one's head! to be off one',

head! 10 take leave of one's senses :

"He must have been off his head to fry

to climb the mountain without a

gllide, "I" Y o u must have taken Ihe

leave of your senses. Your f light is at

10.30 and you are sti/l at II01lle.•

soldiers of fortune: m en W h o offer

their service to any state

Solomon's judgment: a wise decisionto a complicated problem

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of th e e a rt h. " (Ma n h ew v.n)

to close ranks: "He'd supported her 10

the hilt, but he was appalled at Ihe way

the parly had closed ranks against her. "

to take the words out of someone'.

mouth: "Iwas just going to mention

this. You've taken the words ou: of my

mou th . U

to escape one's lips: "I didn't mean

10 offend y ou , and 1 am wry su ny fo r

the cruel words that have escaped m'y

lips. l'

to 'keep a stiff upper lip: "Lewis ;;uf-

'jered dreadfull,Y bu: he k ep t a stiff

upper lip throughout his ordeal. "

Spartan upbringing: a ve ry severe up -bn'ng ing

to save one' s sk.in : l lShe s av ed h is

skin b,Y telling the police he had spent

the evening with her. "

to sleep dead to the world: "Dan

must b e very tired, he is lying OR his

bed dead 10 the world, "

to soft pedal: "They decided it would

1 M best 10soft pedal the whole affair. "

to skin alive: Hl f Paul finds out that

y ou 've b ee n. u sin g h is m o vie camua ,he til skin you alive. "

to come dawn to earth: "How old are

yvu? Come down to ear/h. ,~

to upset the apple cart: "Tiun ho s

upset the apple cart and we cannot go

on like thai any l on g er . "

to tilt at windmills: 10 fight imaginary

enemies, 10make useless effort.

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to vent one's feelings 011: "Just be-

cause you lost the game, you needn Y

ven t y ou r fee l;n gs on m e. IJ

to have (put) all eggs in one basket:

"Y ou can fa il if y ou p ili a ll e ggs in on e

basket. 11

to put on a pedestal: "[I~a p ily th ai

Helen puts al l h e r f ri en d s On a pedes -tal. S o o n e r o r la te r s he i s d is il lu si on e d,

an d all her fr ie nd sh ip s e nd in disap-

pointment and bitterness. "

t.o stick one's neck out: "How

dare yo u /0 slick y ou r n e ck au/

in the situation like that."

to dot i's and cross t': "It's tim e to

do t i's an d cr oss t ~i',~

nerves of steel: ve,J' strong Ilerves

an old flame: III am su re y ou w ere

speaking 10 y ou r o ld flame, y o u w ere so

excited. "

the old world: Euro pe , A sia an d A f-

rica , as d istin ct from Nor th and So uth

Amer i ca

to. take to the road: "I w o uld r ath er

lake to the road than w o rk in all office

from n in e to six each day . Lw an t 10 be

fre e . "

to wipe the smile off someone's face:

(I This accident wiped the smile off my

f riend ' ! , . fa ce . "

(a) pillar(s) of society: "Magnus wa s

am on g p llla rs o f socie ty in Ih e th ir tie th . "

to stand firm I stand one's ground:

"The rep or te r sto od finn an d re fu sed 10

withdraw his accusation. ~/ ifHe was a

skin n y kid , and he obViously knew that

he w as ab ou t 10 to ke a beating , bu t h e

sto od h is g ro un d. "

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"My so n m ust ge t a job an d lea rn to

stan d o n h is ow n fe e l '.

to breathe down someone'. neck:

"R icky had kep i a very low p ro file re -

cen tly , p rob ab ly b e cause Ih e po "c~ , w ere

b re at hin g so c lo se down h ts n e ck .

an old bird: ' 'You w on '/ g et an o! d

b ird like h im to b e lieve tha i ta te .

to make eyes at: " D o n 'I try.10 make

ey es at F red , h e is en gaged. -

t make a m a rty r of oneself: "Why

;00 'I yo u ta ke h olida ys like w e a f! d o; '

A re yo u m akin g a m ar ty r o f yourself?

to make faces: " Tw o te en age girls _i n

th e back o f Ille car in f r on t w e re g l/; -

gl ing at h im , m akin g.faces,"

. the heartof

the matter: I h e e s se n ti alp ro b lem .

10 get away with: "Though it w as " ' 1 -dent that he h ad taken b rib e s, h e go l

awa y with i f. "

to take for granted; " Tir ey la ke e ve ry -

tilin g fo r g ra nte d. "

10 drop off the hook; " Th e sto ry had .

b ee n str on g eM ug h /0 ge l tn e I r is i: c a b i-

n e t o ff th e ho ok."

10 rub salt in a wound: "You will onlybe rub b ing salt in a w oun d b y rem ind-

in g h im o f h is divo rce . "

a half-baked idea: " Th e)' r iske d sp ill-

in g kids' b loo d fo r som e h alf-b aked R e-

p ub lic an id e al."

10 h ave a basinful / to have a belly-

ful / to be red up to the teeth / back

teeth: "Jo e has sp en t th e w ho le da y tell-

in g m e h is e nd le ss slo rie s ab ~,u t f ish in g.

I 've had a basin ful o f them.

77

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78

it serves him right

in any event: "/71 caltyou in anyev.nliN

so to speak: " Mr. S lam w as. so tos p eak , the re a l bo ss, rh o ugh h e W as

o nly th e co mp any S vice p re side nt. n

a belly-dance: a dan ce ill whlcf i th edancers rotate fheir hips

to pull the chestnuts out of the fire'

Off" w an ts us 10 p ull th e ch estnu ts o ~

of I h e f ir e fo r him, A nd la m notgoittgto do lh is. " .

~?work wonders I (0 work like mag ic ::4 day o n th e w ate r w " ' * < I d w on de rs o nthem."

calf love / puppy love: th e fir s: a do te s-

cesu love-af fairso much the worse

a dark. horse: "D Q YOII have any idea

who this dark horse is?"

an old hand; "Wall will finish th e r o o f

very quickty. He is an old hand at thai

kin d o f w ork. "

to show a clean pair of heels:

uA s S OOn as I a sked th em fo r m on e y ,

. th e y sh uw ed a cle an pair o f h ee ls. "

the tricks of the treder " Tir e o ld

m an kn ew a 10 1 o f tr icks o f th e trade

that y ou can 'I le arn ou t o f b o o k o r atCO l le g e. "

[0mark time: " Th e m em ber s o f Ih e

S en ate co m m itte e h ad to m a rk tim euntil the Chairman arrived. "

for all the world like: " Ca ro l sto od

th e re in h er mOlher's l o ng while dress ,

fo r a ll th e w or ld like h e r m oth er w h en

sh e w as Carols age . "

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there are three in a company there is

a lw ay s a ten dency fo r tw o o fth em to

make f riends at th e e xp en se o f the third

thirty pieces of silver (the money

paid to Judas Iscariot for betraying

Jesus Christ): ·You are a tra ito r . Th e y

bought YOIl fo r thtrty p ie ce s o f silve r. "

the Trojan horse: a tr ea ch er ou s g ift

to shake like a leaf: to tre mb le w ith

f ear

on the spot: "The p o lice w ere o n the

sp o t w h en I had a car accide n t. "

.a case of the p o t c al li ng the kettle

black

Have YOll lost your tongue?

10 play for lime: "W e do n o t kn ow th e

an sw er y e t. I can p la y fo r tim e un tilBill com es an d helps us. "

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to strangle at birth: "The bad guys . <UI!

lo ok in g fo r o pp or tu nitie s, m isch ie f, a ny -

tiring to strang le th e p eace ta lks at b ir th . "

takiU two birds with one stone: "W ecan kill fW O b irds w ith on e sto n e b y

e om b in in g. o ur h o ne y m oo n w ith o ur

b us in e ss tr ip . 11

(0 hit below the belt: "By laughing at '

h im in h is girl - f riend's p re s en c e , J e rr y

h it h im below th e b e lt."

(0 backfire; "17•• candida te 's p lan to

d iscr ed it h is o pp on en t b ackfir ed , a nd

h is o wn re putatio n suffe re d gre atly . "

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10 show someone (he door: 10 reques t

so me on e to le ave

two heads are better than one

7 9

to learn (oft) by heart: " OU f te ac he r

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to die like a dog: 10die withou; hon-

our o r dignity, to die In sh am efu l cir-

eumstances

to be bored st i ff I bored to tears: "/

.am bo r ed stiff b y many of/he television

p ro gr am m es .• ,

to be tickled to death: "We were tick-

led to death whe n he had laid us. about

his adven tures in th e mountains. H

to wash one's hands of: "I'd better

wash my hand of this f amily. "

to rule with a rod of iron: " He laid

us how his step-father ruled the fam-

ily with a rod of iron; the teachers

01 school were qui te gentle

in comparison. J '

as stu bb orn . as a mule / as obstinate

as a donkey

dog-tired: "The man was-dog tired

after working the whole day in the

garde n . "

out. of mouths of babes and suck-

lings: "D id y o u h ear w hat y o ur na t eson said? This is th e truth that comes

out of mouths of babes and s uc klin gs . "

to make a scene: "The bill is much

100 high, but fo r goodness sake let's

pa y it ra th e r th an m ake a scen e . n

the Brain Drain: t he e m ig r at io n of

col lege and university graduates

tempted by the higher salaries an d bel-

ter facilities

to liv e in the lap of luxury: "She

lived in the lap of luxury whe n she was

in Panoswith Ted."

to raise hell : "The boss raised he/l

with th e s te ff because they kepi this in-

formation from him.~"

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makes us learn all the p o em s off by

hear t. "

to accept with both hands: "U I' dbeen in y ou r p la ce , I'd have accepI~d

his offer wilh both hands. YOIIwan t

have a better one. "

a doubting Thomas: a sceptic, some-

one wlto will beliew only the evidence

of his own eyes

xto c1ulch at a straw: " A d ra w in g man

w;J/ clu tch a t a straw . "

as cunning as a fox

daily bread: "Give us this day our

daily bread... IJ

it must have been meat and ddn]{ to

you: "To listen to the music : Z U s ! have

been meat and drink to you .

to beat about the bush: "Stop beating

about the bush and tel! me what y o u

want . II

to go 01\ tip-toe/ to walk on tip-toel{otip-toe: "When Iheir mother was III,

th e childr.1I tip -to e d . up and ~awn

stairs so as not to wake her.

something in the air/in the wind:

"The clerks were whisperln~ together

in the affice today; somethmg IS In

the air."

cold war: "The end of th e Cold W ar

Irad left the spycatchers with very Itttle

/0 do."

81

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sis te r - in -law h as b e e n a m illsto n e -the spadework: "Just g o od o ld -fa sh -



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round m y neck eve r since f m on -ied. "

as thin as a rake: " S h e has 110

str en gth a t al/. S he sm okes like Q chlnl -

ney. Thin as a rake."·· .

colour bar: d is cr im i na ti on a ga ln sl col-

o ured an d b lack peop l e in / t : lVO/#" o f thew h ile s .

safe' and sound: "Th e chl ldrrm arrived. h o m e sa fe a nd s ound . »

don' t count your chickens; " D oll ~. co un t y o u r ch icke n s. Y o ur aun t m oy

nOI le ave y o u an i' m on e y a t a ll. "

qthe rush hour: "She gazed our at

the o n com in g w ave s of tile rushhour traffic. I.

the man of the year I the. man of theday

a man of the old schoo!: "H e is Qstrict diSCipl inarian and e e eas h is m en10 w or k h ard , b u t he lIever asb.them

10 do mo r e than he does h imse l f . He isa m an (> f th e o ld sch o o l." ,

over my dead body : "H e w ill n ev er

m arr y " ,y daugh le r, IIwill be 0110/ over

lilY dead b o dy . "

upon my word: "Up o n m y w ord ,

w ha l's th e m atte r w ith th is machine. II

is co n s tan tly o u t o f o r d e r . »

the fourth dimension: an imag ina ry di-

m e nsio n in ad ditio n 10 { en g lh , b r ea dl h

and height

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io n ed sp ad ew ork . "

a rainy d ay : i'Y ou m ust h ave m on ey

fo r a ra in y day . "

sick humour/sick joke: h um our th a t is

m o rb id o r s ad istic

the devil will pa y

of the first water: I·Rubinstein was a musi ..cian o f th e f i T S t w ate r, a bso /u le zy su pe rb . "

to make a clean breast of the matter:

"Ify o u have stolen Ihe mo n e y , you'd

better make a clean breast of il to your.

fa lher a t o nc e."

to read between the lines: "If M is

able (0 read between the lines, 'hen he

wil l understand everyth ing. H

come rain or shine: "Com e rain or

shine, Fanny wi l l a/ways visit herm o th er o n S un day . n

to have [00 much tongue

a sense of loss: " W he n. Jo hn r estg ne d,

we al l jelt a s tro n g . sense o f f oss . "

to take to something like a duck to

water. '~Jlhough h e h ad neve r be en to

the o ff ic e b e fo re , h e took 1 0 the rou t i n e

like a duck 1 0 w ate r : "

to feel ill at ease with: "{ always feellfl

a t ease w ith m y b o ss, / can ? say w hy . "

one's own flesh and blood: ''Y ou can ~

cut y ourse lf o ff fro m y our son ; after a ll,

he is y our o wn j 1 e s l r an d l X o o d . "

msixth sense (a supernatural sense in

addition to the live senses - sight,

nearing, touch, smell, taste): "At the

tim e, w e hadn 'I an y r ear e vid en ce /h allie had done away IIis wife; Wl!' dtdn t

83

(ureeroe 'IYBC'I 'BO) even know thai she was dead. But expe-

r i<mce su pp lie s a siX th se nse in such

IIhings, and we all had it.»

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I I ~e llPO ii P )"Koi i with an open hand: "Whenever w e

Iasked Mi'Andrews for money for the

' E N G L I S H ·I I

cnarily, he responded with an open

hand."

I I I 3 R U S S I A NI I 3TI) e~e 'He KOllel\ eJlel"a iI's not the en d of the werld· . "It': a

I I I pity you an! not gO;lIgto [Ialy with us,

I I

hut it's 1101 Ih. end o f the worid you

ca n go there n ex t y ea r. "

I i:no lie rnyrKll no picnic. "This busines:s is no picnic. "

II HI RDJlOKO pa~opa (an) apple of discord / a bone of

Icontention: "The ownership of the an-

ceslraf hmne has been Q bone of conlen~

I lion between the two brolhers for the

tas: M€nty ears. ~

I 113h111pa30S3h1"naerc" to have a tongue that runs away with

I

(paDRJalICII) one: "H(f>I>our tongue ran away ~'ith

you last night. You shouldn ~ have told

j about your 0 0 0 05 l i k e that in f ront of 50

man y p eo ple . "

Il I i l I I a "YJI1I11)'lie )"IaT don't teach your grandmother to

suck:eggs

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IIpMaplIa ~eCJIaBHlI vanity fair: reference to the world domi-nated byjolly frivolity and show

"CliO lIaK 1>olKllii lIellb open as a day: "Open as a day, he

made no secret 0/ the lact that he wasalone in th e world."

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add fu e l to the fire n on n asa rs M a CIJa B orca s r o a m ust lie on it ;

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e o B C RKOMe n yx ae

K aK B n ecy x a nO q T HT e ru . HOM p aC T oHH IU l

a ll la y loads a li a w illin g ! I T O B e 3C T• T a ro 1 I n oro nm o rat ann's l eng th

1 1\

horse a t fIrst han dI IJ n e p n srx yeT

aU roads le ad to R om e n e e !loporn ae n yr B PUM' .:~i a t IIrst s ighte n e pn oro B JrJ lllJ l3 .

a ll sk in an d bon e s KO )K a n a KOCTH at rull spe edC HaJ lCTa!HaJ l t rr y

I I

aU th in gs are difficu lt m lxa 6o)!a Haq anO a t o dd s (w itb ) He: B .naaax

be fore tb e y are e asy a t o ne 's fin ge rtip s) 1 0 KOH q li KOO n a n su e a

Ia ll you r ge ese are sw an s K< l )I () lh tl I KY i Il iK c a oe 6 o JI OTO XBa rr HT a t on e 's wits' e n d I ! .O flT I i / 1 .0TO ' [J { l {

a lpha an d om e ga an r4 Ja If OMe r a at se aeM.' all a t se a

an ae m ic characte r aH eM W leCK liit xapa icre p a t second hand ,13 I lTOPb lX PYK

a n im a l p ass io ns IKJtiBOTHble crpacrn a t (he pa rtin g o f the w ays H a p ac nY Tb e )lo pe r

II

appe ar an t p f tbe b lu e C H e 6a caam rrscs at the top o f on e 's lungs B O D ee rop no (S C lO m O TX Y )

(an ) apple o f d iscord ~6noK o paaaopa (the ) A uge an sta ble sADm e B lo l KOH IO J IlH H

arm ed to the te eth BOopYl K eHHb ll l ) 1 0 3y60BB

i i(an ) a rtic le o f faW . ae zo q e CTH

as a last re sort B K pa iiH eM C JT yq ae backwards and forwards B , l!O ll h 1 1 nonepe x

II I

as cu n n in g as a fox xHTpb ril K aK m rca (a ) bad businessl I J lOXO) leJJO

as g re e n as grass )!(em OpoTbm (a) bag of n e rv e s KOMOKs e ps o u

Ias hick wou ld have it xax H aJJ lO / K aK H apO 'lH O (a ) b an B Da re p ub lic

6 a R 'B oOW ! p e cn y 6n llK R

as obstin ate as a don ke y y np ~M b [1 t K aK o ce n be a habitual liare pa rs R aK C~bm M epHR

as poor as 6e lle R xax u e pxosaaa M b lU lh . be a law u nto on e se lf J aK O !, H e rra ca a

a c hu rc h- m o u seb e a sca pe go at

OblTb KO lJ lOM o rny tU e l llm

as slippe ry as an ee l CKO ll bJ K II R K a K Y lKbe ab le to cou n t on the

le la n an su a x MO JK } lOCOC'!IfJ1lTb

as stubbornas a m u le eM . as obstin a te a s a don ke y f I nge rs I on tbe fin ge rs

as su re as eggs Is e ggs u e pao, K aK )1DaJK )lbT sa se ru pe or o n e han d

8687

be afraid of one's own 6oJ lTbC<[ caoen C06crBcHHolt TeHI! be In the family. way6b]1' B IIHTepecHoM nonOlKel-llIl!'

(5bm 6epeMeHHoit)

shadow

b e aD ears

be as hungry as a hunter

be as like as two peas

be at loose ends

be back on the track

be behind bars

be behind the times

be bored stiff I boredto tears

be confounded by

the simplest problem

be eaten up with jealousy

be faDing off one's feet

be fed up to the teeth/back teeth

be gathered to one'sfathers

be green with envy

be grist to (or to bring

grist to) someone's mil l

be hard o n someon e 's beds

be head over heels in

love with

be hooked on

be in a fog

be in another 's shoes

be in low waters

be in ODe's birthday slllt

be in one's element

be in one 's right mind

be in (someone's) black

books

be in someone else's skln

88

npeapanrrscn II c . r r y x

6bITb rOJlOAHblM KaK BOJIK

6&I1'b nOXo)KHMH KaK nse KallJUi nO;!11

OKaJaTbClI He Y.lIell

BoliTH B KOJIeJo

6bITb JH peurerxoa

- OTcranaTb OT BpeMeH!!

yM epe Tb co C KY KII

3a6;ryIUlTbCl! B TPX cocaax

cropars or peDHOCTll

Bamt:TbClI C HOr

6blTb CbITb]M no ropno (MHe 31'0

H'ILlOeJJO, OCTOqepreJJO)

ompanarscs K npaoruast

nonarscs OT 3aBIICTil

JUll'b BOJIY HS MeJJbRlIUY

n o n .R Ta M

no yuia wno6JleH

nonacrscs aa KpKlqOK

KaK B TyM8He

6bITb aa %eM-TO Mccre

CHJleTb aa MeJlll.

6b1Th B q eM MaT1 POItIllI8

6b1l'b B ceoea CTIIXUH

6hITb B 3ltpaBOM YMe

6b1Tb B '1epHOM C"HCKe

be In (the) seventh- heaven

be in (the) swim

be le d by th\' nose

be left holding the bag

be light-fingeredbe loose-tongued

be oITone's head

be on Cloud Nine

be on one's (its) last legs

be on tenterhooks

be on the black list

be on the books

be on the edge

be on the run

be out of hand

be out of one's bead!

mind/senses '

be out on a l imb

be packed like sardines

be still wet behind

the ears

be tarred with the same

brush

be thick-skinned

be tickled to -death

be tied/bOund hand and

foot

be unable to hurt a, n ybe unable to say boo

to a goose j t.~~

be up to the ears in work

be wet to the skin

obm HB Ce)tbMOM ",eoe or e qaCTbR

6bITb B KYPee lteJla

I lI tTll aa nOBOAY

. OCT8TbCH C HOooM

OblTb He'lI lCTbrM HS P Y K Y

"MeTb ,!J)IIIHHMl! R3blK

COltTH C yM8

CM, be in the seventh beaven

1I0llGla8rb CBOII nOCJleAH"e i lHH

6blT" ira KplO4Ke

eM_ be in (someone's) black books

3 H aq H Tb e R u c na cx ax

6blTb na npenene

6b1Tb 8 6erax

or6HTbCR OT P Y K

6blTb He B caoeM YMe

uaxosnrsc» B C K O JI h3 K OM nonoxeua«

K"K censan n 6oqKe'

MonOKO na ry6ax He oocoXJlO -

•• _,) "L

OIlHliM Ml1poM (no)Ma33Hbl

6b1Tb TOncro~O)I{HM

yMepeTb co eMe l l y

py"" cnn3aHbl

MyXy He 06H)teTb

CM_be unable to hurt a H y _

"MeTb paooTbl no ropno

npoMOI<Hytb I tO HHTIOI

89

be w id e ofm mbl l7( Ihe ears

)J , 'Tb no yrnaM

nonacrs nam .ueM B ueOO ! 0 07b roJlOEOJlOMKa

I I MHMo u e . r m ~In twister

11 \

bear a gr.ud ge against >lMeT b3y6 nporas ~ln.washjngnpoMl\lBKa M03 r oD

i l lbear in m ind ID .IeTbB BJ< .ny break on e's b ac k

mYTh CffiU1Y(xpe6er)

bear on e's cross necra xpecr break on e's n eckCJ]QMn uieio

1 1 : 1 1 1

bear th e palm lIOJJY'illThnaJIbMY nepaeacrua break one's w ordap art (c son ) c noea ol)p arn o

beat about tbe bl!S h XO,D ,llT bOKpYTna osono breathe (a) new Ife

s,nOXHYTbl(l{3Hba Ko ro ·J J li 60

1 I 1 Ibeat one's sword nepexosars Me~H Ha opana Into someone

1 1 1 1 1

in to a p lo ug hs ha re b re ath e d own s l}Oe on e'sC1'O~" HBlIIlYl llOil

becom e blood shot HaJIHT bCli/Ham rnaTbClixpoesro nedl

1 [1 behind c11)SCd doors npa 33KpblT biX ,!I[lep liX brevity is the so d of wit 'KpaT {OC1'b~ cec rp a r an au ra

I l l '

behind one's back / when 33 crnoroa / %elHmoYllb cnllHoll bri'n g up to daleBBoJl i\TbB Kl 'PCpen.

one's back is turned brothers in arms6 paTh li r to o py xa so

IIbeU, rd ance T aHeu l<l!Il(}),a h nrn one's b oats

C lKe 'b (CBO") Kopa6J lH

II I

better one sm aU fish " " 6 e3 pb l6 be It p ax PbID ' bu ry on e's talent3 ap b.'f b r ac an r B 3 eM JllO

tban an em pty dish c).f.• t a ll c os ts

li l l betw een the devil and M elKllYMonOT OMH HaKopam ,Heil by aU meaRS

1 1 1 1

the deep blue sea bury one's head3apb!Tb ro llOBYB neCOK

(a) big shot BaJKHaR ilIHWKain the sand '

KynllTb KOTa B MeWKe

~

(a)bird in th e han d is JI)"Iwe cauaua 8 PYKax ,buy a pig in a poke

worth two in tbe bush 4eM iKYpaBJ lb 'B H eG e by hook or by crooknpal ,l laMI1 H HenpaB)laMH

birds of a f eather on aoro n oJU I n ro aa by the skinen e-en e / C '1 'exoM n on on au

\ 1

bite one's lip npHK)'CHT bry6Y of on e's teeth

(3) b itte r p ill by the sw eatB n er e J IH ua

ropbKflll IDIJIIOJlJl

I i ib lood Is thicker KpoElh.HeBOila!SO.ll .HU8

o f on e's broW

th an w ate r by the wayMellll,Ynpo<JI1M

I Iblood will teU x po as r oBOPHT /KpoS b 3ilroBoPKJIa by trial and error

MeT )1 l 0M r rpo ti }I ouru60K

blne blood / b lue blood ed I'OJlY OIill<pOS !. C

II ;

bhre-stockiag cffilHii qYJlOK

bod y and sool AYlllOlt II: TenOM c ud ge l o ne 's h rain sp ac :m n yr b M03r aMH

(3) bolt from the blue l 'pOM'cpe,l\ ll . "CHOro "eGa caIr.loveTe . 'lNb ll )T IOOOBb

(3 ) b on e o f COIIteo tio n ,,6lIOKOpasnopa Caliph for a daylGlruq, aa 'lac

born w itb a silver spoon POilR TbCliB py6aJlIKe (8 coposxe) call a spade a spadeHa:t.waT b BeUJ,HCDO IiMHHMellaA"

in one's mou t h

call the tu ne

3aK!l3bLBaTbM}'3blKY.

(th e) B rain D rain yresxa M03rOll 91

90

(the) calm before aarm use nepea Gypei\ clu tch at a straw xsararsca aa eonoMHH,,},

th e s to rmcoin money IleQaTal'b .zt.eHb~

I II

I l i l

cannon-fodder rryuiesaoe M 5 J C O(a) cold w ar XO JIOJ\HagBoitHa

c arry a m illston e rou nd H aJ .I eB II T be e6 e) x oa yr a a ureioc olo ur b ar u s eTHo i! G apbe p

!

on e's n ec k( th e) con f us io n BaBl l iIoHcKoe CTOJUIOT IlOpeHl{e

IIc arr yc oa ls to N ew cas tle ' exars B Tyny co CooHMcassoeapces

o f B ab ylo n

l i ! 1 1

c arr y o ut U ke c lo ck work paaurpusars K aK n o ~JQ T aMc om e b ac k em p ty -h an ded a ep ll )I T b cn c n y cr blMH pyK llMIl

carry the d ay onepxars sepx com e d ow n on som eone npeaparurs B neneinxy

jcarry the palm eM . bear the palm like a ton of bricks

case of the p ot calling Tb l f i bl nOM3JIK '18aJl ,caM TOJI (exopo f ll com e d ow n to earth cnycrzrscs aa 3ew oo

I I Ith e. k ettle b la ck

com e easy n erxo , Il aBaTb cn

~

cas! a cloud over 6pocaT b T eHbc om e f nll c ir cle sanepunrn, UHKJI

cast p earls bef ore sw in e Mer aT b 6 ac ep r te pe n CD ItH bll~ fI {com e of age n o er ar ar s coBepWeHHOJ IeT li lI

castles in the air soanyuoure JaMKl1come rain o r s hin e ~TO6b l I IH CJ IY ' lI IJ lOCb

I I castles in S pain CM. castles in the air n or ep ne rs H eY llaq y

1 1

com e to g riefcatch the eye 6POC>lT bCllB rna aa

come to one's senses6 paT b CR a a yM

c atc h s om e on e n ol iMaTb u a MeCTen pe cr yn n etm acom e to p ieces sunerers B rpy6 y

red-handedI

c ha ng e h an dscom e und er lIIe ham m er HJ l' fHC MOJlOTKa

1\ ,

nep exonars lIJ PY K B PY KHCom e w hat m ay be! f ibWa He 6b1l1a!

change horses in M .eHlIT bnouraaen BO Bp eM~

m id stream / halfw ay nepenpaasr conf us e the issu e Hany cKaTb TYMaHY

; ac ross th e stream (the) corrid ors of p ow er KOPIIIIOPblenacra

c he ek b rin gs s uc ce ss CMe}lOCTbopon a 6 e pe r cost a pretty penny 060 i tT l1Cb B Konee 'l ,, } ,

.\ c heese an d ch alk HI1QerO06(1.\ero count on the flngers / nOC~I1TaTbno nan suas r

cherish a snake nparpers 'Meta H. rpYJIII on the fingers of one hand

Iin o ne 's bo so m c ov er o ne 's trac ks 3aMeTaTb CJIellb lchew som eone out HaMblllJ{T braJlony crack one up to the nines npeSOJHOCIiTh110HeGec

d lild of n atu re J\ltT~ npapoasr (the) cream of societJ CJII1BKH oeurccrsa

Ic hill th e b loo d K POBb crs m er B J I(H JI ax cream off CHHMaTbCJIHBIUt

c hilled to the m arrow n po np or ur na } 10 ~ 10 3r aKOCT eil c ro co d ile te ar s KpOKOJ\HJlOBblJIe3b1

Id ear the air pa3pil.l!HT b amocrpepy CTQ!lS on e's m in d n paxon ar» B f O)lO BY

cling like a leech npncran , KaK nl1~BKaCTQ!lS one's p alm nOJ<)JlOTIITbY ' l K Y

c li p s omeo ne 's w i n g :o r to np ee ar s K pU JlbH w i th s il ve r

close ranks .COMXH)ITbMb l cross s word s w ith cxpecrnrs umarn

close at b and [Ion pyxon c ross tbe R ubic on nepeirra Py6HKOH

9 2 ·93



J le 'I alO ll la n Ta p em ( a

(an) cye for an eye, OKO·3a OKO, 3y6 38 3y6} lA nt K Y Aa rn asa rJtJll\H T

a tooth (or a tooth

eM . be hard 01\ som eone'. heels

F OTb ll 8J 1e fl llh rn n y pa x

face both ways,-

ror a change) lI lR pa3 f1oo6pa3"~

II I" BatID IM II Haw HM

f o F all If te w orld likeT04b-B-TOlJb

Iface to face Jrnl.l;OM K Jlliuy

for all tim es80 BeKH BeKOB

il l l

face up to CM OT pCT b npasae B rnasa3 an pe Tf [b T H n no n

rair an d sq uare forbidden fruitHanp;IMYIO~130 n c e x C1Ul

1 1 1 1

(a) fair w ind nO nYTHM il : BCT ep fo r dear lifeP ail I'! DO ra !

raU betw een two stools CIi,IICT h M e)l(JlY )\syx crynseaFor God 's sake!

n "ecT b crapon A P)'lKObl

i l faU f rom grace nnacrs ,r! HeMJ.1) lOCTbfor the sake of old tim es/

for old tim es' sakefall in d isrepair npHxO)\IIT b B Hem AHOC'T b

(lf te f ou rth ) d im en sion~CTBepT{ i c 1 i3Mepe 'iH e

II I

fall head over heels eM . be head over heels in love w ithf ou l p lay

HeQecrH8Sl ~1pa

in love

f ree as a birdBOJlblW5l rrruua

(a) fam ily tree c eM eilH oe n ep ea o uanyran- A O <M epnt

far and w id e CM. backward s and forw ard s

f rig hten so m eon e

out of one's w itsfeather one's nest uarpers pylOi

f righten the horsesApa311 l1Tb r yce~

feel ill at ease w ith ~yB CT UO BaT b ce6 H H e B caoea rap en sefrom (or liv ing in)

H e or M .>< p' ce ro

(the) fif th colum n nsran KOJIOHHa - a d ifferen t w orld /

fif ty-f ifty JIlIT b)l,CCJ!T na l1JIT bjleClIT in a world of one's own

f igh t a losing battle aecra HepaBHh,il 60 il from head to toec rO)1DDM )1,0 nsr

first fruit f rom the bottomo r '1 HC TOrO ce pA ua

n ep ssre IU IOA bl

f l T ' S t , last and paa IIaaacerna of one's heartOT O ) lHO t\ l 'PYJ \Hocn t K IlPyro>!

a U the tim es f rom pillar to post

f ish for com plim ents nanpaunrsarscs HB KOMllJmMeHT full cupnOJ lH aH - ra u ia

f ish for in form ation 8b 'Y lKHBaT b }!H<jJopMaUJlIO fu ss ov er n olf tin gMblll(}LHa51 n031Ul

f is h in tr ou ble d/ m ud d y lIO BIiT h P bl6 y B M Y TH Ot\ B OA e Gwaters

lIesh and blood IU IOT h II I<PODb gain one's hand in){ a6 l1 T b P YKY

flight o f f an ey noner BHTa3<111 (the) gam e is not worlhM.rpa He crOH1' CHel l

Oood the m arket l 'l aBOJ IHlITh phYHOK th e can dle

Oy a kite 3aKll)l,b (BaT b YAO'lKll (the) gam e is upKapT36><T.

(a) Oy in tile oin tm ent JIOlKKa )\erm ( a) g en tl em a n 'sD,)KeHTJlbMeHCKoe COfJ1al lleHH.e

Oy alI th e h an dle B h]XO ilH T b 1 13 c e6 11 / B blllT lI 1 13 e co J! agreement9 7

96"T. B. 'il;lPKa"'O~tI'l

get aw ay .. ith CXOl l I ITJ ; C pyx go back on one's w ord s eM , break one's w ord s

get back on one;s feet acrars xa Han! . ' -1 • . go by the board 38 6opToM

ge t dizzy wilft success, nO :l ly ,qWrh rOJHlBOKpYJ l( eHH ' ei " go dow n in 'hist(ll\l" ,oolirn 10 IIc roPIHO

IIer ycnexoa go d ow n the d raiD eM , 'go aw ry

get it in the neck 1 I0 00 Y "lf Tb n o u re e go for a song I no fiT II 3 8 6 ec u;e Ho K

I I I I

ge t it in to one's head 3a6 1!B aT b ce6 e D ronO BY ' go halves R@HmB,UOJ1JO

get m ixed up , c 6H l1 aT b cn C T O JI K) ' go into details ' ll ) la l l1 l1 ibCHB 1I0 ) lp06HOCTH

get on som eone's nerves ' )lei!CTBOBaT b n a xepasr go off one's head 'CM . t o ,b e off one's head

II !

get out (If bed BCTaTb He C TOR Hom go on tip-toe / to wa l k J (O )I II 'f b u a U ; bI ll O~Kax

OD the w rong side o n tip -to e

I I I :

g et sm art na6paTbcH yM8go one's own w ay Iflrm c ao ei ! ! lo pa ro i!

~j.

g et s om e th in g C6 blT b C pyx go out of one's way J \e rt h '1 1 3KOJK} 1BaH

off one's hand s ' go through nre and water npoA TK (CKB 03b) orol!b II 8O )1Y

I get som ething out of B b l6 po clf T b 1 13 rOOOD b l go to extrem es B) laBaTbCi I B Kp a~I IOCTb

I one's m ind go to the dogs ~ oltT H n pa xo «

II g et stuck OKaJ aT bCH B ,I ly p aKaX cv. come to pieces

I I

go 10 po t

get the lay of the land naurynuaars nOQBY go up in the air eM . fl y of f the handle

get the upper hand 1 1 3 i 1 T . J . sepx go with a run ! lA T H. K aK n o M 'C JI¥

get the works 1I0naCTb 6 ncpenner go with a s" ;ng CM . go ..;th a run

II ,

getting OD in years / lie n ep so li M on Ot\OCI It G od fo rtid ! He I !a it 1 5o r!

no sprin g chickenG od know s! 60r311aCT!

i i i(a) ghost tow n ropon-npaapax gold-miD. JOJIOTOe ) 1110

gibberish !taoop MOB (lh .) ~deD A ge 30J1oroii BeK

G irl F rid ay neeosxa aa notieryurxax < a) & Jld en JuhHee 3OJ1OTOit.106Mell

give (som eone) a pat rJI3 , l l ,MTbno ronosxe (lbe) golden ru le sonoroe npamoto

on the back (the) Gordian knot Fopnaea yJ~JIg ive it ( to) lIaBaTS B36y"KY g oo se ,s kin CM . g oo se flesh

g ive one the shivers MOpa) no KO)l (e 1101l11pae 'l ' g oo se p im , p le s ,eM . goose f lesh

g ive som eone the cold OK .3 aT b XOJ [O ) lHh li l n p ueM grease som eone's palm :! laT h aa n arry / rrO /.lM aJa :J'b '

shoulder(~) great ones B eJ Ilf KH e MM pa c er a

give the green light to, OTKpbWaTh 3eJfeitylO yJllluy of til. e arth '

give the palm to n ep enan, n aJIbM )' n ep sencm a green eM . as g reen as grass

give up on I to give up M axn yrb P YKOil. grow roots n pac rars K Op Hll.M II

a s h op ele ss (a) guardian angel aHreJJ-KpaHlITeJJb'1,1

go aw ry no ii T If " l Ia cMapK) ' (the) gutter press oy J Ib S apHaH n p ec ca

98 99

a s cr ew lo os eKPbuua uoexana

II H a sh arp ton gu e~MeTb o cr pbt ii H3b[ I(

eM . b e t hi ck -s k in n ed

II habit cures babit KJIJlHKJU lHOMBhIllII!6aJo~. a th ick sk inBHHnll<3 He XB8Tae-r

halcyon days a on or sr e ,QHH a tile lo os e~3b1Kpa3BH3b lHae : rcH (pa3 ll >l 3 aJ l

Cn )

II Ihalf the battle IlOJlOBI{Ha cnexa have a tong ue Ihat runs

1 ( 1

(a) b alf -b ak ed id ea cb lp a n " ! .I eR away w ith o neI{Me' fboco6b[1I rroJll (o)I ,

h an ds of f py lG! npo' l l> bave a w ay w ith one aa n apy CJ lOB

,I ' bang by a thread DHeeT b lIa BoJlOCKe bave a w ord w ith som eone3l-taTb TOJlK B l(eM-Ju~5o

1 1 ~hanky-panky JlBol iHaJInrpa have an eye for

'Jual 'b KaK CBO}{ nSITb nansuee

l l ;

(a) happy m ed ium 30nOT a>!cepeaana h av e at on e's f m g.rlip s)\aJJeKOnoll1H

(a) hard nut to crack Kpel llOlI l opeurex have com e a long w aypyKI t 4eu . ry rCJl

1 ' 1 1 1

bard-boiled D<1.l.1aBuutill!.l.Ibl h ave i tch in l !. l in ge rs

harp on the sam e string 3aBeCTIIIlOJlbllJKY have its orig in inoeCTHHa4allo

; , 1 1hav e a ll eggs f "8 aH rb B ee xa xap ry

MM31Ui ua He CTOI·rrb

h av e m o rein one basket (of som eth ing) in one's

li \ have a basin fu l CM .be fe d up to the teeth / back teeth lin ger th an s om eon e els e

li \have a beHyfui eill. be fe d up to the teelh / back teeth

has in h is w hole bod yHe HMeTb HMo MaJ le-H:Wero

\1

have a bone to p ick I IMeTbCqeTh ICh av e n ot th e f og gies t id ea

npeAcT3BJ1eH! '1l

w ith s om e on e l\uYMll HoraMH lia 3eWle

IIhave one's f eet lirm ly

have a card up one's Bb lHy rb r ya 113pyxa aa I HMeTb.p lan ted on th e g rou nd

sleeve K03b lPb npoaanac BOnOCb[ CTru[QO~TCs! AbI60M

have a cheek "MeTb Ha rJTOCTb h av e o ne 's hair

have a. flnger in a p ie npHJJOlKHTbPYKYK QeMY -IUI60s tan d orr en d

3360T nOJlOHperh av e on e's h an ds full

have a finger in every p ie KIDK JIOUoqKe-3<lT bI'IK8h av e on e's h ead

Bl tT8TbB 06J1aK3X

have a head ronona sa nnesaxo n o ne 's s ho uld er s in th e c lou ds M 0 3m u a M eeT e (H e A yp aK )

have a heart CJl(8JJbTec&,ouaaocepncreyare. have one's head screw ed

h av e on e's h eart n yu ra y xo nu r B IT>I'fKH I nynra YlWTS '

on the righ t w ayI lMeTbAo6pb i e HaMepeHIi l!

I n o n e's boots B I UI TJ {1 {h av e on e's h eart

have OR e's heart sink CM .have one's heart in one's bootsin d te rig ht p la,c e

ACPlKaTbpOT aa 3aM Ke

in to o ne 's b oo ts. h av e on e's lip s s ealed

H:MeTbDeere JlHrllbD AilYnapy pyK

have a lum p KOMOKB ropn e a ac r p an have only one p air

in o ne 's th ro at o f h an dsB'HCeTb H9J l

ronoBoll

have a n ose for HMeT bHIOXua h av e s am e tb in g h an gin g

have a ready tongue 33 cnODOMB K 8pMaH He n eaer ov er on e's h ead lO I

10 0

Itave something

on the brain

npHJJ;ep)!(a'fb KOHeil.

np"lIeplKaTb 1I3btK

have tile brain of a pig~on

have tile gall

have the nerve

have the words stick

in one's throat

have too much tongue

Have you lost your

tongue?

have a grudge against

have in mind

(the) head of the family

Heads or tails?

hear a pin drop

-hear the grass grow

(a) heart of gold

(a) heart of stone

(the) heart of (fie matter

heart-to-heart talk

Heaven forbid!

head 01 1 one's shoulders

(the) heel of AchiUes

heaven on earth

Hercules' labourhey-day

hide behind a woman's

skirts

h it below the belt

hit tbe bottle

Ilit the mark

hit the nail on the head

hold a grudge against

h o ld o n e's head high

1 0 2

J!MeTb KYP"Hble MOJilil

CM , have a check

eM. have a cheek

cnoea B r op n e a ac rp a na

tITO ,I-Ja YMe, TO H,a. ~3b!Ke

Tu '!TO, ~3bJI( rrpOrJ10TM?

eM . bear a gru dge ag ain st

eM, bear in mind

rnana ceMbM

Open lim! peiuxa?

C JIb lW a Tb , K aK M y xa npoJIeTHT

cu. hear a pin drop

JOJlOTOe cepnue

X UM e HH oe c ep au e

CYlliHOCTb nena

pasroaop no i l ywaM

CM, God forbid!

ro no sa u a IIJ 1e tJ a_ x

eM, Achil les ' heel

pall aa JeMJlo

fepK)'JIeCOB TpY i l

eM, halcyon day

n psrarscn aa 6a6b lO ,1 06K )'

YilapHTb HHlKe IJOHCa

npI!KJIa.nbwaTbc~ K ~YTblJ lKe

6HTb B uens

nona c rs D r oqKY

CM. bear a grudge .against

,llep)!(aTh ronoay BhlCOKO

II.

hoDeynloon

hope against none

(the) hom of.plen!y

(a) horse of another

wlour

(a) house of cards

(the') bub of the universe.

if wishes were horses,.

( be gg a rs w o u ld ride)

In R bi g w ay

in a w ord

Inall conscience

in any case

Inany event

in d ou ble h arn e ss

in full swing

in grain

in one ear andout the ollier

in other words

jn particular

in place

in short

in the bloom of youth

in the dead of night

in the nesh

In the lap of the g~

in the long run

l leplK21'b 1I3blK 3a 3yoa!' ' ' '

cmnaS i CBJUblX

M.C(OBblK Mec~U

HMeltTbClI aa qYAO'

por I1J06I!JIHH

COBceM i lPyroii Korre££KOp

Kap ro < lH b lH I \OM " '' '

nvn 3eMJUI

I

H a' u m p oK )'1 O a ory

o;unfM CIIOBOM

[10, conecru ronops

e.L at any rate

TaK KJUI I1Haqe

B OAHoll Yl lproKKe

II n O JU lOM p as ru p e

n o n ary pe (110 xapatc rePY)

B O)l;HO'yxo BJIeTaeT,

II ,llpyroe BblJleTaeT

Ilpjll'KMIl cnoS3MII

II qaCTIcloCTK

K MecTY

Kopo' le r oso pn

II IJ,IIC'Il' JIeT

rn.y60KOIl HO'lblO

BO MOTH

Eor ero JHaeT

II' KOHlIe KOHUOIl

10 3

ill the open air

• ill the pillk •

in the same boat

nO li O TXp h IT b lA ( ~ e 6 0M

B paClIBeTC eWI

A OJIHojj J lOnKe

keep a lo w p ro file

keep a stilT upper lip

z iepxarscs B 'TeHH

coxpaarrn, npacyrcraae )Iyxa

in the teeth of the wm d

in the twinkl ing of an eye

(an) Indian s umme r

(tile) lron curtain

it is the first step

that costs(an) infectious laugh

it's in the bag

it must have been meatand drink to yOU

it runs in the blood

it serves Ilim right

it stands to reason

it's a sm all world

it's neck Or notlliJJg

it's not the end

of the world

(an) ivory tower

II

Jack of all trades

jack up the price

(3) Judas kiss

~ump out o f th e f ry in g.p an

mto the firejust' in case '

just What the doctorordered

(lI)e) key POSit ion'

(the) key to the problem

(the) key word

10 4

!TPOTHB Serpa

B AJIHOBeJiJfe OKa

6 .5 be n e ro

JKenCJ li bl i1 3aHaBec

C h M . a ll th in gs ar e d if fic ult b ef or et ey are easy

3apaJI1TeflWhlJ.i cuex

n e n o B I I J J i J J n e

x n e 6 0M He KOPM I f

3TO IJ KpOUH

TaK eM Y H Honor

c au o c 06 0, 1 p aJ YM e e Tc fl

M"p receu

flu60 rrax, l ll!50 nponan

3TO e~e He KOHCU, C.8<?Ta

6allJH.fl HJ ClIO}lODOH KOcru

J

Macrep Ita ace PY kU

Ha 61 fT b u e s y

I IOUCJ ly J l Hy . nb l

113 OTHfl na B 1I000h!M~

H. BcRKHil CJTyqafl

KaK . llOKTOP !Tpon l feaJ l

K

KOMaJfilnaR IIOJIIUIIIl

K iII O'J x n p o6 Jle M e

Kmoqenoc C J l o n o

keep a weather eye open

keep body and soul

together

keep in the dark

keep in mind

keep one's ear open

keep one's feel'

keep one's head above

weather

keep one's powder dry

keep one's word '

keep open house

keep track of

keep up with Ib e t imes

keep within the letter

of the lawk i D the goose that lays

the golden eggs

kill two birds

with one stone

knock one's head

against a brick w all

know a place like

the back or one's hand

know a place like the

palm of one's hand

know by name

know one's place

know which side one's

bread is buttered

know which way (he w ind

L~blowing

nepxan, y x o D O C TP O

n oz ne p xa na rs C )'lU e C T8 0 Da Hlje

nepxan, B HeeenCH"!!

91. bea r in m in d

'CM, keep" weather eye open

nepxarsca na aorax

lIe p )!('T bc fl H " IlJ m 'Y /H a n o ue p xu oc ra

nepxars nopox c y x I I M

n ep )I(aT b (eeoc) cn OB O

)l(]1Tb OTKpblTb lM .! \OMO~I

6blTJ> n xy pce C06bITllif

' !llT~ 6 nory co BpeMeHeM

c0.6J11O)1aTb 6YKBY saxoaa

eM. eat th e s ee dc orn

y5l!Tb epa3y nsyx 3aHues

6IiTbC~ rososon 06 CTeH Ky

CM, have at one's f ingert ips

e M , have a t one's f lnger t ips

nOHBC)ILJlllKC

3H8Tb cnoe Mecro

6hITb ce5e ua y~[e

n e plK R Tb H O e n o D eT pY !J Ha Tb K y na

e ere p n ye r

(3) ,lame excuse CJla6an orrosopka

(a) l a nd of milk an d hooey MonO~Hble peKII, KllcenhHble Gapera

L

1 0 5

I I

j(Ihe) last straw

nOClI~ KaJ lJ1R. nepenCllIHlmUJall ' laWy lik e rats leaY in g K aK Kp bl Cb l C ron yu iero xopatin s

(th e) last word. inn oc ne an ee C lIOHO ( l( OC l'H JK el fM e ) the sink ing ship

laugh in som eoue's face CMeJl T l.C~ B . JlHI lO like talk ing to a brick w aD KaK 0 6 CT eHKY m pox

1/

laugh u p' on e's sk!ev eCM ellT h CH D P YKa B like tw o peas in a pod ncxosor KU K )lBe KaM I{ BO).I.h I

(the) law of the jllD gle: laKOH JC!<yHrJ fei ii like water off a duck's had! . K aK ·C IYC~B0 I la

I

lay a finger on J1bB~Fla$I )lOJlH

InaJIbu,eM 1pOHY l'b (the) lion 's share

lay blam e at som eoneB aI llI Tb c 6 olI bH oiii ro no nu lis ten to reason I Ip ).! cu yw aT b cH K fOllO CY p ac ey llK a

else's d oorn a 3 ,I l;O pOBYJO

listen w ilh hair an earcnyurars KpaeM yxa

. ,

IIlay hand s on

np"GpaT h K PY KaM (a) little bird told m e cn yx aM II 3eM nn n O)llH <T CR

IIla y Ih e c orn er- sto ne

3 B) JO lK llT b K p ae ym l Ib f th li ii K aM< li b live and let live c aM lI CK B)'! II I lp yl'llM H e M ew al!

\ jl

lead a cat and dog life,lI GIT b K 3K KOI llK a C ro 5a Ko 1l live heyond one's m eans lK IIT bH e n o cp en crn aa

lead a double lifea e cr a ,Q IlOJ IHYlO lK I I3 11 b live f rom hand to m outh nepeG IlBaT bCH C xneoa ua KBac/oo1J;'f ,

I I :learn (0 0 ) by heart

}"IHT~ HaH3YCTb live in the lap of luxury Y T On aT h B P OCKO IU H

I

leave a lot to be desiredOCTaBJIlUb JK en aT b " !lio ro n }" ln re ro lock , stock and barrel co BceMli norpoxaua

leave D O s tone unturnedn pW Io lK llT b B ee c ra pa HlU I (3) long shot c A anh HIl" n pu uen oa

let sleep ing dogs lieH e 1 pO Hb J!JIX O , n oxa C II.llIlT T i'I)(O look down one's nose csrorpers csepxy 8J1113

lick one's w ound s 3aJIf!3bWaTb paBbI lo ok th ro ug h C MO Tp CT h Q ep C3 poson ue O'IK II

\1

l ic k s om e o ne 's boots)UnaTb IHITKH ro se-colo ured sp ectacles

lie through one's teeth apart, G e3 C Tb lA R If coaecra . look through tin ted chL look through rose-coloured spee-

II (the) life and soulA ym a 0 61 L1 ,e CT 8 a spectacles tacles

lif t one's halld tonOIlHlITb P Y K Y aa K oro-M oo

Look w hat happened ! BoT -re (II) xat

lik e (greased ) lig htn in gKaK MOIIHlUi

lose count of tim e norepsrs cxer ~peMeHH

like a bull in a CW IIlI shopcnou B rrocY AHOA nanxc

los e h eart. . na .n aT b I lYXOM

like a. cat on hot bricksK aK aa rop nu ax yrolrux /

lose one's head norepms ronouy

K aK aa IH'O DK aX lose one's nerve norepsrs M yJKeCT Bo

like a m oth (that n les)KaK M)'Xlf aa MeA Jo se tem p er eM . f ly off the hand le

round a ligh tlo st sh eep 3a6JTYllll11wancH osua

like a red rag 1 0 a bu n KaK KpacHw l' user na GbiKa love in a cottage p a>; n u ra na urelike a shot nynea

like a stre2k of lighningCM, like (g reased ) Iigh tn ing

Mlik e a w ea th er- co ck KaK .pnlO re p (3) m aid en nam e lleB ~b H 'paM Hn Hnlik e an ostrich

K 'K crp ay c m ake a clean breast l fHCTocep.n.etlHO C03H8TbCSf

like looking for a need le xax IlI'OJOOI B crory/crore ceua of the m atter B QeM"m160

in II bayslllck

m ake a fool of oneself cecn . n K3JlOW Y

10 6 Ill7

mo r al s u p po rtMOPaJ lbHUH Jlo) J .! \ ep lKKa

m ake a martyr o f o ne se lf crpoars W 3 c c6 ~ M y ~e HI lK a Mo pa JI bH aH n o6 ea "

m ake a m en tal note of (Ha)MOT aT h eerie xa yc(a) m o ral \'ieto l')'

H " ) KI lB 1 1 11Me pT I I'(

m ake a m ountain aeJIaT h 11.3MYX II C}JOHaD lore dead than alive

6 0 ne e 1 1 11 1 1MeHe eou t of a m olehill m ore or less

~ ! aMeHbKIIH Cb lHO 'l eKm ake a 113m e for oneself . aanocaars cetie (aof ipoe) IIM lt (a) m other's boy

CM. (a) m other's boy

1

m ake 3 scene ycrpoars cueuy (a) m other's darlingpoilj'lOl! ~3b1K

m ake brick s w ithou t straw aareaars 6 eJHaJlelKHOe lIeno m oth er ton gu e

eM . keep up w ith tbe tim esm ake eyes at C 1'p OI IT b m a 3KH .. m ove up w ith the tim esMY3e llHaH p e llKoe rb

m ake faces C1'pOiHb PO)IQ !lIbl (a) m useum piece6 an b3 llM II" IlY W Y

make ha y of som eth ing !llfeerl! rty ranm ty musi.; to . one's ears

m ake bay w ith eM . m ake hay of som eth ing Nm ake one's m ou th water cmOHKH rrOTeKJIM

m ake som eone blush arO HH Tb B K pac K)' (a) n ag gin g doub tMyK»co~lHemil l

m ake som eone sweat B rOHHTb B nOT near her tim esa cnocnx

m ake the blood run cold eM . ch ill the blood neck and neckron D Ba 8 ron oey

m ake tracks for )laT h rs ry neither lish , f lesh , fow lH fl pb l6a Hli M lICO

m ake up for lost tim e nasepcran, ynyuieaaoe nor good re d herringCTl l l l I>HI>[eHepBbl

m ake yourself at hom e 6YAb"re KaK IIOMa nerves of s teelllap eH OM Y K OlllO B 3Y Ohl H e C MO TPl!T

m ake one's f lesh creep M yp alID Cli 6 cralO T n o K o)[(e . never look a gift horse

(3) m an of his w ord rocrronau /xoaaaa cnoero CJ]OBaIn the m outh

H on all M eT lla 'IH erO M eTD eW broom s sw eep cleaner

(a) m an of the old school '1 eJ rO D eK c rap oa IllK O Jlb ]new lease on life

ero pas M OJlO AO CT ~

(the) m an of the year '1eJrOBeK ronan ine· d ay s w ond er

nooa l\RlI

m anna from heaven M aR R a H e6 eC H'" npecest- B KO PHe

m arch up w ith ihe tim es eM . keep up w ith the tim esni p In the bud

H II' rp ou ra B .:ap MaH eno m ore shots

m ark tim e TOOTaTbCSI Ha Mecre in th e lo ck er(the) m assacre 1-I361<eH11eMnaAeHueB

n o p ic niC< lT D H e U ly T K3

o f i nn oc en ts Hoes KOll'ler

m eet half ·w ay W il sascrpe-ryN oah'S ark

He ItM eT h non co60 « nO'ID bfnot a leg to stand on

(a) m em ory like a sieve MO JrI f K aK p eu re ron ot born yesterd ay

H e B qC pa POIlIU lC S I

m ilk teeth MOllOYHble 3y6b[not lit to hold a cand le to

B n O)lM eT K" H e ro llilT CH

milk the bull >.tCJJ:aTb «o3Jla MO}lOKa- UK ~ lJ.TO aa C"OeTe

milk the ram eM . m ilk the bullnot for all the w orld

IiI! 3. K aK ile A eH brn (K OB pIlJl(K li)

M ind your ow e business! H e aain c nen o:_ not ror love or m oney

HM aa l.J.TO

m iss thebus nOeJA yurennot for nuts

I l l Y

lOB

I ' : 1I0t on your life HR '3J1Qi3Hb

IInot to belJeve one's "",es He 'BepH.Th CDOI1 'M rna3 llM

011tbe neck or

OD the ron

on the spot

eM . be hard on somcone's heels

}IS 6ery

ryr KRK T)"T

not to believe o ne 's o ear s He RepKTbCBOHM ymaM

I II not to budge lin inch ae ' y c rynwrb HK HII < tory

'\ 1 not to care a fig Ha lU t eB8Tb

\ not to give a fig ·ror COl. not to care a figII

!not to give two cents Io r HH 'B rpom He craBIIT~

not to have" clue ue HMeTb 1l0HSITH'fI

not to let the grass grow He 0TIClIll,IJ.bma!l AMI! 11 AOJll'Kit 'SII .UIfK

under one's feet\1

not to 1 1 f t a finger nanea 0 naneu He YllaplITb

l not to see beyond He BHlleTb nansure caoero aoca

I' the end of one's noseI II

not to sec the wood He I)HlleTh nepessea In-3a aecaI for the trees

not worth a lig l U I (lmI'a He crours. . . .

not worth II straw ns r e ae u uo r o iliiua H e C 'l' Q Il T ' 'S .

Ilot WOrdl an old song rponr ueaa

not wor~ two cents rpotna MMHoro ( . I I0M.! lHOro) ne

croar 1 Hll rpoura He CT OIIT ,

noU1 ing to write bOlDC aboot .HK'lero ocotieauoro

0

(an) object or fun IlpflLlMeT HaCMeweK

or the first water ' ll lCTeiiwel! BOllbl,

off one's hat ua caoa erpax IIPHCK

(an) ol d blrd crpenmtaa nrana

(an) old name crapaa mo0Sb

(an) old hand Tep11biJ1Kana'!

(an) old wives' tale 6a6hH eK'JKH

(the) old world crapwll caer

Oil an empty stomach 'H a T'OJIOllHbtli )KeJlYAeK

on one's hands and-knees I {a s re r a e pe a s xa x

on the edge HIIrrpenene

UO

Odthe tip of one's tongue

Odthe rop of the world'

once and {o, all

once In a blue moon

one's heart's content

olle chance in a thousand

one for Iheroad

one In a Ihousand

one or these days

onc of these dayS Is none

of these days

one'S better half

one's days arc' numbered

one's heart bleeds

ror someone

one's own lIesb and blood

one's second wind

open as a day

open old sores

(the) other side

of the coin

out of mouths or babes

and sucklings

out of place

out of sil!.ht, out of mind'

out of the frying-pan

Into the r . r eout of the jaws of death

out of this world

over my dead body.

over one's head

}In KOH~m<e H3hlKa

aa aep"Y 6nruKeliCToa

eM. flnt, last and aU the times

B KO" ·TO n e lO i

CKOJlhKOMille yro)lHO

O,!illH uranc nl ThICfi'IH

sa noCOIllOK

O/l.HH113rhle.'11!

ua IlHflX

3aerpaKaWl KOPMUTb

JlPQ)1(alllllaJI noJ'lOBI1Ha

IIHH CO'I'TeHbl

cepllue KpollblO 06m.maerca ·

"bil-TO rrn on - . . KpoDb

BT.Opoe /l.blxa>!lIe

acne KaK 60lKllil neus

6epe)l;HTh crapue paRbl

o6opotUaJI crapol la Mellanll

lie K Mecry

C F na J )l;onoil - [{3 ce pn na BO H

eM . jUDIPout of the frying-PalL ·into··

the fire

11.306bSlTld\ CMCPTl1

li3 p!\llll DO" Bb[XOJ.\llUJ.Id\.,

'10pel Moil Tpyn .

. suure '1berO-HH6¥/I.&. IIOIIIIM31UlSll

t11

o ut o ne's h eart1i3JIl lnaTbjl ,ywy

p POUlCM. crack one up to th e n in es

praise to the sk iesjl ,eplKBTb tJII<ll HB MaK)l1lIKe/

parrot-fashion (nOBT OpHT b)K3K nonyra li

p rick u p one's earsl laaoCTpIiTb yunt

p arro t lik e CM.parrot-fashionnp oMeTe eB o rou s

parrot-wise CM.parrot-fashion P ro m eth eu s f ire

pay back nnaran, T OMxe MOHeroJi (lb e) Pro cru stean b ednpoKPYC"IOBO10)l ( .

in the sam e coin (th e) p rod ig al s on6nyAl lb l li Cb lH

Pay on the nail! .!leHbm Ha 6 o'lKY ! (!be) p ro of o f lite p ud d in g lie n on po6 yeillb - H e Y 3H aeU T h

pay throug h th e nose nnarars nrpnnopora 1 8 I n t he e at in g

(the) pictu re of health KpoBh C MOJlOKOM pIIIl in on e's belt33UlHYro peMewb

pie in the sky eM . castles in S pain p uU o ne se lf to ge tb er8 3n T b c e6 ~ 8 P YK Il

p iJIar(s) of sociely CTOJID hl 6m eCT na p ull so m eon e's legMopO' lHTbroJ101lY

pin one's hopes on B03J1araT bH ll,A el!i.! l.h l p w l th e c he stn utsTaCKaTb KaurraHbl H3 ontS l

( th e) p in k o f p erf ec tio n aepx coeepurencraa ou t of the f ireeM . c ut th e g rou ud

( a) p itc hed b attle reuepansaoe cpaxeaae pull l ite rug from u n de r o nefrom un der one's feet

p laton ic love llJIaTOHH.'leCKallJlOOoS beM . c a lf lo ve

playa d irty trick on nO,llKJIIl ,AbIBaTbnOjl ,BO)(HTb)MAHy p up py lo ve/ lM a rb x op ow y ro ( ~e ce }ly IO ) ~ fHHY

play cat and m ouse nrpan, H KOWKI f-Mb IWKW ·pu t a b old facen pn MOXOHu rp e

play for tim e T lIHY T bBpeMS !put a hole

6HTb!Yi l a pHTbno "apMaHY

p la y in to s om e o ne 's urpars na P Y K Y in o ne 's p oc ke tb oo khands

pu t a word (for)3aMOJlBH"IbJJoae'lr.o

play it by ea r xrpan , no cnyxy eM . h a v e all eg gs in one b ask et

play safe ileitCT BonaT b aaeepaaxap ut all egg sin on e b ask et

play second f id d le arpars BTOp)'lo CKpHI!KYpu t d ow n roots

CM. grow roots

play som ebod y a d irty n0Jl)10JKJIT bCBIlHblO p ut on a p ed estal C"TaBI1Tba lTheAecrantrick J aMOp 03HTh (n p oe cr , M aH)p lay the fool n3ll.llT bnypaxa pu t on ice

nonacrs unpccaxp lay the gam e arpars no npaB l-!JlaM put one's foot in it

OI lC ' fb (H3i leTb) Koro- Jl n60 np lay u po n s om e on e's urpars QYSCTB3MK p ut s om e on e

CM"pHTe ) ! bHY'Oy6aWKYfeelings in a S !Ta l t- ja cket

nOCTaBKTb soro )H60 aa M.eCTO

p lay w ith f ire arpars c orneu p ut s om e on e

plenty is n o p lag ue x an ry MaCJt oMHe I -I cnopTUW bill h is p la ce

eM . brin g u p to d ate

poke one's n ose in to cosars HOCB ~YJKI ienenapu t som eone w ise

! 13)1 (11M! f fba Ta i iub l e npYJKI il Ib ls om e on e e ls e's b us in es s p u t s tr in g s

)1 3

1 1 2

I Q oxpyrneunste qJICJIa

1

IIIIJIIbc:n

(0 ) q ue stion of tim ~6ec0Jl . l l 38 . KPYTJ IwM:C"ro1 l0M

IIBODp< JCDpeM eHI f

, , , opOneBCK M~ np l ICM

I I R cunan, corrs na pany

I rack on e 's bra in s

OO pTe fb AOMOM

11

e M . cu dge l on e 's b ra in s, Aep lK r u l 1>B eJKOBb lXPYKau ID I aJCI

Ira in ca ts lin d dogs ilO lI(, lI , b zs er K a K } [3 n e ,a pa y n pa an a n, J K eJ le 3 l!o ~ p ym l i

I )(8 ) ra in y day ' le PH h lR . !le H b ynpaBJJ lI T b JKeJ l e 3 f 1 o ii P YKo l i I

I I :ra ise be D Y 'lliH lI Tb P a 3H O C

A e p lK a T b B e J KO Bb lX PY ". BHU a x

ra ise on e's han d to e M . lift on e 's han d tomarsca 38 ,ll.ByMll 3alluaMll

rak e in the m on e y tpecra nensra nonarog c eC TI>u a M e m ,

rake u p the past nopouum, npomnoe D I J8 AaT h B Kpa li H oCT b

< a) ra re an im al pe , l lI GU I r rr a ua l lac nHK

(8 ) rare b ird CM . (a) ra re an im al S(a ) ray o f hope JJ)! ' I Hl l ,UeJKAh l

re ad be tw ee n the lin es '!W FaTL M e JK !lY CTpoK Bafe an d sou n d u e n IiHeBpe ) lHM

re ad on e's m in d B IfA e Th Hae KB0 3 1 > sa il aga in st the wind W ( h IT h B pOTHB r e q e H lfH

re ad ' som e on e like a book CM . r e ad on e 's m in d I I 8 l I c lose to the w in d (se CT H ce bs) n a rp an a n op Mo 'tH OC TIl

re ad th e te a- le av e s ra na rs n a '. ta liH oll ry uie B ail u n de r fa lse c olou rs aaaeaan. M.acK)'

re ap a ri~h ha rv e st c o6 p aT h 6 0 ra T hlJ J y p oJ K al t (M.e)lWle~) (the ) sa lt o f the e a rth cons 3eMJlj{

r ece i ve witll ope n an us e p ac np oC Te pT blM u 0 6b HT IIH M H . sa ve on e 's sk in cn aca rs C BO IOU lK yp y .

re fu s e p oi nt bla n k n a orp e s O TK a 33 T bC H scare the Jiving dayl ights CM. f ri g h te n someooec!d of l i ne 's wi ts

rdaliomi a r C r at he r s tr ai n e d n a ra rr yr sr e OTHO ll le l ll 1 H sca re to de ath e M . frighten so m eo ne ou t of one ' s wi ts

re st on on e 's la ure ls I JO Q l 1 n 3T b a a n a sp a x sa~e on e 's sk in cnaCf lTbCBOIO W K Y P Y ,

ride a hobby horse CeCTb H3 ceoero KOHbKa scre w u p on e's cou rage Ha6paT bC )I x p a6 po cTH

(to d ea th ) s e cond -g u e ss C H JIe H 3 8 A H IIM Y MOM

right arm n pa ea a P YK a _dnatu re aropa:Jl uarypa

rise lik e a phoe nix BOCCTaTJ, KaK $elU1.KC 83 nenna se e daylight B l I. 1 1 e t i bBb !X&A ' 1 1 3OOJ lO )Ke lH1H

from the ashe sse e ou t of the com er KpaeM rnasa

rock th e boat p acxe su uan , n OA K )' o f on e 's e ye

R om e w as no t bu ill MOCKBa He cpaay crponaacs s e e th ro u gh CM . to re ad som eon e like a bookin a day

See w h at h ap pe n ed l C M. Look w ha t happe ne d!

root a nd bra nch KOpeHHb JM 0 6pa 3 0Mse e w hich m .y 1 I1 eca t jwnps S b ll KM .AO T b ,K Y A a n e re p n o n ye r

(th e) ro tte n ap ple napiuaaan oauase nse of loss QYDCT60no r epa

114 IlS

serve G o d and M am m on

set th e w orld on f ire

(th e) s ev en d ead ly s in s

shake like a leaf

c n y Jl < ll Tb I I Bory, H M aM M oH e

npoussecra WYM j <P y p op

ceMb CMeprHblX rpexoa

!<),COKmtpora

BbICKO~fHTh H3 roJ10Bhl

n po cx on sa ay rs M e lK A Y n an su e s

xypars KaK napoeos

S h am e on yo u!

s he d b lo od

s h ed c ro co d il e tears

(the) ship or th e desert

shoot a line

show a c le an p air of heels

show one ' s cards

sbow one ' s band

sh ow o ne's teelll

s h ow o n es el f

in o ne 's true colours

show som e on e lIIe d oo r

shut on e's eyes tosick humour ,.

sick joke

. s ick to d eath

side by side

sig n on e's o wn d ealll.-warrant

(a) S i lv er J ubU e e

s in ce tim e I mm em o ria l

s ingle-handed

sink through the Ooor

SiWhean Iaboor (hlsk, toll)

si t 00 a b arr elof gunpowde r

sixth sense

skate on th in ice

s kim lIIe cream

s k in a li ve

urecroe ~yBCTBO

6blTb II IUeKOTJUlBOM OOJlOlKeHHH

eM . cream of f

cnYCT I 1Tb W K Y P Y

1pJ lCTI fCb KSK OCJlHOBbI1l JlJIcroqeK

KSK BaM He CTblJ\HO!

npoIDITh KpODb .

IlJITb KpOXOillUlOBbl cnesu

Kopam nyCTblHH (aep6moA)nycnmyrKY

TOJlbKO rrsmm c aep xaior' ..

pacxpsm, KapTbl

CM . sh ow on e's card s

nOKS3bl1l8Tb 3yGbl/Korrn

noxaaan, csoe HaCTOJIIUee JlHUO

YKa3aTb Ha ADepb

3aKpbID 8T b rnasa (Ha 'IT O)

' le pH hlil IO M O P

c,,!. sick humou r

3aM Y ' l l1TbC l l . l IO cs rep ra

60K 0 fiOK

110LUIHcaTb Ca:~fOMy ce6e cMepTHb l t irrpHroBop

cepe6pHHhlii 106HJle~

IdCn:OKOH BeKOB

e.llKHOJIl1~HO

( roroa) CKB03b 3eMJIlO Jlp0BaJlltTbCII

C/l3K<PoB rpyn

CIfAeTb Ha 60'lKe c nopoxosr

1 1 6

sof t in th e h ead

lOft pedal

s oU on e's h an ds

seldlers of for tune

S o lomo n'S j ud gm e n t

something in the air

something in the wind

sooner or later

(a) so re s pot

(a) s or e s u bj ec t(Il) s ore p oin t

s ou n d o ut th e p os sib ilitie s

sound the alarm

sow the seed s of d oub t

( th e) s p ad ewor k

S p arta n u p brin g in g

speak of th e d evil

sp ick an d sp an ,

s qu ar e a cc ou n ts

stab in l II e ba ck

stand firm

stand on one's own (two)

feet

stan d on e's g rou nd

start from scratch

step on s om e bo dy 's to es

stew in one's own juice

TeM X) ' lKe

TaK CK3.3aTh

MblJlbHaJI onepa

CJla6 na roJI08Y

cnycxati, aa roPM03aJ<

CM. dirty one's hands

COMaTbl Y. l Ia<1 I1

COJlOMOHOBO pellJeHHe

XOt\>IT CJJYlOI

eM. something in th e air

pauo IUIli noaano

6oJIbHoe MeCTO

Hs60JIeBlIII1I1 sonpocCM. (a) sore subject

eM . get the lay of th e land

6HTh B Ha6aT

cean, ceveaa COMHeH}LS!:" 1'. . 0 . .

~epHaJI psfora

cnapraacxoe uocrurraaae

nerox aa nosnxe

C HfO)lOIflCH.

CBeCUf O.JeTbI

nOJIY"HTI, Y . lI ap B C IU I HY

CTOJITh xa cooeM

.CTOJ!Thxa CBOHX coGCTseHHblx uorax

eM . stand firm

H8lJ8Tb C aJ.OB

nacrynars xa (mo6HM)'IO) M030J1b

aapnrsca B co6CTBeHHOM COI<Y

1 1 7

stick 'O ne's n ec k 'O ut

stick tQ the point

stick like a lee ch

CT 3B II T b CCO l l rroa Yi lap

nepJiGlTbCJI 6J ImKe K ileJIy/

npH~CplK l fBaT"CJ l TeMb . !

eM. cling like a leech

take leave of 'One' s sense s

take root

JU-l60 na, Jm60 HeT

CM, to be off one's head

uycxars KopHU

stir a hand

stolen fruit

storm in a tea-cup

(a) straight answer

straight frQm the hQrse'smoufh

straight from the shoulder

strain e v e r y nerve

strangle at birth

strike a snag

strike home

strike tIle right note

struggle to keep ,body

and SQui tDgether

~tumbling blQck

(a ) sucked 'Orange

sugar t Il e p iu

swan-song

swarm like locusts

(the) SWQrd 'OfDamocles

sweet t'ODth

swap horses illmidstream/haIFway

across the stream

table talk

take at face value

take down a peg

tak e ro r granted

U8

nO lU eO e J IHT b pYKo li

CM . forbidden Fruit

6YPJl B CTaKaHe BOilb.

l 1p~Mo i l OTBCT

eM, at flrst hand

C lUle~a

H3rrp!lrHTh BCe CM'JIh[

YO HT b B e a po n sn u e

3aXOill lTb B rynllK

nonacrs fIe B 6POBb, a B rnaa

nosecrn paarosop B H Y JK HOM KlllO~e

6HTbC>l KaK pM6a 06 nea

KaM:eHh npe.TKHOneUu51

BbDKaTbIH Jll{MOH

nOnCJJacnm, ITI<JlJoJl lO

Jle6e)lHHali neCHH

KIl_weTb K "K c ap arrs a

.ll .aMoKlloB Mey

ctacreaa

eM, change horses in ,midsmam

- 38crOJIbHa5.1 6ece.n:a

np.IHf1MaTh 3. YHCT}'IO ){OH<ry

e6HBaTh cnecs

CYmUh casro co6qii pa3y"'e~~f!MC>J

lake somebody

lIIIder one's wing

lake someone at his .. ord

lake someone by surprise

lake someonc's word for itlake the b ull b y the horns

take the llne of least

resistance

take the wind

ont of one's salls

fake the words

ou t of som eon e's m ou th

take to heart

take to one's heels

take to somethinglike a duck to water

take In the road

talk rot

talk shop

talk th e same language

talk through one's hat

talk turkey

talk of the d eviltarred with the sam e

brush

teach a lesson

tear oue's halr (out)

tell that to the marines

that remains to be seen

that's another cup of tea

that's a game' that two

can play at

B3~Tb non KPblJlbl1llKO

nO HM ZTh u a cJ(OBe

saxaarsrrs xoro- 1IH60 spacnnox

eepers uaCJIOOO

Dpam. 6hlKa sa pora

ImTI! no JlHHIII1 (nyrn) HlIHMeHbwero',COlIpOnID1IeHWI

eM. cut the ground from WIde r 'One'sfeet

copsars (eaoaa) C H'3DlKa

npHHIIMRTh 6J1H3KOK cepau y

nYCTIITbCI! aayrex / CMOTaTh YIIO' (Klf

' l } 'BCTBOI I8Th ceGl! K aK pb I6a B BO A e

Cl'aThpa:J60llmuroM C 6oJn ,wo1 t nopora

necra B3,lIOp

roBOPIITh 110 ilCIf'!

I 'OBOPun. HS OnHOM 1I3blKe

H=II~

ronopxrs 5e, OOHHlIKOB

CM. sjleiIk of the demH3 O,QHoro TecTa c,QenaHbI

}J,lITb ypOK

pBaTb (H.) ce6e BQJIOCbl ,

paC CK !IlK If 3 TO csoe a 6a5 YW K e

6 a 6 y n n < a Hwoe cxaaana

C ODCe r.( a py ro e n en o

nOCMOTpIlM, %11 B03MeT

' 119

there's a tim e and p lace B eeM Ycsoe M ecro H BpeM JI tw o is com p an y. th ree is Tpemi l l l1 lWHH!i

f o r e ver y th i ng none

T here, b ut for f ile g race E or MIU IO a aJ I tw o and tw o m ake fou r KaK AB""'ilbl jraaxersrpe

of God, ,g o J

tw o can p lay at that gam e eM , th at's a g am e that tw o can p lay atthirty p ie ce s o f s ilv er rpanuan, cpeepeaaxon

tw o h ead s are b etter yM xopouio, a ) l: 88ny -uuet h ro ugh i nex per ie nc e n o MOJ [O )lOCT I ier

f il an o net hr ow d u s t in s omoone 's e y e n yc xars n blJlb B [JIaJS

two-faced ABYJl l !4 f lb , 1 jth row in som eon e's face f ip oc ars B J lHUO

tig hten th e b elt CM. to p ull in one's belt Utig h te n th e s cre w aaxpynrrs rallKH

till th e cow s com e hom e no cne 1 I0 JKD ; I1 "Ka' !"THep r ( an ) u gly d uc klin g r8)l:Kl1ilyrenok

tilt a t w in d m ills c p ax ar sc n C BCT p nHhlM}i e JlbH IHWMH u nd er colou r of n on Ma pK oil

tim e d rag s epexs T fn lCT C li under one's nose HJ-RO,ll noca

(th e) tip of th e iceb erg BepX YJI.lKa~c5epra under someone's feet KpyrHTbCJInOAHOraM: ! '

to o ne's h aert's c on ten t cKOJIhKoIy rne y roaao u nd er th e aeg is 1 l0AamAoi i

( th e) top of the lad der BepWHHa (CJl}'JI<e6Ho~) necraauu , u nd er th e c ou nte r H3-1l0A npnnasxa

touch som eone's heart 5p arb 3cepmte un der the g uise of eM . u nd er colou r of

(a) train ed ey e rnaa H8MCTBII u nd er on e's th um b non Ka6nYKoMI n o n aroa

tread on someone's corns CM .s tep o n so m eb od y's to es m d il y oo are b lu e in th e face }1.0 noc,",HeHHSI

tread on the heels of eM . be h ard on som eon e's h eels(th e] u nw ritten law HeARcaH blH 3aKOH

(th e) tricks of th e trad e T oHKOCT I1pcxpeccaxu p to' p ar n a A OmKHoil BMOOTe

( file ) T ro ja n h ors e Tpo~HCIGl" KOith

up to the ears no yumtru th lies at the bottom HIl(IIuerp a B none

of f ile w ell upon m y w ord ' reC'THOe CJlOBO

try one's Iland at nonbiT8Tb Clla:cr&>l u ps et 'th e apple car t CIl)'1lITh KOprh1 / HC JTO pr'ITbCIOM} '3hlK)'

try Ih e p atien ce of a sain t lIcllhlTblBaThrepneaae

Vto try th e p atien ce of Job CM. try tile p atien ce of a sain t

turn a b lin d eye to CMOT PCT bKB03bnansusr v an ish in to th in air eM, d isap pear in to th in air

turn someone's head BCKPp31Thl 'OJ lOBYvanity fair " pMapKanue cna su s

tum the tab les on (upon) nOM eHlIT bC lIOM MH/( th e) V en ic e o C th e N o rth Ccnepaan BeHCUM~

6 lf fh np oruen axa ero lK eOPYJKIltM

tw id d le o ne 's th um b s 6wrb 6aKJIyillllv en t o ne's f eelin gs o n cpsmars CIJOH 4yn .c r .Ba

tw is t s om e on e ro un d 06BeC1'~ soxpyr nansua ve rba l d i ar rho ea cnone ca blH nOHOC

o ne 's little f in ge r ( a) v ic io us c irc lenopoqusni xpyr

1 2 0 1 2 1

wait and see w b W h , ; w B y ,

the wind is blowing

wCMi. know which. W3l!" the,'\I!iwI ishlowlng .

(a) wiDing horse

willy-nilly

.win the day

pafio'lan nouianxa

OOJlCa-HeBOJleit

cu. to 'carry the day

c re pe rs Y Jlh l6 K Y C J lMua

wa l k on air

walk on tip-toe

wash one's dirty linen

In public

wasb one's hands of

(a) wasp waist

watch out (for)

(a) way of life

wear the trousers

weigh one's words,

welcome' with open anus

What a pity!

What's all the russ.?

What's eating him?

(the) wheel of Fortune

when in Rome, do

as Ibe Romans do

wben my ship comes.

home

when pigs fiy

wheD the left band

does not know w I i J I fthe right band is doing

where there is a strong

riding there is a strong,

abiding

(3) whipping bo y

whistle in the win"

(8) white lie

(a) whole good bow:

(the) wind of change

U2

CM. dance on air

CM. go on lip-toe

BbUiOCIU!> cop H3 "361>1

y~fb"bpym

OCHl!a>I TMIIfl

6 1 > l l 1 l b aacropoxe

06pU_3H"

6bl'Th 81I0Me XOJHHHQM·

B3BelliHsan, C601t CJI0D3

CM. receive "ith open anus

KaK >(aJI.b!

BO T ( 3K a ) HeSHllaJIh!

!<.aXM Myxa e ro Y K Yc ~J la ?

xoneco (jJOpt)'Hhi

B ~Y"'ott MOHaCThlph co CBOI1M

YCTaBOM He XO/l>IT

XQr) la csacrse MHe YJlbl6HThC1I

xorna pax na rope csacraer

xorna neaaa pyxa He 3HaeT,

'ITO JJ ;CJ I8 eT npaaan

nee py61 1T - lU em < H J1 orn !'

Ma1[b'IHK MS' fiHTbli

FOnoplITb aa serep (O! lYC1lYI0)

JrroKl>. 11 0 cnaceuae

6 1 f 1 1 h 1 l i ~ac

. B e T e l" n e pCMeH

wipe th e smlleoff someone's face

wise after the events'

wish a fair wind

with a light beart

wi th a vengeance

with aU my heart

with al l one's might

with an iron hand

with an open band

with bClthfeet

on the groulld

with Dying colours

with one foot in the grave

with one stroke

with one's hack

to the wall

with one ' s heart

in one's moulh

with one's noseIa the,air

with the ~hield or o~it

without a hitch

without a roof

over one's .bead

without batting an eye

without blinking an eye

without beating

about the bush

without fear or favour

without rhyme or reason

w oe betide you

.CM. 'second guessing

J l( er ra T h no ny ru or c a er pa

CllerKlIM c ep ; :meM

C nmrnoi i

Bee'~Ayuto l l

BO BClO M.Oqb

J l ( e r re3Hol l pyxoll

meAPo i l PYKO' i

'OM. 'ha~e one's feet fll1ll lY ,p lanled on

the ground

c 5JleCKOM

O)\HO~ uoroa D Monl1le

O,uH}1M MaXOM

ApJ<oepTbr i l X creae

eM . . ha v e one's heart ill one',s, b o o t s

JlIW'paTh HOC

co .1.UJ iy .oM l lJ111 I -Ja UJ ;Mre

6e J CY"Ka , 6 e 3 J 3 II op m n < 'l{

Me)K)l.Y Hc6m! II 3eMJlett '

rna30M lie MOprHyB

eM. without batting an eye

H e M Y ilp cT BY ~ n Y Ka ao

6e 3 c rpaxa ~ yn pe xa

lUI C roro HH c cera

rope TOMY

12 3

(a) wolf in sheep's

clothing

word for word

(a) word in the ear

B OJ1K B O Be% eit u ncy pe

CJIOBO B cn080

ua yxo (110 cexpery)

word of bonour

work hand In hand

work like a horse

work li ke m a g ic

work round tbe clock

work wonders

(the) world to come

wonn oneself

into another 's fa.our

or confidence

worship the golden calf

wor th one's weight in gold

year in, year out

yell one's head orr

You arc alway. welcome!

you can't ge t . blood

out of a stone

you Ilve and learn

you scratch my back,J'U scratch yours

CJlOBO lfeCT'"

PYKa 8 PYKY

pa60TaTb KaK BOJl

TBOpl1Tb ~Ylleca

pa60TaTb xpyrnue CYTKH

eM . to work like magic

. H3 TOM en ere

Bmp"ncn 6 JIODepJfe

I IOKlIOHffTbCH JO)]OTOMY rensuy

H8 BeC 30110ra

yH3 rOJIa Broil

KpHQa'fh 6.JIarJfM MaTOM

MllJlOCTJf npOCKM

He UhwaBHTb CIJe3Y

8eK lKlIBI1 - nex yqJfCb

P YK a P YK j MOOT

CO,IJ;EP)KAHIIE

RUSSIAN ENGLISH

A .. .. 6B........ . 6B .. , . , , , .. , ' , , , . . llr............ 2 0

~ " 2 3

E ".: ,............... ' l : 1

jI\ , ..•..... , .. , ...•..•..... , Z1

.3 , -, 28H , 32

K , " , , 36

Jl · · , 41

M :., .................•. , ...• , 42H .. , " ' , " .. , 46

0.,.,., , " 53II 55

P , "...... 65

C , , , 67

T ." . . , , """ '" ' ." . , . ' • . . . 7 8

Y ..... " " .. , ..•.................•... 79< l > • • . . • • • . . • • • • • • . • .• • • • • • • • • . • • • • • . .• . 81

X 81U ; 82

q 82

III ",' 83: r u : 8 4

3 ..............................•...... 84

jl ............. ........ 81

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