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an absolutenothing:'i
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cisan absolute nothing.''
theAugean stables:a vcry dirtyzr
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an Adam'sapple'
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anAdam :
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a turkey egg.''
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f?Iast

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letterin the Greek alphabet

aguardian angel: 'f
sfylsc/
k/fl?twrhelps

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an anaem ic character:a weak,subdued character

Achlles'heel/ the heelofAchilles'

(theone and only weaknessbuta fatal
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Iot0/.newspapennen atour Iastroundtable conference.''

a whole good hour'
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wholegood hourwaitingforhim to.#rlGl

u'
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decide //14/someone'wtu being paranoid about M rs.Hungtington and gave

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to open O1d sores: 6

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thepointof opening old sores?'

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withouta hitch: t6Tllenegotiations

wentwithouta hitch.''
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sheet.'

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thatrezrlainsto be seen: 6'

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as pooras a church-m ouse:extremel

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poor
withoutfearorfavour:Gltis pxztv/sivego to Iaw, butone thing you can

be certain of thatyourcase willbe

heard withoutfearorfavour.'

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6aG)quKa Haaloe eKa3&1a

toweratf'
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nities.''

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tan bedone

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conversation with his lnother.''
to twiddle one'sthum bs: ''lz
l/chad to

twiddle ourthumbsforan hourw/lf/:

James wfu getting dressed.''

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an old wives'tale:''
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'tales.''
m tlsic to one'sears:6'To hearJ'
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news?r)I/J/be flm usictoyoureflrd.''

slrrsMHMO IWJIH

to sound thealarm:J'7l
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waiting;c'
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to hitthe m ark: ''Cerise'
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colnments
hitthe mark cvt?r..ptime.''
to be wide ofmark: 'il'
he auctioneerlv

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to put a hole in one's pocketbook:

6uTscu Itu oBoji

o6 c'
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/r/m l/Ft
ac/cc/:f
at?/c ''
to knock one's head against a brick
wall: '
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Gurrscylxax pbl6a o6 aea

to touch som eone's heart:GIhe melody touched her Jlct

zr/so much ti
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atnaterialsBz/zz/,/
needed toJkfs/,??1.
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pfz?5'flled hereyes.'
to com e to one's senses'
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f/n.
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again ta britk w4#,irying to zlyfz/cc

things right.''
to struggle to keep body and soultogether: '.lkhen Dan cal
ne toNew

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York,work wtz.
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filkfptt:t'z'I.B azqo

brothers in arm s: 'Ihey became brothcr.

& in anns during the Iastwar.''
to throw in som eone's face: Uohn

threw hisfather%'disgracein hisface.''

to casta cloud over:k'The newsof
herfather%'illnesscasta cloud over

Gayauhliicbln

ctzm eJ hardl
y enough to keep body and
multogether.''
4he prodigalson: 'l?lreyougoing to kill

bor ero allae'r

in thelap ofthegods:.1tl
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Gor MulloBaa
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G od knows!
There,butforthegrace ofGod,go 1.
sideby side: iW orkingsideby side

i'
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rIxIxa Ilallleiiyalme

every dog has hisday: '<

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tbe

Illl:lzaIlIIx

upset,nobody knowswhat/#'
chas in
storeforhim.Every dog has /7/
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day.''

w//)thiswondefulman wtu a real

pleasureforBob.''

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re xax aoMa

m ake yourself at hom e: w'

Please,

m ore orless: '

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f very?/l//l
g,more or Iess.''
a sorespot: Gk'
ou shouldn'
thave ?pcationed hisrelatives. You touched a sore
spotwith ///v;.''
to be afraid ofone'sown shadow:
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Goaee IIaI4Mellee
GoawueMccTo

6osTscs csoe:
co6cTnauno Texw

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of thegodswhetherwcshallwin ornot.''

thatsheisahm'
d ofhertlwlkshadow.''
to break one'sword /to go back on

o6payno

onc's word: HYou can '

tgo back on

Gpal's 6bIKa 3a pora

shallbe in trouble.''
to take the bullby the horns: M lec
took a lz# by the horns and asked his

J/o?zrword pt/w;withoutytll
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bossforarise.''

J/lcfrhoneytnoon.''
to catch the eye: <zverything that

catchestheeyeptltl/
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&beautfulto /lf,?;.''

come in and makeyourselfathome.''

fiypq B c'
ralkal!e Boasl

the gutterpress:newspapersthatpub/J
3'
/Ilnaterials on sex,voilence and scandaIand thus prtvnt
//c theirsale
a storm in a tea-cup: ''
M aty wf7:so

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gry athersonforhis bad belmviour
and prolnlsea r/ punish him, butthey
were ,
Tt
?()a Jkiends again.Itwtz.
alIa
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lisaa He 6bIJIa!
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Come what m ay be!

to wearthetrousers'
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Froln herwedding day Iz?7#/herdeath she wore the
trousers.''

6sI'rb B azlpaBoM yMe

to be in one'srightmind:<N otlrltlin

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9

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repettnoM

to be in the fam ily way

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can '
tbc in the .
0W?A2any more.''
to keep track of: <1 //,..:to pct/tp track of

a1lmy c/f/schoolhienh,butitbrl'
/easy.''
tobeinthesameboat:'
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towatch out(for).
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to beoutof(me'shead/mind/senses:
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M atshalrrlas/have been outof her

thesame boat.''
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to beinone'selement:'Vlutshafbuilt,timbereAz
ezpe tvva,no pmpe?-sanitation,people sitting on theground,
nothing to eatbutporridgetz#l# toast.
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tobe in (someone's)blackbooks/

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to bein som eone else'sskin: #'

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to skate on thin ice: aYou were

skating on thin ice,wAczlyou
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it/ve nothing to do
w//7each other.''

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to be ashungry asa hunter:'tdWf?r

6siTs 3a pemel'
xoii

having worked in thegarden /?cwfzk

as
hungly asa hunter.''
to bebehind bars: i'
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Herprit?//t
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to be a scapegoat(to bepunished for

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madefun of him.''

cars u)
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mind /t?tellherJYJJ'about//w/.'
to be light-tm gered.'iDwy tr'
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wheneveran t
pAtlr/zln//y ari
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to be aslike astwo peas:'t.
lh'e rilr
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to know which side one'sbread is
buttered: t
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for
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'read isbuttei
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to bethick-skirlllcd/tohaveathick
skin:t'
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,you w'
f?r?'/hurt
J:??
%')?t??y,thick-skinlzed.''
/18$,./i?elings./.

on the run: zilh

'e killel'
s are on the
nap,butitis only a question f
pz'time berc tkey are caugllt.''
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in the long run: 'In the Jtmg run k'
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the sinsand mistakesoftheothersl'

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ytwrem minationlzsblwl.z/wouldll
ke to
be in yourl'
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to beon the black list:to be on a /&/

qfpersonssf
a#c?-suspicion orltwncz'
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the #f.
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z/of the authoritiez
Gl>rrw 1$MBeii-'
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to be on tenterhooks: XTl
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kd been tw
tenterkooks the w/1(7/c morning wailing

betterto y
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as a last resort: .f
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the confusion of 1
7abylon:an uproar

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can bolrov the??zt??2c>'from ?n>'&F?Cle.,'

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v jave
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a big dshot: '

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B Mrllosellue oIka
r,
B oadlo yxo saevae'
B npyroe Bblaerae'
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new a tnyistration.

tions.ltmnin the blood-''

in the twinkling ofan eye: 'Vhis/1/./)-

pened in thetwinkling of f'/les'

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notabletodoanything.,'
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to lay blameatsomeone else'sdoor:

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t1ay blame &/lny door,you were

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the causcoy daay ,.

,0/me. ,
tobeexhausted/tobefallingoff
one's feet:rj-lter//03: winterIfeelex-

haustetl, .r rcagy do.,,

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to play the fool.. uwaoyoytw thoyoot

w//zthechildren and they hadfun.''

and (w/the other,,

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in double harness'
.fwtlpeople working
together

krg,pu-rscx 1$co6ce
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to stew in one,sown J.uice: ryjyk keep

i'tplky

B noaMe,
rlu.
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nOtfitto hold 11candleto:'

she

stewing f?7ourownjuice.LetS think

w/o/n w:can addressfor/lc/>.''

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in full swing: Gln
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lrlrirpx alloM

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down in Biian :
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xwingby midnl
kht.''

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to brief/to bringupto date/toput

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t

B lo-ailoM paarape
B !1f),
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B PACiwe'
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back holne.''

by the sweatofone'sbrow :to earn

one1
living by /i(7r# H'
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in the pink: t'
Iie seelns to be in the

bringhim up todate.''/ V thought

that1 had betterputyou wise as what%.
l t?/lhere. lbl/rproject.&being
#oir!

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J7ink of health.''
n tlBeTe aev

B Hacrlloc'
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in the bloom Ofyouth: GM aI'

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much criticized by the boss.''

t
loom of yt?I//J7and sheresembles
hheerb
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in particular: M nlollg fJ# theJ7&F/W 774

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inparlicular.''
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times'sake: G1 Jt?not/lJJ'trmllch
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a.
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naked,justasone 1$'&.
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:
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-tuosy

nels qf//lcpeopleoneJ:
Iivinl 1W/h

ke someone blush/sweat''H is
t
to
acma
tless relnark made her blush ,,
.

to be in one's birthday suit:to be

.
W hen in Rom e,do as the RomansdO.
A2t7rloneshoul
d 47t*7/the f&'
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D5'nd ?

som eonewiseto:4Ashley stood beside

her &#lC/c atthe barbecue,/r.V#1# to

to go to extrmnes:'L'
ue isalways Iike
that.#../,p goes to ex/reyjjts whenevershe

has to makeherjudgmentabout/3pA!.''
to go into details'
.HHedidn'
tgo into
detail
s Jw/ht
L%?auaaerIep Ann in no
doubtaboutthe importanceof whatwtzu

aboutto happen.''
to drum/drillsomething into someone's head:''ll'
eremetnbered onething
the Captain had drilled into their heads
216//0.
1'
imes:thata good .
/flr/madefor
dt

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13

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farand wide / inside out/

r oxl'
lyrb M 3Hb

to breathe (a)new life into someone:

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BGIHKIIQ MHI): Cero

Bepll'
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backwards and forwards

welkh#tllf1-words before c/aovt?rf?'

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to getthe upperhand:6'
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he hope #JJ/you gave ?A2c breathed

a new f(
Tc into me.''
you live and leam : ''rf'
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thoughtthatshe ,
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:able to frcJ/hertlw?7
children Iikethat? You Iiveand Ieam .''
the greatonesofthe earth
to take som eonc's word for it: HDon )'

take :w'wordforit- y'

tw can 5'
eefor
OVOCU ?
assure as eggs iseggs:absolutely eer-

ck
zn.
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to ruletheroost:<
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:eearlyJ<r/of
//c centuty,# u,
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j'the eldcstson, ,;t)/
tke wy
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the pink ofpcrfection: I'Herz/t7ap
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sepumlla(cJIpKe6Hoii)
aecrrtllm bl

secTH ppoiinyio > 311b

covered onlvf/letl
k
p of the fti
c&zg.The
case is?af/c/lmoreds cult.''
thetop oftheladder:''
Ifyouwanttoge/
tothetopoftheladder,yt
x/mustwork
fl
#.
ea lc//0tw,and ccompletek m//#c&5:'
to leadadoublt life:4l'
hernfz
gbn'
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yof
pl.
ratesIed a doublelfe.''

BCQTH HRHZZO

to have itsorigin in'

. Hl'
he/ru#/#(ul

Bccz'
x uepasuspjj6oj

to fighta losingbattle:''l'
f
''
eallfght

has//J'orkin /a oId times.''

Bm A
PP HepeMell

14

hoped #ltzfthe wind of change would

:retv//le a pcw Ife in #7cf/.country.''

work,u?
c arebeginning to seeday-

'J
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to read one'smind / to read someone like a book / to see through:*1

understand ,
/
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juerr

to have a tile loose: %r

fJessed
:
lcct
?p/s
thi
s,she /?711
.
9/have t' tile /0/,
::.''

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oatme:

hsng by a thread:lrtpe'
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p//l
k//a
with a frpc/c,G'
regory'
.
,
11# J/l/pg by c
thread.''
to havesom ething hanging over
one's head: ''This t'
twz'
/case /z,
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7,
sbeen

htzrl
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g/pt
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lojl
er,nJ,
'headfor tllept
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a losihg battle w///7age;//1betler to

#m w old kgm cc-/ff//.)n''
the wind ofchange: HYoungpeople

to seedaylight'
.''
Aftermonthsofhard

hott
;ctzrt
yh//
y hetries to y'
/k
i#chisy'
)T/iags.'./ :
:
J'could .
j.
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?him ?i?t
pht
gJland

wf7.
swondeful,puccl/
i/t expressive-the
pirl/f7(
f pefection.''
thetp ofthe iceberg:nlhey ktzvc un-

hard-boiled: HJack k'

a lit
wpfp/ptu7t
?# poActv/it/z/.''

r/7zl?t
?t7# 1224)u
j
-t??)like a book no zz////er

lepxm xa aiicGepra

D/
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to tak'e somebody tmderone'swing:
''
foski
?d .
Vr.Smith to /'
l/ccmy .
t;
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under/tl'
.
wing.''
to pull(m esclftogether:*1 told u
.
z
l?0??

topull/'
lcrst
?y'
-togetherand stop crpWg.''
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tpl
rt
l
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''

tain

to com e back empty-handed:GThey

ctrae back ,
o?)lt
? empty-handed.'

to weigh one's words:''I

khen you &rc
being he
l/crp/gwi
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?t/)%rajob,you /z;l/5'
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to be/to have onesshead in the

clouds'
. 61tf-useless to deal1W//1him .
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r
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r
'yec'
rw aep'
rq
y

to do cme's bit: '

Eachfamily p/?,
svrc/lE'
r
did /1/.
$.bitforher tofeel:crt
?//-at
/l(v?(
?.''

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to makehay ofsomething/tomake
hay with:'z
Hemadehayofourdiscus-

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2LykB oBeqheiittlltype

sion, there is no use to go on.''

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Iso Mce ropzo

(Bcm rJIo1'Ky)

f(.
)ra1ltim es
atthe top ofone'slungs:''When
Spencerm w the.#gilr(w t
fptzvcrobbers dressed in black shestarted

Ir'
ll.fltlebl CTaHOBHTCS

'rcrjwor)m>l6oM
(

freeasa bird: ''J't)f/can befreeasa

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Jcrcf
z/afr;
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gatthetop ofpz'Iungs.''
BO BCO Moqb

with a1lone'smight: HThere wtu no

//??3t?to think; she stood and ran w///7

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aIlher?N/g/0/headingforthe/?1f)/,2
street.''

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in anyase/ atany ratc:'

Atanv
rate,you can getsome valuable kk//rtitaton here.''/ 'T/k tzp.
J?case#>,t
p??
ml
khthaveguesscd .
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IyOL
kV IJIIbIe BaMKH

in fhe flesh: ''

Sc'
# never??1t?/any f
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these ?A,:#lorwomen fn the.//cs/lbut
they were Iike oIdfriends.?
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castlesin Spain/ castlesin theair/

piein thesky:unreal#rpf7?N.
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dour whith only (?

a77
&/in the imagina-

tion ofaJretrppr
bo3aaraTb HaReGMbl

to pin one'shopeson: .l'

f'E'are/#rJning ourhopes on tmrson k talentto

2ld)'l'(axa.)Ixellxaailb!
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.

he% usto ,
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soiirr'
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to go halves:to /f
z/cc an equalJ/lf7?'
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with Jtv?i(
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pt.y else
to go down in hkstoh
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to be back on the track: *bjofi'

erChristr?7t
7.
:aIIw#/be Jmc/con #)c rack

lnl.
eup />.e

to rise like a phoenix from the ashes:

aforce which hasapparently been destroyed,butwhich emerges once again

to triumph over the enemies
W hat'sallthe fuss?

Look whathappened!/Seewhat
happened!
to run to extrem es: 'Isn '
tit.
:/lzzp/d to
?v
./p to px/rep7c.
in your t7.
gt
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to fallfrom grace:'6
since>t
?/r!
,
grude

to Iose herjob.''
.;.
13k
tc'
TaTb KCTHJIMH

willy-nilly: 'Aliceu?l,
q/c# to keep

ljp
la!
,
'rb 6e3 c'rbaa

asidefrom theirctvipc/t
tz//t/zl,but1W#J?-

7)
1coBec'rH

nilly sJ'
lC wfs drau'
n into their discus.s
i/?1 '

to rake up the past:'

imst.
?1thouglltitwtzaIIovtrf/
zi
/x/.
w//ez/.''

V h.x$W3ft/l@'gmace and cay/cc/'vely .

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u kti
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aquesiion (a matter)oftime:t1tlonl
k
a question of AAebepreyouarecaught.'

to the client,Brenda hasfallenRom

ventorof the /E'

/t
?/V0f
?z?t?.'?
Bo%Tu r xoaem

bird now.''
arm ed to the teeth: GThe ctiminalwt
z.

anned to the teeth '

w/ltvlpolice caught
/?/??9atlast.''
W: shame
a crying sham e: 'W isa I/r.p
,J
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6t?/the chldren should be separated

from tmtlanotherbecause cftheirpar-

#VXJ
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BO HZIOTH

awolfhlsheep'sclothing:someone
who Iooks respectable and harlnless but
w//t
ps't,behaviour is quite the opposite
to have one's hair stand on end:
H*r
hen a Iittlegirlheard the.
(w??#,
herhairstood on end.''

to grow/putdown roots:''l'
l
zr
e have
grown toomany rootshere to emkrate.''
to 1ie through one'steeth:''J/ Fc#
told you //0/7/hewas in themeetingJ7(
d.
Fterday,he wfu Iying //c?f??.
/
g: hiteeth.
l'
J'c did ,7t)/have any meeting yesterday.''

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Bpeld
kfi OT B1)
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t
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to be ahabitualliar: HHow could.you

//t
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//tc.+'hittt.fy'
tar>'
l/ly'knows//J7/he
f.
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!k'
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zl/Iiar.''
frcnatirr!etc tim e; 'Tmom time/.
p time
:

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t
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dsecond nature
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?;(J51.17C)b /'.
k:sp;l(g.
j;
i!.1f1(j/jr1;)

rp
!;tl.t
bl.''

. '.g.J.
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q
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n,Hor

Bce aoporu leayT B PHM

timedrags: ''
Ilow ?#aedragsw/o/a one
has to vmit.''
a11roadslead to Rome:Rome/j/,
:a1-

plained aboutthe teaching atthe

school,//7c headmaster cutthe .
gm f/af/

frotn underhisfeetby announcing that

w/y.
sbeen aJ'/rzceof a specialimpor-

Ar
tzricy had 1s'
0,7a scholarship at

/tm ce

Bceiiy
nzquosk

BCIJ1WY Cllt MCCTO

liIspQ:
Ms

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f
pt?r/lt
j'
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./ 'councelfor

with al1(me'sheart: Tv
fargarethoped
wt
lh alt
'ker J;I,
J?'
/ thather daughter%
?ntTrr/cgc willbe a pit'pp'
pone.''
theress atime and place foreverp

tlte fpccluc# wt7.

saboutto addrcss the

J4p:pwhen /;chad thekvind taken outof

thing:.1D'
k'
t?tolisten tofunnyjokes

j
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'II

Ju//notwqcp 1 rzvcmuch work to do.

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th
zil
tuoro ql
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'

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to getback on one'sfeet:'dl
i
z
//i,
?k:goto
/lt3
pi/vg Bob wf
?I?/# get#tzc/fon .
&:
yuket.''
to gct
.outof-bed cgzthc wrong side:
'Ijvhat'
2
&wrong wf
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tnort
niing,

Bcrran ue (?Tfll
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Jenny?F()v gottll
zro.
fbed on //1(r
wrong sideA I bet.J'

BTMPATbCM BAOBe#I1f

BTOPaS MOJOAOCTb

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to seewhich waythecatjumps

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to escape with a whole skin:to escuz

vc withoutIW-/f/,:
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f;y

cometo pieces/togoto pot:'D/ck

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ruacs'
rs cop u:u:$6-

has let/7/,
:businessgo to pot.'
to svash one'sdirty lintn in public: '

''
.

/#vl.
e/intoliisboss'
zconfidence.'

*'
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p/c?-hasc/ltzvtW

anew leaseoflife:''
Debby%'change

'
vtvy'badly to ,)471/,buty'oa willonly
???t
z1'
: Inatters wtwl'
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a/l/ag dirt
y
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p1//t
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JJ: hasgiven plt??-a new leosef

pp?Pllfea
O-/
s/;c looksseveralk'ct
krA
''younger?;f
:
u#.''

18

notworth f?straw.''
a sucked orangc:%-fterwsr/v
-/rlg

lgw.
5,dljvarded like a sucked orange-''

to worm oneseifirdo another'sfavourorconfidence:hh?

obody wtz.
able
to noticehow heArzt/managed /0 wotm

Jcan'tgetitoutof ?A?.
'
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,mnd.''
notworth a straw/notworth a fig:
r'.,1
//thatfussabouthermarriage u.
'fs
.

twenty-flveyearsforthe company, Ft'r?;

g.t
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''
tvpeholses.IP?.
''pe/
!w/itt?
.
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/;I
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m ls by //;c client, IVJ/D blurted out
that/7.
c'
pltz.
guitt
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to getsom ething outofone'sm ind:
.1 w47.
wrong to /s7//
c to her ///ct
?that
tzaflfnow

F/cc?e2
:a//?>leandplacefor'
vezytlting.''
to ttlrn som eonfl's head: '/
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/
n
b?
l
ha
s
t
u
l
me
d
J
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&
hc
at
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e
doesnot
.
?1o/:cc anvbot
ly.''

to cuttheground from underone's

feet/to pullthe rug from under

one'sfeet/ to takethe wind outof
one'ssails: Hlkhen Nancy jfathercom-

kehadeverseen in J
T
;'
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ie.'>
B#eMM TRBeTCM

one'ssecond wind: Afterd

r
zbad 5./t
Jr/,
Paulgot/#J second p,O?# and tried

hestopped J
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plfa.
j'forJo/.
$,lwt//1c
darkplains we'
r:quietandpeacelhl,
//itw.
jW itwtr
?on them thatkeltad./?z.
?/
seen ther/l()J/violentand /c/#?
J1://0f/7g.
$.

second nature:'*
Lucl,Iigsfor /JJCsake

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Bbltlkoqllrrb 113 rO.1IOBbI

I11.1?rk,'1'I>11O IYJIOBKe

to have a card up orte'ssleeve: ilhe

G'
ln
he child who ispatted on //le back
/01-doing a Iesson wellispleased and

future//tzt
8aeard up itssleevew,
t;?
k/?
nothing at//jtt/time would have Ied
him to expect.''
to cry one's eyesout:'fltwtzya
Ml
tp?
z?f?.
rzwilhouta smile.She/15/.
/eried
her eyes outlooking ather Iittle son (

iIp.k$ IIaMeTRH

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BblxoalTw/su:T? /3ce5l

nouuMauHl

I'
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t MOKPOM MeCTC

easily m oved to tears: Gslte has been

easily moved to tears twcr the Iastseveralyears.''

l';:
1r:yh/
lIe Mflprlll

withoutbatting an eye / without

suferings.''
to siip one'smind: '1tU
WJIJFE'# my
pyjzil thatI had an appointmentat
to l
'ish forinform ation: 'Tn creportet.
s

eyc,(,
Ffhavetoshootyou.'/ ''Fc/
everyoneJwpw that(/'sol
nething nct?f/t
?l

mation.''

to be taken 0./,
.Riclcy c&f//# takecare

to losetemper/toflyoffthehandle/

of it/lf?z?.
(,
Jfwithoutblinl
dng an eye.''

to go up in the air:Hlkhen 1 told

S ea/y that1would haveto t/tprgehim

and on,thequestionerbeginnl
s
ng to Iose
his /c???pe?'
.''
overone's head: GThey talked advaaced mathematics.Itwfu completely
. ov
er??ly head.''

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raaKM: yTeHOK

I'eHePQSbHOe epaM eHHe

repxyaecoB Tpya
raaBa (IeMI:H

persontoread thetea-leaves.1prefer
togo and see m'
f/lmy t'M?rzeyes.''
an ugly duckling:''
M arian hasgmw?c

intoabeautfulgirloutofan f/gf
yduckling she used tobe.''
a pitched battle:tlbattlein which

!1.Y'1'
frCII#IIV (XPCU'CT)

!Irr
ljyt
zrpo)

to break one's back:

Father has broken his back trying to keep this business going, butaIlf?kvain.''
to talk turkey:Glkr
hen 1 meethim we
usuall
y talk turkey,because Ap'
e have
??2I?cJlto dl
cuss.''

to whistle in thewind: Gkou mkht

justwhistlein the w/sc/as talk to

XUXW 'XV
t
c)talk the sam e J
-anguage: J'f
zlzk have
t''5J())L1IfTb lfa OzRl6>%l'r'
'
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both been zw/kzl//
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g English Ianguage

schoolsforthe Iast>,
.
k
?t
af
v/)Jyears.W'
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d
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b H()JWJIX

talk the same Ianguage.''

to talk shop: 't,
4'
gv have onl
y several

?/yf/:r//t
d5'bqfore the ?rjcc/frl
,
gstarts,Iet!j
'

thelistofRerculcs'Iabour.''
the head ofthe fam ily:usutllly the

father
20

dk):
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rttp

/tz/gcforces i
r?a 1)0th sidesare ctwpu///ef/
Hercules'labour:HThat(
N,too,ison

to run after two hares

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r
to read the tea-leaves:'V ttz?knota

in the dead ofnight: 'lhere wpz'

c at
Ieasta huhdred good reasons she
n the dead
.$
l/t/I//c.
W'
/be in a ccp7p/cr.p
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s 6eatliouu oi,
raal'
ri>lla Haiillo: I'yllle

blinking an eyc: 6V wtlp'/batan

wcrchere aIl??/t?r/;/z;g.
#l/#agfoliinfor-

forthework I had doneforhim,he

#cB?off//7phandle and started toyell
.
atme.''/ ''T'
/Jeintenngatiim venton
Bume Mbero-nllsyab

ouglltto be.'
a trained eye:'
Davepktz.
sa trained eye

forsuch kind of .
r/.#J''

J'Ve.'

sbrplcuna'
ysImopMatpno

to give (someone)a paton the back:

?'
t3
'
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Ba B rOJIOfQ!

talk shop.'
neck and neck:absolutel
y Ievel

Iaoatma na nneqax

a head on one'sshouldels: *1 always

,j)dpprra xeauoj.
o

listento/21
*judgtnentsforhehasa

(,
rfkl

u:taoj
.,
oluec'
Tos'
r

hed on hisshoulders.'''

pyslgla;zxo.ata

roaoleaoMxa

brain twister

roqy6as xptms

blueblood/blueblooded:oft//cnobil-

/HJlrat
j'
ed t
hellf//r.
aIloverherbody.''

morial.ltwt).
tkedovewhich brouzht
a message.
//t?/n God to Noah frlthe

ropalles p ea

Jl

the dovc ofpeace;thedovehas been

asymbolofpeaceJmr?lthetl'
mel'
??jr/le-

ark d?/thehel
khtofthe./750#
the Go
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kno
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tf/r clz//y'
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/ tinsol
ubl
prg
or
bl
em

))JtupjxaosMeq

thesword ofDamocles:a t
w ord suspended by a single thread,and ready
to descend and killthe person sitting
below it

1'''1';1.1'
1*1136r11+

to give it(to):%licegaveittoher
sonforcoming homeIate.'

'i'''
!''
bt'
t'NOLI'
I'
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to have com e a long way: .'You have

epzpc a Iong pf/
psince wc Iast,A7(
?/.
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You were a clerk then and now you are

..

an a ,?:4).5.

rope '
roMy
rllpa-llplopa,
lt

rt
ApbiaH HHJIOJIH

rocnom3n/xtnxmucBoero
catma

woebe
tideyou
: ''ll'
t)cbetd
deyou/#
i
dr/erpt'w'.l'
?1/wtl?l'
get
you m ,
1.your
anotkerchance.''
a ghosttown:a ?(l1$W that1
% /l/ Ifmgep
inhabited
a bitterpill: ''
ltwJ:a bitterpill./3. '
/1///2to,
o,
k
/t
rJ/(?w whea he diseovered that

thedirectorof apublishing house.'

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neverlook a gifthorse in the m outh

A/.
skvtfedidn'
/Iove /?/rz!any more.''

''''7-rkl
tJlalr)r

to grease som eone's palm :to bn'

be

aman ofhisword:''
fam Jwrcw'
:
can trusthiln.Heisamanofhis

?''t'J
''
idt)lrmaif

to box the ears (to strikethe ears

l
zard,usually aspunishment):6'L'
%u

wort/ ''

roTtm cu oab aeMJllt)

to sink through the floor: HWhen ske

l'
IpoBaalnv
lscx

asked /,7t
?i.
vt.
frt??i/t
f alltheguestsw/l
v '
1/k(z# been t?x#c//(?J'.
/?()?n school,Iwll

'1'
d1:x''NI
'r

't.
k1,
t.ypou

so cp//
l
wrrtat?ffI /
J(u?/# havesunk

r'
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rx.AellbrlxatmaToii
I'
jmM CpemlHclmrfyHe6a

through #/t?jloor.''
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l
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15IHrpa
to rake i1zthe money: ''
Ilisnew dw.
#ssisraking theznorlcy in B'
///lthe 2 ,fk,,.;.ijjcujjsrjj
' ae
rlczw product.''
a boltfrom theblue:t'The newsabout
theirM/rrjt7x
j'
ecatne like a 501/ftom
the blue.>'

rpottllwua

goose flesh/skin/pimpies:'%'
IJ then slw
closedhercycu
,huved Jlcs'
c/-tzgoose
.

//.
v or aristocracy

roayGb Mupa

CM.I'POIIItlella

'
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p/:
,
#
tporaxu ua aeMae

takethatback or1'
11box yourears.''
to make tracksfor;.1t'
.
getting Iate.

lf'e had e//crmakefmc/c

aXrhome.''
to teach a lesson: ''
ffc decided to
teach the wild actressa lesson.'

hanky-panky:HThe w/lt//e axair

seetned to mehanky-panky.'
two-faced:ti
paulpraised lny ??/lz.
Wc
when /;e wtu l'
n ?ny home, but.
J.#)N?)#

outthathe had ??3f/J/efun of itbehind

my back.He I
'
J ver.)
ztwofaced.''
witlzbothfeeton theground/to have

notworth two cents/notworth an

one 's feetf'

irm ly planted on the
ground:GM argaretwt
lrl'
/getcanied

anoIdsong.'/ *A11thisfussp
tz;'
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Jwt7y by a Iotofsilly notions;she has

bothfeeton ///cground.''

old song:vHisproposalis notworth

wtlr?/lm'
tlcents.''

23

22

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priorto /7tv.m arriage

zlesoqxa xa rtoGerytultax
nt
eiiktrzotra.
ryozlatuflpss:

aeiicrBoBa'rrx:rarsepl-xka.

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Iadyk complainsrcl/tpgoton ?rl.

pnenles.'
to play safb:'r'
l,
b?zhad &//r
?'play safe
t'plgo to theralway station ,71
:
,//now

aeaa'
rb u3Myxu caona

notto #k/$$the Iast train.''

to m ake a m ountain outofa m olehill

aeaa'
rw xopolupo

to puta bold face on som ething:

(Beceapo)Mlmy
upu naoxoiilrpe

<Whenstzrzy wtu toldthathe34,t

z.
dl
%lnissed,heputa boldface on it,t7n#
said //;t7/he had intended to takean-

otherjob anyway.''

ae-ao B majm e

it's in the bag: uAfterfwt?hoursw///?

the director I wc,
&offered k7goodpositiotlin theWzza.lt:$inthebaf''

zyeao qec'rH

an article offaith:a crucialpl()?llcnf

in s'
tvpecwc!:philosophy

XelxlarllHa Goqu !
aepxkars(cBoe)caoBo

Pay on the nail!

to keep one'sword.'Vl'
epromise'dhis

aepxta'
rl
bB e-onl
alx

motherto keep his word.'

to ruiewith an iron hand'
.lle/ptil lo

pyltal
m qax
aep-al'b11l'
Iebeaellim

m/(
?allthefl/Nf/
# with an /?f
.
?p hand.''
to keep in thedark: HThe.
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to hold one'shead high:'

N ow J?()I/
have been acquitled on a1Ithecz
t/rgE'
,

,.,.:
2npupoas,

aepma'
rs Hopox cyxuM

tpyp open wff: people like that.''

to prick up one'sears: eShepricked
up cr ears when she heard her rktzrac
tnentioned.''
to hold one'stongue:V.ff tellhim

mrllc//7fr/
.
g in conlidence,doyou think

tilit
y.I had :c//t?rkeep a low projllefor
thenextfew months.''
to keep one'sfeet: *Afterdrinking the
w/p//pevening hefound itd@ cultto
keep hisfeet.''
to keep one'shead above watec <1

am afraid #Jl#,
/ %'business isn'
tdoing
ataIIwell;he is barel
y keeping his
head Jtlpe water.'
a gentleman's agreem ent: ''l'c have a
gt?n//el/7ln !
agreel
nent,which is as
ood as a u
Wgr?c# contract.'
,%
chiid ofnature:someone who r
ilt-

nately good,cvcrl#
/'unpolished
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t
/aauooGpaal
.
ol

for a change: 6
'Let'
j play anoher

1)t
wnc.
fora change.''

ing: Gfle liw.

distingul
bhed Y'hisability to know w/y/c/;'
wwy thewJ'
?,# wtz.

blowing.'
to keep one'spowderdrr. Tutyour
/rlf
5'
/in &(
?# and keepyourpt
?wlt
zrdty.''

weather eye open: s'lhey soon wc??/

Noith;s'
/7tl
c then zly/k
glfl'
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shod /ct
.
?p/his

he can be trusted to hold his tongue/'

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asked Jw czw/times to J'
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1 to thepoint.''
to keep a l0w profile:6
1 had no idea
,.jr,,.;qjj,j
ttx syeujj
my ptoposalB.
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forethe.
4,//solution wtz:made.'

to know which way thewind isblow -

ally coljpdentialso,p/t?tzs
/,haveyour
//
kp.
ssealed.#'
to keep one'scttf'open / to keep a

wr.
openfornews thatl'
/zcu/
t7.
bvidtlwtW.'/ 'Youshouid keep aweather

you can hold yourhead ht

kh.'
aepxta'rs ift'c no BeT'
py

to have one's lips sealed: ''Yhis is re-

!.
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rh
:
1couveuu

one's days are num bered: 'T1't)I/may

s'c,
/think it,seeing aIIthisfairIand,
:;//thedaysof the human race are
numbered.''

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f)l1lalllvNel
AO IIOCHIV III!.S

(.
o olle'sfingertips. kvo.
lm I
4?
tz.
va &/reaucratto /'
?j
Jngerti
ps.'
untilyou areblue in the face; ''
5le
,
can tellhprendlessstories?g??///5he l
s

single-handed: ''
.
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vc tokls
llf/'
?jyoit'
re
thc c?;p who crt
pc/cu'//-Single-haltded-'
by the skin ofone'steeth: ''
Shewtz&
able lo ct
r?/c/'
l?/;t
?lasttrain by the .
T'
/(t/'
)
c/ jf
tt
.

blue,
f??1heface.'
Jm llillb Jlbe'
r llaE M3 BO Pa
AOXURBATb CBOH
nofaeqHHe AHk

aoii'
rH ao ToqxB

to rain catsand dogs:#1thasbeen rain-

ing ct7/land dogsforJ?/houralready.''

tobeon one's(its)lastlegs:f'Mr.
Jones/l'
??'/enough money /tl
# to

ifwisheswere horses,(beggars'
would ride)

renew /7Jl
5'stock;/;/
%'businessJt
s'on its
IastIzgs.''
to be atone'swits'end'
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fwfs atml.
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of //;& probkm alone.#

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orte'sbetterhalf.a Jl&w?(?r'
t?p
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ap.azuB-rs ryttef
w
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to frighten thc horses:to be /aJ7,

creet,to '
/zcdcr
kpublcopinion

o'
ula osmeco a

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B IISTKYJ

?,butwcmustnothatef??# enjoy
m r.)

to l'
nilk thebull(ralu). '
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tlelnocracies./hw;the l#k/ltzw Pac:

theevileye/tohavean evileyeon

counIr'
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someone:a menacingpominous look

the life and soul: 'Vack isalways the

1* and soulof thez

pt7i
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with one'shearti.
none'smouth/
tohaveone'shcartin one'sboots/
to haveortc's heartsink into one's

boots'
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s/
Jw thedoctor'
jface,
my heal'
tsankin;
N7hoots.''/ ''hlr
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inotherwords:#'P/ntay 17
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to come ofage'
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to 1ive beyolld one's m emls: .4
N o wtm #er lite 11owards Afrpc gone dwrlkr/fl/y
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27

26

to niake a nam e foroneself: n'

Chn
stian

they have been living beyond their

hasmadea name.&rhimsef inz

tvl
f
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g.''

???t?&?ujbryears.''
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eGuiiGpotuel

to drive som eone into a corner:to

dezprfptaan opponent qj
fany possibility
/t?retreat.Thephrose ,
ctften ?
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pmx/r/,
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to cutto the quick; s'
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to keep open house:to be at/?t?/Nt?to

visitorst7/aIl#?c tillies;to t
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back is turned: 'L aura said .
s()??3t!
voy z?r/t
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w/s t'
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alp/you I?I
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J'our /z
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to getitinto one'shead:
students
couidn '
?getLatin ,
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lcfr
heads.''
to be conlbunded by the simplest
problem
lostsheep: ''f
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lzr/.
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by trialand error:..TOJkl thecorrect

f
1'3F1O Kol
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lfe HO/II'IMCT

solution to ourynrtl /crn wc had to go

by /r2/and crrt
?r becaus nobody
could gfvc us advice.'
a dead language:one //ltz/is /)(?longer
sl/
u
o,
tel
? today,such as ancient Greek,
.l
vc//rl, Sanskrit

...t
loqr
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t$'.J
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aa lfe cpaal'

t
ohavemorelct
fsomething)inone's '/
fingerthan som eone else hasin his
whole body:B tevehas more5'
/c/# in

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',.brars ce6e na yc

hisIittlehhgerthan you have inyour

Muaoc'
rH npoclxM
MMP Tecell

whole body, which isn '

tsaying much/''
You are always welcom e!
it's a small worid: ''Ikr
hen 1 wls'in

London I ,
zl(
?/myformercolleague in

',
.
'P3.
M K1th Coi:a

aswise asal1owl/ a wise old owl:

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S PIWKOCTh

amuseum piece:i'
Jack issoproud of

Oxlhrd Stree.lt%'a smallworldl''

MHe HanaeBa'rb

notto care a t'

ig/i
lotto give a fig
for: **
1 //l/A3/c it%'a sickness to griet'
c

too vl/c/lfor///(
?.
scwlo nevercared a
/i
rforyou.''

,,'rr
.;
rjcoxseullx

Moaru KaK peme'ro

to give one the shi

.'
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f,
s: ::
f/gives ??p
the .
;//fI;
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(??s to s'
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?c hotv?!
?c drives his car.
He zl
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yso careless. ?)?)
to pull som eone's leg: Hilon ?you ?z?2-derst'
and l:e ispulling /j/.
Ieg /()atnuse
evetybody JFe?
-c.''
Rom e was nOtbuih in a day: Y'That!
$
progresy- she said.-- Rome wtun'/'
builtin a day.''
to m ake a m entalnote of:K'
Alan
$.
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?n/
'
t his head notknowing the tzrswcr
making a n?t??/t7/note /0 the ??;EWc Rob
had lstw#t
?rlet8.'
z'Your t
ppn/.is as wa,
c as an owl,yorfk/
better /L'
/(!r?to her advice.''
his oltlcf
zr,l'
tis a /m (!museum piece.''
a nagging doubt: 6
.
t
'1'
k /2tz# a ntzggng
doubtw//c///crhe.
J,t??
,
;/# have IetGus

qo t
?
./
,
/-aloneto do ajob thatwt
zstoo big
for/0//A;- thejob they ought?4
7h'ave .

Mo3rH Ila Mec'

re

a m em ol'
y like a sieve: Hkhen it
comes to grtr?j/ntzrx1 have a ??c/?:()r..k?
Iike a sieve.'
to havtlOnc's head screwed On

l.
$
?j'
TalijK#lGeralo'
r

done together.'
to m ake one's flesh creep: wlt

(Hepypaltl

the right way: ''Sopa wt

z:sure that

F.
:'
2Ko-e

makes ?,;yflesh creep when 1 think

her husband would take a wise decif(?j

u
v,'he had his head screwed op

,
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;)
,
.
ygy jje ogaaevs

be unable to hurta fly/to be unable

.,
sl
aasltan onepa
r

to say boo to a goose: 'ff.

fc is so #/,/tf,
he wouldn '
/say a boo to a goose.''
SO3P OPCV2.. n&
.j.
WPXCPFy motjjjyp y a

the ?Q /?/way.'
Moaoxo Ila ry6ax

to be stillwetbehind the ears:Hll'

e

He o6coxao

willJ
'
?t?no matchforthem;heisstill
wetbehind the ears.''

Moaoqllwle ay6I>
v

milk teeth:h'
rstteeth

Moaovlible pexM,
xuceawllwie Gepera

a land ofm ilk and honey

Mopaawliaq no6eaa

a moralvictory:a dqfeatthatshould
by r?
k/l/.
havebeen a Wc/ocp

Mopaalm aM uoallepxtxa

moral support: w
,l tr??m aking my ofirst
speech atthe pzec///w, f hope you wW
be there to 2:/1/: me moralwlwtv'
/.''

'

aboutit.'

'

f/(?i///s.
j
tnegllkee and matching robe
??lt
7Jt?her Jp/petzrt
z/cc,her husband,
JW :/ vclvetslnoking ./(
7c/(t
?/,jbllowing
right behind.DapfJ .////as !
(
/'he had
stepped fl7/t) a aprl?'
lt
?-.s??ce soap
O/fcrt':.#A

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tt
k
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skulBllafl80311.
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fuss over nothing: ''

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?crprepara-

//t
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arejust.
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tsaboutrjtp//l/pg.1am
sure rl()?/?,
%g willcotneoutof it-''
45

11

Ha Ilapy CJO B

1'vt'Iy (.
'If)II(lIl:
)
1s 1
.1s
ilverlinil'
lg:

'Rolwrt/?fl$Iosthiswf/t
',which isa
?
/p/ow to him,buthem etJanewho be-

ctzalekis realhelper.fvery cloud hasa

11:1(;(,1.
)!

Ha 6eapbl6l?e ylpaK pbl6a

Ila Bepxy 6an-eltc'
rBa

silver Iining.''
on thenm : ''
She took a sandwich and
ate iton the m a.''

Ha nOHTHTeZbHOM

betterone smallfish than an empty

dish
on the top ofthe world: aNobody

Ha Hpeleze

expected Sarah vould win this

competition;she is on the top

justincase:'
shedialed herowanumber,justin case.''

Ha rpalm Ilopr oqlxoc'

rll

on an empty stomach: ''You tnusttake

thesepillson an c/ap/y stolnach. ''
to sailclose to the wind:*&Tlw couple
sailed close to the wfrltf Guests.#//uneasy looking atthem.''

Ilaallr

oneofthescdays:beforelong

Ha aolrxt-oiiB-co'
re
Im Kollqllxe Jlablxa

Ha llatllyrv Jm por

Ha cBo; cTpax H pHcK

Ietmepay you.''

l!a roaomlsl: eee aox

a///#cbett
er,but/?lnenm 1$*> dqpniteb

worth one'sweightin gold:

'You tzz'
e

worth yourwcly/l/in gold.I wl

w
sh yoaW

Ila Bcsxl!iicarlaii

PaCCTOSHMH

Ha eHoclx

cocqliu n

'

offone's hat: HM r.Lewi

s took thi
s decision t)
.#'
hishat.''
nearhcrtim e:approaching the momentwhen her baby willbe born

Ha ToM iBeTe

theworldto come:the/?
/'
eaherdeath

Ha yxo (nocexpeTy)

a word in the ear:

'
I wtu told about
thi
s Iike by a word in the ear.''
on one's hands and knees: usince w: do

Ha qevntpexbKax

notwantanybodysee/
z.
:w:mkhtbe&/terf wecrawlon ?zrhantlsand kneez.''
Ha G MPOKYD Hory

in a big way: aHishouseisalways

up to par:f'
# /. work is notup to par
//;/
:
wcek.''
on the tip of one's tongue: HThe

l1a6M3* prlky

name of the c//.

p wclon the&> of

full,he issogenerousand doeseverything in a /uy w/y.''

to gain one'shand in:'f
Afteracouple
ofgames,you11soon getyourhand in
thisgame.Itisnotdv cult.''

my tongueA xfnow;ffwillcople

ua6MTb qeHy

tojackuptheprice:''Theman/?c#hl
L
%

tobeableto countonthefingers/

ua6oaenmMA BONPOC

soresubjed/sorepoint:61tI
:
sbetternot
tol'
pcf?/cabout/01
:jlilute,A;:soresubject.''

=a6op CJOB

gibberish: '
W ow,thepkraseswould be

besttojack up thepr/ce,butaIlin vain.'

back to me.'

lm naasqax koxo

on theedge by the //>lc Friday Jrrfvctf '

attheparting ofthe ways:Ut% time

forusto stop and think.ll'

e areatthe
N r/fg of the wctp.''

of the world.''
na Bec aoao'
ra

Ha IIOCOIIIOK

to havea word with som eone:HW ould

you covc up to my loom,Alice?;I/Iike
to have a word with you.'
one for the road:a .#af# drink be
fore
one Ieaves a socialgathering
at arm 's length: 'Taulwanted to get
to know Jenny better,butshe kepthim
at4//11Iength.''
on the edge'
. ''The wcekcni wen/

on the fingersofone hand: '.Ym

ctza

counton theWagcr.ofyourhand the

numberoftimesIapproached //plIwilh
any request.''

meaningless,morefragmentsin thegib&r9/lthatpassedforconversations,but
once /1c.v would /lcpcmeantcpcr-p//lfzl
g.''
47

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w

up one's courage: Glvlark

$tl'
ewt
?d vp /w::courage f7a# asked /j,
%'

iSItHPa.
IIIHBRTI,
CS

'ft KOMIIJIHMeHT

bossfor?/Icrise fa hiswlgc. ''

1l;lr
1
k1k)4j)llf
lh
b j)1:111()ik

lnents.''

to m ake up forlosttim e: HM aybe

x$
>
tr/;FJJ maldng upJhrIostff/rltror
m ay be sopptrr/lfn.g else,Idon'
tknow. ''
to flood the m arket: 'Chinesegoods

flooded therlt
'
zrkcl.''

IIaBOCTPHTI>FIIIII

to prick up one'sears:''
ffeprkked up

Ilarperb PlT
KH

hl
L
%pt
lr,
whenJ
/i
cyment
ionedhi
snanl
q. )
t

'

llllllpJIl'aTb BCe CHJIbI

to strain every nerve: n'

Living w///7
hf?tlother lnen in one cellIPJ.
C a pctzt
strain on aIIour zlcrvps'
.'

IlftnpflMyIf)

fairand square: V told sfaqaretfair

and squarewhat1thoughtofherfriend.''

rlanyra'
rb im CMITTH

to frighten someone outofone'swits

,,

/to scaretodeath:''Youscared?AIe
halfto death.W'
'
/ly didn'
tyou.
///:/
knock/''/ 'F/jtz/dogfri
ghtensmeout
of my wits,#;t
?.
y'should keep it

to featherone'snest:''
Sc isnotgoing

tofeather/1a nest/7/ourapense ''

.

HaReBZTb MacKy

to sailunderfalse colours:to assume

HaHTCKaTB T/MaH:

chained.''
to confuse the issue: k'Don'
tever?/ry

ImcTynan

to confuse the issue,nothing willcome

outof it.''
totreadon someone'scorns/tostep

afalse f#y?'
1'/
y and toconcealone1
%
/m cpum oses

HAK HTI>CH Ha MX)m

IIa+ IIMaTI>Ha Taiilllple
llpykltullwl

to hopeagainsthope:''rPaIlhoped
t
zgcf
ltfhopethathewouu become:c/fcr. ''
to put strings'
. 'T wanted her to be
happy in whatshe wfu doing, t/n# 1

Ha (aIo6xIMyIO)Moaoab

waxprepared toputA/r/ap'to he# ker

on her wtz-v.''
Ha3bIBaTb Betlm CBOIIMH
HMCHaMH

to calla spadea spade:'In t?cr/a,

'NiI
y we don '
tuse a ./bwcry l
anguage wc
''

calla spade a spade.

HaxaazwmaTs ua ce6H pyxu to killoncself,to com m itsuicide
Haax'
rbcx/naaulaTbcl
to becom ebloodshot:''
Iliseyes bexposbm
ct
zr
uc bloodshotp itwf
u clear thathe
w/.
ansmy indeed.''
HaMovan ceGe :Iayc
to m ake a m entalnoteof: '
Alex

madea ntentalnoteof cvcry'//?/ng he

IlaMbllilrrb l'OJIoBy

Hat)TPe3 IITKa3aTLCS

had llcl?W in #)t:

?/room . ''
to chew som eone out:
'Il'
e wts rcftf/.y
to chew heroutovera boy &>t?might
haveteased in tbehallway. ''
to refusepointblank:Hshe Ml///tz
l co-

ziness and she'

d alwaysrc
l/hl'
e

on som ebody's toes : HYou trod on

his ct?r/l.
Iaitnightwhen you asked
him about/,f1'son.Don'
tyou know,

thatheisin'rfxt?a.
?''/ <.Hestepped on
HaTsllm le OTHOIW HHJI

IIaXOAHTbCH B CKOJIH KOM

HOJIOXV HHH
Haqa'rb C 2308

HRIIU IILIBZTb nfmly

her toes by /:/

'
J'tactless relnark.'
relations are rather strained'
. .i
since
this terrible acddent, the relalions beN'
vn these hf?tlcountries have been
rather strained.*'
to be out on a lim b: ff
/.
l
.
Nsoon as the
organizers m w they were outon a Iimb,
they cancelled their campai
gn.''
to startfron'
lscratch: .% et'
$.start
Iearning German pfj
'(?//?scratch.''
r

to getthe1ay ofthe land / sound

out thc possibilities'
. Gltw/obvious

He B JIAM X

thatthey ww':trying togetthe Iay of

the land by asking dterentquestions.''
atodds(withl: alhenekhbourswere

H e Bam eaeao!

atodds with each other.''

M ind your own business!

pointblank to discuss t'

z//p//lfflg /t)//k)

wff/ltheirrespectivejobs. ''

to fish for com plim ents: HYou are so

prett
y,do notfr.y to ,/3.
J!)%r c(wy
p/&

49

Ile Bepll'
l'
b CBOIIM

raa3aM/ylllaM

nottobelieveone'seyes/notto believe one's ears: ''W hen my Jlvt?r re-

J//mctf/r?Althectw/
y parlour,sheso
changed so much that1could not'e//epe
.

He oTKzaablBa? meaa

B noarH; Hm %

done
He HepBo; MoaoqocTH

getting on in years/ no spring

Ile HollpoGyelllb Ile yallaeua

chicken: G'
She fa no Jwr/rlg chicken to
be drened Iike that.'
the proofofthe pudding is irltlle
eating:*il'
heyachthas elegantlinesa1I

* M# Lses.pn

Ile Bmw'
rb zln.
qhllle
cBoero Iioca

notto see beyond the end of one's

nose:66
11ehasno imagination.He

can'
tseeJqytmtthe end of /f1:
nose.'
IleBlfae'
rb aepeBbeB

notto sec'
the wood forthetrees:not

,3-32 aeca
He bqepa ptulblc?

tosee essentialbecauseof alIthet/ettsl

notborn yesterday'
. .'You wtm '
/fool

jle BblaaBlrrb cpie3y

me with this trick.1 wasn'

tborn yesterday.''
you can'tgetblood outofa stone:
6
1t'no useappealing to UhdePaul.

Ybl
zcan'
tgetblood outof a stone.>
'
H e aaiibor!
Ile > e'
rb Il> ero oGmero

Ile > e'

rbnoa co6oii

G od forbid!H eaven forbid!

to be asdifferentascheese and
chalk: '6
M y husband and M ax were
Iike cheeseand chalk.''
nota 1eg to stand on: uM ark Jc-

IloqBsl

cused the doctorof negll

kence,but

Ile MMe'rs nolm'

rlm

when he admitted he hadn '

ttaken the
medicineprescribed,hehadn'
ta Ieg
tostand on.'
notto have a clue: aRobet.
that
ln '
ta
cluewhere the canshad come.//0/:)
and didn '
tcare.''
outofplace: uThe elegantl
y Jrta.
l
r
.
stW

He K MeCT;

womanfeltoutofplaceatthep'
r.
/
y

He MYAPCTByS AYKaBO

where aIIthe other wtppcn wt

ve wearinI J'
eans.''
withoutbeating aboutthe bush:
aluet%.startthe discussion w///lf?l//beati'p.jraboutthe bush.''

He OT MMPa Cero

from (orliving in)a differentw()rld/

in aworld ofone'sown:*% t#)??)think

she is able to understand our/?m &tz
?/?.
.,

she l
%'fn)m a dl
b rentworld.''

notto 1etthe grassgrow underone's

feet:to wtz/: no time in getting f7task

right,buthow willshe sail? F/leproof

of thepuddng 1:in the eating.''
Ile '
rpousallxo,Holta

to 1etsleeping dogslie: *lr

ou must

cww'
r'
rllxo

haveknown thatmentioning /21

:sev wfe

lIe ycr
ryrlll'
rb HM Ha iio'
ly
Helm callsliiM KOH
'

Hecq'
w saaop

IxecrH Kpec'
r

would upsethim. You should Ietsleeping dogs lie.''

notto budge an inch: 'Emilia wtzi
:not
going tobadge an inch tn thispAit
7l/cr.''
the unwritten law :a law which isgenerally recognized,although ithas not
been comtnitted /r?writing
'
to talk rot: g
;Tom saysthatthe cotnpany is almostbankrupt.Itseems to
me that/;e is talking rot.''
to bearone'scross:HTO beunder-esti-

mated by men isthe dvygeu

/clnss 1
kavehad to bear.''(Barbara Tailor
Bradford,Woman ofSubstance).
Ilec'
rll'm llw

to talk through one'shat:to talk nonsense

Ile > ers 11M Maaeiim ero

to have notthe foggiestidea: 1 :twe

npeac'
ramle% q

notthefov iestidea whatyou are talking about.''

Heqec'
rual Ilrpa

foulplay: ''
f/wt
zu
sfoulplay on his

IIH B r'
lmlllHe CTaBIITI>

s'
fdd.''
nOtto give tWO Cents for: U don't
care /wo cents whathe thinks about
m e. #/

Illls xtualls

noton yourlife: Glhey /Jl/?;/cyou

need to go to the hospital.''- uNoton

yourpf
/e
'.''
51

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HM aa KaFl<e ReHbrH

(KOBPNQKKH)
HH 32 qTt)
HH 32 HTO lIa CBe're

' no lnore shots in the locker: Hltwfu

hard to believe thatthere wcre no more
shots in the Iocker.Something hus to be
VVXX $*
m oredead than alive:*'
Look at/2/r?1.
Ile.
t
?c??)to be lnore dead than alive.''
nottbrlove orm oney: 'Ihehotelsat

thecoastare booked outatthisfrlle of

theyeat;you can'
tgeta rot-?forIove

o6arpslw (o6arpBn )

to have blood on one'shands:''

I

pp B KPOBH

don'
tthink we should stop the sutw on
operating;wc don Ywantthe patient1

blood on our hands.''

to twistsom eone round one'slittle fin-

o6Bec'rH BoKplv Yiallbqa

ger: 'Tdonotfmx
/herforskeisableto

or money.#;

oGofrrHcb B xoneeqxy

n0tf0rnuts
notforallthe world: ..
M .V mother

o6opoTllal cTopolxa
MeaaaH

willcostyou a pre//.ppenny.'

H11pbl6a HH Mxco

herring'
.'Vhisisneithera gt
7/nt
aqf
chance norskill.Itisnietherssh,#?w/
IIII C TOl'0 HH C CG f

Il- ero oco6elllloro

lloBas Meraa n'

Hc'
ro MeTe'
r

norgood red herring.''

witlloutrllym e orreason: 'W seemed
J/rtznrc to lne thatshe could .
%/t7?'
/clyfng withoutrhylne or reason butIatel.1 '
understtmd why.''
nothing to write hom e about: *'
Alice
plays the piano quite wellbutshe%'
nothing to write home about.''
llew broom s sweep cleaner: z
she

/lv//7(
?l specialJvours on the rising stars; as a directconsequence
she'
d survived being sweptJwtzy by
countless adlninistrative ncw
brooms.'

ltorIm,
!
lco6o: He qys'rb
Hoee lkonner

o6paaut-uallH

oaepmalw Bepx

Noah'sark:placeofsafety :?nleans
of rescue

a way oflife:'The western wJy of /4/e

'
is vr.pdterentpom ours.Iti
sdp cult
forhim togetaccustomed to it.''
tocarfy/win theday:'Thedebatewtu
over;the opposidon ctzrrfcffthe day.'

oaen Koro-zm6oB
lHaaeTO cMHpr eljbuyfo
pyGaltllty

to putsomeonein astrait-jacket:.
%
feelasthough 1 werein a straitjacket.
1 cannotdo anything withoutasking a
permission.''

om lll143 '
a lclqH
om m tuallc H3 Tbcr u

OalmM MaxoM

one in a thousand'
. 'i
slle is one in a
thousand,she has t7splendid character.''
one chance in a thousand'
. .'
By one
chance in a thousand something hitour
sun and made ittoproduce theplanets.'
with one stroke'
.uHetreated rattlers

Iikegatz/l,dl
Yposing of them with one
N/mkcof whatevertoolhe had in hand.''

ommM MllpoM (IlolMaaallbl to betarred withthesamebrush:HIt

is better notto have anything to do

with thisfamily;they haveaIIbeen

to walk/dance on air:since '

Jb/??
t
?beetl
and ATJr.p werc engaged they /?:?p'
wt?//J?7
,
g on air.''

the otherside ofthe coin:theopposite.standpoint,showing the disadvantages as againstthe advantage

tvouldn'tIeave ParisforaIlthe
world.''
leitherfish,flesh,fowlnorgood red

/w9/anybody ml
zptfherIitleo/3ngcn''
to costa pretty pelm y: aYourdivorce

oaulxM catmoM

/tzrrct/ with the same m M .''

in a word: <
susan is bored with the
school,she dislikes her classmates and
she quarrels wf/: the teachers.In t7
word,she hates the school.''
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OT HHCTOFO CeplMa

from the bottom ofone's heart: ''fz

p'
c
wished them cvcry success in their work

#r/'
?ltheo//t?rzlofourhearts.''

t,/4lIt)iil111l'
t)ii11MDFIIJIP

with onefbotin the grave:''W ith one

footin thegrave,Iam apnidheisin

noposition tollet
p you''
.
oxaaaTs xoaoaublu npkeu

to give someone the cold shoulder:

Gll/hen 1greeted 30 ,:)7this morning,
shepretended notto see me.1 wonder
w/fy sheisgiving me thecold
shoulder.''
to get sttlck: ''7We man gotstuck

oKa3a'
l'
l$111Jl
JIIaKaX

oifuTscs oT pyx

in high school,//2cboy gotoutof hand.''

OTAATIyfIO.IDKHOe

OKa3RTbCS He y Aez

GYourportraitofSueisa reasonable

justiceto herc'J?za and vivacity.''

OTKPbIBaTb 3eJlellyIO
YXMRy

an cye foran eye,a t00th forat00th

round numbers:an approximate number whicllis lneasured in tens, hundreds, thousands
Headsortails?

olkpyracmlble Mncaa

Opea IxJIllpemxa?
oclxlxas '
raqux
ocraBal'
rb llteaan Mlloro
ayqmem

W ltpblBa'rb CBOe Cepm!e

lo be desired.''

ocTa'
rbcx aa 6opToM

ocTa'rlycx c IlocoM

OTHPaBHTBCH K HpaoTqaM
@TCTaBaTb OT BpeMeHM
oa m elulbl Aypax

to go by the board:HEverything went

by the board - holidays, new clothes,

KaAATb AYXOM

entertaining- in ordertogetw/waf/t'
z

Haaeq 9 Hazeq
He ya/pHTb

into college.'
to be leftholding the bag: 44Be care-

IlallbueM TPOHD '

b

/h/,don'
tletyourselfbe /e.
# holding
o'
roalloii'
rpymloc'rll

x Jlpyroii

the bag.''
from pillarto post:to be#rhl
t'
/?aIl

IIaPHIHBaM OBlm

overtheplace;toJWJ it//?l/?t?.
$:
W/
p/t?to

HepBble H2IOJIbI

'
er//c down

to pouroutone'sheart:'.*'
hen her
m other came to see her,M ichelle
poured outher /ictzr/abouther unhappy marriage.''
to be gathered to one'sfathcrs:to die
to be behind the tim es: t'You are behind the times with youroId washing
machine.'
'
a foolin grain: 'lhere isno reason

X rtaking /)/ra into account;heJ:

a
foolin grain.''

a wasp waist:an extremely .

$.
r> //wal
nt
to leave a lotto be desired: .A1though the prices atthe restaurantwere

vcry hkh,thecuisine /c.J/a Iot

to give the green lightto:''Ourdirector has gfvc?i the green Iightto ourpro-

posal.r'
lz'
ccan starton theproject
strakhtJwtzy.#
'

hisjob.''
oKo aa OKO,3y6 3a 3y6

to do someone/somethingjustice'
.

Iikeness but,in my opinion, doesn '

tdo

when hepaidsix hundreddollarsfor

thatold car.''
to be atloost ends: 'x
H e has been
atIoose endseversince he quitted

to be outof hand: HWhen hi

s son w/s'

to lose heart:
'When thepmnastR ll
down#om the 'tzr.
he Iost'e/r/and
did notcompletehi
sprogramme.'
notto lifta fm
'ger:.%11the timewc

werestaying there,thegirldid not## a

J'
ngcrtoF'c/p herlnother.''
to lay a fingeron:Ufyou Iay aWagcr
on this child,you willregretit.''
the rotten apple:k'
H iselderson wtu
the m //en apple.''
firstfruit:<<
I aln going to show you the

/H /fruitfm?rlmy work.''

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!tl1: '''
L
I72c,y Iivetl
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l3/l?l'/it)11,t)lt//'
)(fjik'
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IIO MOJIO OCTH JI/T

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f/f'tlt,%.'-

HePeKOBaTb Meql:
Ha Opala

nepexoaHTb H3 PYK
B PYKU
IICKIZTaTb APHIyI'I:

through inexperience: ''

Everybody
agreed that //?c.p couldJ(?/:gn.
'
p her; '
she /?t
z# nade this p7/'
.
s/(7/cc through inex1lerience.''

to give the palm to: ''

Il'
e had to give
//,t4palm to his competitor.''

no naType

to crossthc Rubicon:to taketzflnal

(uo xapaxvepy)

irrevocable step which may have dangerous cnnsequences

to beatone's sword into a ploughshare'
.
'Ihey shallbeattheir s'
kkwrt/.

ntltu elu e IlpoTxruBa'rs

uoxtltl

intoploughshares:?/t7//tw shtdlnotffJ/
up sword againstnation.''ffstst7/?11,4)

no IllrraM

change Ilands:''Thepicturec/ff
i'/pJxt'
/
several/7t7?7#.
$ tillatIastitappeared dp
?ny house.''
to coin m oney:to make so ?'
?)&cJ/

hard on someone'sheels/ on the

heelsof/ on theneck of: 'Therecession rrtd on theheelsof tke oilcrisis.''
.

r!o ctmec'
rllrolopl

in a11conscience'
.<
1 should have
thoughtthathis charges wcrc high
enough in aIIconscience withouthis

i14 grain'. ''

f/c wt7sa cowboy in grain.'

to cutone'scoataccordingto one's
cloth: v'
N ow her husband has losthis

job,she willbeoblked to cuthercoat

according to her c10th.'

'

askingforany expw money.''

money.
//t)/,7oneT
j'businessthatitisaImtzs/the.
'
tz?ncasmint'
ing itontxcf/-

no yllxu

IIu.
I'
IyItaK.iioqllra

to (Ifink tike a t
'ish:to be a :tzr'
J
drinker

up to the ears: .M ar.V wtzsup to the

ears in work.''

Ilo PIIIIBaloGllrscx

to behead over heels in love with/

IlaaTKrb BTPHAOPOI'
a,

to pay through the nose: 'f

/'did not
Jl/zvc time to .
:/7()
77so f think Ipoid

through the noseforthisbag.''

noBec'
ru paaronop

to fallhead over heels in love.

' ''
They
are head over heels in Iove.''
to strike the rightnote:zln
he

to pay back in the sam e coin:

'L
lloger //tz.
attacked us in the advertising overseas;wc villpay J7f??lback
in the salne coin.''

B HpluloM xllltme

naa-rolumecxaH .
Rlo6oBb

platonic love (love with no mixture

ofsexualpassionl:''/really Iove her.
In aIItherkhtw/y.Platonicw/pw.''

uoa KaGaylkoM

underohe'sthumb : ''
11e hashis
daughter complelel
y under his thumb.
She would ncpcr disobey him.''

Illlo'
rw H xpoBs

t'
lesh and blood:human with :?//the

noa Mapltoii

undercolourof/ underthe guise of:

uundercolourof consutting the Iung
speciallt,thejournalit
ztreceived a Iot
t?
finformation./rhisarticle.'
in theopen air:erccJlmi% enjoyed

i
'
taaln'
rw Toiixte Molle-roii

wct
zlwtltM'of human nature
naoxo aeao
rlahrrb uporwe '
reuelllol

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a bad business'
. Hl'
n the train //c wtz.

robbed'allhis money;a bad /

p,zw'
/?t!
r.
?''
to sailagainstthe wind: '
T enib'pt/vt?r
m inded how lnuch opposition /lc,provoked;he Iiked sailing t
zgt
w'
??.
/#?c wind.''

teacherstruckjustthe nkhtnote addressing to students;he w'

J.
Cserious

IxoB'ropl'rw KaK Ixollyrai

Itoy!(ITKPSITSIM HeGoM

butfriendl
y.''
parrot-fashion/parrotlike/parrot-wise

il
'
Wp7,
g theirweek-ends ?
'
n
5'
-pcl

noa nzr
roii

the open air.'

cM.noa KaGaylkOM
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closeathand;.
y l,
ouat?ct:
t
/yey we

;
'

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'
1arsxaoii

,'
are tz/pe
uyw elose at:fw t7'
.
underthe aegzs

t
'O'
Wlepl
vxMBaz'
s
f

tokeep body and soultogether:

l
i

'

Mqecrsoeanue

IIC/RMa'
I'
B Ha ttaoBe

r
zra p.,gsv ,,,
xyoy> g ctws kagdv
.

'
enough keep body and soul/ogc//ier. ,

.
l

/OYIHBa'
rS Macaa s orons to add fuelto the fire; rz
hreaddcd
fuelto the/)?vby /tg/a,
j.heryjtv j/yj
wi
r'thp.
i
aoBikl'
rb cnlm blo

li@21M1'3aTb
iloal
l
m'
rwppky
Ha Koro-/llo/irro-.r
lugo

wrz.
he whoj
n/cl?ctthisdirt
y fr/t
?jr
on tzx.''
to 64rease som eone's palm :to >r//?e
to raise/lijtorle'shandto;xz
,
.
k,
enever
raisedsp
y hand tojjs;'' y
u
t
,
,
.
,
.
sz
yq?r
- ''-'-' ''-''>X-'' 'd'''
1f

'

.f
6'' -'5

5/?t7//(
I-hegoesoa lfkt//:/.
j,. ,,
I
O/
RHHO
'Oinp
CAMO
MTpceGe
cXxep
z'
HMi
Mroml

warrant:
tno-osuign
one'
swa
own
ath
have
yf
tstde
y on
your
-

brotherfbryour livelihoodp r.tke

lanttwenty years. -#>,quaryemng
with /1/?rl,you kave signcd your ouw
noapeaa'
l'
s Kplalasa

!
'

noxaaa'rs eBoe
uacvoxmee mm o

to show oneself in one's true colours: 6

'W hen .J!
closthertemper,she

''oeaa zzuea

noloqabkira'
jb3yGu/K()rrM
'

j
!
'

showedAc/scy in :w.truectgtwr.
s'
,
' teeth:''OurIandlord
t
sho
w/lo
ho
jwf
p.
sne
bes
en .
w t?/: a kind! easyas a
<
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?/';
.
k'man,butw/'c'l1t'cclE9Trt7l/
J'
smashedJ/a window hereall
yshowed

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noaev.(jasvaaxx

fullcup: '
M y cup wt
u full.1 wf
u

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i
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haggy.,,

v1.
uys go:jyyr ygst
halfthe battle'
..
1,e jy

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eql
llmentfor?'(!*b;//7//i'
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IJt7//-the

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batt
l
e.z
,

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j
I

noaol'
Kll'rb Kfmetl(Ilpeaea) to draw theline:H1 dontmind Carol '
1
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uo/

to missthebus:.-,
-amsyv yearsr,s

l
f.

pntprccnz?rz considerations
anightoffancy:ull'
erAflr?iszzJ:tkkt
oyyancy. .fvw/pjp?g asc.,,

HOROBIIIIa Tcnfxa

'A'
k.'yJp %'* *T.,
.<:.0Ir

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t
oWorshipthegoldencalf:Iowor/fp '
;
t
money, to subordinate everythittg else to ''

t
osugarthepil:GJ'
.srhnomuti
,e
y/
e
?
sugar//Jepillbv writinv '
n /,
a...
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IOKIIOHJITBCH3OJlOTOM)?
veasuy

fring ray doctorforan (zypoa/oea/, g

''-''''''.
t!!
j

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(
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j..

itavtftk/$zu ,,,c atmy word.

to go awv ;to go down thedrain
to go to thedogs: 'Dan m /rle# himsety s/yg yy(rwcnttotkodog).,,

noaual qaula

grtltitllde f/:z'
tdmak
bg him daw/
u ef/. ''

ri'edf7/olrPV//wl
vhI'
JY1'
&
W'&&P& lle
,,
.
yjojjxa uacNsapxy
uojjyu ppaxox

death-warrant. ,,
to clip som eone'swings.. .'E very tj/'
ae

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f

&2l
ro
se
by
s
ecd.
ept
ionist. It:ytime
herC
w/
?s
w.
vdwc
rehi
cl
gpr
pg
''

noacaacru'
rsIltamam

:!

stephen to belwrt?to v/,

W/usf/evethe

calne to syw js. rwo wtv/cs uter,/p(,ar-

a Iie '
to play som ebody a dirty trick'
w.
l'
t
.

to take som eone athis word: .1 :old

brin&inl ''E'
r.
h
e
/
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1
2
0/
the ;&.j'.M s'ranlers she%O'CAE'# up 'n
t

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rlo-vqlrl'
b

to getdizzy with success: '

He ratic

iI
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ntntmor'nw prlxy

but1stillkavenrbeenpromotea. Now
itis too late;1ke ???/.
ueJ the >;/x ,,
to crossone's paqm with silver. :/o

'OQOBOKPM W''''e
ov ycnexos

& Stupid '''f*&O ,th't'

b & P&&'E'he ''
dizzv witk success.'z

noi
ixav
'7Pec
'7's
''1ua
e'o'Me
Jicve

bribe
t
o rc
one
red-vv
har
nded:
vo
ou
we
eatcch
twgs/om
?/re
edhande
p,,ww--y
u

nar'i''
rb na.
'hM''

'0 bear/care the palm:. sl

ynal

1.
'I
;

''epbeHc'''a

one:
&'riumph

uoayquvs no ulee

to getitin theneck: .I1egotitfn the j

l
neckyiv being m.t'
c. hisff///esister.,
i
l

,,box.,,
take .
woae-,,ou,oy/.
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#(?has

27:z/ my bestfriendJt
?rthe Iasth$?
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III/MtIII>IThf
JS PO.
ISi
W!1

ntlllatakzl/iKe

HOHJCTL B He#eHJIeT

years.a
rwotllt
l acvcrhave f/rcfzz.
/lgc/he
would stab ??,t
?in 2
72: back Iike that ''
-

,.4e tables: Gk
tunltl
lhe /at
z/rjbeatus last
yf
jwrx butwt
?hope that#?& year wtdwill
?f/ra the lcl/con fJ)(n?3. ''
to know by name:to know a k
'
Jpz-
rp?ot:
name, butnot to izow Jlfrn to speak to
to getthe works: '#K'
?u willgetthe
works#-)/(w are ,70/carqhllt?r/t
?l//lh.''
to hitthe nailon the head:Glfisanswerhitthe nailt?/lthe /JC/J (md Jtltvz?
evetything wt7settled. ''
to put one's foot in it: k'You putyour
.

IIOfiaCTb jlTOVK;

HGHaCTL BHPOCZK

''iioc/em lee caolro

(7,
.
ocTloxeulle)

trflcaeim .
gx xanzm ,
I
l
yepelloalm sm a? qam y

rrocMtrrpixM,qbu BoalyMe'
r

l
a.ocvraBlil'
b Iloro-lm so
Ia Mec'
ro

a !; raaa

nollatt'
rb Ila-rlwueM B Hefo
IlonHcn c? Ha Kplflqoll
nouy'
rulajii Bey'
ep

aocraBl.
l'
rb 'roqKlxsaa i

I'
Iocxura'
r'
s rlo riaabkal
u

sopoquslq xpyr

IloceektlL Be ep -

Iltle ell!b 6)'

p10
iIOCJIC JIOJK/
IHEIKa
B % TBeIIP

60

stood w/lc/her :'

ealcalling wf7l. ''
a vicious circle; iln
he lnore cm c/you
are, the ?nt
lrtdyou willhate, and #7t?
moreyou will/?tzrt?, the more cruelyt
lv
willbecome -- an so on in a vicious
circle for ever. ''
to sow thew ind and reap the whirlwknd
tillthe cowscom e hom e

to counton the fing.ers/on the finFI

?I/could ct?f
k;J/
!;ers ofone hand: ''.
on the.#/;
jx?:s'of (?rt!hand the?.
,
;J
.
/J
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?l/?cr

(?ftilncsf?/t/ Westbvood ('

?rr/izt
?l latefz/
thef#/icetr
//fr?'
/?,
gtlltttllirty.vtv//:s'//t:
worketl/i?rthe//,7?1.72
y1()qri,1)11(,lrI,,4i,1rrr:1rl)r

tcy one's hand at: 6'

She had trkd her

J/t7JIJ atJifferentareas untilsheunder-

hij,/n/t
???J/??.
j'to put/7//?/in hisplace.''
to dottyttt i's and cross the t's: ''To
dot/.
#t?i'
$
-t
:
???# cross //;t
d/A
k u/t
.
lshoula'
J/'
.
$'
cas'
s aIIthe Jtd/dlfls'and intk
t/
ft
.
rout--.
s
-tz/ve absolutely c/ctkr.''
.

fairwnfto the athletes.''

IIOIIbITaTb CVaCTbH

cotnplain to theIandlord aboulthe

noise,1w#/complain aboutthe,//ct?/p/c
you 'r//v.
rin ataIIFotwr
'
z-that1a '
tzrat
d
thatrwt?can play.''
to putsom eone in one'splace:
4fkrhen
theyolzn,
gguy took //;c Iady by #;f?hand,

/0t?promptlytookJfv-hand trwwr.hotn

/i)t?/in ff'
whenyou h:
)/J him how much
J/
()l/admired /?/.
&wb%.fl
fpp'
tyou know

//?ey B'
t
prc divorced last vearl'''
strike hom e: YsW hen you ?at
aFk//t
pn'
l
her daughteryou s'
/zwc/home. ''
to bewidttofthe mark:inaccurate, wmng
to be hookzd on: 6
.He wf?- hooked on,
and soon got??7J?'
r/c#. ''
a fairwind:<<The Presidentwished a

two can play atthatgame/that'sa

gamethattwo can play at: klfyou

nollac'rlyIIe B sptllb,

the lastword in: al'

he hotel/.
the last
word /r3luxuty tr7# elcgance.''
1he last straw; ''
//r
ythe laststraw //7f7/
breaks the c//z?c/t
sback.''

t() (:(Al)ae t() tyrief

-'
. zz//c ???t,:/t!it/?Itli#?
l'
htk
l:/7t.htlrboretl f/'
qrudge f'
/.
&v//'
//$'
/
//kc/??and M74
?&/J n()I /
'
?(.
'.
b'
()l'
t'
()A'tzt?
.v t

thc??!
'conle /o tl
rit!/.
'''
HoTepsl'
s roatmy

Ilorepx'
rb MyxtecTqo
noTepm a
lacnel'speMel!u

to Iose one's lzead: 'H'

Wc/?//lc,lwat
sprang .
tzleak,,
.
$*/
z.
st#,cotnpletel
y Iostp/tv'
head and began to s'
crct
rn l'
l
ystericall
y.''
to lose one'sncrve: 'Itisbelterpt?/Io
lose your zpf
?zvf?in such a situation.''
to lose count oftim e: i
llaj)e you /t)A'
/

counof time,brother?1 haveputfwo

and /wc/'
l/.psumnlers /7e/lf/p# me.''

noxoo ikaR mlt

axarcjh
Boas

like twa peasin a pod:l'

he two.Wxters wcrt
dIike Jwo peas in a pod.''

I ?;'.I' I.,.

.L
'p'
ctpc/zeros:actioa dis-

,.I,,.t.!Itl.slvi,
%
:J?'
lc&.
'
3
'

hIPII,
IWPM.
HI9ZT'
hCS TMhi

stick to thepointinstead of discussing

wrtp///tnrz.
s thatpccvt?nothing to do with

to reston one's laurels. *

'
H e realized

/iesubject.''

tltathehadfallenintohabit
softhinkl141yk.
AI$(lvl
i!1crjyjllijkt)fj
HPaBaS PyKa

HPaBJAMH H HeNPRBAaMH

npeeozuocuTs ao seGec

IIPeBPATIITb B JlellelllKy

frl
.
g thatJit
?could reston laurels. ''
to stira hand: '
lie didn)'even trz to
stir a hand.''
a rightarm : 'Sincemother:
sdeath,

rzplllcaa,
lwlsan cH
K Gyrslalte

to hit the bottle: ''W henever he had a

chance,he hitthe bottle.''

upmlyklm '
b ry6y

to bite cne'slip:'Shebither/j
>for

y
fanhasbeenfather%n'
j'
/arm. ''

npMlmiltlrrbBce c'
rapalxM

/,4737/:).
g made swc/za 5'
/l@fl mistake.''
to leaveno stone unturned:tov <?re

by hook orby crook:'

Rogerwill#c/
a degreeby hook orby crook;he wflz?k
letJaytlac stop hil
tt. ''

rlpllao-l'
rb pylty
x xleMy-ap6o

up to the nines:HDon'
tcrack Philup
tothenines,he doesnotdesen'
e it. ''
to com e dosvn on someone like a ton

ofbricks: f'
#'dad ctz/c//el'you reading

HPeAMeT IlacMelilelt

notr
f/r/to obtain one1
$end

in epery pie.''

nplximMa'
rb 6.114310
x cepate

J?arents.''

a /f)z?qfd
pr/cW.
.''

npMllltMa'
rb aa qMc'
rym

to take atface value:uYou should not

to !)e aIltrzrrs: uI
khatycf/say isvcry
intertsting.1 trllaIlears. ''

Molltvry

take/?f&wordsatfacev//tze.''

npxm epTbliiK c'

relle

with one's back to the wall: k'With

tvzr backs to the walland believing in

an objectoffun:'ilq/hen /?ewtzxon

justice of ourcause,each ty.

?2t?must
hghton to the end.''

ids.''
to nip in the bud: Hlhey frfc# in vain

rlpucap uar
rbcl It roaocy
paccyalta

listen to reason: N warned you that

you shouldn '
thave ,
jlt
?/lt
?to India ?JI//
you wti.
l
k/l?7'
?Iisten to reason.'

nplr
ra'
rb Itax nlmBlca

to stick/cling like a leech:Hk'

ou

npifxoim'
rb B roaosy

didn'
tknow whatske wt
ku
sup to.
?Sticking to David Iike a Ieech.''
to cross one's m ind: ''
Itcrossed /?@

to aI
> in the bud ourplans.''
Ilpu 3alkpbln lx Jwepu

npe pa'
rs K pyxau

npwrpea 3MeIo Ha rpym l

npm eplxa'rw Kolleii

rfpm epn n Slablx

behind closed doors; qTh

ey #9cl
z.
Je#
ho.proposalbehind closed doors. ''

lay handson: 'Th

e bfz
tpbrotllers have
notIat'
d handson the ?n/ac butfam
sure thatver.psoon they will.''
to cherish a snake in one'sbosom :
to have one1kindnessrepaid wff/lspite
oringratitude
to hold one'shorses:r'
Hold
/rhoref''
.m l
to hold one'speace:'
Bolivar stirred

/)/Jsugary ctlt?c and ple/J hispeace. '#

62

to taketo heart:'
I took ver.
pmuch to
heartwhathe had told me /dltw?his
.

theouts,an objectt'
k
-/
'
/zaJrA'orae rich
ppeceus B Koplle

to have a l'
ingerin a pie:'f/.
l.
soon as
heheard there wl.
to be a aew pro-

pwrlkfor.
Cf#E'# boys,hestatted preparing /?/&tlwnproposal
s.HehasaJ'
ager

to praise'
to the skies/ to crack one

u
tlairy,he'
IIctllrle down on yofzIike
11Pt!I1I)1Iel'
H'
i'
bCH i1CJIFX

to stick to the point: 'y'

ou should

mind thathe ?rl/

y/,/have taken ?/zy
book.''

npHxoiw'
rb B Heromloc'rw

to fallin disrepair: ''Theequl

pment

fellindisrepairt
z/icrithad notbeen
usedfor.
so.
???etime.''

npoBec'
ruIlapau eaw

to draw aparallel:'W isfsl c/

z//to
draw a parallelbetween the Jzlcl
k/;/
and the ??;(?Jp,
'?2 world.'

#It1lIt-cltt; the m arrow: 'II''

: had betIcr //
,
/m up tlte heating.wflc/f wt7-v
chilled to the ritzrrtlw, watching this

.11,4,14rlst.crl'
l,Inyx/tM
pypop

F
nyaeii

f heard thathe wants to see me.''

footballpns/cJl.''
to settheworld on fire: 'L
I'should say

up laeMaH
nycxa'
rb B '
rpy6y

the hub ofthe universe:centraljkure

you have setthe world on Js'

rc with
your /t7J'
/albuln, Sinmn. ''

llyclta'
rb Kopllll

to takeroot:'lnhe ideasof KarlJffzr.,

AYCKaTb nblab B raa3a

HycTHTb HO MHPy
HyCTHTB NTKY

kave never taken rootia the United

States or in Gennany.''
to throw dustin som eone'seye
to bankrupt
to shoota line: '
M artin wf/u
:shooting

npofrru (cxBo3b)orolls u
Boz?

togothrougl'
lt'
ireand water:''
l'
ou
know Iwouldgo throughJ'
/'
tdand

Hpoltpyc'
rono Jloxle

the Procrustean bed:p rciblemethod

ofreducingpeople toone.
/r
z?;#Jr# regardlessof /;j2own needsorwishes

Ilpozm '
rbxposs

to shed blood:Glhesoldiersshed their

Hpoxe'
reen orouw

blood thatwc ml
khtIive.''
Prometheusflre:sacwdjlte lwmfng inthe
/1
cs
crfofa mancntfg&ing hi
m fnpfrt
pbn

upoMolklly'rs ao IIUTKM

to bew etto the skin:GG e willbe w/?

npoMwlsxa Moaron

to theskin ffw: do not/1lz,/:y.''

brain-washing: Ufeela #/#:sorryfor

npocxoabally'rs Mev
naabqen

them - they'k'
e been brainwashed. ''
to slip through one's fingers: .
*1took
too Iong making up my mind, and let

wJ/cr,my honey, to be wilh you. ''

the housesli
p through mypngers ''

nycTlrrscl Hayrelk

npueqlloeMlco

nm '
al Koaolllla
uxru ecs'
r Ila nm 'baecx'
r

in the teeth ofthe wind: wwlhough he

knew abouttheirJ/ma.g opposition,nevertheless he made a dect
jion to mt
av(,in

theteeth of the wind whateverit?nd

y'
/7/
npor
rlfn m epcrH
npome rlpocToro
npa oii o'
rse'
r

Ilplrra'
rscs 3a GaGI>lo

106*

cost/7///,.''
againstthe grain: 'i
//goestz/r
t7/z/s'
rthe
grain to treathim Iike that. ''
easy asA'
BC
a straightanswer: M re you going to
lend rllc the money ornot?I'
d /f/ce a

to go down the drain: %llhis lnoney

wentdown the drain.''

a Iine thatheis theson of a Iord,but

npo'
ra Bel'
pa

likea slzot:.1 would run Iike a shot(

/'

nobody believed hiln.''

to take to one's heels:to m n away

cannon-fodder(fodderisthe food
fed to the animalson a farm):''The
soldiers wcrcregarded ascannon-fodder.'
the fifth colum n:peoplein an occupied ctw n/ry who collaborated with the
invaders
fifty-fifty'
. ''
Il'
is chances to win the
game ,
:
s only.#.
/i
yc#./'
/
J?.'

P
paGoTa'
rs xax soa

to work likea horse: 4.

1tistimeyou
had a vacation;you '
p: bee
'n working

Iikea horseforthisct
?//l/plpy aIlthe
eGr.#;

paGoTa'
rb xpyrasle cyrxu

l'
/rt
w'
j'
/ffanswer.''

paGoqal aotuaalta

to hidebehind a woman'sskilts:Glt
is notfairto hide behind a'lz?n %'skirts
r/t
?w when ,
sprncone shoud take rzspon-

Perlu Bora!

sibilitiesforwhathaslzt,
x
twcnccf.''

to work round the clock: ''

Forthat
xN
J/t/r.p everybody would work alIround
tlte clock.''
a willing horse:one who iseagerto
work and to do otherpeople%'work as
well
ForG od'ssakel: *
Don#you thinkyou
oughtto quitworking so hard? Give the

baby a rest,for God(

&sake.''

64
31:B.napxauosuu

65

S
?dC'
sL,jastand a1lthetimes/ once
at'kd fora1l:''Onceandfort
7l/,do

r
/
f
i
rl:'
rs(sa)ce6esoaocsl

what1 tellJ?tll
z.
?1 won'
ksay itagain.''

paapyfmn'
waw oeljepy

poilur
rsclis pysatuxe

to be born with a silverspoon in

the air.''

('
scopoqxt)

one'smouth'
.Tff/wasstrangetopl#n

KaK IIB I'OTaM

bnmghihim to //1e tkeaterjustby the

PaHil;tg IITaI
JIK:I
IlailtlMJ:I1m 3,
/ 10

ronw/s.''

r
pe,
ixarlrl'
rxwq

to car!y outlike clockwork;:'

,1
#*
e

paii lla aeMae

por1130611.
7
1H.
/
.

the horn ofplenty:the .

pw;& /of
abundance

thatxok
weoz)e who had :cez;born wj/z
l
;
a silver spoon in /;/J mouth could lltwc
grown J/
,n to becom e such fz decent

time the show started; theplan w/ll carzi'

c: outlikeclockwork.''
love in a cottage:''Theirlove in a cottagewon'
tIastlong.''

poauoiilaslx

Jllpaf???being.''
mothcrtongue: Gklhough ///mother
/tl/?lr&c w'
a.
sSpanish, Jic spoke fkg/fr
l?
withoutfz/?# accent.''

heaven on earth:'qyterthree d@ cult

yearof work,itseemed //
Te heaven on

pyt
sl'
rs clqw I!a KoropoM

to catthe seedcorn /to killtlke

clralsus
pl'
xa s pyxy

goose tllat la'

)/
's the golden eggs
hand in handl J'T
'hey have Aefv)work.
.

ct2'
r?/!to be on holidays.''
an eally bird:''My brotherwta atb
ways
an early bird.''

ing plfla.
# /a handfor/i
f
7rt
?eyears.''

to rock thcboat: TorgoodnessJtr7kv,

don'
tcriticizethe?ncat7gemt'
l'
CtinJ'
ont
of tllf/'customers;you wtuo)hel
p Jtby
m c/
ifWg the boat.''

'

pyxa pyxy Moe'

r

you scratch m y back, 1'11 scrJztcl'

l
yours;you praise m e , 2'Il prase
you;you herp rne,1411help you.

upoqb!
pyloxcslaam,
l

handsoff:do notfrl/cz
fpre
to betied/bound hand and foot: 'i
l7/

p)'
xn qemyrcll

lied /2:???# andjbotto??(pbusiness.''

to have itching fingers: 'f
Mkc
/3?7k
gczr,
wcrp itching to&/rllc/tJack1?
'face.'%

c Gaecltol
vl

with flying colours:HHarry wt

u cx-

sotm erorlater:41HeJ%'bk and Aae/?;,

bl
kgerand zrlc/z/er.>'

ImCIIMII'
JPTIPMO3r'
aMX

ararebird/arareanimal'
.<'rP'
7;J/a
rare l
71'
r# mited u5'yesterday.'

A/z?soonerorlaterheW meet.
m?))e:t)#.)?
IIACKRIAmIZ'
)+ .
30,
11,
1k:

been tearing herhairovertheac-

a heart-t-hearttalk: z'
.
fhad a /J:J?'
/to-hearttalk3W//,M ary abouther
plans to Ar/fzrly John.''
to clearthe air: ''
/am so hcppy,
.
he told usthis:lory,itrall
y cl:/re#

jla3l>ll'
j1blBa3%b

paii B Ilxanam e

to tearone'shair(out).
'Bheha5

to rack'ycudgttlone'sbrains.:
'1/'
i'?
.
?
shoud rlc/
lyout-brains to .
tl)s/t
a J)lf,
:

Iikz /f
)have holidays w,d//;you /
w fl'
/sJ

problem.''/ #'
slk,
n'
?sat,J'
rprl:to

ct/cf
gt!/histt
'
red bra/n into tgcd/n/t:
whatto do.''

#I
K lt#blTb Ka#Tb1

paccKaxoq aTo csoek

Ga6liuRe

66

tclshow one'shand/to show one's

cards: 6'
Don1'be.
W/(p,neverd/low your
J;/
JJ'
IJ bejore//:cnameJ.
'oven''
telithatto them arines

pccted to/fz# hl
j'fl
xk
t
wl/rcr/tw,buthe
passed itw///?o
flylng cabtfr.''

c raaz aoaoii- 4a
cepat!a Bou

outol-sight,out()fmind:''Outof
si
ght,outc/-tnind a thv'
wcyof the
&'
t
v/#,butforInc thatr
.
?'
?c'exuse.''
67

C l'
j)eXOM IIV /JIRM

e apabHHM npHqeaoM

C HroloqKl

IIf'lp
1llead to toe:.t
susan wt?
a cherished by herparents,adored by Sly,

c pacnpocTepTblMH
OGbSTHSMH

protected by allof them.Money and seel/r//.pwrappedherpom headtot

oe.''

C H3bIKa COPBaTb

by the skin ofone'steeth:Glhatwfs

to take the words outof someolle's

m outh: .*
1 wanted to say the salnekbut

a near//l/a:.
/fonl
y escaped being con-

you'
ve taken thewordsoutof ply

scri
pted into thelr/ll
.y b
y theskin qf
my teeth.''
a long shot: 'fJ/may bea longshot
but1 thnk slpy will?/ltlrr# again

CaM IKMBH H APN HM

He Meltlaii

S00n.

cayo coGoiipaayMee'
rcl

with a lightheart:''
She hascome

C MaV

passed a1IherexamsatIast.''
with a vengeance: '
Vohn wl-sure that
alIhisexpenseswould bereimbursed
with J vengeance.''
with alione'sm ight:U ohn hitthe

thiefwithaII/lftnkht.''
e Mullyru Ila MHHN

cMoiloTlta(npoaa'rb.
Ilc'rlrrb,Hofrrlll

any m inute:et
M othercan show up any
minute here.''
to com e underthe ham m er:/0 be
sold by an auctioneer,to beputup./r
auction

cuaaeTa/HaaeTy
c He6a cBaanTbcn

at ftlllspced
to drop into som eone's lap: % 11//lc

bestthingsin/f
4 mustbeworkedforIove,Jiiendshi
p,success.--they won'
k'
atfirstsight:'
liefellin Iovewith her
straightfrom theshoulder: ''George

told hertheJ*//
W truth J//.
twy/;/finm
the shoulder.''

68

fprle with.
?1 beleive in Iive and Ietlive.''
itstandsto reason:.'
Itstands to rct?tractm ore custom ers.''

cGxBa'
rs cnecb

to take down a peg: shet'

A'
cc boy
hasbeen taking too much on himsel
f
Iately.He wt
z,
beginning toJt??#t?/his
position.1 had to take him down a peg
this mom ing.'

c6wBan cx c '
romky

to getmixed up:'l'
lz
r
egottnixed &/?
and missed the station.''

c6ly
lTb c ppt
cBec'
ru cqen l

cBoau'
rb c yMa

CBETaS CBSTbG

to getsomething offone'shalzds
to square accounts: .s
ll'
er lnother /la#
promised to square things with Dfzvf
/
when Spencer had agreed to go /t)
dance with Brad.''
to drive som eone up the wall: 'iW llen
my mother Jyctzr.
this vlzfc,itdrives
her up the wall.''
the holy of holies: ''This theme is lhe

hol
y of holiesforher;do noteven /r>?
to touch it.''
CrO#aTb OT PeBIIOCTH

tobeeaten up withjealousy'
.GWhile
Iooking athi
sJrfczlf/1:wfe,Dick wtzs
eaten up withjealousy.''

at.#r.
/skht.''
t Haeqa

toyou who yourbrotherspends hisfree

money,pr/ct?.
sshould be reduced to at-

drop into your Iap.''

C IlepBolf B3r.u JIa

m01
1th.''
live and let live: Gikhatdoes it??lt
7r/t'r

son that#'the colnpany isIosing

spickandspan:'Everythinil
:#spick
home with a Il
kht&//.
/.She has

c auxnoii

.1 t???)sure they willwelcome l'

(
)u 1W//1
open t7n?/l.##

andspanforourmYitor.''

C aerKHM CepqqeM

to receive/ welcome with open arnls:

CReAaT? XHHCFC

to drop a brick:
1 have dropped a
brick by telling him that1 did notremember whatwf/.
:his stor.y about.''

69

.,.-. !-.!,-

i,.,,.''r
s,sj

to make a name foroneself; /

f/l. I -.

call,youmadeanameforJ/oiz'
e//'by

cua'
rs rx aaex B roaoBe
CeBepla, Bellequs
.

ceMeiuoe aeptBo
ceMs 6ea - omm OTBeT
ceMs cMep'
nlblx rpexoB

shooting J.fax/ct?a bandit

s.Ithink
youW welcome the chancetopolish
yourreputation a #/#:.''
to havesomething on thebrai
n: 'fM'
y
husband hashiscaron the brain. #e
talka aboutitallday long. ''
theVeniceoftheNorth:th
ere are c//-

iesin the#0,.
//7ofEuropewhkhboast

thatthey are comparable with Venice:

Bruges,W/?lx
/er#tm and Stockholm
a fam ilytree
aswellbe hanged for a sheep asa
lam b
the seven dcadly sins:in the Christan.

relkion theseare.
.prf#e,envy,anger
cepyme l
tponblo
(liklullaercl

lust, s10th,avariceand gluttony

,
one'sheartbleectsforsom eone'
'M y
keatl:/ct
dtf/ivyouwhen Ithink.//
?
a/you
won1'haveany holidays/J,1
:summer. ''

eepe6pxnwl: mGltaeii

A SilverJubilte:cdebration ofthe
fwvrly'
-W/'
/lannvemar.visa SilverJubilee

cec'
rb B xaaom y

to m akea foolofoneself:Honce

more hemadeafoolof Jl/?n.

(!
/,
f'and
told J?ersom ething het??
z.@ /notto have
told,forshecouldn'tkeep secretsand
ceea'
b ua Meab

cec'
rsIlaclmero ltollbxa

oughtnotto be trusted.
to run aground

exeqs (csol)Ikopa6a?
cmAen MeK
c'
U JIV B

JIByx

t
zell'
rb ceMena coMllelllm

abouthisoId collection;he willridehis

hobby horse /t
>death. ''
to sow thc seedsofdoubt:''
He5'
e/to

cxaas'
recb,

minds by hints and innuendoes. ''

have a heart: ''J have frlrla/f7/ef/ten

noMllaocepacTnyii're

pagesforyou today,and now you want

timeequally between b0th subjects,he

le./?University wthouta degreein
cMaerb HasoqKe
c nopoxoM
cHaeTb Ha MeaM

either.''
to siton a barrelofgunpowder

to be in !ow waters: *
.
Ro(t-/&in Iow
waters atthe moment.# e needs to be
supported.'

CllzlltlmsTpya
CIUIeH 3W % YMOM

a Sisyphean labour(task,toill:an
endlessandfruitless /t
zd/c
second-guessng /wise afterthe
events: lhey wcrc zltlw second guess-

ing criticizingtheort
kinaldecision.''/
i'Ft??
zare being Bv'
cafterthe events.It
cHul qyaoK

Cn O3b 3eM.ql()

i too Iate to change anything now.''

a blue-stocking:<1 donotwantto
spend time with thatblue-stocking.She
,:9t
'
nterested only in books.''
to sink through the floor:aWhen she

asked meinjnntof aIItheguestswhy

fhad been expelledJmrnschool,f M?fb

IIP/BaJIITTK S

so embarrassed 1 could have l'

f:///c

through theWtmr.'
cxoabaKH; KaK y-

asslippery asan eel: 'f/uwu

impossi-

ble/r
pgetanything in writing out(/
/Jf/?;a
'he isasJ'
/flwcr.
y asf?a ce/.''
CK/JbKO D

e yPOAHO

worksowingtheseedsofdoubtin their

me todoanotherten.Ilave a heart/''

fellbetween fw'
t?stoolsofphilosophy
and mathematics.S'
tzviag divided /2/
'

''

toridea hobbyhorse(todeathl:
t'
You cannotstop him frottttelling you

to burn one's boats: <'

H e has resi
gned
his position in the company. There wrz.
5'
no returning. The boats were wm tv/.''
to fallbetween two stools'
.Gllarris

to one's heart'scontent: HYou have

a cassette-player in your room,you
can Iisten to the tnusic to your heart!
5'
CONtBNt.M '

CKPeCTRTb mHaVH

to crossswordswith: .
M y brotheris
a hot-tempered ?,it7ziz
'I wouldn '
tcross

'
w/rt/,
with him,#
/'1wereyou.''

it,curlthe lip: ''

She curled /lc(11
i
p

caaGau oTronopxa
W IqC'FeH?,

ealm l
tn ogm ecrsa

when they started to quarrel'

s
thoftin the head: ##7b?p mustbe,m .//in
e head to havebelieved that.:ftlr.p.''
a lam e excuse'
. an e
xcuse thatf.
&bveak
and unconvincing

a sweettooth: 'clara had afero-

cious sweet300th, used thetn in the

cakeshe wtu always plflkzl
g. ''
tlze crtam ofsociety'
. t
he aristocracy

themosthi
ghl
yfavouredclass
Clltma B rOP.1
Ie V CTPJIJIH

caoBccllbliiIlolxoc

to havethe wordsstick irtone'sthroat:

V kncw I/ltld totellsomething to console him atgwr//ag, butIcouldnk. 1 had
al1thewordsstuck in my thnmt. ''
verbaldiarrhoea: ''Iklsdon spoke to a

Cllbllllan ,KaK M>

HPOJIG MT
CCIIOHKH IIOTeKJIH

cMeaoc'
rb ropoaa Gepe'
r
cMexrbcs B alm o

GTIOMS Illem

caoll n rlocyauoiiaasxe

cayxcu'
rs H liol'y.
u M auuol!e
CJID IIMIIV MJIR IIOJIHII'
rCJI

cMer scylB pyxaB

to laugh up one'ssleeve: ''

fnoticed
him Iaughing up his sleeve ft
/t,ryou
-/
Iostthe game.''

cMo'
ra'
rbyaoqlku

to taketo one's heels(to run away):

ftd.
soon as they noticed the ownerof
the boatthey took to their heels.''

con#renceforthree/loffr,scarcel
y
pausing to draw b'r
e
a
t
h
;
a
b
a
d
c
a
s
eof
'

cxo'
rperb Ilpalue B raaaa

to faceup to: 'You mustfaceup to

thefactthatwearejobless.''

word forword:uGivemea wordfor

cMoTpters cBepxy BIIII3

tI*llzt?l()???Lttt.)?tl//?-/?f7iJ:-''

to look down one's nose: M tIast

David wfz able to understand the
Americanos w/go Iooked down their
noses at/l/r/3, though whatEnglish he
did speak, he spoke with an old Scotsp7t
7a !accent.''
to tunz a blind eye to: HThe oId man
Ioved hisgrandson vt?r.y much and vt/?y

(like)a bullin a china shop:*1le

haviour.'

word ofhonour:<1pledge my word 4/'

honourthat1c???telling the /m /:. ''
to break one'sneck:''Ft?I/mi
ghthave
t
o
l
d
l
ne
.
brokelny:5ne
1/cwker
enotcoming.Iat?/rtl)
getting to thestation fd

72

cMor
rpe'
rw cltBoaw naasqsl

ojken ff/r?7c# a blind eye to hismi

sbe-

upsettn/t
?r:
l/
lt?f'
/
y?atfzly birthday pf7//
y'
he wl.$'Iike a bull/*
rla china shop. '',

cMoTpe'
rs Hepea pllt
zoBble

to look through rose-coloured / tirtted

to serve God and M ammon:t()/c?to

oqlku

spectacles: t
g
sally always czl
t?la her
-/
W.
W/.
$,she .
5
't
?t
?x everything through rose-

benkhteoustzn/.
/to wtlr-s/ll
/ weallh
a little bird told m e:/t/lIittle bird told
??2eyou could be rt?r..p severe when you

please,though 1rqfused to believeit. ''

GJNDRTb KPaPM FWa

mouth water.I wtu so hungry.'

cheek bringssuccess
to laugh in som eone'sface:'T told

him thathewtu to blameforthe acci#inc/,butheIaughed in myfaceand

told ,?2:fmustbejoking.''

wort/translation.Fplease.''
CaOBO MeCTH

have heard a pin drop

to m ake one's m outh water: ''T/;e

conversation aboutfood mademy

verbaldiarrhoea.
CSOBO B CJOBO

to hearthe grassgrow / you could

to listen with half an ear; '

Susan Iitened
toherp/o//lcrwith hafan ear, /1p1-lnind
wa:ovenvhelmed with tl//ierpm dl/twt. ''

CIIHMa'I'
I>c-llzlmu

coloured spectacles,butshewI?/ZJJfeel
dig rentl
y #-shehad to Iivethere.''
to cream off/ to skim the cream:
*
'Oxford Ja# Calnbridgeare stillcreaming ()
7.
/-the ,
/1t
1/brilliantscholars,#'
spite a1Ithe socialchanges thathave

taken placesincetheend of the wlr.''

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z$
f,
l1

1q,$1!T!,4,w!UJIH l1a wjl'

re
t'tltralki'lla cene
co6axy c'
seil

co6aqu Mltallb

lt'tj
u,;,t(lcl
kakld barrel: 'A-fterhaving
?,''
(v?devorced M nNickolashad to sell
#?e house and ct?z)/c?)/1.
ock,J'
/t/ck and
., I
barrel.'
with the shield oron it
a dog in the manger:aperson who re-

fusestoIetanotherenjoy whathehimK
se#-hasno usefor
to cutone'steeth. .
'
Forty-fouryetzz:
y
ago hecuthisteeth on Richmond
Coundl.''
a dog's life: 'lnhey Ied a dog'
& Iife
.

afterhaving been sentfrom f/lefr

Colib 3eM;1II

the saltofthe earth:(God'select,

God'sown people) 'Wouarethesalt
of the earth.''(M atthew M 13)

coMltllyrb po l

to closeranks:'A cH .
lelor/e# herto
the hilt,buthe wtu appalled attheway
the A/r/
.p had closed m n/c.
againsther.'
to take thewordsoutofsom eone's

O PM '
I'
b ()J13b1Ka

mouth: 'I1$w.
:lustgoing to mention

this.J'tw 9/taken /& wordsoutofmy

IXOVX i$

copBaTbcl/cpuBaTbcl
c x3bIKa

to keep witl
:in tlle letterofthe law:
/'lJ'
d shall/ry our c-s/to k.eep within

the Ietterof the law.'

co6pa'
rs Goralwliiypo-aii to reap a rich harvest: ''TheAmerican
/ct
zzn reaped a rich hanm tIast Olymcosa'
rs Iloc B Mp lole aeaa

eoscex apyroeaexo
coscex apyroiixoaelllcop

pic Games.'
to poke one's nose into som eone
else'sbusiness:'
H ehas beenpoking
his nose into my business again. ''

coxpalllnw llpllcyrca lle

arxa
clmpTallcxoe Bocnlrra> e
cuaca'
rb cnoo llllkypy

that'sanothercup oftea (that'sanothermatter)

a horse ofanothercolour; '.
lfyou
wantmoneyforyourbrother;thatk

cna'
rb Mepe
rBcMx> cllou

togooffone'shead/tobeoffone's
head/totakeleaveofone'ssenses:

cnyc'
nl'
rs mltypy

CHyCKaTb Ra TOPMO3aX

a horse tl
-t7atl///crcolour.*
-/

coii'
rucyMa

Spartan upbringing:a vcry severeupbringing

to save one'sskin:t'
She saved his
skin by telling thepolice hehad spent
the evening with her.''
to sleep dead to theworld:''
Dan
vdzj'
/be vcr.,ptired,he islying on /J1:
bed dead to the world.''
to softpedal: t'They decided itwould
be bestto >.# pedalthewholeayair.''

to skin alive: *1f Paulfnds'out/d/

Solomon'sjudgment:a wl
:edecision

cp#
a-nn cllc Be'
rplliblMil

to a complicated problem

MeJIBHHIIaMII

enemies,tomakeuselessexorts

10.30 and you arestillatholne. ''

cnycm ln cl lla 3eM.

2It)
cnyra/rb xapn l

soldiersoffortune:men wko4#'
dr
theirservice to JPJ'state

CoaoMouonopemelue

1l
/A M
to keep a stiffuppcrlip;.'
Lewlsuffered dreadfull
y buthe kepta x/#.
/'
upper/I
> throughouthisordeal.''

to comqdown to earth:'Now old are

you?Cp?Ale down to c/r//l.''
to upsetthe apple cart: Hlhathas
lzJ.
(!/theapple cartand wc cannotgo
on Iikethatany longer.''
to tiltatwindmills:to.#:/J/imaginary

guide.''/ ''D?
Zmusthavtakenthe
Ieaveofyoursenses.Yourfi
ghtf:
sat
coaqa'
fwlyaaq!l

tooJ.
/af/you,and 1am '
very sorry# r

you5/: been using his movie camera,

-,
?.'' ''
//(?'
//:
ltill-)?tl1/t7Il

HHe?/1N:/havebeen o/./'hishead to drlz

to climb themountain wf//lpl/fa

to escapeone'slips:V didn'tmean
the em e/words thathave escaped my

country.''

co6zzlod
qa'
rsGrxl,y aaxolla

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U
t''
17lIrI1'
I'
b BCe Ha KaPTY

to ventone's feelingson: 'Vustbecause you lost#;c game,you needn '

t

cTolrb Ha cBo?x

co6cTneHabrKlorax

ventyourfeelings on ,A)c.''
tohave(put)a11eggsinonebasket:
''Ftm canfailffyo?
.
lputaIIersp in one

to stand on one'sown (two)feet:

'f
sfyson zrlf/J/getajob and Jvz?lto
stand on hisownfeet'
.

cTolTb HaA > o;

to breathe down som eone'sneck:

basket.'
QTaBHTb Ha HbeQQCTaZ

to puton apedestal.*Vt% a J#l

hat
.p t

S/nputsaIIherfriendson tzpedes-

tal.Sooneror Iatershe fJdisillusioned,

and aII/lcr/r/caff/p/.
end in Jl
3'
t
zpcvaBuTb ceGq Moa yaap

cTaluTs ToqxM Haa i

c'
raabllble He#Bbl

c'
rapa,Jllx oBl>
C'
rapwliiCse'r

cvaTs paaGoRuxxoM
c 6oabmo: aoporH

c'
repe'
rs yasl6xy c alma-

c'
roanblo6mec'
rsa
CTOHTb Ha CBOeM

76

pointmentand bitterness.''
to stick one'sneck out: f
'Sow
dareyou to stick yourneck out
in the situadon #ke that. ''
to doti's and cross t'. .
vt:
time to
doti:
N and cross tk '
nervesofsteel:very u
/rt
?pg nerves
an old flam e: '
Iam sureyou were
speaking to your oId./D/NG you M/crcso
excited.''
the old world:Europe, AWJ and .
,
#L
rica,fz.
distinct-pnm North and South
America
to take to the road: q1 w/1//f/rather

taketo theroad than work /zlan tl

' ce
from nine f(
)six each day.I wtznffo be
lee.'
to wipe the sm ile (lffsom eone's face:

aThisaccidentu,#?:W hesmile ()
7./-my
friend:
face.''
(a) pillarts)ofsociety: aMagnuswtu
among pillarsofsociety fa thethirtieth.'
to stand firm / stand one'sground :
''The reporterstood /'
rzzland refused to

CTpezsHas lTkqa
CT#OHTb r2a3KH

cTpokTb M3 ce6#

e'Ricky had kepta very low prohlereeently,probabk beeause thepolice Fere

breathingso closedown hisneck.''
an old bird:''You w/a'
/getan oId
bird likehim to believe thattale.''
to make eyesat: 'Ton'
tfr.yto make
eyesatFred,he 1
::engaged.''
to makea martyrofoneself; Hi'
l''
hy
donYyou takeholidays Iike wcalldo?

Wreyou pptkkf/;g a ratlr/

profyourself?''
cTpoHTbpoMo;qu

to m ake faces:/dFwt)teenagegirls in

the back of the carin.fmn/weregig#lingat/#r/l,makingfaces.''

cm locTb/cn baeza
cxoauTb c pyx

cqlraTs caMo co6o;

pa3yMeom HMcl
Cblrpa'
rb B RIIW K

the heartofthe m atter;the essential

pm blem
to getaway with:t'Though itwtu evdentthathehad taken bribes,hegot
away with it.''
to take forgranted: lhey takee1,
er.i
7-

thingforgranted.''
to drop offthehook:''TheJ//r.
phad
been A'
/mng enough togetthe fr/l'
/lcabinett?
.#'
thehook.''

cbm a'
rb Coilb Ha pally

torub saltina wound:6'Youwillon#

berubbing saltin a wound by remind-

inghim ofhisdivorce.''
CMPaS Miel

a half-baked idea:Hlhey risked spill-

ing kids'bloodforsomehaf-baked Republican ideal.'

withdraw /7f
'
5'accusation.''/ T'
S'
cwtu a

to haveabasinful/to haveabellyful/tobefeduptotheteeth/back

skinny kid,fl?7l he obviousl

y lzcw that
he u'
tu aboutto take a beating, buthe
stood his ground.'

ing me hisendlessstories aboutSshing.

I'pehad abasinfulofthem.*

Cbrr IIt)I'
OPJI/

teeth: Uoe hasspentthe whole day tell-

77

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;

'
rpe'
rxliiaym rulii

'j
.

TaHeq M HBOTR
TaCKZTIyKaillrrallbl
113 0reHJI

itserves h;m right

in any event:*111call..
/// in any evettt.*'
so to speak: ..
M I-.Stoutwfs, so to
speak,f/:c realboss,though hewc&
onl
y the company t
vice president.''
a belly-dance:a dancel'
n w/l/c/lthe
dancersrotatetheir/1/
J)
.%
to pullthe chestnuts outofthe fire:
''
ffc wants ustopull//1:ckestnutsout

of #;epreforhim.And Iam notgoing

'
lplvmal's cpe6peltitltoB

towork wondcrs/to worklikemagic:

'f
/1day on thebvaterworked wondetson
them.*

Teagqsg Jllosols

call-love/puppylove:the.prstadolescca/love-qfair

TCM N)4I
ie
'reMHaH .RIIIIlRAKZ

so m uch thc worse

a dark horse: HDo vou haveany s
'
del
w//t
'
l this dark I
fazsc is?A'

'
repTbliiIcalmq

anold hand:HWaltw///Sttisk theroof

'
rpoxllcx-u
-xollb

to shakf like a leaf:to tremble with

J-cY'
oqex

ZOX

'
ry'
rl(aK '
rp '

'
rbl6b1II/Mamoisaa,caM
'
roxte xopom
TbIq'ro n3I,n(,nporam w l?
'
rslxy'rw Bpew

y
y6In'
s B aapom zm e

y6x'
rb cpaayJw)?
x aaAqea

't'
f&soon as1asked gc/nformoney.
they .
$
'
/7t?wEW a c/cr
zapairof heeh.'

'
TollKoc'
rllupotjettcl:B

thetricksofthetrade:HTheold
??l4a knew a lo(f?,?
-tricksoftlletrade
thatyou can'
tlearn outof book orat

yaaplrrb IlM te nonca

'
rolrrae
rsc.
x na Mec're

to mark time: %7>cmembersof the

yaapll'
rw puxom eTol
b!

'
roqh-B-'
roqs

Senatecfl/??/li///ct'hatito mark ?/???t?

untilthe C/7tzp'
r/lw r?arrived. ''
forallthe world like: ''Carolstood
t/ccre in herzrlt//.
t?r'
.
;'long white #rc,$,';.e

yaapl'
rb Ilo xaphlally
ptaaa'
l'
b Ila aBeps

college.''

78

to strangle atbkth:
ell'
kebad pzyw
are
Jco/f/rl
g-/i
v oppol-tunities,zrl'
c/pk/'
ianythitlg /(
)strangle #J
?peace tft//f,
satN/J
t
?
'
).''
to kitltwo birdswith one stcme: T'P/'
e
cfz'
n I(iIlj
fwf
a birdj wl'
#;one stone Jy
combining our f
t/ptl
yMf?cn vith our

business tn/.'
to hitbeltmzthebclt:'d
/y laushing at
Itim J
W hisgirljkiend'
.
presence,Jcr'
/'
.
,
v
hithim lwlow the & //.''
to backfire:'The canddate'
::plan t/

discredithistwpi
azfcr//backfred,and
/,1: own reputation .
:1/#*
t?*
(?# greatly.''
.

foraIIthe world /#c(

?hermother when
she wfzq
v Carol'
.
$'age. ''

j(
on thespot: '
Thepolicewt
?rc on the
spotwhen Ikad a /l'accident.''
a caseofthe potcalling thc kettle
black
H aveyou lostyourtongue?
to play fortime: zzlr'
e do ttotknow (he

arlswprvc/.lcuzlplayfort/lne until
Billcontes and c/sus.''

vcry'quickl
y.H e isan old Jltzz?l a'
t#7J/
to show a clean pairofheels:

Jesus Christl: ''k'

ou area traitor.F/ley
r
boughtyou7rthrtypecesofsilver.''
theTrojan horse:a treacherousgt//

'
rplcw cs KaK oclllltmblii

kindofwcr/.'?
'roaslto 11M'IX.
>lcBepKalo'
r

fz/wfzyi
ga tendencyfor/wt)of t/le??zto
rpl/ct
dh'
iendsatthee.
rx
'
p(
??l5'
(lof the third
thirty piecesofsilver (the money
paid to Judas Iscariotforbetraying

to r
,
/0 this.''
TBOPMT? q/ieca

two iscompany,tlu'
ee isnone:when
there are three in a convany ?/lcrc is

lr
M xtlpolzxo,a pmJ!.
'
r
lyqme

cM.6II'rb no xapMauy
to show som eone the docr:to request
Jtvzlet/zlc to /clvc
two headsare betterthan one

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1f)(1ie Iike a dog:to die without/Ct?a-'

ourorll
> f/
#,to die fl/shamfulcir-

yqHTbHaM3yCTh

cum stanees

3.
r
1$'
l)t-I'
I.t%()CIIJ'
KH

/JdJ?'/.'

to bebored stiff/bored totears:''

f.
am bored.
&/f#-by ppt/?l'
pofthetelevision
-

programmes.9:

yM/PeTB CO CMeXF

yMblTb pyjljl

to learn (oftlbyheart:<.Ourteacher
tnakesus/ct???laIIthey)t
M??l1'o.
f by

yxaa'
rllzwcx ogetxxx
PYKaMH

to acceptwith both hands: 'V 1$

d

been in yourplace,I'd have accepted

hiso/-/'
erwith b0th hands.F(w woa'
/
have a better one.''

to be tickled to death:f'P/cweretickIed todeath when hehad told usabout

/#Jadventuresin the mountaias. ''
to wash one'shandsof: ''
f? better
.

wash ???J?hand of thisfamil

y.'
ynpaBalTb meaeaHo;
pyKo;

moMa HeBepylowe

to rule with a rod ofiron: ''

# e told

of histlwn eyes

ushow hisstepfatherruled thefami% with a rodofiron;theteachers

//schoolwere quitegentle
in comparison. ''

ynplMbliixax ocea

ycc
ra.
nsliixax co6axa

YCTaMH MaaaeHqa

asstubbom asamule/asobstinate

xBarran cx aa coaoMlllxlky

to m ake a scene: GThe billisznlzc/l

to clutch ata straw: G/1drawing nlan

willclutch ata straw.''
ascunning asa fox
daily bread: HGiveusthisday our
daily bread...''
itm ustlzavebeen m eatand drink to
you: .'To Iisten to the lnusic ,a?
z,
:/have
been ?llct7/and drink to you.''
to beat about the bush; HStop beating
aboutthe /)&.
/7 and tellme U'
/IJJyou

afterworking thewhole day in the

MrrpbliiKax Jm ca
xae6 Hacpqllblii

too :?
)gJl,butforgoodnesssake let%'

XVXI$$

as a donkey
dog-tired:'The lnan wJ.C dog tired

arden.''
outofm outhsofbabesand sucklings: ''
Didyou hearwhatyourIittle
son said? Thisisthe/rI///1thatcomes

outofmouthsofbabesandsuckling'
s. ''
TCTPOHTb CueHy

pay itratller than pftz/ce a scene. ''

lveu a MO3r(m

NHHHHTb Pa3HOC

xoalrrs soxpyraa olktu o

xoam'
sHa twmoqlkax

togoon tip-toe/to walkontip-toe/

to tip-toe: 'tlvhen //lc/r mother u'
J.
ill,

collegeand lzp/ptlrx/tygraduates
tempted by thep7/
l-r/7crsalaries and bet-

the children tl
p-toed up and down

to live in the lap ofluxury: '

she
lived in thelap of f/txs
?.?r.j?when she wtu
in Paris with Ted.''
to raise hell:''rAe bossraised hell
with the.
&/t7
.#'
because //le.'
p keptthis in-

fonnation.
//twlhim.''
80

xae6oM ue KopMu

the Brain Drain:the emigration of

terfacilities

yPOlR'rB B POCKOIIIH

a doubting Thom as:a sceptic,someone who willbelieve onl

y the evidence

tairsso asnotto wl/cher.''

xo> '
rcayxll

something in theair/in thewind:

GThe clerks were whispering together

l
'
n thetl
/i'
cp today;something /
%'in
the air.''

xoaomla? Boiilla

cold war: ''F/zcend of the Cold P'tzr

had /p# thespycatcherswith very little
.

to do ''

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XOMNT 1Ia lllt

xyao; xax mAenxa

a m illstone round one'sneck:4f

My
ag/er-/a-/tzw habeen a m///l/oae
round my neck everx/aceIrauv/ea zz

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MeJl H Heepeaku

colourbar:discrimination againstcolouredand/f'c/cpeopleinfavourofthe
whites
'
safeand sound:anlecluuren ua/v-

Cqlrrao 'r

,;

the spadework: Must.900# old-fashioned spadework. ,,

vj,
y/jtave gssat
?y
a rainy day: ou ??y;y.
,
,
yora rainy day.

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morbd or sadistic
the devilwillpay
Ofthe f'
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cian 0/ the/r'
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.y youhavestolen themoney,youu
better'n/#t?eleanbreastofittoyour
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don'tcountyourchickens:'bonk

SXOQWM*XCV CTPOK

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asthin asa rake:uShe7:a,no

strength atall.She smokeslikea epya.
ney F/l/a asa rake. ,,

qsevHoq Gapbcp

qepuas pagm 'a

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countyourchickens. Yourauntmay
notieaveyou any

m oney attg/.'z

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qeAleK roaa

hourtram c.'
tjjeman oftheyear/theman ofthe
d2y

qeosex mxpoi
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to have too m uch tongue

uyscvso Ilo'
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a sense ofloss: HWhen John reskned,

we allya/aN/mr?
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water: '
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qyscvsosa'
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Vdaughter,itwillbeon% ove?e
my dead body.z'

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the fourth dim ension:an f-c /at??y dim ension in addition to Iength,breadth

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like J dllck to M'J/cr''
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strictJ/xcy/fzwr/f?a and expectsz,

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addition to the five senses- sight,

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meapo pyxo;

with an open hand: 4Wheneverwe

askedMr.
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yforthe

clr//lz,heresponded with an open

hand.''

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butit% nottheend of the worldyplz ,

a'
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cangtlthere nextyear.'
no picnic:Hlhi
s busineqqisnopicnic. ''

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E3uK pazBlze aG tq

(paaBszaacl)

(an)appleofdiscord/ aboneof
contention:''Theownershl ofthet?ncestralhome /lc.
:been a bone ofcontention betweentherww brothersforthe
p ears.''
lastrwtw/
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to have atonguethatnmsaway with
one: 'N ow yourtongue ran cwt
?y v'
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you lastnl
kht.Youshouldn'
thavetold
aboutyourbossIike thatin./r
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Iliiqa KypllqyHe D aT

many people.''
don'
tteach yourgrandmotherto
suck eggs

e Maplta m eclaBM

vanity fair:reprence to the world dotninatedbyfollyfrivolity andshow

lcxo xax Eoxu:z aeHw

open as aday; 'Dpen as a day, he

madenosecretof thefactthathe wtu

alone in the world.''

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asheepasalamb

(an)absolutenothing

a6cozxerusl:uyns

aswluteasa sheet

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Achilles'lleel

y
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a Wise Old oM1

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AaaMoBo X lloxo

KaK IIOCTM WIA , 1aK lfCO W GYfletlIb

add fuelto thefire

againstthe grain

rloaausa'
rs Macaa B oroub.
rlpoTlfs m epc''
rx

asTOl1make FOllr bed,

rou mustIie on it
Ztallcosts

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atlirstsight

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atfullspeed
atodds(.4tI.)

cllane'
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atone'sEngertips

Jlo KOHHHKOBIIaJIbIJCB
aOI
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113IITOPBIXPyK

lol'
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11ski

n and bones

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rB PuM

xoxaaa xoc'
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auxa 6eaa uauano

alphaaudomega

aast
yau oMera

atone's wits'end
atsea

anaemiceharacter

aylelk
fuuecl
tpll
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atsecondhand

animalpassions

xcusovuslec'
rpac'
ru

atthepartingoftheways HaPacrlyrbea0p0r

a
ppearoutoftheblue
(an)appleofdiscord

armed to theteeth

(an)articleoffaith
as a Iastresort

c1Ie6acBarlurbcyl

H6noxo paagopa

Booppxeullslliao ay6oB

backwardsand forwards

agCltlmillgASafox

xHTpbliiKaKJluca

asgreellasgrass
aslack wouldllaveit

Altcv
nlrporblii
xax Haaao/ltaxHapoqno

(a)badbusiness

aspooras

Geaeu xax uepxounan Mblms

as slippery asan ceI

asstubborn as a mule

cltolisalcul
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asobstinate asa donkey

assureaseggsisegg,
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(the)Au
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before they are easy
a11yourgeeseare swans

xaw wliixyaux csoe 6oao'

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a)bananarepublic

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atonesel

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be in the family way

6b1Tb B HHTCPCCHOM IIOJIOXKHHIT

(6bITb 6epeMeHHOii)

bein (the)seventhheaven 6bITb Ha CCALMOM I1e6e OT CHRCTI:JI

6bITb B KYPCe ACJIJI
bein (the)swim

to tears
be confounded by
the simplestproblem

rlpeBpaTlfTbcs B c.
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6SITBrolloallblM KaK BoJIK
6bITb rfoxolKllMl'
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6bITb 3a PCl1IeTKO;
OTCTaBaTb OT BPCMCHH
yMepeTb c0 CKYKH
3a6#yAHTbcS B TPX cOcHaX

beonone's(its)Iastlegs aoll
olBa'
rbcBou rlocmeimlleaHH

be eattn Mp withJealousy

be as11ungry asa'
hunter
be aslike astwo peas
beatloose ends
be back on the track
bt behind bars
be behind thetimes

beboredstiff/bored

be led by the nose

be leftholding the bag
be light-fingered
be loose-tongued
be of one's head
be on Cloud Nine

H,
IITH Ha HOBOW
OCTaTISCJI c HOCOM

6B1Tb HeHPICTBIM Hapyxy

IIMeTBJIZIITHHBI; n3bIK
coi'
rllc yMa
cM.be in the seventh heaven

be on tenterhooks

6uTb Ha Kpltm xe

Cropa'
rb OT PCBHOCTII

be on the black Iist

cu.be in (someone's)black books

be falling ol one'sfeet

BZJIHTbCJI C HOr

befedupto theteeth/

6bITb CbITIAJM I1O FOPJIO (MHe 9TO

HaimelioyOCTOYICPTCJIOI

be on the books
be on the edge
be on the run
be outofhand

Lulaqlle
rsc? B crlHcxax
6bITl,Ha npeaelle
6b1TB B Gerax
olfu'
rbc;lo'rpyK
6blTB IIe B cnoeslyMe

back teeth
be gatllered to one's
fathers
begreexlwith envy

GTHPRBHTLCS K HPaOTIDM

begristto (ortobring
gristto)someone's mill

JIHTBBoayHaMellbulluy

behard onsometme'sheets
be head overheelsin
Iove with
be llooked op
be in a fog
be in anotker's shoes
be in low waters
be in one'sbirtltday suit
be in one'selement
be in onegs Hghtmind

no rml'
aM
no yIIIH BJIlo6JIeH
nonacn cn HaKpxmolt
KaK B Tyvalle
6BITi, Ha qbesf-'ro M em 'e
caaea Ha Me.rlM
6btTb B qeM MaTBpoau a
6b1% B cBoeiiCTHXHH
6bl,
rb B aapanoNfyMe

bein (someone's)black

Gbj'
fbBuepuoM cnllcxe

books
be in someone else':skln
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Jiorlalu ;l()T aaBuc'

rll

Gbrrb B Hbei-

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beoutofone'shead/
mind/senses
be outon a Iimb
be packed like sardines
be stillwetbehind
the ears

uaxoallrbcslB citonbaltoM nollox eilHu

KaK cellbztu B Gotllte
Monoxo Ha ry6ax Heo6cox,o

be tarred with thesame

onl.
fllNlMllpoM (no)Ma3aHbI

brush
be thick-skinned
be tickled to deatll

be tied/botmd hand and

foot
be unable to hurt a Ily
be unable to say boo
to a goose
be up to the ears in work
be wetto the skin

6uTb '
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qccroloxtuM
J'MCPeTIaCO CMCXY
PYKPICBS3I
IHIAI
Myxy HC 06I'
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HMe'
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rlq l'
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IIPOMOKHFFbao HHTKH

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MHMO ueml

!lt-ll1-$1!41-11ilj;t,11!;Jtillst
bear in mind
bearone'scross

bearthe palm
beataboutthe bush
beatone's sword
into a ploughshare

HNfel'b 3y6 IIPOTHB

HMeTb B BHay
HeCTI< Kpec
FIOJIYHMTIIIIaJIJAMY IICPBCHCTBa
XOAIITIaBOKPJT Jld OKOJIO
IICPeKOM TBMCHH Ha OPaJI:'

becomebloodshot

Hanulv H/HaluBaTbc;lKpoBblo

behind closed doors

npM aaxpblTblx anepilx

behindone'sback/ when

3acrftlHpi/qsek-llll6yabcI1ylHol1

one's back i.
qturned
belly-dance
betterone smallfish
than an empty dish
between the deviland
the deep blue sea

(a)bigshot
(albirdinthehand is
worth G o in the bush
bh'
dsofa feather
bite one'sIip

(a)bitterpill
bloodisthicker

TaHeu pl
cHBo'
ra
Ha 6e3psI6seffpaK psl6a

Mcv y Mo.rlolou H HalosallbHefi

BapxllaslIlllfttlxa
zlyqllfecHififuaBpyxax.
'Iei
klplkypanmaB He6e
oanoro lloM Sltoia
Ilpul
tyclf'
rbl'yGy

ropbxaHnltmo.
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KposbHeBoaa/soalfua

than wate'

blood* 1tell
blueblood/bluebltmded

KpoBsroBopHe
r/xponb3aroBopltna
rozly6aHKpcmb

blue-stocking
body and soul

CHHH; 'Iyzlol
ayllloiiH Telost

(a)boltfrom theblue
(a)bone ofcontention
born with a silversyoon

rpou cpealfMcnoro He6a

X ilolko pa3aopa
poglf'
rbc;lB py6allrtfe (B copoqKe)

in one'sm outh

(the)Brain Drahl
90

yreqxaMtnroB

box theears
brain t'
wister
brain-washing
break one's back
break one's neck
break one'sword

Aal'l
aI1O )ql1aM

breathe(a)new life

m oxm 'rb 7K143:1b B xoro-m<6o

into someone
breathedoxvn *ometme's
neck
brevity is the soul()fp'
it
bring up to date
brothersin arms

FOJIOBOJIOM Ka

IJPOMNBIO MO3rB

rllyrb crluHy (XPe6CT)

carfoMrl ttlelo

Gpariy(cBou)cnoBa oGpaTHo
c'
rorrrlaHRJIa/rtlloii
Kpa'
rxoc'
rb - cecTpa'ranau'
ra
BBoall'
rb B Kypczwlla
6pae
rbH rio oppk-lilo

burn one'sboats

cxteqb (cBoH)Kopa6.
rlff

bury one'stalent
by allmeans
bunrone'shead
in the sand
buy a pig in a poke
by hook or by crook

aapbl'
rb TaJIaHT B 3eMJIIo
cM.atalicost,
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aapblx rolony B uecox
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ra B Me,lp;e
npaBnauu 14Herlpaluasfu

bytheskin

eae-ep
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of (me's teeth

sythesweat

13rloleJJr
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ofone'sbrow
by the way
by trialand error

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cudgelone's brairls

c'
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Cal.
iph fora da)?
cal!a spade a spade
callthe tune

PaCKHHFO MO3FaM1/
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KalllftlHa Hac
Ha3biBa'rb Bem :i CBOI4M I4 IXM CH3MH

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the storm
cannon-fodder
carry a millstone round
one'sneck
carry coals to Newcastle
carry outlike clockwork
carry the day
carl'
y the palm
ease ofthe pot calling
thekettle black
cast a cloud over
castpearlsbefore swine
castlesin the air
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c% tles in Spain
catch the eye
catch someone
red-handed
change hands
change horsesin

midstream / halfway

across the stream

cheek bringssuccess
cheese and chalk
cherish a snake
in one'sbosom
cltew someone out
child ofnature
chillthe blood
chilled to them arrow
cleartlleair
cling Iike a leech
dip someone's wings
close rankq
closeathand

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nytuequoeMlco

HaaeBa'
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exa'
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Tbl6bITIOMaJIKHBaJI, caM ToreXOPOIII
Gptlca'
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Mera'
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BoaayulllbleaaMKli
cM.castles in the air
GpocaTbcl B rna3a,
I1O2MaTb Ha Mecl'
e IIPCCTyFIJICHHS

HepeX0AHTb H3 PyK B PYKH

MeHSTL som ale; BO BPeMR
HepenpaBbl
CMeJIOCTB ropoJIa 6epe'
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npllc a'rb KaK IIHSBKa
rloapeaa'rb KPBIJII>SI
coMllly'
rb Pqzm
110a PYKO;

clutch ata straw

coin money

xBara'
rbcs aa colloMlm lty
rleHa'
ra'
rb aellbryl

(a)coldwar

xozloima?Boiilla

eolourbar

uBez
rHoii6apbep

(the)confusion

BaBltlollcKoec'
ronnoe
rnopellHe

ofBabylon
come back empty-handed
come down on someone
like a ton ofbricks
come down to earth
come easy
com e fullcircle
com e ofage
com e rain or shine
com e to grief
come to one's senses
come to pieces
come underthe hammer
Comewhatmay be!
confusethe issue

Bepnp bcslc rlycTblMH PYKaMH

npeBpaz
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crlycrllTbc? Ha aeMJIIo
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(the)corridolwofpower

KoplfaopblM ac'
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costa pretty penny

o6oilqlcb B KoneeMh'
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countonthefmgers/'

nocque
ra'
rbrlo nazlbuaM

on the fingersofonehand
cover one's tracks
crack one up to the nines

aauee
ra'rb clleabl
npeBo:m oclrrb Ao He6ec

(the)cream ofsocieT

eJIIIBKH o6tuec'
rlla

cream ofl'
crocodile tears
cross one's mind
cross one's palm
with silver
cross swordswith
crossthe Rubicon

ctltlNfa'
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KPOKOAHJIOBBIclfe3bl
npllxoall'
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to one's c10th
cutthe ground
fron underone'sfeet
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rb Hoxcct,f

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hlto someone'shead
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drive som eolle
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ddve som eoae
up the wakl
drop a brlck

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crlngshame

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a.q uecrlpaileaflHBoc'rs

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dally bread
dance on a#r

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kHe 'lyy
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f-a) dark horse

reMHan JloTtaaxa
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4a.
y irt,day out

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(a.
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t
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t?
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dirty one's hands
dkuppear into thin air

yi
klepm'
b KaK coGa'
lta
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lapyxH
KaK tsBoay xaHyr
sb

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tiep'
rHoryczfouH'
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do oae's hit

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d
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f
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.ao.
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loe

Justlce
dog ln the m angcr
dog-tired
dog'slife
don'tchange horscsin

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caenaz
rb Jim cyc

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jcanilslB Mope

drop lnto sometr

me's lap
drep offthe hook
drum serzletl:lng
hi
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facc both wap
face to face
face up to
fair and square

(a)fairwind
fallbetween t'
wo stools
fallfrom grace
fallin disrepair
fallhead overheels
in love

(a)familytree

If BallllfM lf HRIlllIM

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CMOTPCTB IIPRBAC B rJm3a
HaIIPHMYIO
IIOCIYTHIO BeTep
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cM.be head over heels in love with

far and wide

feather one's nest
feel111atease with

cehleiilloeaepeBo
cM.batkwardsand fo- ards
Harpe'
rb Pylol
tIyBCTBOBRTb ce6JIHe B cBoeiiTapellte

(the)lifth column

IIRTaH KOJIOHHR

qRy-qRy
tlgllta losing hattle
rlrstfruit
first.lastahd
allthe times
;sh forcompliments
lish forinformation

IISTBACCJIT Ha IISTIGCCJIT

;sh in troubled/muddy

BCCTH HCPRBHIyI; 60i

llefmBle l'
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HanpallllllsaTbcrl Ha KOMIIJIIIMCHT

BblyAllim'
rb HHIX PMaUIIIO

(a)llying sauter

JleTaloma? TapezlKa

follow one'snose
follow upon the heels of

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cM.be hard on som eone's heels

(a)foolingrain

ori
mBneilplblitaypaK

for a change
foralltheworld Iike
for alI tim es
forbidden fruit
fordearlife
ForGodgssake!

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3arlper
rllbliin.qo/l
1130 Bcex cltn
PaaplBora!

forthesakeofoldtimes/

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rsc'
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forold times'sake

(thefourth)dimension

He'
rBep'
roeIlauepeillle

foulplay
free asa bird
frighten someone
out ofone's wits
frighten the horses

HeqecruaslIlrpa
Boilbllayln'
rlm a
Hanyra'rlaao cMep'
ru

from (orliving'in)
a differentworld/

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rMplpacero

in a world of one's own

from head to toe
from the bottom

aparm ll'
rb rycefi

c romotsl
alAo nslT
OT ul
lcToro cepalla

ofone'sVart
from pillar to post

o'
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rpynlloerpl11plpyroii

fullcup
fuss over nothing

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X Boae

waters
flesh and blood
flightoffancy
nood the market
fly a kite

IIJIOTB lfKPOBL

gain one'shand in

IIOJIeT YaHTa3H#I

(the)game is notworth

HaBOAHHTB PbIHOK
3alflfabo a'
rb yjm qll.
ll

the candle

(a)flyin theointment

Jloxtlfa Jefq'
s

qy ofrthe handle

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(the)game is u'p
(a)gentleman's

ua6pl'rb pyi:y
Hl'pa He CTOI'
IT CBCH

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alxeli'
ru
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agreem ent
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getback on one'sfeet
getdizzy with success

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cthBae
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aeficrBomq'
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Bcvra'
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getitin the neck

getitinto onegs head
getmixed up
getollsometme's hel'
vt.s
get(mtofbed
tm the wrong side
getsmart
HaGpaTbc,
q yMa
getsomefhlng
c6i,
ITb c pyx
offone'shands
getsomethieg outof
BuGpocu'
rb H3romoBbl
one's mind
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oxa3an crlB gypaxax
getthe lay ofthe land
Hatuynblna'
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getthe upperhand
B3HTi>Bepx
getthewokks
norlac'
rs B Ilepertne'
r

getting oninyears/

Herlepno; Moqoaoc'
rM

no spring chicken

(a)ghosttop'
n

ropoa-rlpltapax

gibberish
Gir'
lFriday

Ha6op clloB
aeBoqxa Ha no6eryltlxax

give (someone)apat

raalm'
rsr!oroaosxe

giveit(to )

aasa'
rsB36yMKy

give one the shivers

give someonethe cold

Mopoa no Koxe rloaHpae'

r
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rb xolloaylhliirlpHeM

on the back

sltoulder

go back on one's words

go by theboard
go down in history
go down the drain
go fora song
go halves
go into details
go olTone'shead

goon tip-toe/ towalk

on tip-toe
go one9s own way
go out ofone's way
go through fire and water
go to extrem es
go to the dog:
go to pot
go qp in the air
go M'
ith a run
go with a swlng
GM forbid!
God knows!
goid-mlne

(the)GoldenAge
(a)GoldenJubilee
(the)golden rule
(the)Gordianklmt
goose skl
-n
goose phnples
grease someone'spalm

(the)greatones
ofthe earih

give the green lightto

give the palm tb

o'
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nepeaa'
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Ba

giveup on /to givetlp

Maxflyn pykoii

green
grow roots

IIOWTH HacMapKy

(a)guardianangel
(the)gutterpress

as hopeless
go awry

chf.break one's words

aa 6op'
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hands ollhang by a thread
hanky-panky

(a)happymedium
(a)hardnutto crack

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3aBeCTH BOAbIHKY
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CTaBHTb BCe Ha KapTy
in one basket
have a basinful
cM.l)efeduptotheteeth /backteetll
lmve a bellyful
cM.l)efeduptotheteeth/back teeth
have a bone to pick
MNfe'rs cqer
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havea card up one's
BI>
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sleeve
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HMeTS Harlloc'rb
have a Enger in a pie
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have a sngerin every pie xano; Gotlxe-3a'rsltlxa
have a head
rOS0Ba Ha HSCVaX
on one's shoulders
have a heart
cxallbTecb,HOMHJIOCePACTBW Te
have one's heart
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B IIHTKH
haveone'sheartsink
cM.have oness heartin onegs boots
into one'sboots
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KOMOK B rOPJIe M CTPJIJI
in one's throat
have a nose for
HM CTb HIOX Ha
have a ready tongae
3a CJIOBOM B KaPMJH HC .
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haveascrewloose

have a sharp tongue

have a thick skin
have a tile loose

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BHHTHKa He XBaTae'
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have a tongue thatruns

g3Iy
IK Pa3B;I3bIBaeTCS (Pa3BR3aJ1CH)

away with one

have a way with one
havea word with som eone
have an eye for
have atone's fingertips
have come a long way
have itclting fingers
have its origin in
have more

HMeTB 01()6b17 Iloaxo;l

Harfapy cnoB
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falfHua He c'
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(ofsomething)in one's
fm ger than someone else
hasin hiswhole body
have notthefoggiestidea

have one 'sfeetfirmly

planted on the ground
have one's hair
stand on end
have one's hands flIll
have one's head
in the douds

haveone'sheadscrewed
on the rightway
have one'sheart
in the rightplace
have one'slips sealed
have only one pair
ofhands
have som ething hanging
over one's head

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zmve a grudge ngainst
havein mirld

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chf. havea cheek
cM . have a cheek
c.rloBa B rop.
ne t
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hold one's horses

klold olpc'spcace
hold orhe's tongue

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cBslm
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hozlelnvnotm
hope againsthop

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fsthe) horn ofplezity

(a)horseofatuothar'

porl.
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cpyroftKcbneHlcop

csf. lleara grudge agailst

cM. bearin milld

fqa)house ofcards
(the)hub ofthe uzliversa

(the)head ofthe famlly

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l
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hea.
r the grass grow

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cld. heara pin drop

ta)heartofgold
k
,a)heartofstone
(tke)heartc'
ftklematter

zonoroe cepaue
Kauellyloecepaue
cyuwoca Aena

l/eart-to-hearttalk
hleklven forbld!
head on one's shotllders

paarcmop rlo ayttlaM

chf. God forbid!.
rctnoi
:a Ha rt.qcHax

t'thflh'
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cht.Achines'heel

tleah'
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skirts
lkkthelew the belt
lj
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rkitthe m ark
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l
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kold a grudge against
lzold one's head high

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colour

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rloa ovxpslvsIsfuegou

keepaIow profile

aepxaTscs s'
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in the same boat

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keep a stitrupper Iip

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(the)iron curtain

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xeaeauslfiaauasec

keepinthe dark
keep in mind

aep-a'rbBlIese;wHHH
cM.bearin mind

itis the ruststep

that eosts

cv . alltllingsare dim cultbeo re

they areeasy

keep one'sear open

cM.keep a weather eye open

aapaauavasuujjcuex

keepone'sfeet
keepone'sheadabove

aepxta'
rbcs IIauorax
acpxlalscsHanzmlly/llanosepxuoc'
rpl 1
11

a
eaosIIr
yrsne
xqe6ou I,exopuu

w
eather
keep one'spowderdry

aepxlaa nopox cyxu,

I
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keep one'sword

aepea'rb (clloe)cllono

I.

(a'')infeetiousIaugh

i
t'sinthebag
itmusthave been meat

and d
rink to you
itruns in the blood
itse'aeshim right
itstands to reason
it's a smallworld
it,s neck or'
nothing
it's not the end
of the world

a'
ro s xposu
I'
ax euy 1,uaao!
cauo couol
'
i paaysfeevcs
Mup veceu
au6o uau,Jrpl6o Ip ontoa
w o euv t,o vrx.xzm -- - -N- -'- R'
XK'Y''A k-''**Q

(an)ivory tower

Gal
iluylua caouosofixoc'
ru

J'
Jack ofalltrades

lack up the price

(a)Judaskiss
btlmp Outofthefrying-pan

Macvep Ha Bce p
yxu

ua6uvs ueuy
soueayfiHyasl

uaorusaasIoaslus

hkto the :re

justin case

ua scsxujj cayuafj

justwhatthe doctor

xax aouw p nponucaa

ordered

K
(the)key position
(tIIe)key to the problem
(tllc) key word
l04

KOMaHJIHaS HO3I1l1HS

Kzlloq K HIAOGJICSfC
KJIIOHCBO: C.ROBO

keep open house

keep track of
keep up with the tim es
keep within the Ietter
Ofthe law
MB the VOOSe thatlays
the golden eggs
killtWO birds
wi
k th one stone

noi
ckone'shead

aga nsta brick wall

knoW a Place Iike
the back of one's hand
know a place Iike the

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rxpblrblM ;mA4OM
Gsl'
rl
a11Kypce co6bl1'I
4ii
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rpls Hory co Bpesfellesl
co/lmaaa'l
aGyxsy 3al
tol.
ia
cM.eatthe seedcorn
yGlfTlacpaay zwyx 3aiiueB

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cNf.have at one's fingertips

!
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.nouaczfsll
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l
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cM.have at one's fingertips

palm ofone'shand

know byname

k
,
now onesplace,
kuow which side one's

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alla'
rs csoe Mec'
ro

6bITI
a ce6e ua yMe

bread isbuttered
k
now whichwaythewind

'

zleppl
ta'
rbHocno BeTpy/3lla'
rbKyaa

isblowing

Berepaye'
r

L
clla6a;loTrOB0pKa
(a)lame excuse
(a)land ofmilk and honey MOJIOqHbIe Pelcll,KHcenblfble Gepera
105

(tlj(')l:tststraw
(1l,th)lastword in

Ilocaeal'
l;l;lKartr
ls,llepefltlzlllllllmu qamy
rloclleal4ee C.ROBO (,
7ocTH)KCH1fe)

laugh in som eone's face

Iaugh up onegsslteve

chicge
rbtllB JIHIJP
cMeH'
rbc;iB pyKaB

(the)law oftllejlmgle

3aKou AxyHrrlei

Iay a tingeron
lay blam e atsomeone
else's door
lay hands on
lay the corner-stone
lead a catand dog life
lead a double life

rla-rlbueu Tpoityn
BaJIIITS c Gozlblloirolosbl
Ha agopoBylo
rlplf6pa'
rs K pylau
aaqoll
ol'rb icpaeyrolbilslflKaMclfb
XCHTB Kax xomxa c co6axo;
Becnlzwoim ylo xcHalfb

learn lofflbyheart

rIH'
I'BHaHt
zycx

leave a lotto be desired

Imqve llo stone unturned
Ietsleeping dops Iie
lick one's wounds
lick someone'sboots
Iie through one's teeth

oce
raBasl'
rb lKel
laq'
s MHoro nyqttlero
Ilppf
-r
lolu '
rs Bce c'rpaillu
He '
rpol!b Jllfxo, Iloxa cHall'rTltxo
tsa.r
lifavBa'
rb pallu
JlHaa'
rs IIAn'
lol
Bpa'
rb6e3c'
rslaa 11cosec'
rH

(the)life and soul

Aytlla osmec'
rsa

liftone'shand to

rloalm '
rb pyl
fy Ha Koro-ml6o

like(greased)lightnlg

Kax MozlHlfsl

like a bullin a clldna shop

czloH B HocyaHoi
inaBxe

likcacatonhotbricks

KaK l4aropnxmx yroabnx/

xaK Ha HroaKax

like rats leaving

the slnklng ship
like talking to a brick wall
like two peas in a pod
likewaterolTa duck'sback

KaK KpblcblcToHytuero KopaG.

%
KaK o6 c'
renlty ropox
noxo<H Kax ABeKarm :lBoabl
Kax c rycs Boaa

(the)Iion'sshare

Jlbillllda;laoziy
x

listen to reason
Iisten with Ilalfan ear

np4caytuar
rbcn K roaocy paccynya
cnym a'
rb Kpaeu yXa

(a)littlebirdtoldme

clfyxauu KMJI;jIIOJIHHTC:I

live and 1stlive

caM T
A-IIBIIilapyrl4M He Mema

livebeyond one'sm eans

pKMTI,He no cpezlc'
rBal
.l

livefrom handtomouth

nepesylBae
rbcslcX.
ne6aHaKBac/Boay

live in the lap ofluxury

lock,stock and barrel

yrona'
rb B pocKolt!il
co BceMu noe
rpoxaMll

(a)Iongshot

cAaJII,HIIM npllueaoM

look down tm e's nose

look through
rose-coloured spectacles
look through tinted
spectacles

cMor
rpe'
rb cBepxy BHlI3
cMoTpe'
rlaHepeapo3oBhleOMKN

Look whathappened!

Bo'
r're (11)lla!

lose count oftime

lose heart
Iose (me's head
lose one'snen e
lose temper
lostsheep
love in a cottage

noTepvrb cue'
r Bpeuellu
naaaa nyxoAl
Izor
repyi'
rb ronoBy
no'
repll'
rb Mpltec'
rilo
cM.fly offthe handle
aafGyauBtuallcslcmua
paiiB ttlanaule

cM.look through rose-coloured spectacles

likea moth (thatflles)

KaxMyxu HaMea

round a llght
like a red rag to a bull
like a shot
like a streak oflighning

KaK KpaciiblitlBeT Ha 6bIKa

Ilylle;
cM. like(greased)lightni
ng

likea weather-cock

xaK (laiorep

(a)maiden name

aesl
z
lxllasl(IaMIIJIH;I

like al osh-ich

KaK c'
rpay?

likeIookingfora needle

Kax uromtaB c'

rory/croreceua

m ake a clean breast

ofthe m atter
makc a foolof(m eself

MucrocepaeuHo coallar
rbcl
B Hesf-qu6o
cec'
riyB Karlotuy

in a haystack

106

107

make a martyr ofoneself

c'
rpoyf'
rb 1.
13ce& Myqelllfxa

moralsupport

make a mentalnoteof

tHalMoTaTb ce6e Ha yc

make a m ountain
outofa molehill

Aezla'
rs p!a Myxu crfoHa .

(a) moralvictory

make a name foroneself

3aBoeBa'
rioce6e (Ao6poe)UMR

make a scene
make bricks without straw
make eyes at
m ake faces
m ake hay ofsom ething
m ake hay with
m ake one's m outh water
make someoneblush
make someone sweat
m ake the blood rlm cold
m ake tracksfor
m ake up forIosttime
make yourselfathome
make one's llesh creep

yc'
rpou'
rb cueHy
aaresa'
rb Gexdaztepxuoe aello
c'
rpoll'
rb rzfaaxu
c'
rpou'
rb pou usl
BHemxplrlyraHlm y
cM. make hay ofsom ething
CJIIOHKH IIOTCKJf#I
srouyrrb B xpacl
ty
Brolu lioB rio'r
clkl. chillthe blGod
zla'
rbTylf'y
HaBepcla'
rbyflym euHoe
Gyiw'
re Kax aoMa
MypallrrH 6eralo'
rno Koee

(a)man ofhisword
rocntuyfl/xoa/uH csoero cloira
(a)man ofthe o1d school qenosex c'
rapo; Ilrrcozlsl
(the)manoftheyear
xjezloBex roaa
m anna from heavcn
march up with the times
mark time

Malll
-la yle6ecuan
cM.keep up witllthe tim es
Tcmranac:l Ha Mecre

(the) massacre

l436ueHue Mllamnelquen

ofinnocents
m eethalf-way

ICITH Hasc'
rpeqy

(a)memorylikea sieve

MoarpsKaKpeme'
ro

mlk teeth
milk the bull
m ilk theram
M ind your(-11business!
m iss tlke bus

Moriotluble 3yi
5bi
N wz'
b c KoalaMoloi:a
cM. m ilk the bull
HeBaule aelfo!
rfoea,llyluen

108

more dead than alive

more orless

Moparibllailflor epM a
MOPaJIbHaSIH06C;Ia
HIIIIIIB HH MePTB
Go.
Ree HJIII Mellee

(a)mother'sboy
(a)mother'sdarling

MaMCHBKHH CBIHOHeK

mothertongue
move up with the times

POZJHO; ;13blK
cM.keep up with the times
Mp eiilla;lpeaKoc'
rl
a
6aJ1b3aM Haayttl
y

(a)museum piece
musicto one'sears

cM.(a)mother'sboy

N
(a)nagging doubt

MYKH COMHCHHS

nearhertim e
neck and neck
neitherfish,Gesh,fowl
nor good red herring
nen es ofsteel
neverIook a gifthorse
in the mouth
new brooms sweep cleaner
new lease on life
nine-days wonder
nip in tlle bud
no m ore shots
in the locker
no picnic
Noah's ark
nota leg to stand ()n
notborn yesterday
notfit to Imld a candle to
notforalItheworld

Ha CHOCSX

notforIove ormoney

HH 3a Kalllfeael4iyrll (KoBpI1)KKH)

not for nuts

Hll3a qTo

roaoBaB ronoBy
HH pu6a HIIMrlco
CTaJIBHBIeHepBbl
aapellosfy Kolllo B 3y6bIHe CMOT'
PJlT
Hona;lMeu a'm c'
ro MeT
B'
ropan Molloaoc'rb
a.
qoGa AHSI
npeceqbB Kopile
HH rpoltla B Kapualle
9To He lllyrKa
H oes KoBqer
He HMe'
rb rloa cosoiinotlBbl
He Bqepapoalclcyl
B noaMeixu He rom f'
rc;l
HH 3a HTo Ha cBe'
re

IUN

not on your life

notto believe one'seyes
notto believe one'l ears
notto budge an inch
notto care a fig
notto give a fig for
notto give two cents for
notto have a clue
notto 1etthe grassgrow
under one's feet
notto Iifta snger
notto :ee beyond
the end ofone'snose
notto seethe wood
for the trees
not worth a fig
notworth a straw
notworth an o1d song
notworth t'wo ccnts

HH B xcplal:b
HeBepll'
rb CBOHM rzlaaau
He Beplrrb cBoplM ylilau
Heycryrflf'
rb H!,
IHa fio'ry
Hartnesa'
rb
cM.notto care a fig
HH B I'polllHe c'
raBu'
rb
He Hsle'
rb IIOHJIT#I;I
l'
Ie OTKJIU BIBJG aena B aozlrlliiO II.UK

'naleu o naaeu Hc yaaptl'

rb
He BIW eI'
B aa-qbtrle cBoero floca

He Btulc'
rs aepessel
slI3-3a Jleca

H1.
1t
lllra He c'
roplrb
BblcaeHlloro Jliua He c'rollr
I'
pom ueHa

rpotua Melmoro (aoMaHoro)Ife

c'
rolf'r/ HH I'potua He c'rolt'
r

nothing to write home ahmt Hllqcro ocoseHlloro

O
(an)oblectoffun

llpeaMe'
rHacpfemelc

ofthe firstwater
ol olze's hat '

tllfc'
relilllefiBoabl
Ha cBoitc'
rpax ItpllcK

(an)old bird
(an)old name
(an)oId hand
(an)oldwives'tale
(the) o1d world

c'
rpeztqllaH rl'
rlfua
c'
rapa?zll
o6onb
Tepz
rbliiKalaq
6a6bH cKaaKu
c'
rapbliicBe'
r

on an empty stomach
on ohe'shands and knees
on the edge

Ha rolloaHsliiMepqyaox
t!a qeTsepeilsKax
Ha llpeaene

11

on theneck of'
on the run
on the spot
on the tip of(me'stongue
on the top of the world
once and for all
once in a blue m oon
one's heart'scontent
ohe chance in a thousahd
one for the road
onein a thousand
(me ofthese days
one ofthese daysisnone
ofthese days
one'sbetterhalf
one'sdays are num hered
one'sheartbleeds
forsom eone
one's own sesh and blood
ont's second wind
open as a day
open old sores

cAl.be hard on someone'slleels

Ha Gery
'
ryrKax '
ryr
Ha KoHtHTxe Jlauxa
Ha Bepxy Gnaxlellcl'
na
cM.flrst,lastand allthetimes
B KoH-To BeKM
cKollbKo Aytlle yronllo
oallilmallc #laTlfcswll
Hanocottlolc
OAIIH 143TLICSMH
Haaililx
3aBTpaKaMH KopMll'
rb

(the)other side

o6oporllallc'
ropouaMenanH

ofthecoin
outofmouths ofbabes
and sucklings
out ofplace
outofsight,outofm ind

apaxla:ularlrlolom4lla
aHI<coqTeHbl
cepaueKpoBb3o othllBae'
rc;l
Hbs-'
ro rlao'
rlau Kpcms
B'
ropoeAlylxasluc
Mcllo KaK Bokltu aeill
o
sepeall'
rlac'rapbjepaHu

ycT'
aMH stnaaeHua
He K Mec'
ry
cr.
naaAomoli- H3 cepaua BoH

outofthefrying-pan

cM.jump outofthe frying-pan into

into the fire

thefire

outofthejawsofdeath

113o6'
b;lT'
l!: cslep'
rll

outofthis world
over my dead body
over one's head

143 paaaBoH Bllxozwilm :

qepea MollTpyn
Bslllle qbero-llllGyab IIOHHMaHH:
111

P
parrot-fashion
parrot like
parrot-wise
pay back
in the same coin
Pay on the nail!
pay through the nose

(noBToprlTB)xax nonyrafi
cM.parrot-fashion
cM.parrot-fashion
IIJIaTHTB Tolille Moile.
ro;

ielliyrltHaGoqxy!

pillarls)ofsociet'
y

rtrlalm '
b B'
rpm mpora
KPOBb c MOJIOKOM
cM.castlesin Spain
cTOJlI1b1 O6m ecTBa

pin one's hopes on

BoalaraTb HaleXlbl

(the)pink ofperfectitm
(a)pitched battle

BCPX COBePEDCHCTBR
rellepallblloe CpaRelllfe
IIM TOHHYICCKaJIJIlO6OBb

(the)pictureofhealth
pie in the sky.

platonic love
play a dirty trick on
play catand mouse
play for time
play into Nomeone's
hands
play itby ear
play safe
play second fiddle
play somebody a didy
trick
play the fool
play the gam e

pla!uponsometme's

feelmgs
play Avith fire
plenty isno plague
poke one's nose into
som eone else's basiness
112

pour outone's heart

praisp to the skies
prick up one's ears

aepxla'
riyytuxllHaMaltyltlxe/

Prometheusfire

HaBocrpyi'
rb ylml
l'
IpoMeTeen orollb

(the)Procrusteanbed
(the)prodigalson
(the)proofofthepudding

flpoxpycToBoJloxte
6llyaHblficblll
HerlorlpoGyetub- Hepllaetub

kqillthe eating
llullin one's belt
pulloneselftogether
pullsomeone's leg
pullthe chestnuts
out of the fire
pullthe rtlgfrom underone

#laltusaTs aytuy
cM.crack one up to the nines

3aTHHyTb peldellb
B3;ITs ce6,
q B pyxll
MopoHH'rs rollony
Tacxa'
rb I
taillTallbl113orlu

IIOAIUIaALIBaTB IHOABOZmTbIMHHY

puppy Iove

cM.cutthe ground
from underone's feet
cM.calflove

HITaTB B KOIIIKH-MLIIIIKH
TSHFTL BPeMS
HPPRTI
aHa PYKX

puta bold face

aena'
rb xopottlylo (Beceaylo)MHHY

HrpaTb no clyxy
Ae;CTBOBaTB HaBePHSKR
HIW TL BTOPYIO CKPHIIW

puta word (for)

3aMonBlf'
rb clloBeqlto

put all egpq

in one basket
put down roots
puton a pedestal

cM.have alleggs in one basket

BAqSTB AypaKa
HrpaTb HO HPJBHSaM
HrpaTb VYBCTBaMH

puton ice

aaMopcnM'
rla(rlpoex'r,I1JfaH)

put one's foot in it

nollaf
z'
rb BlpocaK

putsomeone
in a strait-jacket

ozwr
rl
a(Ia7eTl,)Koro-llll6o B
cuuple
ll'
e.
/
lsHylo py6al
ulcy

HFPJTB C OFHCM
Kallly MaCJIOM He HCHOPTHIJD
COBRTL HOC B HyJlfi:e Aella

put sometme
in his place
put som etm e lWse

nOcTal
)MTtKOPO-JIPICiO Hl
l MeCI'
O

putstrillgs

HJDKHMRTL Ha,
1'321
461e JIPYIKMHLI

HO,
IIJIOJICliTL CBPIHBIO

npH iu oxol'
i Hrpe

puta hole

GlfTb/yaapy
l'
rsno KapMally

in one's pocketbook

ch'
f.grow roots
C'
raBliri)Ha ubeaec'
ra.q

CM.W il'
lg llp ttlCate

113

Q
(a)questlon oftlme

BOHPOC BPCMCHH

R
rack one'shrains
rain cats and dogs

(a)rainyday
raise hell
raise one'shand to
rake in the money
rake up the past

(a)rareanlmal
(a)rarebird
(a)rayofhope

cM.cudgelonegs brains
aomp Jlbe'
rKaK H3Belpa
qepllbll
'
iAellb
yHITHHTI,pa3lloc
cM.liftone'shand to
rpec'
rH aellbrllJlorlaD ii
BOPOIIIHTB npollmoe
pelKa;lrl'
r#lqa

round numbers

OKPYTJIeHHBIC tlHla

(a)romld-tableconference Geceaa 3a KpyrlblM W OJIOM

(a)royalwelcome
KopolleBclclG IIPHCM
rub saltin a wound
rule the roost
rule with a rod ofiron

Cblrla'
rb C0JIb HaPaHY
BepTel'
b AOMOM

aepra'rbBelltoBblxPyKaBHuax/
YIIIMBJISTB)KeJIe3HO; PYKO;

rule with an iron hand

run after two hares
nm aground
nm to extrem es

(the)rushhour

cM.(a)rareanimal

yrlpaBM '
rbIKCJIOHO; PyK()l
'
i/
AepAa'
rl>B CIKOBI>IX PFI
O BHURX
rlla'
rbcs 3a ABYM;I3aiuaMlf
cec'rb Ha Mellb

Brlaaa'
rb B Kpazlloc'
rb
tlac IIHK

read between the lines

read one'smind

JID Haaer bl
qHTa'
rb Mer y CTPOK
Bune'
rs HacxBoab

safe and sound

sailagainstthewind

ue.R11HenpeauM
IIIIbITB IIPOTI:B Teqel
lll;i

read someone like a book

cM.read one's mill

sailclose to the wind

tBecTlfce6l) Ha rpalllfrlopr oilHocrll

read the tea-leaves

raaa'
rb Ha qaitioiirym e

sailunderfalse colours

HIVWBaTb Macly

reap arichharvest

coGpan GoraTblliypoka tMeaazleil

(thc)saltoftheearth

conb3eM.
qH

receive with open arms

refuse pointblank
relationsareratherstrained
reston one's laurels
ride a hobby horse

c pacnpocr
repalMu o6bylTM.
qMl4
llaoz
rpea o'rxatsa'
rbcsl
Haw nyrble o'
riloltlellu;l
noullBa'
rb Haz
nanpax
cec'
rb ua cBoero lcoylbxa .

save onegsskin
stare the living daylights
stare to death
save one's sldn
K l'
ew hp one's courage
second-guess
second nature
see dayllght
see outofthe corner
ofone's eye
see through
See whathappened!

cnaca'rb cBolo Ic ypy

cM.frighten someone outofone'swits
cM.frighten som eoneoutofolle'sw1t,
s
cnaca'
rb cBolo tlmypy
HafpaTbcslXpa6pom'lt
cltrleH aM HHM YMOM
B'ropas
lHaTypa
Bllzle'
rb Bblxoa 113 rlonoAcl
4lf;l
KpaeM rllaaa

(to death)
Hghtarm
rise like a phoenix
from the ashes
rock the boat
Rom ewasnotbuilt
in a day
rootand brancll

npasa, pyxa
BoccTaa KaK * euHKc 143nenna

(the)rottenapple

naplttuBa?oBua

114

pacKaqHsa'
r!aJioaKy
M ocltsa He cpaay c'
tpor acb

Kopellllslslo6pa3oM

'

cM.to read som eone like a book

cM.Ix ok whathappened!

seewhichwaytlxecatJumps Bblxcuaa'
rb,KyaaBerepIloaye'
r
sense ofloss

tryBcq'
Bo rioTeplf

1l5

serve God and M ammon

cnplcpl'
rb H Bory,lfM aMMolle

settheworldonEre
(the)sevendeadlysins

rlpollaBec'
rllttryM/ypop
ceMscMep'
rHblxrpexoB

shake like a leaf

Slmme on you!
shed blood
shed crocodile tears

Tpilc'
rucb KaK ocllffoBbl; Jllxcroqex
Kax BaM Hec'
rbuwo!
rlpolilla KpoBb
JI#I'
rI:Kpoxoalu oBslczfeab!

(the)shipofthedesert

KopaGzlBIlyc'
rblillf(Bep6JIIoa)

shoota line
Ilyc'
rlf'
rb yrxy
show a clean pair ofheels Toablo nrlln
xtlcsepxalo'
r
show one'scards
pacxpsl'
rb Kapl'
bl
show one'shand
cM.show one'scards

show one'steeth

rloxaxlBa'
rtaay6b/xoln'll

show oneself
in onegs true colours
show someone the door

rloita3a'rb cBoe HacTollmee Jlyluo

shutone'seyesto

3aKpsIBaTbUia3a (HatlTO)

yxa3a'
rs Ha aBepb

sick humour

qepilbllIoMop

sick joke

cu.sick humour

sick to death
side by side
sign one'sown deathwarrant

aahfyqlfTbcH ao cMep'
rH
6oK o 6oK
Iloarluca'
rb cahloMy ceGecMepTllblii
npllroBop

(a)SilverJubilee

cepe6pfllbliiI
o6I4lleii

since time immemorial

single-handed

IlcrloxollBel
coll
eaullonutlllo

sink tlzrough the floor

(roToB)cl
tBoab 3eAcllo rlpoBazillrsc;l
SisypheanIae urltask,toil) CII3H(1)oB Tpya
siton a barrel
ofgunpowder
sixth sense
skate on thin ice
skim the cream
sldn alive

cuae'
rs Ha 6oul
ec nopoxoM
tuecl'oc uyBcl'l)o
6bITb B lttel
ko'
r.
qllsolkfrlozloxtelllllf
cM.cream otT
cnyc'
rl'
rb tuxypy

i
t
'
a) slice ofthe cake

K'ycolkflHpora

slip one's m ind

slip through one'sfingers
smoke like a chimney
so m uch the worse
so to speak
soap opera
soft in the head
soft pedal
soilone'shands
soldiers offortunc

Bblclkoqlf'
rs 1
43 roqoBbl
npocKollioifyrb Mev y rlalltyueg
K'
ITHTB Kax i
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fapoBo:l
TeM x> e
TaK cKa3aTb
MblllbifaH onepa
cna6 Ha rolioBy
cnycla'
rh Ha TopMoaax
cM.dirty one'shand
's
co.
rlaal'
slyilailu

Solomon'sjudgment

Collol
klouoBo pettlelflfe

som ething in the air

som ething in the wind

xoiw'rclyxu
cM.something in the air

soonerorIater

pauo ltraliloaaHo

(a)sorespot
(a)soresubject
(a)sorepoint

6olblloeMec'
ro
Ha6olleBlliu; Borlpoc
cM.(a)soresubject

sound out the possibilities

sound the alarm
sow the seeds of doubt

cM.getthe lay ofthe land

6l
4Tb B HaGa'
r
cesl'
rb ceveHa coylHeHlol H T.a.

(the) spadework

Hepllal pa6o'
ra

Spartan upbringing
speak ofthe devil
spick and span
square accounts
stab in the back
stand Erm

cnapr
raHcxoe Bocnu'
rayllle
iierox Ha nolklixyle
c Itro.
rioqxu
cBec'
rll ctle'
rbl
rio/yqirrb yaap B cnilHy
c'
roirrb Ha cBoeu

stand on one's o>vn ttwol c'

roH'
rs Ha ctsoplx co6crBeHnblx uorax
feet
stand one's ground
startfrom scratch
step on som ebody's toes

stew in one'sownjuice

CM.Stalld firm
HatlaTb C a3OB

H/CTYHaI'
L Ha (J1lO6PlMyIO)MO3O.
T1l
a
BaPH'
rbC$!B COUCTBCHHOM COKy

stick one's neck out

Stick tothepoint

CTaBHTB ce6J1noa yRap

stick like a leech

stira hand

llpl4lleppltlillaTbcs TeMbl
cM.cling like a leech
nollleBellll'
rb pylfoli

take itorleave it
JIH60 aa,
JtuGoIqe'
r
k
j
e
a
v
e
o
f
o
n
e
g
s
s
e
n
s
e
s
cM. to be offonegs head
ta e
take root
rlyclta'
rb KopllH
take somebody
B3HTb rl()a Kpbtr
lbttlllo
ujjder one's wing

stolen fnlit

cM.forbidden fnlit

take someone athisword

storm inatea-cup
(a)straightan:wer

6yp?B c'
raKalleBocbl
np;1M02 OTBCT

jakesomeonebysurprise 3aXBaTHTBKOr0-JIlf6o Bpaclulox

takesomeone'swordforit Bcpll'
rbHaclloBo

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R#DKeKae/ly/

l
r

f
1

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l
j

rloliMa'
rbHa clloBe

i
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straightfrom the horsegs cM.atflrsthand

mouth
straightfrom the shoulder cnlletla
strain evel nerve
Harfpsra'
rb Bce cllmal
strangleatbirth
yGpl'
rb B aapoaslme
t

take the bullby thehorns

Gpa'
rb 6bIKa 3a pora

takethelineofleast

HJGM noJIHHIIH lrlyrulHa> eHsulero

srike a snag

aaxoim'
rb B'IF IIIK

strike hom e
strike theriglltnote
struggle to keep body
and soultogether
stum bling block

norlaca ue B 6poBb,a B rmaa

rm nec'
ru paaroBop B Hy> oM Iclxme
614TbcylKax pBI6a 06 Jlea

outorsom eone's m otlth

take to heart

KasfeHb npelxlloneixlu

resistance
take the wind
outofone'ssails

take the words

conpo'
rlfluellll;l
cM. cutthe grom ld from under onegs
feet

i
I
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copsa'rb (clloBa)c saslxa

nplfllllsfa'
rb 6.
RI13Ko x ccpauy

taketo one'sheels

riycrHn c;lHayrex / cuoTa'rb yaoqllf

take to sometldng
Iikea duck to water

tlyscrBosa'
rs ce6l xaK psl6a s Boae

j
I
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(a)suckedorange

Bbt-ariy
lliJIIIMOH

taketotheroad

cra'
rbpa%olillHxoucrloastuofiztomru

j
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sugar the pil1

swan-song

noacl
qac'
rll'
rlanltqlozilo
qeGeauuas necus

talk shop

roBoplrrs no aeay

i
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swarm likelocusts

talk rot

Hecn'lfBaaop

j
i

KHIJJeTBKaKcapaHqa

talkthesameIanguage

roBopH'
rsHaoauou sablxe

j
:,

(th
e)swordofDamocles

AaMolclon MeH

HeCTH qylllb

1
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sweett00th
swap horsesin

cnac'
rena
.
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cM.change horses in midstream

lalk through one'shat

talk tarkey

midstream/halfway
acrossthe stream

T
table talk
take atfacevalue
take down a peg
take forgranted

ll8

3ace
roabyla;lGeceaa
npulluMa'
rs aa tlllcTylo Molle'
ry
c6l4BaTb cnecb
cqlfra'
rb caslo co6oipaayMelolm lMc,

talk ofthe delril

m Boplrrb 6e3o6ylllsxoa
cM.speak ofthe devil

tarredwith thesame

163ozmoroTecra caeaausl

:
I

brush
teach a lesson

aa'rb ypolc

,
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tearone'shair(out)

pBa'
rs(Ha)cecsoaocbl

tellthatto the marines

thatremains to be seen
that's anothercup oftea
that's a game thattwo
can pjay at

paccxav oTo ctsoeii6a6yl.uxe

6a6ylmta Haiw oe cxaaaaa
cosceM Apyroeqeao
rlocMo'
rpltM,uba Boalk!e'r

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tllere's a time and place

for everything
There,but for the grace
ofGod,go I
tllirty piecesofsilver
through inexperience
tllrow dustin someone's eye
throw in someone'sface
tighten the belt
tighten the screw
tillthe cows com ehome
tiltatwindm ills
tim e drags

BceMy csoe Mec'

ro H BpeMll

two is company,threeis

Tpea'
lfiiJIHIIIHIII
A

Bor Mllllosazl

two and two make four

xoue

KaK aBa%(ablaBa qmw pe

two can play at thatgame

two heads are better

cM . that's a game thattwo can play at

yu xopom o, a aBa Jlyqtue

(the)tip ofthe iceberg

BepxytM a aiic6epra

to one's haert's content

'
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rb cpe6pelllfltoB
rlo Moa
qoaoc'
ru Jle'
r
rlycKa'
rb rlbll:b B rnaaa
6poca'
rb B Jllluo
cM.to pullin one'sbelt
aaxpyTuTl'raiil
rfocneaom ulqxa B qternepr
cpava'
rbc? c BerpylllslMl'
lMellalllm aMll
BpeMllw llel'c;l

!
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thanone

,h
)
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two-raced

anynuullslii

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(an)uglyduckling

raaxul
'
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rellox

under colour of

rloa Mapl
tol
'
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2
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underonessnose

H3I1OA Hoca

'

cxozlblto ayllle yroaHo

u
ndersometmegsfeet
under the aegis

K
pyrurblNI
l()AIloraMli
noa orlfaoii

j
I

(the) top ofthe Iadder

Bepllrplila tczly:
h
xe6HoilJlece
rllllusl

ulldertheCounter

I43-rIOA IIPHJIaBKa

1
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touch som eone'sheart

Gpa'
rb3a cepaue

cM. under colour of

(a)trainedeye

r.
Ra3HaMel'ail

underthe guise
of
,.

tread on som eone'scorns

tread on the '
heels of

cM.step on som ebody's toes

cM . be hard on someone's heels

undronesthumb

noa KaGnyxou /norilrofi

j
'
t
I

(the) triclksofthe trade

(the)Trojanhorse

Tollxoc'
ru rlpoYecclfll
'
rpolllcxlffiKoilb

truth liesatthe bottom

ofthewell
try one'shand at
try the patience of a saint
to try the patience ofJob
turn a blind eye to
turn som eone's head

IfI
JJIIBeTpa B rlozle

turn thetableson (upon)

noMeluxc;lponRMu/

twiddle one's thumbs

twistsomeone round
one'slittle llnger
l20

nonslTa'
rb c'lacl'
b;l
HcnblTblBan'b Teprlelllle
cM.try the patience ofa saint
cMor
rpe'rs cKnox rlarliyubl
BcxppKlf'rb rollony
6>fTIarlpo'rlllltlllxa ero A eopyv eM
6HTB Galclyum
oGBec'
rlfBoxpyrnanbua

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untilm u areblueintheface ao nocuuellll?

kI

(the)unwritten law

HenylcaHsliiaaKoH

;
1

uptopar
u
ptotheears
upon my word

HaaoanoiiBblco'
re
rloyll'
pl
HecTnoe clono

!
l
i
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j
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upsettheapplecart

cnyra'
rsKalyrbl/HcrfolrrlrrbBclo Mpsncy

1
!

1
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-

vdnishintothinair

cu disappear into thin air

1
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)
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vanil fair

ylpMapl
kaTuwcmalslfll

j.
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(the)VeniceoftheNorth CeBepylailBeueuusl

i
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vent one's feelings on

verbaldiarrhoea

cpl
alBa'
rl
a clloll tlyllcrl
'a
closecllbli noHoc

(a)viciouscircle

nopoqslbl; xpyr

:I.

121

1
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(a) willing horse

waitand see which way
the wind isblowhzg
walk on air
walk on tip-toe
wash one's dirfy linen
in public
wash ont's hands of

cM.know which way thewind is

blowing
chl.danct on air
cM.go on tip-toe
Bbt:loclf'
rs cop 113 Ha6bI

(a)waspwaist
watchout(for)
(a)wa)rofIife

ocpfila;l'
raail;l
6bITbHacropo-e
o5pa3x(#I3HH

wear the troqsers

weigllone'swords
welcome with open arms
W hata pity!

6BITS B aoMe xot

m lfuou
Basell- sa'
rb cBou c.r
loBa
cM.receive with open arm s
Kax pltals!

W hat's allthe fuss?

BoT (:xa)Heslfaals!

W lzat's eating him?

Kaxa;lMyxa ero yltyclma?

ysfbi'
rbpyltll

(the)wheelofFortlme

Kozleco Yopryl4hl

when in Rome,do
astheRomans do
when my ship comes
home
when pigs tly
when thelefthand
does notknow what
the righthand isdoing
where there is a strong
riding there isa strong
abiding

BHyxtol
'
iMollacTblps co csolfM
yc'
raBoM He xozlr
Koraa cqacTbe MHe yllbl6lxe
rsc;l

(a)whippingboy
whistie in thewind
(a)whiteIie
(a)whole good hour
(the)windofchange

MazbqHxATIH 6HTb%
roBoplf'
rb Ha Bez'ep (snycrylo)
Jlon BocnaceHl!e
6I4TbIiHac
Bm'
epnepeMepl

l22

Koraa paK Ha rope CBHCTHG

Koraa JleBa? pyxa lle aHaeT,
q'
ro aezlae'
rnpaBal
Jlec py6HT - m enn JIeTrIT

pa6oua? aomaaxa

willy-nilly
Boaeji-uesolleji
win the day
cu . to carr.y the day
wipethesmile
c'
repea yau6xy cayma
olTsomeone'sface
wise afterthe events
cM.second guessing
wish a fairwind
A ella'
rb rlorlyrfloro Berpa
with alightheart
CJIGKMM cepim tM
with a vengeance
c JIHXBOX
with a1lmy heart
Bce; 7y1:02
witlkalloxe's might
B0 Bcr MOMb
with an iron hand
Ne.
qeallol
'
ipyxol
'
i
with an open hand
meapoiipyxoil
with b0th feet
cM.have one'sfeetfirmly planted on
(m the ground
the ground
with llying colours
c G ecxoM
wlth one footin the grave OAHO; Horoz B Morlflle
with one stroke
O'RHHM MaxoM
with (me's back
IlplJrlep'
rsliiK c'
reHe
to thewall
witllone's heart
cM.have one's heartin one'sboots
in (me'smouth
with orlegsnose in tlle air aaaplpa'
rb Hoc
with the'shield oron it
co IIJHTOM ff-rllfHa m u'
re
withouta hitch
6e3 cyuKa, 6e3 3aaoplllll
withouta roof
Mev y He6oM 11aeM.rlei
over one's head
withoutbatting an eye
rJIa3OM He MOPI
-HYB
withoutbllnking an eye
cM.withtmtbatting an ere
withoutbeating
He Myapc'
rByrlJIYKaBO
aboutthe bush
withoutfear orfavour
6e3 c'
rpaxa 14ynpeKa
witlloutrhym e or reason
Hlfc Toro ilu ()cero

Woe betideyou

ropeToMy

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BO/K B OBeqbe; Hnqype

clothing
word forword

CAOBO B cloBo

(a)word k:the ear

Ha yXo (H0 ceKPeTy)

word ofhonour
work hand in hand
work like a horse
work Iikem agic
work rotm d the clock
work wonders

pyla B pyh'y
pa6o'
ral'
b Kax Boll
TBOPIITB Hyaeca
pa6or
ra'
rb Kpyrnblc CyTKH
cM.to werk like magic

(the)world tocome

HaToM cBe'
re

worm oneself
into another's favour

BTHIMTI
>CH BaoBeplle

clloBo tlec'ril

orconsdeltce
worship the golden calf
worth one's weight in gold

nol
clollilrscn aonoTouy Tenbuy
Ha Bec aoao'
ra

Y
year in,year out
yellone'shead ol
You are always welcome!
you can'tgetblood
out'
ofa stone
you live and learn
m u scratch my back.
1911scratch yours

H3 roaa B roa
Kplltla'
rb G.
qarHM Ma'
roM
Mlu oc'
ru rlpocmvi
He BbtaaBlf'
rb czleay
BeK M BI4 - BeK yqlfcb
pyKa pyl
ky Moe'
r

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