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Aaauoso s6aoxo an Adam's apple'. ''#c wtl-s a funny-Iooking man, thin f7& a w/rc, and withan Adam :& apple that looked as Jl# asa turkey egg. ''alpha and om ega: the beginning JFIJ//;e end. These are the ./H / and //;.f? Iastletter in the Greek alphabeta guardian angel: 'fsfy lsc/k/fl?twr helpsrld so ??wc/: without t-trzypecàkg anythilzg inrpkfa'rax' he has ttzv'cz? a ?/'rf/td guardlùn f'zwe/t ''

an anaemic character: a weak, sub-dued characterAchèlles' heel / the heel of Achilles '(the one and only weakness but a fatalonel: Uohn could àtzpc become an i':ref#-Ient tnusician today, had it not hcc?l for/2f.y gambling - his Achilles ' heel. ''

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aae a 11 oMtra

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aijcMhqecKuii XaFiK'l'ep

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an absolute nothing: 'iH'e wtm 't beable to .s:i'//(? this problem. S'c is an ab-solute nothing. ''the Augean stables: a vcry dirty zrl/cccthat /9/# to be cleaned :tp/br: the worktan be done

6aG)quKa Haaloe eKa3&1a that rezrlains to be seen: 6'Paul mlkhtdecide //14/ someone 'wtu being para-noid about Mrs. Hungtington and gavep,n the f/,su%'#?1rzlcr//. Dr he might not.That rc??ltS?0.ç to ?,ta seen- ''

an Indian summer: a xpe?ïtl# ofgreat kap-ylnt?.tç that ctpnc,s Iate in a Nm?n @ Ifean old wives' tale: ''St,?- Imowledge qfJftdtzM c(7/e .$ec??;l to ms'/ on olf w/kc.ç ' tales. ''

mtlsic to one's ears: 6'To hear J'I/IWnews ?r)I/J/ be fl music to your eflrd. ''

.''I,;1,1!sla1!!oBa% pecrly6aHlka a banana republic'. a republic w/:ss'ta ,:03. .

ernments are reptatedtv tlpfyr//lrtlwri andreplaced by ?7t.'w oney equally unstabt'e

: lJ:#/Ij:ffJI 143 c-rlolfonol'i an ivory tower; ''f, iving in your fvtqvlp'd'qtllcrru tower at f'Ial-vard, it is not fair to ./f/tïyj'c

other people with t.2;J/t? dfferent opportu..nities. ''

'tlp.t/wll KaK qepltollaq as poor as a church-mouse: extremelyMpnlkys poor

isett trrpaxa Ix ynpexa without fear or favour: Glt is pxztv/-sive go to Iaw, but one thing you canbe certain of that your case will beheard withoutfear orfavour. ''

'.)t't; cyqxft, 6e3 aaaopullxM without a hitch: t6Tlle negotiations

went without a hitch. ''

.'.!.'.)7î:laf.i Kax Hoao-rHo as white as a sheet: itkrou ?nfj;/// hm'e.çé'tv: a ghost. Yourface lç as white as csheet. ''

.r.'. 'jj/6fg'.?ulTs crrapble pallbl to open O1d sores: 6ê.Why J/f/ you talkto Fred about Father'j w#/? What wtzuythe point of opening old sores? ''

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h'ièhaznslii Hac

Glu'rs saxpiylllH

triu'rs B Ha6a'r

6a6we ae'ro

6aGwM cllaaKu

6aah3aM Ha 'Q'MIY

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a round-table conference: Gcg had aIot 0/. newspapennen at our Iast round-table conference. ''a whole good hour'. 'kMar.y spent awhole good hour waiting for him to .#rl-ish /7/.ç conversation with his lnother. ''

to twiddle one's thumbs: ''lzl/c had totwiddle our thumbs for an hour w/lf/:James wfu getting dressed. ''

to sound the alarm: J'7lhcrtr 1ç no sense ïawaiting; c'rk'c?,'.p time you Ace the #m&c??T,you J'/ltw? sound 1he alaml /';v#?;tW/J/é'#z. ''to hit the mark: ''Cerise ':ç colnmentshit the mark cvt?r..p time. ''

to be wide of mark: 'il'he auctioneerlvC&/j/nt#(? wt7.î wide of the mark. Sp over-valued the picture by nct7rép haf ''

t'iu f'w :14.) KapMttlly

6uTscu I-tuoBojio6 c'rekllky

to put a hole in one's pocketbook:z'New prices for //1fa tnaterials Bz/zz/, /needed to Jkfs/, ??1.y' project put a hole/r/ ml/ Ftac/cc/:fat?/c ''to knock one's head against a brickwall: ê'H'e ctw/#lo '/ possibly spend tilne/5/ag to /W# Mary knockitlg hi% headagain t a britk w4#, irying to zlyfz/ccthings right. ''

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to touch som eone's heart: G Ihe mel-ody touched her Jlctzr/ so much tilatpfz?5' flled her eyes. ''to come to one's senses'. ''Youshottid speak to Paul that you U'I'//stop his allowance unless he behavesàf/n.çé!i)/) then /?c will come to his

N#Senses.

brothers in arms: 'Ihey became broth-cr.& in anns during the Iast war. ''

to throw in someone's face: Uohnthrew his father %' disgrace in his face. ''to cast a cloud over: k'The news ofher father %' illness cast a cloud overJ/lcfr honeytnoon. ''

to catch the eye: <zverything thatcatches the eye ptltl/c,& beautful to /lf,?;. ''

i'kj):k';'!,% Ilo op Io

filkfptt:t'z'I. B azqo

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Gurrscyl xax pbl6a o6 aea to struggle to keep body and soul to-gether: '.lkhen Dan calne to NewYork, work wtz.ç dscult to Wrlft and hectzmeJ hardly enough to keep body andmul together. ''

4he prodigal son: 'l?lre you going to killthe /tz//(?# caïfor the prodtkal son, Tom ?''in the lap of the gods: .1t l'zç in the Iapof the gods whether wc shall win or not. ''God knows!There, but for the grace of God, go 1.side by side: iêWorking side by sidewà//) this wondeful man wtu a realpleasure for Bob. ''more or less: '.What'n gone wrong.g'' -''fvery?/l//lg, more or Iess. ''

a sore spot: Gk'ou shouldn 't have ?pca-tioned his relatives. You touched a sorespot with ///v;. ''

to be afraid of one's own shadow:'êlhis poor girl is in such a state zlt/wthat she is ahm'd of her tlwlk shadow. ''to break one's word / to go back ononc's word: HYou can 't go back onJ/o?zr word pt/w; without ytllz?- helh w:shall be in trouble. ''

to take the bull by the horns: Mlectook a âlz# by the horns and asked hisboss for a rise. ''

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Gor MulloBaa

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Goaee IIaI4 Mellee

Goawuôe MccTo

6osTscs csoe:co6cTnaunoà Texw

GpaTs (cBoI4) caobao6payno

Gpal's 6bIKa 3a pora

i-klhdpca-rwcl B raa3a

i'ypwrr Ix Ixa Ilallleii yalme every dog has his day: '<llon 't beIlll:lzaIlIIx upset, nobody knows what /#'c has in

store for him. Every dog has /7/*.ç day. ''ksypw're xax aoMa make yourself at home: w'Please,

come in and make yourself at home. ''ilplwBapllal Ilpecca the gutter press: newspapers that pub-

/J3'/I lnaterials on sex, voilence and scan-daI and thus prtvnt//c their sale

fiypq B c'ralkal!e Boasl a storm in a tea-cup: ''Maty wf7: soJrlgry at her son for his bad belmviourand prolnlsea r/ punish him, but theywere ,Tt?()a Jkiends again. It wtz.ç alI aî/(?r?N in a tea-cup. ''

lisïaa He 6bIJIa! Come what may be!

6b1'rb B aoMe xoasulloM to wear the trousers'. .'Froln her wed-ding day Iz?7#/ her death she wore thetrousers. ''

6sI'rb B azlpaBoM yMe to be in one's right mind: <No tlrltl in/?r:î rkht ???/?)# would do a thing like thatl''

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to be in the family way6wkrrs B Irn'repettnoM

rlou-loakelmi'l (6lal-l'IaGepeMeulxoiil6l>l'rs s Itz-pce aeaa to be in the swim: kij'ou do nof know

//;p results (l./- the electisns. F/ytan youcan 't bc in the .0W?A2 any more. ''

to keep track of: <1 //,..: to pct/tp track ofa1l my c/f/ schoolhienh, but it brl '/ easy. ''to be in the same boat: 'Tlzlrc are af-fected by the 5'f7?rlc crisis, we are aIl inthe same boat. ''

to be in one's element: 'Vluts haf-built, timber eAzezpe tvva, no pmpe?- sani-tation, people sitting on the ground,nothing to eat but porridge tz#l# toast.But Dave wft.ç in his c/crNca// Therewa: nothing that could stop /71'/,,. ''to be in (someone's) black books /to be on the black list: to be on a /&/qfpersons sfa#c?- suspicion or ltwn-cz'/the #f.=,papl-t')vtz/ of the authoritiezto be in som eone else's skin: #'.f 1:4.:in his skin once and f know w/;&/ hecan feel t7-/?c?- this accident. ''to skate on thin ice: aYou wereskating on thin ice, wAczl youptaised Ji1*5' brother 7.: book. ullt'a '/you Iwipu, they /it/ve nothing to dowï//7 each other. ''

ssn's B KA-pce co6l,lrrHii

6sITs 1$ oalloik aoaxe

GslTs is cBoeii CTIM II

61,1T1, 1$ nelmoA! CIIHCKe

Gl>rrw 1$ MBeii-'I'B ïMKYPe

5bl'rb B UDKOTJIMBOMIloiloe eHllM

6I,I'rs roaomlblM xalt soax to be as hungry as a hunter: 'tdWf?rhaving worked in the garden /?c wfzkç ashungly as a hunter. ''

6siTs 3a pemel'xoii to be behind bars: i'David lszt)?z/lknow. Sc '# been behind bars once.Her prit?//çtdr had put A//'?; there. ?'

Gskl'w Itoaaou o'rrlypuealm to be a scapegoat (to be punished forthe sins and mistakes of the othersl'.''F/;O' made /J/A a scapegoat tz?:#made fun of him. ''

.. ;t' l.!Ts Ha xpmqxe to be on tenterhooks: XTlzP-C 'kd been twtenterkooks the w/1(7/c morning wailingfor ///c results C.J the .;ktz'q)a. ''

.': r..,l!1'Fa ii!l Hpeaeae to be on the edge: 'll'i.b ?jtarpt?.î èvere

fiw the tW#.t? from 1he t%/?7-?/&z?/ noisec()??i/n.g hnm his neighbourh room- ''

''f :,y'?a, !ra ceaïzàlox lc6e to 'be in (the) seventlz heaven ( to be.rE' ttpracnrbn on Cloud N ine: <'Siace her cpgtvtiyrnczll

Io J''3tw/, Alke has âce?'i on C/fJ1/1 Nine. ''-) .!,E.ki'ka ua MblcM-'ro Mec're to be itz allothcr's shoes: ''Fï?IZ failed

ytwr em minationl zsblwl.z/ would llke tobe in your l'JYt?.ç zltlw. I'Vhat will you do ?''

.ï'.I'''k ki, kcacrropoxte to watch out (for).' 'êWatch outforken crossing Ihe uî/rpe/. ''cars u)

. r r ' L. 1:,, Ire 11 cnoeu t'ue to be out of (me's head/mind/senses:''Matshal rrlas/ have been out of hermind /t? tell her JYJJ' about //w/. ''

: . r; t''s kricxruc-ruM ua ppty to be light-t-mgered-. 'iDwy tr'e ashamedthat ?/lc?'/- son /J' Iight-/ngered, /?t? stealswhenever an tpAtlr/zln//y arises. ''

' l . '' 'h. Lliaxoxtlxil:ll to be as like as two peas: ''t.1lh' e rilr/aI n, ,'hufz ïkauaM Ilom,i glrls are rz.& Iike as /14,(? peiw '''$

. .. . 1. k/'. r-vefi'e ua ptle to know which side one's bread isbuttered: tékle 34/4?n '/ do ty?;.)#/l/?v..r foryou against .JWl.Sy' he knows ,1'à/+LW sid,ehis /)' read is butteired. ''

' :' ) ,; ::. 'i''iflllecl-c'kto:?yxM to be thick-skirlllcd/to have a thickskin: t'Do not w/rry', you w'f?r? '/ hurt/18$, ./i ?elings. /.J:? ?%' )?t??y, thick-skinlzed. ''

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on the run: zill-'he killel's are on thenap, but it is only a question fppz'' time be-o/èrc tkey are caugllt. ''

once in a blue moon: aLkfortunatcbb ?py'z-(??i como' to 1/.$'1)$ me o/z'e ?W a blue ratltw. ''in the long run: 'In the Jtmg run k'/ isbetter to ylwtlw lhe //-?.f/7) even ?/' it /,Iv/5'. ''

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. /t7.N/ resort w(? Eltvmlaoilcxoe the confusion of 17 abylon: an uproarihleM cayqae as a last resort: fzz.lx a11 upa , ,le ,' : ' IS 'tlirflxorrBopeixHecan bol-rov the ??zt??2c>' from ?n>' &F?C .

, j ilùzxtual ttlllmlta a big shot: 'ill'e ï-? a dv# shot //C theH it l'1llAs in the blood: ' The Fcw.v ave ,,B xptm dtnyistration.new abeen dlàtingulYhed engineers f0r rP#lPr&-

ions. lt mn-ç in the blood- '' ' !'21.'CMT1' t) 60.1!1:11t)11 to lay blame at someone else's door:t? t)).I!fo?.)b,l ua aaoptmyxo ''Don 't 1ay blame &/ lny door, you were

Ika in the twinkling of an eye: 'Vhis /1/./)- ,,B Mrllosellue o the causc oy daay ,.,0/ me.pened in the twinkling of f'/l es'e. 1 >'5l

do anything. ,' r rârlofrïlrl'l,cl c Imr to be exhausted / to be falling offnot able to- one's feet: rîjlter //03: winter I feel ex-h

e other: ''f vcr-f'- i - ,,o saevae'r, in one ear and out t haustetl, .r rcagy do.B oadlo yx

e Bblaerrae'r thing f stly /5 this b0y JI'OE!.S in O'''f' etlrB npyro , . . uwao yoytw tho yoot,, 1::,,1,$1 ib, aypaxa to play the fool.and (w/ the other

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wï//z the children and they had fun. ''ii jpsxtue in double harness'. fwtl people working , . ryjyk keepB O'RHO y krg,pu-rscx 1$ co6cerBelllloM to stew in one s own Juice:

together i'tplky stewing f?7 our own juice. LetS think,rlu.I ue roaurrcl nOt fit to hold 11 candle to: 'êshe w/ço/n w: can address for /lc/>. ''B noaMe

plays the W(?/ïn quite well, /7/// She isn 't r: . dlrlrirpx alloM upside down: Everythmg wf',: upsi e/R Io hold t7 candle to her brother. ''

. - down in Bi-ian :5. room when he cameaarape in full swing: Glnhe Jtzr/.p M?J5' in iilll back holne. ''B ïlo-ailoM p

xwing by midnlkht. '' . , brief / to bring up to date / to put:';j'.C l)m1>w B Kypc aeaa to4 !, ,e auua by the sweat of one's brow: to earn - someone wise to: Ashley stood besideB !1f

.) Ione 1î living by /i(7r# H'ork her &#lC/c at the barbecue, /r.V#1# to

bring him up to date. '' / V thoughtiwe're CHJ in the pink: t'Iie seelns to be in theB PAC .. that 1 had better put you wise as what %.

ink of health. ''J7 oir!l t?/l here. lbl/r project ï.& being#

Te aev in the bloom Of youth: GMaI'?I is in much criticized by the boss. ''n tlBethe bloom of yt?I//J7 and she resembles . ke someone blush/sweat'

. é'Hissd tl4r.Mrrs B Kpachry/B IIOT to maher mother so lnac/?. '' ,,tactless relnark made her blush.

in particular: Mnlollg fJ# the J7&F/W - , jjuoc'!'s to go to extrmnes: 'Lî'ue is always IikeB Hacrrlloc'rH krhjrirrl?narbcl B Kpats (jr thc cop/crt?rlct? I r(??l?évp&r him ' that. .ç/,p goes to ex/reyjjts whenever she774711 .#

in parlicular. '' h to make herjudgment about /3pA!. ''asc'rb c'rapoii 'apymGbl fOr the Sake of old tkmes/for o1d pjyqasavscs 1, poapo6llotvru to go into details'. HHe didn 't go intoB qe

times' sake: G1 Jt? not /lJJ'tr mllch details Jw/ htL% ?auaaer Iep Ann in no///z?G but 1 'II /t7X to .375///- S(m t7/1# try doubt about the importance of what wtzuçto ptdnT/vtpf/c hiln .#)r Old //???ttî ' Sake. '' bout to happen. ''a

Hesj Ma'rw poauaa to be in one's birthday suit: to be é!5',,)o.R6u'rs M'ro-ulxgy.a.s to drum/drill something into some-Bnaked, just as one 1$'&.s born :,,: tt-tuosy one's head: ''ll'e remetnbered one thing

. the Captain had drilled into their heads()ii Mouac'rvps W hen in Rome, do as the Romans dO.R X XC times: that a good .î/flr/ made ford ?A2t7rl- 216//0.1'BolxM ycrralloM one should 47t*7/ the f&'î/O?D5' ûnco c d

wypy. ,,h & 'WO C/?N.Pnels qf //lc people one J:î Iivinl 1W/He XOAHT

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B/4o/.ib H lltlfœpelt

r oxl'lyrb M 3HbB Koro-ll#lfo

BeK AKMBII ''''- BeK rllK!P

far and wide / inside out /backwards and forwards

to breathe (a) new life into someone:6éïl'he hope #JJ/ you gave ?A2c breatheda new f(Tc into me. ''you live and leam : ''rf'z'/Jt) would havethought that she ,'.: able to frcJ/ her tlw?7children Iike that? You Iive and Ieam. ''

the great ones of the earthto take someonc's word for it: HDon )'take :w' word for it - y'tw can 5'ee forOVOCU ??

BGIHKIIQ MHI): Cero

Bepll'rb I!A CJ-IOBO

IOIIHO, KaK ABaxçmpl Jr'Bjtqtquj)e

BO HIFTIyCSI C HYCTMMMPh%kZhiWBepTe'rw aOMOM

as sure as eggs is eggs: absolutely eer-tainto come back empty-handed: GTheyctrae back ,ùo?)lt? empty-handed. ''

to rule the roost: <*In //:e early J<r/ of//îc centuty, # u,'c?xj' the eldcst son, ,;t)/tke wyWt))4)a wlm ruled //7: roosl. ''

the pink of pcrfection: I'Her z/t7aprt/,r?gwf7.s wondeful, puccl/i/t expressive-the.pirl/f7 (fpeçfection. ''the tàp of the iceberg: nlhey ktzvc un-covered onlv f/le tlkp of the ftic&zg. Thecase is ?af/c/l more ds cult. ''the top of the ladder: ''Ifyou want to ge/to the top of the ladder, ytx/ must workfl#.e a lc//0tw, and âc completek m//#c&5: ''to lead a doublt life: 4él'he rnfzgbn'?.y ofpl.rates Ied a double lfe. ''to have its origin in'. Hl'he /ru#/#(ulhas //J' orkin /a oId times. ''to fight a losing battle: ''l'f''e allfghta losihg battle w///7 age; // 1ç betler tomw old kgm cc-/-ff//)n ''# .

the wind of change: HYoung peoplehoped #ltzf the wind of change would:retv//le a pcw Ife in #7cf/. country. ''

BPPX Cyàlltsptllf?llcrrlla

lepxm xa aiicGepra

sepumlla (cJIpKe6Hoii)aecrrtllm bl

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.', kr?l/okBa''rs, cBou clona to weigh one's words: ''Ikhen you &rcbeing hel/crp/gwi'?t/ )%r a job, you /z;l/5'/welkh #tllf1- words before c/a-ovt?rf?'l.ç the?.ft?,5'/ff?lKtj' they tztk ,y6't/'. ''% '

to get the upper hand: 6'1 â,'?/ you %'càkzzn.j'e fast, (/' 1 ever /t?/ you get ?./fpD/7f'PV hûMd' ''

..' t' rI j'q. lst)g xpwip-llémxo to tak' e somebody tmder one's wing:''f oski?d .Vr. Smith to /'l/cc my .ît;'?0under /tl'.î wing. ''

. j ' .1.17., ceilu B ppku to pull (mesclf together: *1 told u.zl?0??to pull /'lcrst?y'- together and stop crpWg. ''

''Lltplrrtlctëuuii Blvjsl hard-boiled: HJack k'-î a litwpfp/ptu7t?# po-Actv/it/z/. ''

t .'r .'t..'z''rr, Bwlxoa to see daylight'. ''After months of hard.. ( rrfftzrcàxed.lltg work, u?c are beginning to see day-

'JX/'/- ''. ' ' .1...:.':.)1,:.., uacltsoa.w to read one's mind / to read some-

one like a book / to see through: *1r/7zl ?-t?t7# 1224) uj-t??) like a book no zz////erhott; ctzrtyh//y he tries to y'/ki#c his y')T/-iags. '' ./ ::J' could .j.:t? him ?i?-tphtgJl andunderstand ,ù/'-s' real /?7/pz?//(?o5'- '*

h #L'r5'4.;xa 1#e xsarjuerr to have a tile loose: %rf Jesse d:lcct?p/-sthis, she /?711.9/ have t' tile /0/,::. ''

..p t.'.' - .t.'rI, Ha loaocxe hsng by a thread: lrtpe'r the t'fp//lk//awith a frpc/c, G'regory ',.ç 11# J/l/pg by cthread. ''

. ' ;'::'t'.e'rs ilaa I'oatme: to have something hanging overone's head: ''This t'twz'/ case /z,r7,s beenhtzrltg/ptfl ojler ,nJ,' head for tlle ptzzv/ (hree?ptlrl/hus. 1 -TJ3t'?# be glad w/lt?,.l ii âj' ovetm. ''

.'. p'.t.l'ral's B o6aax.ax to be/to have oness head in theclouds'. 61t f-î useless to deal 1W//1 him.He has his h ead in the c/t?t/ls. ''

r?r'ëyec'rw aep'rqy to do cme's bit: 'êEach family p/?,svrc/lE'rdid /1/.$. bit for her to feel :cr-ît?//- at/l(v?î(?. ''

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to make hay of something/to makehay with: 'zHe made hay of our discus-sion, there is no use to go on. ''

f(.)r a1l timesat the top of one's lungs: ''WhenSpencer mw the .#gilr(w çtf p-tzvc rob-bers dressed in black she startedJcrcfz/afr;.g at the top of âpz' Iungs. ''with a1l one's might: HThere wtu no//??3t? to think; she stood and ran w///7aIl her ?N/g/0/ headingfor the /?1f)/,2street. ''

in any çase / at any ratc: ê'At anvrate, you can get some valuable kk//r-titatïon here. '' / 'T/k tzp.J? case >,tp??#mlkht have guesscd .5.//: would be at theVXJX $9#in fhe flesh: ''Sc '# never ??1t?/ any f?./*these ?A,:#l or women fn the .//c-s/l butthey were Iike oId friends. ?'castles in Spain / castles in the air /pie in the sky: unreal #rpf7?N.î of splen-dour whith only (?a77&/ in the imagina-

tion of a Jretrpprto pin one's hopes on: ê. l'f''E' are /#rJ-ning our hopes on tmr son k talent tohe% us to ,j'l/rWvc. ''to go halves: to /fz/cc an equal J/lf7?'t?with Jtv?i(?/?tptï.

'y elseto go down in hkstoh-y: 'Alexander#t?// has vjwce Jfpwr; in >/J/t)?>' as //?: in -ventor of the /E'/t?/V0f?z?t?. '?to be back on the track: *bjofi'er Christ-r?7t7.: aII w#/ be Jmc/c on #)c îrackY S X1 BXS .willy-nilly: 'Alice u?l,q/c# to keepaside from their ctvipc/tçtz//t/zl, but 1W#J?-nilly -sJ'lC wfs drau'n into their discus-.si/?1 ''

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a wolf hl sheep's clothing: someonewho Iooks respectable and harlnless butw//tps't, behaviour is quite the oppositeto have one's hair stand on end:H*rhen a Iittle girl heard the .ç(w??#,her hair stood on end. ''

free as a bird: ''J't)f/ can be free as abird now. ''armed to the teeth: GThe ctiminal wtz.çanned to the teeth 'w/ltvl police caught/?/??9 at last. ''

a crying shame: 'W is a I/r.,pJW: shame/,6t?/ the chîldren should be separatedfrom tmtl another because cf their par-v</J ' divorce. ''

a quesiion (a matter) of time: t1t lç onlka question of AAe bepre you are caught. ''to rake up the past: ' lnlç.e up />..eimst.? 1 thougllt it wtzç aII ovtr f/zi/x/.w//ez/. ''to rise like a phoenix from the ashes:a force which has apparently been de-stroyed, but which emerges once againto triumph over the enemiesWhat's all the fuss?

Look what happened! / See whathappened!to run to extremes: 'Isn 't it .:/lzzp/d to?v./p to px/rep7c.ç in your t7.gt?/''

to fall from grace: '6since >t?/r!,g rudeto the client, Brenda has fallen RomVh.x$W3ft/l @' gmace and cay/cc/â' vely .çt/t//?to Iose her job. ''to grow/put down roots: ''l'lzre havegrown too many roots here to emkrate. ''to 1ie through one's teeth: ''J/ Fc#told you //0/7/ he was in the meeting J7(d.F-terday, he wfu Iying //c?-f??./g: hiï teeth.l'J''c did ,7t)/ have any meeting yesterday. ''

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to be a habitual liar: HHow could. you//t?'//tc.+' hittt. fy'tar>'l/ly' knows //Jï7/ hef.T' a Jft7.!k'/lzl/ Iiar. ''frcna tirr!e tc tim e; 'Tmom time /.:p timehe stopped J.p'-ç/.iplfa.j' for Jào/.$, lwt //1cdark plains we'r: quiet and peacelhl,//itw.jW it wtr?-ç on them that ke ltad ./?z.?/seen the r/l()J/ violent and /c/#?J1: //0f/7g.$.ke had ever seen in JT;'9 lfi e. '>time drags: ''Ilow ?#ae drags w/o/a onehas to vmit. ''a11 roads lead to Rome: Rome /j/,: a1-w/y.s been a J'/rzce of a special impor-/tmce

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with al1 (me's heart: Tvfargaret hopedwtlh alt' ker J;I,J?'/ that her daughter%?ntTrr/cgc will be a pit'pp'p one. ''

theress a time and place for everpthing: .1 D'k't? to listen to funny jokesJu// not w-qcp 1 àrzvc much work to do.F/cc?-e 2: a //?>le and place for é'vezy-tlting. ''

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; J ï ..!j :. .f. ..1 IEI)PrIFPa. second nature: '*Lucl, Iigs for /JJC saket?f lyillg. lt has Jhccflphltd second nature/0 /7e?: ''

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to ttlrn someonfl's head: '/.J.?7-î ntdw po-

.ç/nb?l has tulmed J?& hcati Jy- e does not?1o/:-cc anvbotl-y. ''to get back on one's feet: 'dliz//i?, k: goî to

,g. êt'tt' â'tvpe holses. IP?.' 'pe /!w/ it t?.#- too long,./lt3pi/vg Bob wf?I?/# get #tzc/f on .&:y uket. ''to gct. out of- bed cgz thc wrong side:ê'Ijvhat '2& wrong wf'/i you f/jj.ç tnortniing,Jenny ? F()v got tllzr o.f bed on //1(rwrong side I bet. J' .Ato worm oneseif irdo another's fa-vour or confidence: hh?obody wtz.î ableto notice how he Arzt/ managed /0 wotm/#vl.çe// into liis boss 'z confidence. ''a new lease of life: ''Debby %' changeO-/-JJ: has g iven plt??- a new leose fpp?P llfeazs/;c looks several k'ctkrA'' younger ?;f:u#. ''

one's second wind: éAfter drz bad 5./tJr/,Paul g ot /#J second p,O?# and triedrp tl îtbl. ''!; .

. ''. g . J .1 l.. kiqouny Ba-no,n, Hor to cut the ground from under one'sfeet / to pull the rug from underone's feet / to take the wind out ofone's sails: Hlkhen Nancy jfather com-plained about the teaching at theschool, //7c headmaster cut the .gmf/af/frotn under his feet by announcing thatArtzricy had 1s'0,7 a scholarship atA./te/r'/tfpt?r/ltj'/? College ''. / 'écouncel fortlte fpccluc# wt7.s about to addrcss the4p:p when /;c had the kvind taken out ofJ/;I'J Lmîls by //;c client, IVJ/D blurted outthat /7.c 'pltz.î guitty. ''

' I Ij''..'t&jeê'I'b, M3 roaonbl to get something out of one's mind:.1 w47.î wrong to /s7//c to her ///ct? thattzaflf now .J can 't get it out of ?A?.'$, mînd. ''

'llthziltuoro ql-itra not worth a straw/not worth a fig:'$Lr'rou'r r'.,1// that fuss about her marriage u.'fs

not worth f? straw. ''

Ii 1. ï' slua'rlplik JmMou a sucked orangc: %-fter wsr/v-/rlgtwenty-flve years for the company, Ft'r?;lgw.5, dljvarded like a sucked orange- ''

! !1 ., r'LiarvraTs, Kyqa Be-rep to see which way the cat jumps:. 11., .: .J 1: )j?'r(j,' )('

I....iïiqi'r1: 'c ua Boabx to escape with a whole skin: to es-cuzvc without IW-/f/,,:IZ

!'.!. fra-re'rs B rrp)?f;. y come to pieces / to go to pot: ''D/ckhas let /7/,: business go to pot. ''

' '.:l.:).ruacs'rs cop u: u:$6- to svash one's dirty lintn in public: '*'0 f ctwrlc, your ârtp/âc?- has éc/ltzvtW'vtvy' badly to ,)471/, but y'oa will only???tz1': Inatters wtwl'e by u'aî/l/ag dirty//rlt?i'? it-'l /p1ï//t?. ''

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sbrplcuna'ys ImèopMatpno

to have a card up orte's sleeve: iélhefuture //tzt8 a eard up its sleeve w,t;?k/?nothing at //jtt/ time would have Iedhim to expect. '''to cry one's eyes out: 'flt wtzy aMltp?z?f?.rz wilhout a smile. She /15/./ eriedher eyes out looking at her Iittle son (ç

suf-erings. ''to siip one's mind: '1t UWJIJFE'# mypyjzil that I had an appointment atJ'Ve. ''to l'ish for information: 'Tn c reportet.swcrc here aIl ??/t?r/;/z;g.#l/#ag foli infor-mation. ''to lose temper / to fly off the handle /to go up in the air: Hlkhen 1 toldSea/y that 1 would have to t/tprge himfor the work I had done for him, he.#cB? off //7p handle and started to yellat me. '' / ''T'/Je intenngatiim vent onand on, the questioner beginnlsng to Iosehis /c???pe?'. ''over one's head: GThey talked ad-vaaced mathematics. It wfu completely

. over ??ly head. ''

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rto read the tea-leaves: 'V ttz?k not aperson to read the tea-leaves. 1 preferto go and see m'f/l my t'M?rz eyes. ''an ugly duckling: ''M arian has gmw?cinto a beautful girl out of an f/gfy duck-ling she used to be. ''a pitched battle: tl battle in which/tz/gc forces ir?a 1)0th sides are ctwpu///ef/Hercules' labour: HThat (N, too, is onthe list of Rerculcs ' Iabour. ''the head of the family: usutllly the

father

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to give (someone) a pat on the back:G'lnhe child who is patted on //le back

./-01- doing a Iesson well is pleased andougllt to be. ''

a trained eye: 'êDave pktz.s a trained eyefor such kind of .îr/.#J ''easily moved to tears: Gslte has beeneasily moved to tears twcr the Iast sev-eral years. ''

without batting an eye / withoutblinking an eyc: 6V wtlp '/ bat aneyc, (,F f have to shoot you. ''/ ''Fc/everyone Jwpw that (/' solnething nct?f/t?lto be taken 0./,. Riclcy c&f//# take careof it /lf?z?.î(,Jf without blinldng an eye. ''in the dead of night: 'élhere wpz'c atIeast a huhdred good reasons she.$l/t/I//c.W '/ be in a ccp7p/cr..p in the deadof n ight. ''to run after two hares

to break one's back: éêFather has bro-ken his back trying to keep this busi-ness going, but aIl f?k vain. ''

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' tk.ltlilpln's 6ea tliouu oi, to talk turkey: Glkrhen 1 meet him weusually talk turkey, because Ap'e have??2I?cJl to dlàcuss. ''

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't 'ï ' 5J ())L1IfTb lfa OzRlê6>%l' rï'.'5!blKt!

to whistle in the wind: Gk-ou mkhtjust whistle in the w/sc/ as talk toXUXW' XV

tc) talk the same J-anguage: J'fzlzk haveboth been zw/kzl//'l,g English Ianguageschools f or the Iast >,.k?tafv/)J years. W''tdtalk the same Ianguage. ''

to talk shop: 't,4ç 'gv have only several?/yf/:r//td5' bqfore the ?rjcc/frl,g starts, Iet !j'talk shop. ''

neck and neck: absolutely Ievel

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Iaoatma na n-neqax a head on one's shouldels: *1 always , j)d pprra xeauoj.olisten to /21* judgtnents for he has a ( ,ùrf klu:taoj.,ol ue c'Tos'rheûd on his shoulders. '' ' p yï slgla;z xo.ata

roaoleaoMxa brain twisterro-qy6as xptms blue blood/blue blooded: of t//c nobil-

//.v or aristocracyroayGb Mupa the dovc of peace; the dove has been

a symbol ofpeace Jmr?l the tl'me l'??jr/le- )) Jtupjxaos Meqmorial. lt wt).î tke dove which brouzht . .a message .//t?/n God to Noah frl theark d?/ the helkht of the ./750#

ropalles pea the Gordian knot: a great f/r clz//y',/ t insoluble problem 1'''1';1.1'1* 1136r11+an a ,?:4).5.

rope 'roMy woe betide you: ''ll't)c bedde you #-i dr/erpït'w'. l't?1/ wtl?l '/ get 'i'' '!'''bt't' NOLI'I'H

you m ,ç1. youranotker chance. ''

rllpûa-llplopa,lt a ghost town: a ?(l1$W that 1% /l/ Ifmgep

inhabited '! , ) i '.L!k ()uy xoum B aygslrtApbïiaH HHJIOJIH a bitter pill: ''lt wJ: a bitter pill ./3. ' , 4 .! è l ).jj '':'jt -j;&jr)h jrir rlr.

/1///2 to ,o,k/trJ/(?w whea he diseovered thatA/.s kvtfe didn '/ Iove /?/rz! any more. '' '' ' ' 7- rklt Jlalr)r

rocnom3n/xtnxmu cBoero a man of his word: ''f am Jwrc w': ?''t '' J'' 'idt) lrmaifcatma can trust hiln. He is a man of his

wort/ ''roTtm cu oab aeMJllt) to sink through the floor: HWhen ske '1 'd 1 :x ''NI''rl'IpoBaalnvlscx asked /,7t? i.vt .frt??i/ tf all the guests w/l-v '

1 /k(z# been t?x#c//(?J'./?()?n school, I wll 't .k 1,t. ypouso cp//lwrrtaît?ff I /J(u?/# have sunkthrough #/t? jloor. ''

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' 1 )ïq ?I11llf!Il.15I Hrpar'pec'rx Aellbrlx atmaToii to rake i1z the money: ''Ilis new dw.#-

' aess is raking the znorlcy in B'///l the 2 ,fk,, .; .ijjcujjsrjjrlczw product. '''

I'jmM Cpeml Hclmrfy He6a a bolt from the blue: t'The news abouttheir M/rrjt7xj'e catne like a 501/ ftomthe blue. >' 'hil; ','rp/î :,#t pïoraxu ua aeMae

rpottl lwua not worth two cents / not worth anold song: vHis proposal is not worthan oId song. '' / *A11 this fuss ptçz; 'twtlr?/l m'tl cents. ''

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goose flesh/skin/pimpies: '%'IJ then slwclosed her cycuç, huved Jlcs'c//- tzç goose./HJl ratj'ed the llf//r.î aIl over her body. ''

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Jlthe sword of Damocles: a tword sus-pended by a single thread, and readyto descend and kill the person sittingbelow it

to give it (to): %lice gave it to herson for coming home Iate. ''to have come a long way: .'You haveepzpc a Iong pf/-'p since wc Iast ,A7(?/.You were a clerk then and now you arethe director of a publishing house. ''never look a gift horse in the mouth

to grease someone's palm: to bn'be

to box the ears (to strike the earslzard, usually as punishment): 6'L'%utake that back or 1 '11 box your ears. ''

to make tracks for; .1t '.ç getting Iate.lf''e had âe//cr make fmc/ca Xr home. ''to teach a lesson: ''ffc decided toteach the wild actress a lesson. ''

hanky-panky: HThe w/lt//e axairseetned to me hanky-panky. ''

two-faced: tipaul praised lny ??/lz.Wcwhen /;e wtu l'n ?ny home, but .J.#)N?)#out that he had ??3f/J/e fun of it behindmy back. He I'J ver.)z two-faced. ''witlz both feet on the ground / to haveone 's feet f'irmly planted on theground: GM argaret wtlrl '/ get caniedJwt7y by a Iot of silly notions; she hasboth feet on ///c ground. ''

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'Jtesl.zqwx t!.4 lsylwz1'-(?iHr.l a lmaidcln name: a wf/'c '!& family z/t-y/?'ic 1 E .. 1j3;()h'r). kka aarzxeprior to /7tv. marriage

zlesoqxa xa rtoGerytultax G irl Friday: 'Uenny wtpd Girl Friday2p7'Jr t: ) Jrtr p>. (23,13363. trr tj? . '''' .' .1 -. A é' 'plt ( ) !t!p(.)) t'(.: rlf' j;l i:h

nteiiktrrzotra.-ryo zlat uflpss: to g :it on someone's rterves: 1'777t? 01dIady k complains rcl/tp got on ?rl.p nenles. ''

aeiicrrBoBa'rrx :rarsepl-xka. to play safb: 'r'l,b?z had &//ér?' play safet'pl go to the raîlway station ,71:,/ç/ nownot to #k/-$-$ the Iast train. '' . . . ' ' !1 'r , g)' I 4 ë

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k'gtf' gtaeaa'rb u3 Myxu caona to make a mountain out of a molehill ,. . , ! rj, .kry1kIg( (tq

aeaa'rw xopolupo to put a bold face on something:(Beceapo) Mlmy <êWhen stzrzy wtu told that he 34,tz.ç dl%- , '.; J' rf'ff). xtrsuk aa ay6auxupu naoxoii lrpe lnissed, he put a boldface on it, t7n#

said //;t7/ he had intended to take an-otherjob anyway. '' iz j! /(k dk'j'ësctjj (jljjjljitj jk yjtjtgjjr

ae-ao B majme it's in the bag: uAfter fwt? hours w///?the director I wc,& offered k7 good posi- ,. j r,,,. ;q j jj,jttx s yeujjtiotl in the Wz-za. lt :$ in the baf''

zyeao qec'rH an article of faith: a crucial pl()?llcnfin s'tvpecwc !: philosophy

Xelxlarll Ha Goqu ! Pay on the nail! '' 1'7'' '' ''?')?'êpt--% lla llorax

aepxka-rs (cBoe) caoBo to keep one's word-. 'Vl'e promise'd hismother to keep his word. ''

.. .....,;s.::'I.scjj z;a Iulasy/aepxta'rlb B e-onlalx to ruie with an iron hand'. êlle /ptil lo . ' ,k k r f. : .. jgALjIOCTHpyltalmqax m/(? all the fl/Nf/# with an /?-f.?p hand. ''aep-al'b 11 l'Iebeaellim to keep in the dark: HThe ./'fl/nf)l had

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aep-a'rs roaoey lwyeoxo to hold one's head high: é'Now J?()I/have been acquitled on a1I the czôt/rgE'-î, , . , . :2 npupoas,you can hold your head htkh. ''

aepxta'rs ift'c no BeT'py to know which way the wind is blow- I . 19 jt/aauooGpaal.oling: Gfle liw.ç distingulbhed Y' his abil-ity to know w/y/c/; 'wwy the wJ'?,# wtz.ç r! ., h:1 couveuublowing. ''

aepma'rs Hopox cyxuM to keep one's powder drr. éTut your/rlf5'/ in &(?# and keep your pt?wltzr dty. ''

to have one's lips sealed: ''Yhis is re-ally coljpdential so, p/t?tzs/, have your//kp.s sealed. #'to keep one's cttf' open / to keep aweather eye open: s'lhey soon wc??/Noi-th; s'ï/7tlc then zly/kglfl'/,s hod /ct.?p/ hiséwr.î open for news that l'/zc u/t7.î bvid-tlwtW. '' / ê'You shouid keep a weathertpyp open wff: people like that. ''to prick up one's ears: eShe prickedup àcr ears when she heard her rktzractnentioned. ''to hold one's tongue: V.f f tell himmrllc//7fr/.g in conlidence, do you thinkhe can be trusted to hold his tongue/''to stick to the point: 't,1 student wtzu:asked Jwczw/ times to J'#t'1 to the point. ''

to keep a l0w profile: ê61 had no ideamy ptoposal B.'olf/# arouse so much hos-tility. I had :c//t?r keep a low projlle forthe next few months. ''to keep one's feet: *After drinking thew/p//p evening he found it d@ cult tokeep his feet. ''to keep one's head above watec <1am afraid #Jl#,/ %' business isn 't doingat aII well; he is barely keeping hishead Jâtlpe water. ''

a gentleman's agreement: ''ll''c have agt?n//el/7ln !î agreelnent, which is asood as a uWgr?c# contract. '',%chiid of nature: someone who rà ilt-nately good, cvcrl #/' unpolishedfor a change: 6'Let'j play anoîhertwnc for a change. ''1) .one's days are numbered: 'T1''t)I/ mays'c,/ think it, seeing aII this fair Iand,:;// the days of the human race arenumbered. ''

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(.o olle 's fingertips-. kvo.lm I4?tz.v a &/-reaucrat to /'?jà Jîngertips. ''until you are blue in the face; '',5lecan tell hpr endless stories ?g??/// 5he l-sblue ,f?? 1he face. ''to rain cats and dogs: #1t has been rain-ing ct7/l and dogs for J?/ hour already. ''to be on one's (its) last legs: f'Mr.Jones /lö'-ç?? '/ enough money /tl# torenew /7Jl5' stock; /;/%' business Jts' on itsIast Izgs. ''to be at one's wits' end'. *-7f wfs at ml.)zwits ' end. f could not ./3ad the solutionof //;& probkm alone. #'to come of age'. Hshe wtz.s rlou' nearlyhverfryuipae. She 'p,'tzâ' independent bot.b

?,.)7 age Jrlf./ by income. ''

orte's better half-. a Jl&w?(?r't?p.w refv-ence to one (ç wlqto frighten thc horses: to be /aJ7,ç-creet, to â'/zcdcrk publîc opinion

in other words: #'P/è ntay 17/// f neces-m r.)?, but wc must not hate f??î# enjoyhating. lh other words, the jèeling of re-J'ea/.wca? tnust be killetl inside ?/.%. ''

the evil eye / to have an evil eye onsomeone: a menacingp ominous look

the life and soul: 'Vack is always the1* and soul of the zpt7i'/.)t ''with one's heart i.n one's mouth/to have one's hcart in one's boots/to have ortc's heart sink into one'sboots'. n'When I 's/Jw the doctor'j face,my heal't sank in ;N7 hoots. ''/ ''hlràea/ heard a kp/.)c/c tr?/ lhe door, my picf)r-/wa's //', nly prlf/rf#?. '>body and soul-' .'ïlelhtîlt .he #oe.<, hedoes t'ltptl',.#' and .$kw,#.. ?'

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'' .z'. l:'ttyaJ))a Mfxriopia to l'nilk the bull (ralu)-. é'It is .:/P/'/J totp.AT(!c./ a'zything .J',rt?2??l hetv; a ?;'/é';,(? case().,/- m d//'f ing. #Ji'? t'u1l. ''

' I ' E kllipqtnyrlltlro Bery'pa to wish a fair l.?ç.'ind-. 'é-llke Presidt'nt' . , .6

w/'J-///'C!J c. fair ')z/'/pl to /J'/f? spo .r/5'?')7i??7 wh', o'wvn';l goilîj; 1: p tzr/frcl-ltrzl/e in .!$é? Olylttp ?76-%('Vanîes. ''

. . . ll.'.c0ii p -, '.0111 h'kvit l-t an i-ron hand : 4' -1'''/?t? I'ijatlnr cr',Jf.h?/ft?i#. .1

ztlt'l r$Sf#c///t-l/'! kbbiltb ('?/?' J'?h'.')?3 halld. ''' . . '.' '

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single- handed: ''./' 'vc tokl sllf/'?j yoit 'rethc c?;p who crtpc/céu' //- Single-haltded- ''

by the skin of one's teeth: ''She wtz&able lo ctr?/c/'l ?/;t? last train by the .T'/(t/')c/ jftt .if wi shes were horses, (beggars 'would ride)to carf'y coals to Xewcastle

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the iron curtain: l;1e ??0#Pt-l;'y tJ??t-J politi-cc/ b'at-rier tvh' ich separated 3'//i? f-l/t?.!'tk7nptlelnocracies ./hw; the l#k/lîtzw Pac:

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reen / as green as grass: ''J't.)I? ean-./0t); expect k'.&'-î boy to a'o /)lz-$W7é',il wilh-w4'(cJ/ p é'r&t)zl a5 xrzlée//klzr. I1e 175. onlyJ>&d?;?,# and as Jrrflcf'o as gr' ass. '7

a !'l iizkal passions: tman '-j' Iowe-vt /a4//Wck'.j'

to lead a cat and dog life: 'élnkeyqttarral .él/r/f-ltz-s/,)p nmst of /Jlt? time. f/ is#1.f' f'tcui't to l.//olè/',ç/fzl;t:f how t'lzl theytkad //ç/.ç eat tz?ff.-/ dog life. ''to 1 ive beyolld one's memls: .4No wtm-#er lite 11 owards Afrpc gone dwrlkr/fl/y'

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they have been living beyond their???t?&?u jbr years. ''to keep open house: to be at /?t?/Nt? tovisitors t7/ aIl #?c tillies; to tp./Ar theln/'laval'/f-?///y t'egardless qf u//i(? they tzrt?the dâe îs cast: your Jc//c/'? is irrevoc6lble

eGuii Gpotuel

3a 6. ec Ileuort to go or a s(xA..?o . he zpïczurc went

ofpr a Jspqtt:r becau-w l/'tt;t painter J?JJ to

,&: mLtnz'l) (g/f'(lJ;X ''rt'l .to ha ve a ready tongue: *'These folksJrt? reaily uz?zi.ç/a //'7t?.)v have a re/f-'/.ptongue .fllr al1 pc/atzk qf questions. ''beh k' î-ld one ' s bac k / -when on e ' sback is turned: ''Laura said .s()??3t!voy z?r/-tri'y worw/' s t'?/ptalp/ you I?I/J,J//J'our /zvtpt'J--- ''Jto get it into one's head: œêstudentscouidn '? get Latin ,j-rfzparnt'?r into //'lcfrheads. ''

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to be conlbunded by the simplestproblemlost sheep: ''fzlzrr/.î it necessary to riskhis Iife for that Iost .&J?céw ?''to eat orle's words: 6*0 . ur czf//ca said #;t7Jwe would' /J(?!,,f:??- makc. a success of ourmagazlhe; now //:t.7/ u/c hcive proved r/iefrfwlnng, //2(y'>? 'v)ill irzpc /() eat ix/:clk wotdî. ''

to corue ftll' ) csrtzq tz.- t&-4)%er ?Nt7/&u?7,g andlosing a Jtlr/irzrfc ,F?:f s'ltnetica, Ftv?i re-tutntd /ra Itis t'a/o' ..it.tt.b tv/ .,0 arclays. h'ehad cgpktd /W/J cii''k-.'le- ''to harp on tzli.l sanle string: '61 wish?(?ff woukllî '/ hatvp fp,c the sanle J'/r/rg.) .c'pt?r..p tt'nte j'' dri ,.J/(' .L-.'.khx'ee. I know a1-rctztzry that it /-$' éfzir'/ v% r health, but ?'wop '/ give it !@. ''

to n-iake a name for oneself: n'Chnïstianhas made a name .&r himsef in ztvlf/7/lkzg. ''to drive someone into a corner: todezprfpta an opponent qjf any possibility/t? retreat. The phrose ,ù ctften ?,fJ'é'# ittpmx/r/,gto cut to the quick; s'Roberl wzr/.N clêtto the quick when his wt/'tl tot'd /;/??/ shewould ?7// go abroad with him. ''

to put one's nose in the air: aYou p&/your ?3t),5'e in the air evc?:y time yourback 1%, against the wJ//) ''

', . ;;. 1$ :$;a'.''j'A. Myawkxy to (?a11 the tune: ::Ft)?z mttst do w/r?z7/ yourffpc/c asks. ffe is ply'lkî.g/t?r your frtwW/kgso /2c /7/z& a r/g/?/ to eall //;c ttine. ''

. . ,7'ô.,;J3:'l;.t'v'yp yatmllH to f1)? a kite: *'It wtw/l be wise /t) ..,qy f?kite to test public reaction. ''

, E . .'. ' ./stlxp'ur-Reii the law of the jungle: '6lnhe Iaw of

the ./I/n.g/p governs aIl in Free Market;#

econotny.' , . ! ... E()5e nxcals to be a law unto oneself: aExecutives!. I!I I'(.(()f.'i:), xouy) of /7j5' emintnce rarely bothered thetn-

,$'t?/1.'t?.ç with //fe spadework but Ct??zJ-ins - as she 'd begun to realize - w/.îa /tzw unto l7f/ltsf?//: ''

, . L I.I,h)''l1-t4'rs raiixu to tiglzten the screw: 44Our boss i.% try-ing to ff///t??7 the screw in order l()make u.% wol.k Iong hours. ''

. '.'I..hr.,ltBa.'rb raaaa (ua kl'I'o) to shut one's eye to: ushe shut àc/.

t?yc /t) ali /3I'.î short-coml'ngs, although?u.p' brother wtwç always pointing ///év?0otlê /0 her. ''

I ;...3sëBa'rs paul,ï to 1 itzk txle's wounds: 'Islle wf////cJ' Iobe f?/r??7t? to Iick a .8w wounds- ''

''.,'))s:M'l'w ltpaeyroawubl to lay the ktorner-stone: the ctlmcr-. ' l (tc;Hl. stone is /,12(4 ?nt).î/ important part of the

building, !. IvsleTaT's. caezwi to cover one's tracks'. 'êl'he bank robbers

/7/,57: covered //ltdl'r ttncka ver.p thotnughly. '''

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ta t'-)lpf ,a vt'orc'p (for)-. k''cM,oult:I you put awcr# for f?'f e. A/'r/rl.cy?- 1.1//1(,57 vou u7é'. e zklr.p-ïzcrpt's tomorrow -22?

to put on ice: <J)Pk are xvsrry', Andrew,é/l' wc 'kta had lo /'J/Z/ your ./lm-/cc/ onice. lzp'à '/J haq'e f7??ta//lt?r Iook t7/ it fr/fl4'tl ?z2 t) /7 tlkl? ' y7' Ltrï'o ff- ''

to be sick to d' eath: :#/ am sick totfcfz//z qf his ehqrfta-t;z storieà'. ''to be up to the ears h4 work / to haveone's hands full ': '*I cannot go to #?eIheater /tm,>/lf, 1 fvn up to the ctzrs ''nppfv/c. '' / 'RDon 'f ask rzlc to //0 anythi. ?'?,ge&e, 1 have my /3tz/,.7#.: .h4I1 w///; the t?à#-dren ''stolen f ru it / fbrb iuflden#.cr) fruit fos alvays /,:' e'Iinfec,t 72o us )' auaLlz- H%Te,r 'cl,zzrp- 3$,,l,s so C-rl-.. .u . . tka . wt Jp ' t. tjj 'ï.cL zttiottj,' ?/';rJ?'/ 'ùfz/rptk'/';? s,,$. pc la:,l. r#:?t?# t7f,//') . . c.. -,

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to buo, one's head itz th. eIl6:'s buried his head f?i tl','e .';f??9# an4Jz-fze.s not' wz?,r'// io ,çJ/. en /n eviatyltody. '?

to bury one's talent: to Jâîregflrt/' one ($

abilities and .$2#.stable taik: lkht ctanvczlfT/ïoa at //7e tableto make b ricks without straw: Geewere z/,.it:l/c /0 give pol cn oyk/rl/tv? 1?e-cause you tï7# ::.0/ Jr/ve the /a/tlea/orz//tv?we neetietl. rr/'c can ?1 ??;t7?tc hrkks w///i --out .&.f tnw- ''

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t o $ C ahtcn )- h e be-i ) ?. to p'u l1. i n f.. lrà. te '' s.- mà . . .w )y j ,t y Gxyr'r''vv t() a ;. rjy , y ) yygygy yj y jytygpjyC

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z'rl e-d nvs vtTond' cr: solnethinq 'pcrl?a r, l .'tsational J?. ut' t./i?zl?c/t/'p for. k'taf/crlsel v u.'; . :1 ' *' 'j1to kq a %'e :l. t :3.. rit, F) Fmger/ kTasl / to x4lt1. (MV':sl:tt-e lilkc. th e back / oal-l'u of cln.z's& j: , - ., . , . , t.

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to know which wav th. tù wlmd. is b'low--lq,g / 'kvait and see 'wh ich way the) u . .M''ind 1- s blov/inz: /#17/r/-f? should wp-f'? ûnd7.2 .s'. ei?t u,/,;. ickb wt?'p t'hz?. 'f'y'f-n# is J'lo?tpwz%f)z' . ''r v u

to f'tnou' tnne's rJlace- 'lê..I-lan .:9à(n,?./,''7#.. j. e &./'i; J'âf t:à, T.,àl i?. 29 .(s ,Ir?'' /r- t:è' L-'> t!ô' t:zr kr kr $û/ a'':.,t (:). âz'drz!' tq,>-r-v 19z9'av d.r4'4r17pq) g-c- 46,' 2, t$'13 t:r. iqt' tT,-î7 -j7 '''; f:l . .

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a Gofden Jubilee; ''Celebration of the#./#ey annivtvsary of an important eventis a Golden Jubilee. ''a hey-day / halcyon day: the best daysto cut one's teeth: ''Forty-four yearsago he cut his teeth t??? Richlnondfbffêlcf/. ''

14to face both ways: to lwzp/ltarà' both con-/t?,5'/(7/1/J at the :fzl?,l(.r titl1ethe game is not worth the candle:'1 77rzvtd tried to reorganize r/jp com-

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ptkny, /?&r/ it rç hopeless. F/le game /J?7 'twr?/-//z the candle. ''

to play cat and mousete play second fiddle: %she is playing

second .###/e to her kusband though-$'/7e is /.,.8 good as Jlp is. ''to play into sorneone's hands'. aj'oushould ppvcr have conjïned your t7?z,ç/-ness /rt)/z:/(!.ç to your (?c???7?ne///t??-.ç.Nbkv they can plC/a/t'c matters wors'c fory'/l/. Folz have played //7// theirhands. ''

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to play the game: to be Jts/, and /;tv7-est in one %' dealings with other people

to play it by ear: U' am r/t,w to //01:5.school; uj's 1 7/ have // play it *)? earfor/ie ./h';s/ l/w lèsson, 2' - the teacher saîd'.to play wit h f1re..' z'.l' wouldn 't adviseAW/p what /0 tlo Mnfjt??î she and her /1;f,:-

band quarrel; .J'()f/ 7//. be playing w///J Jîre

t/'-rt'l/ do- ''to play upon sorneorte's tkelirtgs:GDon ? /c/ /?//?? play upon your feelings..J/k is only lry/pkg /f) geib -ît:?/zlp money out

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to march/move/keep up with thetimes: rfl'l/è have to march u////'; ///ctimes, otkerwise our clients wili Jp dse -IICTCV 02F

to go with a run / to go witha swing-. f'I'f''k wcr: happy //3/7/ aII wc?7/with a .OWpqç. ''to follow one's nose: ''She told rnf?just to follow ??ky nose. ''to meet half-way: ''J'I?/Z lnight meet 1/.$halhvay. l'Pk agreed to l&7?./7(?r/ you t7rz.#you will change your l//f/lz#c to your work. ''

to be led by the nose-. 'rr//e boss wt7xsled by the nose by his ,st/crc/tzr.p till she/,J# spent aIl /;f%' money. ''

to take the line of least resistance:t6M't1x always takes the Iine of least rc-sistance with his studies, and the resultsare vivid. ''

to go one's own way: *fA11 rlk/l/, Totn,go your own w/y, tf that '!< how you feelabout it, but I wish you would //:î/c,c tous just once. ''at second hand: .1 have tw()? receivedthe ac1$,.: second l/z7n1, so it ?/ltzy not be re-Ilàble. ''

ear in year out: s'zyear in, year out)/ ,lvr.lackson would go to L ondon /?? thistimq t??f' the year to see his oId friends. ''out of the jaws of death: ''Jtfc wtzs'snatched /rr)??/ the w/tzppw of tr/ctz/'/l hy //,kfriend. ''out of the fryâflg-pan into the fire ,1to jump out of the flying-p an into tllefire: 'Uoe c/?t??:.j'f?# hlïî g't)'fl because ./;pwanted ???f)rc hreetlom, lvz? in J,/.v ntut?job he couldn :t /tdnr-p't? the fpA cc withoutthe p?ytr?/lfwcr :$' permission- It wtu a ctc.&t?of tw/ of the Jkying-pan fa/tp the .#,'ea ''

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tarred with the same brush--a1 upfllaf/li//c '/ deal w//.# any Jmtïy fromlfJ;/,j, ..t% 7lf //('.$t. t'h' :>1 ar'e aII Jtzr/'t!d with thest?pîlfa b''s.wb'h. %'at first hand / straight from thehorsc's mouth'. 'hC got the rltlu',& at

.Jr.S/ hand, &t) 1 Ancw it !ç truœ. '' /''ldz'k %' better ask the skipper 1i'//// infor.-tnation /,%y wan't to rérf?/pt?, for it %' thebest //#akg wken onc con ftnd ()/// the fll-structions J/rttlà/lr .p', (vn //le horse '.çtnouth. ''out of this world: GThis house is re-4//-)7 out t!/- tht.j wcr/f'/. I am sure you11 buy it. ''u?/

under one's ncse: hTle stole zzly wateh

./7-041 right under ?N.'P nose. ''under the counter'. T'.?.?e wfz-ç dislnissqd

./*()?- having sold goodt under thecountcr. ''

the massacre c?f innocents: heartless/rértz//rlé'z7/ of children or young people,tlpien used Jllzlrltrvcl/.ç/yto pour one's heart: ê'When we w'creclone, she poured out her Atl/r/ to metzditli;? her broken marriage. ''for dear life: HIphen tke children Jzzwthe tlwzif!r of J/lc house they ran forJkclr tèfe out c/ the Jprtr/ivl. ''day in, day out: ê'Day in, day outMr. #rfrlll//l(7r; took a morning J'rtsaand wezi/ to work. ''

to have/to bear/keep in mind: z'X'e canpm.ptstl several gprzc/lfJ';i':tç but what ywk': doyou itrk'e in z?2/??#.?''/ ''Wou -::4/ bear /kmind rrly' (latlihley 'f-ç vcry young. ''

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to have one's heart in the rightplace: '.MS.' uncle zntz.)z Iook &a//#y, but/J& heaz.t .#.$' in //?.c nkht place. ''bear/have/hold a grudge against:hbkfike didn 't think it wtu so p'll/cà J'oew/;.o held a grzfJgc against /lfr?;. ''

to have a card t!p one's sleeve: HThe#' Iturij /la# a c//':r/ up C'f.î s1' ccve whichnothîng t7/ that point would have Ied

,, 'him to expect.

to have a cheek / to have thenerve / to have the gall to: 'TS'/ hasa cheek /t) ask lNc for a Ioan the /);/a-ute wc were introduced'' / ''#c has//,é' nerve to pass ./f/#g???t?a/ on #$//?f7/,(y. kzjjtl ?Cè1. .

to have a nose fbr: '*She had a rér/nos'e ./'' or trouble- '?to have only one paâr of hands:é1 can )' Iook tz-//pr the ckildren andcook the J'/p.pTe?- at //;e same time; f 'pconlv got tlac pair c?/- hands. ''to have a way with one: f'Mlwstafordhas a ?-t?f# wr/y bvith /,cz. students. F/lc.vagree witk frp'tvy//l/zlg she says. ''

to have a sharp tongue'. (to have apointed way of thinking) ''II'e wJdtfraid of her sharp tongue. ''to be up to the ears in work: Us isuseless to approach kim with any re-quest, he is up to ?1le etvs in 'wor/c. ''

to have a bone to pick with some-onc: /' 1 have a htpzltd to pick 1W//) you.J./'J,? sister saw you take $5 bill out t!/-my handbag //lfç morning. '?to have oniz's hands full: t'Don !/ askrae to do Jay//lïzlg' else. l have my/;a!3#$' Lhall /tlflJ:/r.w ajter /wt? children. ''since time àmmemorial

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kk(,..': $1oj.y-1I')l.2'!:'r,, J'a('.tr,fl uyab/lky to upset th e apple cart: 'êlnhat flcck'-dent has upset the apple cart- ?'

$.t.(.'.'1lsn'tx4I.$a-tns TttpneuHe to tly the patience of a saint/ to tf'y , . .. ! p,.llojytjta s cvor,ythe patience ol Job: akhu tzrt? trying ç . . , ., ,.,. )) (y;,z;),athe patience t?./' a .ft//a6 1 have tt;r-plained it to you many //,A2p5,. ''

$fuu9 Be-rpa ly Iloae truth lies at the bottom of the well i, k k !., :g .,: : :,j jyty rjy jjsy j;jj jj;j)kji j, rjr-/ ( y Fj . . . f . ..r jg ku. yy ((

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in Place: 'W'I: kvarm Jciét/fxç Bltlrp jllst in # i t . . , jtrgt,klqsj c vojjytueroplacLh #t7& kt;'()w, Xr 'Fd /74/// to tak8 0ur

. 42 . j I j I à., j . ;.( tjjshoes ().,#- a though the Jbt?r wc-î so cold. '' j ' ' ty y y j y y, . j ( j j; .j jj j g jjjt jjyj

iotlvîkyk'flii 6.tmKe -. t() have a finger in evef)/ pie: 1. 'Vlten''iï'll->zjHëia Phil àptzrfp there wfrlri' to be a .//zpn/p/td

sale, he wuw aoon bttsy organizih,g /,ù44b'taiïlLs. -/#R? has a y/ikjj(v. in cpt?r.p pie. #'

j , y y,,; j. j-ytyy jja suak?..a.Fvpi(.èi>r@.i Ety-Rft4lt,k cjsf)e al! your geese arc swans: t'ou overesti- '

('7'(2)).!)èç )..4-13 J:jBp..lTvs'!- i'nate /J'3p vaihe tl-/-yrpll?- p0,S.b'esu%lhn.% Or/Jèt?.;, p'jzfzu' lwcause they fzrc yours

, , ?. , .1 r.r jl 'itlpguwx yj-oasxx,/>z .v;q'. u sqa,y uasyz-!a to vanish/disappear into thin air:

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Pz'k used to 5:tr a /t'?/ of /wzzj, then one 'day /7p vanished into #liW air. '' l ' '' I':''tl/Malt Ifapouno

rt:4,l.k k$ .lecy at sea/all at sea'. 'After listening a few?'??//kf//t?.s to //7p/'?- convernation, 1 u/tz-ç alIc/ sea. C/îe/pf.w'r.p is not my subject. ''

ëozlk 8 Tyuaue to be k1A a log. Barbara J.C aI1 Ir/ afog zmw about w//t)/ to do next. ''

/t',;);( Balt,j He c'I'lkttmo! Siname ofï youl: iéïbur mother 1% carty-:

, . q: ,y,, jj yyjyyysjs . ... aysy.yj jyying a /cé.ltpvy bog ana .)7()1./ let Apr do it. ' '

sshame c?p yntd''x!.lLu rpc?M cpeau lcncl-o out of the blue: ''Now, out of 1he:1(? t'i' a blue, a Fpx/n Ranger had xlowp up -

one of /./?c' rpry' ones w/kfl had partneredw/ti?7 Jake Sptypl''/. ''

skax f.'l,traitlk'ual .?.wa zjer/-sëpe two ziï')cl t'wo J'pake four: absolultly c/ctzl-

ktakk .;2t)l,$'roy# IapfltëlMc:a.,rl j ust h.K'hp.t t' lle (t)()c..t' tlr ordered : Y'el-tbankyoa J'tv- yout, /;'czp. z'/ w'f/.s jtlst w.it.'? f theJ' ' ' - 'd' /'?'t'/czt?r oriaet e .

'W'hat a pi tyl: ''Ikhat a ./J/I'P that .5'/zc'couldn 't .5-/t7y? with us. ''

like looking for a needle ikl a ha)/zw-stack: ''pzlzk are ??:t?Wn.g and ?11y room/'.î such a ?nc-qs'z- Iooking Jtl?- your pehcil .will be î///c: looking J''br 61 F/cctf/tr in chaystaclc ''

like a rcd rag to a bull: 'iMention c'a/-his ?-/vé7/ 's rg//zl: wtz-ç Iike a red nz,g to abuli to /71-/33. ''

like rats leaving the s- - g ship: like'raito?s lt-wpr/k'a,g the losing side in a contej't

iike (greased) lightning/iike a streakof lightning: '<1 've never seen tzn-ptl/'tcn4n ust? fast. This man ran likc /k' (hthii'lgacross the field. ''Iike a moth (that flies) round a I iglkt-.like Jtvnctp/ftd who is unable to reJ'/5'/telnptation

like a cat on hot bricks: extreillelyt?w/av/rl and uneasy

as luck would have it: 'Uoha /f','/? J,4,t)/'he r?7/:/J/ llave won Barbara that J7c?J' rbut as luck ::tw/f/ have & he wt'?l' mcl,r.-tied /'/zica to his second wife. ''like talking to a brick wall: *lLle /-T' sotfcgrtrl//c. 11 1ç Iike fJ#c/iv' to a àarfc;kwall t'pqwf/r?.g with him.

you make your bed, you must kieon it: JK/.J. e h as ??'lnW: his :cc/, atkfiï hepyfz-';f t'ie on ï?- ''

li 1.k. e a (-'t ti ck to wat er'. 'ëz1/',W slvxjr/,, ,ff tJhad zqcvc/- b' ï?t?/'p to l'J?e offk-e l/t.l/Taire-é:'', l'ietook r''p the t'outine Iike a f/lfc/c towa:er. ''

(like) water of f a duck. 7s back.: Ji%'. hexçcclo/#cl ho' .î(#;z2 again and again y'/-ur Iîis/tz;.'&/éw-ç, b, ul A(?r words wpr'a watqr c/f adu cz? 'J b a ck - ''

p(.a t.?i c. MII.IGa. ckaar' n'n-ibcl to appc. ar o ut chf' tht.l blue: %'V,yà'rcfht??- âw'ttkrtan/y oppeûieed o ,,:/ fl./' ttbe,!'''/f./c- ye ,5'/'ietrtt''qv- J#'t? ,hfztf?,v '/ .w?f?lî him foryefw:.ç a'na' F/fzz#'' given J2..//N up ./iW-' tlead. ''

/,:-C4 k'.i c iajaa jfqgl l t'è.- e loctusts: ''6 l'I-he p oor z.-e?'fLr?/o?'#,5'jiwat-melr.l Jfltsa locusts f??-f%?74'tt'' lhc- Scz?i

'J/W J?I .?('.a ,( cearfsiw i: gc.uktfz to l.J.e packed lik e sardillrs: ë'P'''p were

a' cl.'cff like .îc?-#';k'c& on Jz/ train. ?'p .

could JIs!rJ/,)? move /3:)' arm. '':$::4 krf. (2Tpa ylt 1 $ ke an ostf ic1l: $$'1th //..: head in #;$fr stïnd 2

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//.')? inoïluënced, just ///cé' a Avef7//ic/r-c/cir. '' is

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comex into jptpwer ulbr a ,yJj//-/ time tlplt)p t(ua ?.&f'.;1i#2)1t:)e cepatl' te a. h. eart (7f stone : ''S: mus: l';'t'z>'c a 1

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àtt;:t h'r(.tjl'h aptzrpyiltloaeilli.l a stusmbling block: ô'Ih' é' iuue t.?/' e'Ihi'nwg'tz.ç tz stumbling ablock at //04T//- disctztssion. ''

sLajla.sl Iy Mope a J' rop in. îhe ocean: alnheir h 6'/?J is .t)??/J? a Jhtlyn. ' /?f the tMvtat?rc of pp>tz/ wt? re- ,ally need, J'&/ it dogî'n '1' lnean /.è.s'/ h/t?

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you Iike /6, mok t? a statement now ?k' .- . upetîg , yuks.y jxap-roquuii aclulx :4 house e.f cards.

about Af.q Jùture. w/p/c are rio//lfrtkg but !'a kouse t?/. carals ?/'t7? mil-'v topple tlver

,, jany /Al()?ncrl/.yûpku,y MacaoM plentv is no rc laque

HCt IICLIG#'rHWbKHLIIOTb itaël Caparl'qa to SV/ZCITI like loc.utstspi-rlulk KauufyM BurtuuGalo'r habit cures habit 'lr--Rioq l(. nporaaeMe the k ey to the problem: 'Rhis /.s vety

essential. f ?/4J'rJk' t'hat J/11% is Vfe key / o:he problem. ''

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u', #;..C ,,pT ùu ië e k')()pa k''tl?tlJ.I,la;.j.a bloocj tl.'j.:kc.k, -.e.r t .han water: the St?-î , ...,s wa xox f-u sou to j:,7 c) out (71- on e' s 'wav: T'Y/.? !.'i?é'r:'?/ outb cAfe't?é'x,''? relalillns tzre ,J,./Ntp,.&éa/' i'ho'n Ihose f?,/- /7/:. p,s.), to us-.:sw /2./.$, vqntgt-est yca/.. thgst?/wt?(?/'3 friends (a,yt??- tt?aa'e J). y êjis sartner. ', 'L '

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bright pzf-? ..î shining teeth. '' , - -., 1. .' '.rït'aaxlp.qa:n 'rapeau. a a flry lpo;.' saucel . an lzukow?,l .fll,i.n,z ob-' N tO l'nake the blood run cold/to chill J'Pt-'? h'*n' t7/lo/lftM /J/tz?1t?/

r'tipo>. s c% sïue'ln Jz . vnax . .the blood: t'iînhe sight o.f the man /.pW:g ,. ...,,11,(',j( ua rlouloïe to ta. lk / speak ()f* the devil: <6C).h talkt'lar'l ///c road w'f.7.s' enough to ?'rlte?/cc cf #/(;' aIevil /./wv you arc. ''. .ê

hïancy !s' blood rffp cold. #' - . . - . zvs-y. fy dogars y,y pty- ,..:.?(tào na, vau6o. Ike-r take lt o/ leave 't. l#k' ptlArqawaossl crffzas/ crocodile tears; 66Tak.e no ptrv/'ct? of //t4?- lowest kl/-/cc for />. t7/ second-hand air

- dile tears. 57gf? '.$' not JW tht? ./ciraf ctgpta/d//t//stz/-. 7-&/f c // ot- Ie6l !?fJ it. ?'cl'ocoJtprlcfarr/cl-/ about 'p(71.//- injury. '' ''r (y 'tgs lltxkxk- ()1. l $()tl) i IIIJ'. s/t4f, lllujt ?:%'/é cwetyth ?) jg

e . . i .?i--t') nau J(l,I o Hptllia..R f . ? ; .-') -â'?'rlnli'iqfscs loa. noraxp to be ullkl' er sorntrone's feet- 4T/'f can '/ I ' .'.zptsa.-i-1p I'CJjT'I;.I.I l i'k-wtt sllllttztlplc 's boots : t4i7on 't ytpfz

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Mac-rep ïla l:c(.! pr'ftlt

M:,U ' . '1% pl/Ktlfi

Mepàlliyzii MecNm

Mtt' XtJ.!)? Mt/ontl'lrrt:M ftMa1<O/.$ Sanb/rtljeî,i

MCF/I(,.Jk-). F Jïefitahtc r1 atttTtiglttfi'

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h.1telp'3' t3C'1>b, x'.ll2.21 '#tf.,kTû)lî.l. IFtz'.

Me-I>Th f Hizep'ëteii(?',!l cllr/lHbtqtt'ikl

abominatio. n of desolation: somethinit'vety disgusting, regarded IWJ/J o'vc. rsion,an fzlflc/ipl/rjKr>/c thing

1' o cast pe,a rl s betbre svvine- 'YI don '/tt'i J'J-7 /c kr 1.ap,?'/7/ conLfchb's '!'t'7. I'hi.z /'//.fJk înan Jr.<black. up(?t'.?r/-? b k;.!J'c/'-t.? sb-vine. ''

6 Golk by trial and error: ..TO Jkl the correct f1''3 F1O Kol'lfe HO/II'IMCTMeroaou Ilpo H olt!usolution to our ynrtl/crn wc had to goby /r2/ and crrt?r becausè nobodycould gfvc us advice. '' . . . t'loqrsrrw roaoly

Mepnlzslii xaslx a dead language: one //ltz/ is /)(? longerusl/o,tel? today, such as ancient Greek,.lvc//rl, Sanskrit t $' ..J,r2' lr.aa lfe cpaal'

Mlîaulma He c'roH'rw to have more lctf something) in one's / ' $.1iOZ-R2Chfinger than someone else has in his 'whole body: B teve has more 5'/c/# in h' , . brarrs ce6e na ychis Iittle hhger than you have in yourwhole body, which isn 't saying much/''

Muaoc'rH npoclxM You are always welcome!MMP Tecell it's a small worid: ''Ikrhen 1 wls' in ' ,.'P3.M K1th Coi:a

London I ,zl(?/ my former colleague in ,Oxlhrd Streeê. lt %' a small worldl''

MHe HanaeBa'rb not to care a t'ig/i-lot to give a fig ',''.''?lt2iiHS.S PIWKOCThfor: **1 //l/A3/c it %' a sickness to griet'ctoo vl/c/l for ///(?.sc wlîo never cared a , , 'rr.;rj coxseullx./ir for you. ''

Moaru KaK peme'ro a memol'y like a sieve: Hïkhen it 'comes to grtr?j/ntzrx 1 have a ??êc/?:()r..k?Iike a sieve. ''

Mo3rH Ila Mec're to havtl Onc's head screwed On l.$?j'TalijK#l Geralo'r(He pypaltl the right way: ''Sopa wtz: sure that F.:'2 Ko-e

her husband would take a wise deci-uçf(?jv,' he had his head screwed op ,,,; ),.ygy jje ogaaevsthe ?Q/?/ way. '' '

Moaoxo Ila ry6ax to be still wet behind the ears: Hll'eHe o6coxao will J'?t? no match for them; he is still ,. slraïasltan onepawet behind the ears. ''

Moaoqllwle ay6I>v milk teeth: h'rst teethMoaovlible pexM, a land of milk and honeyxuceawllwie Gepera

Mopaawliaq no6eaa a moral victory: a dqfeat that shouldby r?k/l/.ç have been a Wc/ocp

w, ''kttiskulBllafl 80311./MopaalmaM uoallepxtxa moral support: l tr?? making my ofirst

speech at the pzec///w, f hope you wWbe there to 2:/1/: me moral âwlwtv'/. ''

; . .:f'i :

to give one the shi. 'v't,ï f-s: ::f/ gives ??îp 'Ij ;the .';//fI;'(??s to s't?c hotv ?!?c drives his car. !;'

?) ?) 'j ljHe zl!y so careless. ;I

to pull someone's leg: Hilon ? you ?z?2-- iderst'and l:e is pulling /j/.î Ieg /() atnuse ' '..: h 'evetybody JFe?-c. '' 1 !

! 1 I .Rome was nOt buih in a day: Y'That !$ 1...1!i

1: Ijprogresy- she said. -- Rome wtun '/' E.2 Ibuilt in a day. '' :

to make a mental note of: K'Alan.$.J/i'?n/t his head not knowing the tzrswcrmaking a n?t???/t7/ note /0 the ??;EWàc Robhad lstw#t?rlet8. ''

as wise as al1 owl / a wise old owl:z'Your tppn/. is as wa,c as an owl, yorf k/better /L'/(!r? to her advice. ''

a museum piece: i'Jack is so proud ofhis oltl cfzr, l't is a /m(! museum piece. ''

a nag ging doubt: 6ê.t''1'k /2tz# a ntzggïngdoubt w//c///cr he .îJ,t??,;/# have Iet Gusqo t?.//-, alone to do a job that wtzs too bigfor /0//A; - the job they ought ?47 h' ave .done together. ''

to make one's flesh creep: wltmakes ?,;y flesh creep when 1 thinkabout it. ''

be unable to hurt a fly / to be unableto say boo to a goose: 'ff.fc is so #/,/tf,he wouldn '/ say a boo to a goose. ''

. n. j. y tjj jyp y aSO3P OPCV 2 . & WPXCPF mof/(?i///s.jt negllkee and matching robe??lt7Jt? her Jp/petzrtz/cc, her husband,JW :/ vclvet slnoking ./(7c/(t?/, jbllowingright behind. Da pfJ .//// as !(/' he hadstepped fl7/t) a aprïl?'lt?-.s??ce soap

#AO/fcrt':.

fuss over nothing: '',4// ?'?cr prepara-//ta#?.î are just ./i./.ts about rjtp//-l/pg. 1 amsure rl()?/?,%g will cotne out of it- ''

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1 ' v t' I y (.' I f ) I I ( l I l :)1 s 1.1 s i l ver l inil'lg :-'Rolwrt /?fl$ Iost his wf/'t?, which is a/p/ow to him, but he met Jane who be-ctzale kis real helper. fvery cloud has asilver Iining. ''

on the nm: ''She took a sandwich andate it on the ma. ''

Ha Ilapy CJOB

Ha IIOCOIIIOK

Ha nOHTHTeZbHOMPaCCTOSHMH

Ha Hpeleze

11:1 (; (,1.)!

Ha 6eapbl6l?e yl paK pbl6a better one small fish than an emptydish

Ila Bepxy 6an-eltc'rBa on the top of the world: aNobodyexpected Sarah vould win thiscompetition; she is on the topof the world. ''

na Bec aoao'ra worth one's weight in gold: ç'You tzz'eworth your wcly/l/ in gold. I wlwsh yoa WIet me pay you. ''

Ila Bcsxl!ii carlaii just in case: 'êshe dialed her owa num-ber, just in case. ''

l!a roaomlsl: eee aox on an empty stomach: ''You tnust takethese pills on an c/ap/y stolnach. ''

Ha rpalm Ilopr oqlxoc'rll to sail close to the wind: *&Tlw couplesailed close to the wfrltf Guests

.#// un-easy looking at them. ''

Ila allr one of thesc days: before longHa aolrxt-oii B-co're up to par: f'#/.ç work is not up to par

//;/:ç wcek. ''

Im Kollqllxe Jlablxa on the tip of one's tongue: HThename of the c//.p wcl on the &> ofmy tongue A xf now; ff will copleback to me. ''

lm naasqax koxœo to be able to count on the fingers/cocqliu n ' on the fingers of one hand: '.Y

m ctza

count on the Wagcr.î ofyour hand thenumber of times I approached //plI wilhany request. ''

Ha llatllyrv Jmpor

Ha cBo; cTpax H pHcK

Ha eHoclx

Ha ToM iBeTe

Ha yxo (no cexpeTy)

Ha qevntpexbKax

Ha GMPOKYD Hory

l1a6M3* prlky

ua6MTb qeHy

ua6oaenmMA BONPOC

=a6op CJOB

to have a word with someone: HWouldyou covc up to my l-oom, Alice? ;I/ Iiketo have a word with you. ''

one for the road: a .#af# drink beforeone Ieaves a social gatheringat arm's length: 'Taul wanted to getto know Jenny better, but she kept himat 4/-/1 1ç Iength. ''

on the edge'. ''The wcekcni wen/a ///#c better, but /?lç nenm 1$*> dqpnitebon the edge by the /ï/>lc Friday Jrrfvctf ''

at the parting of the ways: Ut% timefor us to stop and think. ll'e are at theN r/ïfg of the wctp. ''off one's hat: HMr. L ewis took this de-cision t).#' his hat. ''near hcr time: approaching the mo-ment when her baby will be born

the world to come: the /?/'e aher deatha word in the ear: ê'I wtu told aboutthis Iike by a word in the ear. ''

on one's hands and knees: usince w: donot want anybody see /z.: w: mkht be &/-ter f we crawl on é?zr hantls and kneez. ''in a big way: aHis house is alwaysfull, he is so generous and does every-thing in a /uy w/y. ''to gain one's hand in: 'fAfter a coupleofgames, you 11 soon get your hand inthis game. It is not dv cult. ''to jack up the price: ''The man /?ïc# hlL%best to jack up the pr/ce, but aIl in vain. ''

sore subjed/sore point: 61t I:s better notto l'pcf?/c about /01:: jlilute, A;:: sore subject. ''gibberish: 'W ow, the pkrases would bemeaningless, more fragments in the gib-&r9/l that passedfor conversations, butonce //1c.v would /lcpc meant cpcr-p//lfzlg. ''

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1l;lr1k1 k)4j) llflhb j) 1:111 ()ik

IIaBOCTPHTI> FIIIII

Ilarperrb PlTKH

HaReBZTb MacKy

ê i , : ,.. ; t'w up one's courage: Glvlark.$t l'ewt?d vp /w:: courage f7a# asked /j,%'boss for ?/Ic rise fa his wlgc. ''to make up for lost tim e: HM aybex$>tr/; FJJ maldng up Jhr Iost ff/rltr ormay be -sopptrr/lfn.g else, I don 't know.

''

to flood the market: ''Chinese goodsflooded the rlt'zrkcl. '' ito prick up one's ears: ''ffe prkked up '

,, )hlL% ptlr,î when J/icy mentioned his nanlq.tto feather one's nest: ''Sc is not going

to feather /1a nest /7/ our apense. ''

iSItHPa.IIIHBRTI,CS'ùft KOMIIJIHMeHT

ïllllllpJIl'aTb BCe CHJIbI

IlftnpflMyIf)

rlanyra'rb im CMITTH

to sail under false colours: to assumea false f#éy?'1à'/y and to conceal one 1%/mc pumoses HaHTCKaTB T/MaH:

IIa+IIMaTI> Ha Taiilllplellpykltullwl

to hope against hope: ''rPè aIl hopedtzgcfltçf hope that he wouu become :c/fcr

. ''

to put strings'. 'T wanted her to behappy in what she wfu doing

, t/n# 1wax prepared to put A/r/ap' to he# keron her wtz-v. ''

to call a spade a spade: 'In t?cr/a,'N-iIy we don 't use a

./bwcry language wccall a spade a spade

. ''

to kill oncself, to commit suicideto becom e bloodshot: ''Ilis eyes be-ctzruc bloodshotp it wfu clear that hew/.ç ansmy indeed. ''

Ha3bIBaTb Betlm CBOIIMHHMCHaMH

HaxaazwmaTs ua ce6H pyxu

Haax'rbcx/naaulaTbclxposbm

HaMovan ceGe :Ia yc

IlaMbllilrrb l'OJIoBy

Hat)TPe3 IITKa3aTLCS

to make a mental note of: 'Alexmade a ntental note of cvcry'//?/ng hehad llcl?W in #)t:?/ room.

''

to chew someone out: ê'Il'e wts rcftf/.y

to chew her out over a boy &>t? mighthave teased in tbe hallway.

''

to refuse pointblank: Hshe Ml///tzl co-ziness and she 'd always rcl/hl'epointblank to discuss t'z//p//lfflg /t) //k)wff/l their respective jobs. ''

HAK HTI>CH Ha MX)m

ImcTynanHa (aIo6xIMyIO) Moaoab

HaTsllm le OTHOIW HHJI

IIaXOAHTbCH B CKOJIH KOMHOJIOXVHHH

Haqa'rb C 2308

HRIIUIILIBZTb nfmly

He B JIAM X

He Bame aeao!

to fish for compliments: HYou are sopretty, do not fr.y to ,/3.îJ! )%r c(wyp/&lnents. ''

to strain every nerve: n'Living w///7hf?tl other lnen in one cell IPJ.C a p-ctztstrain on aII our zlcrvps'. ''

fair and square: V told sfaqaretfairand square what 1 thought of herfriend. ''to frighten someone out of one's wits/ to scare to death: ''You scared ?AIehalf to death. W''/ly didn 't you .///:/knock/'' / ''F/jtz/ dog frightens me outof my wits, #;t?.y' should keep itchained. ''

to confuse the issue: k'Don 't ever? /ryto confuse the issue, nothing will comeout of it. ''to tread on someone's corns / to stepon somebody's toes : HYou trod onhis ct?r/l.ç Iait night when you askedhim about /,f1' son. Don 't you know,that he is in 'rfxt?a .?'' / <.He stepped onher toes by /:/'J' tactless relnark. ''relations are rather strained'. .isincethis terrible acddent, the relalions be-N'évn these hf?tl countries have beenrather strained. *'to be out on a limb: ff/.l.N soon as theorganizers mw they were out on a Iimb,they cancelled their campaign. ''to start fron'l scratch: .% et '-$. startIearning German pf'jr(?//? scratch. ''

to get the 1ay of the land / soundout thc possibilities'. Glt w/-ç obviousthat they ww': trying to get the Iay ofthe land by asking dterent questions. ''at odds (withl: alhe nekhbours wereat odds with each other. ''M ind your own business!

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not to believe one's eyes / not to be-lieve one's ears: ''When my Jlvt?r re-J//mctf/r?Al the éctw/y parlour, she sochanged so much that 1 .could not 'e//epe

* pnM# Lses.

Ile Bmw'rb zln.qhllle not to see beyond the end of one'scBoero Iioca nose: 6611e has no imagination. He

can 't see Jqytmtï the end of /f1:ç nose. ''Ile Blfae'rb aepeBbeB not to sec 'the wood for the trees: not,3-32 aeca to see essential because of alI the t/ettslçHe bqepa ptulblc? not born yesterday'. .'You wtm '/ fool

me with this trick. 1 wasn 't born yes-terday. ''

jle BblaaBlrrb cpie3y you can't get blood out of a stone:61t 'ç no use appealing to Uhde Paul.Yblz can 't get blood out of a stone. >'

He aaii bor! God forbid! Heaven forbid!Ile > e'rb Il> ero oGmero to be as different as cheese and

chalk: '6My husband and Max wereIike cheese and chalk. ''

Ile > e'rb noa co6oii not a 1eg to stand on: uM ark Jc-IloqBsl cused the doctor of negllkence, but

when he admitted he hadn 't taken themedicine prescribed, he hadn 't a Iegto stand on. ''

Ile MMe'rs nolm'rlm not to have a clue: aRobet.t hatln 't aclue where the cans had come .//0/:)and didn 't care. ''

He K MeCT;

Ile Bepll'l'b CBOIIMraa3aM/ylllaM

He oTKzaablBa? meaaB noarH; Hm%

He HepBo; MoaoqocTH

not to 1et the grass grow under one'sfeet: to wtz-ç/: no time in getting f7 taskdone

getting on in years / no springchicken: G'She fa no Jwr/rlg chicken tobe drened Iike that. ''

Ile HollpoGyelllb - the proof of the pudding is irl tlleIle yallaeua eating: *il'he yacht has elegant lines a1I

right, but how will she sail? F/le proofof the puddîng 1:: in the eating. ''

Ile 'rpous allxo, Holta to 1et sleeping dogs lie: *êlrou mustcww'r 'rllxo have known that mentioning /21:s evwfe

would upset him. You should Iet sleep-ing dogs lie. ''

lIe ycrryrlll'rb HM Ha iio'ly not to budge an inch: 'Emilia wtzi: notgoing to badge an inch tn this pAit7l/cr. ''

Helmcallslii M KOH the unwritten law: a law which is gen-erally recognized, although it has notbeen comtnitted /r? writing

' '

g;Hecq'w saaop to talk rot: Tom says that the cotn-pany is almost bankrupt. It seems tome that /;e is talking rot. ''

IxecrH Kpec'r to bear one's cross: HTO be under-esti-mated by men is the dvygeuç/ clnss 1kave had to bear. '' (Barbara TailorBradford, Woman of Substance).

Ilec'rll 'm llw to talk through one's hat: to talk non-sense

Ile > ers 11M Maaeiimero to have not the foggiest idea: ê1 :twenpeac'ramle% q not the foviest idea what you are talk-

ing about. ''

Heqec'rual Ilrpa foul play: ''f/ wtzus foul play on hiss'fdd. ''

IIH B r'lmlll He CTaBIITI> nOt to give tWO Cents for: U don 'tcare /wo cents what he thinks about

#/m e.

Illl s xtualls not on your life: Glhey /Jl/?;/c youneed to go to the hospital. '' - uNot onyour pf/'e. ''

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He MYAPCTByS AYKaBO

He OT MMPa Cero

out of place: uThe elegantly Jrta.lr.stWwoman felt out ofplace at the pà'r./ywhere aII the other wtppcn wtve wear-in 'eans. ''I Jwithout beating about the bush:aluet %. start the discussion w///lf?l// beat-i'p.jr about the bush. ''

from (or living in) a different w()rld/in a world of one's own: *% t#)?? ) thinkshe is able to understand our /?m&tz?/?.ç.,she l%' fn)m a dlb rent world. ''

HH rpollla il IOPMaIV ' no lnore shots in the locker: Hlt wfuhard to believe that there wcre no moreshots in the Iocker. Something hus to beVVXX $*

more dead than alive: *'L ook at /2/r?1.Ile .ît?c??)-î to be lnore dead than alive. ''

not tbr love or money: 'Ihe hotels atthe coast are booked out at this fïrlle ofthe yeat; you can 't get a rot-? for Iove

#;or money.

n0t f0r nuts

not for all the world: ..M .V mothertvouldn 't Ieave Paris for aIl theworld. ''

lèeither fish, flesh, fowl nor good redherring'. 'Vhis is neither a gt7/nta qfchance nor skill. It is nietherssh, #?w/nor good red herring. ''

witllout rllyme or reason: 'W seemedJ/rtznérc to lne that she could .%/t7?'/ cly-fng without rhylne or reason but Iatel. 1 'understtmd why. ''

HH XIMB HH MePTB

HM aa KaFl<e ReHbrH(KOBPNQKKH)

HH 32 qTt)

HH 32 HTO lIa CBe're

H11 pbl6a HH Mxco

IIII C TOl'0 HH C CG f

Il- ero oco6elllloro nothing to write home about: *'Aliceplays the piano quite well but she %'nothing to write home about. ''

lloBas Meraa n'Hc'ro MeTe'r llew broom s sweep cleaner: zêshe/lv//7(?l special Jàvours on the ris-ing stars; as a direct consequenceshe 'd survived being swept Jwtzy bycountless adlninistrative ncwbrooms. ''

ltor Im,!l co6o: He qys'rb to walk/dance on air: êésince 'Jb/??and ATJr.p werc engaged they /?:? p't? beetlwt?//J?7,g on air. ''

Hoee lkonner Noah's ark: place ofsafety :? nleansof rescue

o6arpslw (o6arpBn) to have blood on one's hands: ''Ippœ B KPOBH don 't think we should stop the sutwon

operating; wc don Y want the patient 1çblood on our hands. ''

o6Bec'rH BoKplv Yiallbqa to twist someone round one's little fin-ger: 'T do not fmxç/ herfor ske is able to/w9/ anybody mlzptf her Iitîle o/3ngcn ''

oGofrrHcb B xoneeqxy to cost a pretty pelmy: aYour divorcewill cost you a pre//.p penny. ''

o6opoTllal cTopolxa the other side of the coin: the oppo-MeaaaH site. standpoint, showing the disadvan-

tages as against the advantage

o6paa ut-uallH a way of life: ê'The western wJy of /4/'eis vér.p dterentpom ours. It is dpcultfor him to get accustomed to it. ''

oaepmalw Bepx to carfy/win the day: é'The debate wtuover; the opposidon ctzrrfcff the day. ''

oaen Koro-zm6o B to put someone in a strait-jacket: .%lHaaeTO cMHpr eljbuyfo feel as though 1 were in a strait-jacket.pyGaltllty 1 cannot do anything without asking a

ermission. ''p

omlll 143 'alclqH one in a thousand'. 'islle is one in athousand, she has t7 splendid character. ''

omm tuallc H3 Tbëcr u one chance in a thousand'. .'By onechance in a thousand something hit oursun and made it to produce the planets. ''

OalmM MaxoM with one stroke'. uHe treated rattlersIike gatz/l, dlYposing of them with oneN/mkc of whatever tool he had in hand. ''

ommM MllpoM (IlolMaaallbl to be tarred with the same brush: HItis better not to have anything to dowith this family; they have aII been/tzrrct/ with the same âmM . ''

oaulxM catmoM in a word: <êsusan is bored with theschool, she dislikes her classmates andshe quarrels wf/: the teachers. In t7word, she hates the school. ''

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t ,/4lIt)i i l 11 1l't)ii 11 MDFIIJIP with one fbot in the grave: ''With onefoot in the grave, I am apnid he is inno position to lletp you ''.to give someone the cold shoulder:Gll/hen 1 greeted 30 ,:)7 this morning,she pretended not to see me. 1 wonderw/fy she is giving me the coldshoulder. ''

to get sttlck: ''7We man got stuckwhen he paid six hundred dollars forthat old car. ''

to be at loost ends: 'xHe has beenat Ioose ends ever since he quittedhis job. ''an cye for an eye, a t00th for a t00th

oxaaaTs xoaoaublu npkeu

oifuTscs oT pyx

OTAATIy fIO.IDKHOe

OTKPbIBaTb 3eJlellyIOYXMRy

oKa3a'l'lœ$1 11 JlJIIaKaX

W ltpblBa'rb CBOe Cepm!eOKa3RTbCS He y Aez

oKo aa OKO, 3y6 3a 3y6

olkpyracmlble Mncaa

OTHPaBHTBCH K HpaoTqaM@TCTaBaTb OT BpeMeHM

round numbers: an approximate num-ber whicll is lneasured in tens, hun-dreds, thousands

Opea IxJIll pemxa? Heads or tails?

oclxlxas 'ra-qux a wasp waist: an extremely .$.r> // walnt

ocrraBal'rb llteaan Mlloro to leave a lot to be desired: .A1-7

ayqmem though the prices at the restaurant werevcry hkh, the cuisine /c.J/ a Iotlo be desired. ''

ocTa'rbcx aa 6opToM to go by the board: HEverything wentby the board - holidays, new clothes,entertaining - in order to get w/éwaf/t'zinto college. ''

ocTa'rlycx c IlocoM to be left holding the bag: 44Be care-/h/, don 't let yourself be /e.# holdingthe bag. ''

o'r oalloii 'rpymloc'rll from pillar to post: to be #rhlt'/? aIlx Jlpyroii over the place; to JWJ it //?l/?t?.$:W/p/t? to

â'er//c down

oa m elulblë Aypax

KaAATb AYXOM

Haaeq 9 HazeqHe ya/pHTb

IlallbueM TPOHD'b

IIaPHIHBaM OBlm

HepBble H2IOJIbI

from the bottom of one's heart: ''fzp'cwished them cvcry success in their work.#r/'?l the âo//t?rzl of our hearts. ''to be out of hand: HWhen his son w/s'in high school, //2c boy got out of hand. ''to do someone/something justice'.GYour portrait of Sue is a reasonableIikeness but, in my opinion, doesn 't dojustice to her c'J?za and vivacity. ''to give the green light to: ''Our direc-tor has gfvc?i the green Iight to our pro-posal. r'lz'c can start on the projectstrakht Jwtzy. #'to pour out one's heart: '.*'hen hermother came to see her, Michellepoured out her /ictzr/ about her un-happy marriage. ''to be gathered to one's fathcrs: to dieto be behind the times: t'You are be-hind the times with your oId washingmachine. '' '

a fool in grain: 'êlhere is no reasonXr taking /)/ra into account; he J:ç afool in grain. ''

to lose heart: ê'When the pmnastRlldown #om the 'tzr.ç he Iost 'e/r/ anddid not complete his programme. ''

not to lift a f'mger: .%11 the time wcwere staying there, the girl did not ## aJ'ngcr to F'c/p her lnother. ''to lay a finger on: Ufyou Iay a Wagcron this child, you will regret it. ''the rotten apple: k'His elder son wtuthe m//en apple. ''first fruit: <<I aln going to show you the./H / fruit fm?rl my work. ''

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1 1 ., 1 1 l . ) 1 ) ) l t , ) ! t d ! $ ( ., l 1 'h ( hkx ! t l 1 : ' ' 'LI 72 c,,y Iivetl/? t ,1 ?

'

; .l3 / l ? l ' / it ) 11 , t )lt //') (fjik'r //;t.''//- )'i: //' 1 er .:çf /f 't

'

lt,%. '-

to give the palm to: ''Il'e had to give//,t4 palm to his competitor. ''

to cross thc Rubicon: to take tz flnalirrevocable step which may have danger-ous cnnsequences

to beat one's sword into a plough-share'. ê'Ihey shall beat their s'kkwrt/.çinto ploughshares: ?/t7//tw shtdl not ffJ/up sword against nation. '' ff-stst7/? 11,4)change Ilands: ''The picture c/ffi'/pJxt'/'several /7t7?7#.$ till at Iast it appeared dp?ny house. ''

to coin money: to make so ?'?)&cJ/money .//t)/,7 one Tj' business that it is aI-mtzs/ the .î'tz?nc as mint'ing it ontxcf/-to (Ifink tike a t'ish: to be a :tzr'Jdrinker

HePeKOBaTb Meql:Ha Opala

IIO MOJIO OCTH JI/T through inexperience: ''Everybodyagreed that //?c.

'p could J(?/:gn.'p her; 'she /?tz# nîade this p7/'.s/(7/cc through in-lerience. ''ex1

i in'' ''f/c wt7-s a cowboy in grain. ''14 gra .no naType(uo xapaxvepy)ntl tuelu e IlpoTxruBa'rs to cut one's coat according to one'suoxtltlï cloth: v'Now her husband has lost his

job, she will be oblked to cut her coataccording to her c10th. ''

no IllrraM hard on someone's heels / on theheels of / on the neck of: ê'The reces-sion rrtd on the heels of tke oil crisis. ''.

r!o ctmec'rll rolopl in a11 conscience'. <1 should havethought that his charges wcrc highenough in aII conscience without hisasking for any expw money. ''

no yllxu up to the ears: ..M ar.V wtzs up to theears in work. ''

Ilo PIIII BaloGllrrscx to be head over heels in love with/to fall head over heels in love.' ''Theyare head over heels in Iove. ''

noBec'ru paaronop to strike the right note: zélnheB HpluloM xllltme teacher struck just the nkht note ad-

dressing to students; he w'J.C seriousbut friendly. ''

IxoB'ropl'rw KaK Ixollyraîi parrot-fashion/parrot like/parrot-wiseuoa KaGaylkoM under ohe's thumb : ''11e has his

daughter complelely under his thumb.She would ncpcr disobey him. ''

noa Mapltoii under colour of / under the guise of:uunder colour of consutting the Iungspeciallàt, the journalitzt received a Iott?f information ./èr his article. ''

Itoy! (ITKPSITSIM HeGoM in the open air: ercc Jïlmi% enjoyed5'-pcl'ilWp7,g their week-ends ?'n the open air. ''

noa nzrroii cM. noa KaGaylkOM

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nepexoaHTb H3 PYKB PYKU

IICKIZTaTb APHIyI'I:

IIu.I'Iy ItaK. iioqllra

IlaaTKrb BTPHAOPOI'a , to pay through the nose: 'f/' did notJl/zvc time to .:/7()77 so f think I poidthrough the nose for this bag. ''

i'taal-n'rw Toii xte Molle-roii to pay back in the same coin:'Llloger //tz.ç attacked us in the adver-tising overseas; wc vill pay J7f??l backin the salne coin. ''

naa-rolumecxaH .Rlo6oBb platonic love (love with no mixtureof sexual passionl: ''/ really Iove her.In aII the rkht w/y-ç. Platonic w/pw. ''

Illlo'rw H xpoBs t'lesh and blood: human with :?// thewctzlwtl-îtM' of human nature

naoxo aeao a bad business'. Hl'n the train //c wtz.çrobbed 'all his money; a bad /p,zw'/?t!r.?''

rlahrrb upo-rwe 'reuelllol to sail against the wind: 'Tenib' pt/vt?rminded how lnuch opposition /lc, pro-voked; he Iiked sailing tzgtw'??.ç/ #?c wind. ''

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.. l'..

' jnoa pruoii close at hand; .yl,tou at?ct:/ yey we jl

are tz/peuyw elose at :fwt7'. ,' ;' IIC/RMa'I'B Ha ttaoBe to take someone at his word: .1 :old : !

stephen to be lwrt? to v/,W/ us f/ evet he h'l'Eoe'1 arsxaoii under the aegzs ; to sywjs

. rwo wtv/cs uter, /p(, ar- fl icalne

't'O'WleplvxMBaz's to keep body and soul together: l riï'ed f7/ ollr -PV// wlvh I'JY 1'&W'&&P& lle ((.i .,,, j . .fMqec-rsoeanue rzrap.., g s-v ,,,x yoy g ctws kagdv . itavt ftk/$zu ,,,c at my word. .

.> ! (enough keep body and soul /ogc//ier. ,' l yjojjxa uacNsapxy to go awv; to go down the drain ;1;.

' /

,/OYIHBa'rS Macaa s orons to add fuel to the fire; rzhre addcd uojjyu ppaxox to go to the dogs: ''Dan m/rle# him- ilhil

fuel to the ./)?v by /tg/a,j. her yjjtv j/ yjwi sety s/ yg yy(r wcnt to tko dog). ,, !:a Iie '' l

! noxaaa'rs eBoe to show oneself in one's true col- f.r'thp.iaoBikl'rb cnlmblo to play som ebody a d irty trick'

. w.l't ' uacvoxmee mmo ours: 6'When

.îJ!c lost her temper, she j!''wrz.ç he who jn/cl?ctï this dirty fr/t?jr showed Ac/scy in :w. true ctgtwr.s ',on tzx. '' ' teeth: ''Our Iandlord 11

noloqabkira'jb 3yGu/K()rrM to show one sli@21M1'3aTb to rease someone's palm: to >r//?e C h jwf/lp.s been .wt?/: a kind easy- 'ij'64 as a .!

'iloallm'rw ppky to raise/lijt orle's hand to; xzé,.k,e never <ç't?/';.k' man, but w/'c'l 1 t'ccïlE9Trt7l/J' l'i! .!Ha Koro-/llëo/irro-.rlugo raised spy hand to jjjs; yut ,,.,. szyq? r smashed J/a window he really showed ê

'' - ''-' -' ''-' ' > X-'' ''d' ''1f .f6'' -'5 . ' J,;, 1II

5/?t7// (I- he goes oa lfkt //:/.j,. ,, his teeth. :ë;1. $1

IXO/RHHO 'O CAMOMT ceGe to sign one's own death-warrant: ; EIOKIIOHJITBCH 3OJlOTOM)? to Worship the golden calf: Io wor/fp ';t'HMii npMromlp n-ou have yfwa tsty on your veasuy money, to subordinate everythittg else to '''cxepz

. i:.brother fbr your livelihood pr. tke pntprccnz?rz considerations 'lant twenty years. -#>, quaryemng noaev. (jasvaaxx a night of fancy: ull'er Aflr? is zz J:tkkt j'with /1/?rl, you kave signcd your ouw ' oyyancy. .fvw/pjp?g asc. ,, ,1death-warrant. ,, .1

noaual qaula full cup: é'My cup wtu full. 1 wfu ijj

noapeaa'l's Kplalasa to clip someone's wings.. .'Every tj/'ae . haggy. ,, ,

,

f ring ray doctorfor an (zypoa/oea/, g .v , jyuys go: jyyr ygst jj&2l Crossed by his receptionist.

It :y time HO-ROBIIIIa Tcnfxa half the battle'. 1.1 eher w/?w.v wcre clgppgd. '' eqlllèmentfor ?'(! *b; //7// i'% .IJt7//- the 1.1

battle. z, fjnoacaacrru'rs Illtamam to sugar the pill: GJ'. shoutti ,ey/e?- jIsugar //Je pill bv writinv 'rnm n /,a...,.. n.- noaol'Kll'rb Kfmetl (Ilpeaea) to draw the line: H1 don t mind Carol 'i1

.. .' ' ' - '' '''' .t!!j 'A'k.''yJp %'* * T.,. < : .0 Ir o/u ' I

' grtltitllde âf/:z'td makîbïg him daw/uef/. '' . brin&inl ''E'r./'?*DfX home but 1 drt'w Ij., lf

''oeaa zzuea to miss the bus: .-,- amsyv years r,s tthe /'/12 0/ s'ranlers she% O'CAE'# up 'n 1.he ;&.j'. M i

but 1 still kaven rr been promotea.

Now !'i

it is too late; 1ke ???/.ueJ the >;/x. ,, rlo-vqlrl'b to get dizzy with success: 'éHe ratic )iiI

ntntmo-r'nw prlxy to cross one's paqm with silver : /o 'O-QOBOKPM W''''e & Stupid '''f*&O , th't'b &P&&'E' he '' 1.dizzv witk success. 'z ''ov ycnexos I

bribe ;noiixavs ua Mecve to catch someone red-handed: --vou

nûar'i''rb na.''hM'' '0 bear/care the palm: . slynal 'j .'7Pec'7''''1e'o'Ji were ctwg/?/ red-handevv rp-, ,ww you ''epbeHc''''a one :& 'riumph ' 1

take .woae-,, ou, oy/.,,, box. ,, ' j uoayquvs no ulee to get it in the neck: .-I1e got it fn the jl, k yiv being m.t'c . his ff///e sister. ,,nec

58 - ill 59?

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III/MtIII>IThfJS PO.IISiW!1

1 $ ) plt7 stti bbed i lz the back: -ê#(? has27:z/ my best friend Jt'?r the Iast h$?t??l/

.yyears. ar wotlltl acvcr have f/rcfzz./lgc/ he' would stab ??,t? in 2-72: back Iike that ''

t unl. tl,.4e tables: Gkl-he /atz/rj beat us lastyfjwrx but wt? hope that #?& year wtd will?f/ra the lcl/c-î on fJ)(n?3. ''

ntlllatakzl/iKe

HOHJCTL B He#eHJIeT

IIOfiaCTb jl TOVK;

to know by name: to know a k'Jpz--îrp?o t:

name, but not to izow Jlfrn to speak to

to get the works: '#K'?u will get theworks #-)/(w are ,70/ carqhll t?r/t?l//l. h. ''to hit the nail on the head: Glfis an-swer hit the nail t?/l the /JC/J (md Jtltvz?evetything wt7-ç settled. ''

to put one's foot in it: k'You put your./i)t?/ in ff 'when you h:)/J him how muchJ/()l/ admired /?/.& wb%. flfpp 't you know//?ey B'tprc divorced last vearl'''

strike home: YsWhen you ?ataFk//tpné'lher daughter you s'/zwc/ç home

. ''

to be widtt of the mark: inaccurate, wmng

to be hookzd on: 6.He wf?-ç hooked on,

and soon got ??7J?'r/c#. ''

a fair wind: <<The President wished afair wïnfï to the athletes. ''

HGHaCTL BHPOCZK

nollac'rly IIe B sptàllb,a !; raaa

nollatt'rb Ila-rlwueM B Hefo

IlonHcn c? Ha Kplflqoll

nouy'rulajii Bey'ep

IIOIIbITaTb CVaCTbH

h' iioc/em lee caolro.'

ocTloxeulle).( 77,

ïsopoquslq xpyr

tcy one's hand at: 6'She had trkd h erJ/t7JIJ at J ifferent areas until she under-stood w/lc/ her :'eal calling wf7l. ''

a vicious circle; éilnhe lnore cmc/ youare, the ?ntlrtd you will hate

, and #7t?more you will /?tzrt?, the more cruel ytlvwill become -- an so on in a viciouscircle for ever. ''

to sow the wind and reap the whirl-wknd

till the cows come home

IloceektlL Be ep -Iltle ell!b 6)'p10

iIOCJIC JIOJK/IHEIKaB % TBeIIP

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the last word in: al'he hotel /.î the lastword /r3 luxuty tr7# elcgance. ''

trflcaeim.gx xanzm, 1he last straw; ''// ry the last straw //7f7/Ilyepelloalmsma? qamy breaks the c//z?c/ ts back. ''

rrocMtrrpixM, qbu BoalyMe'r two can play at that game / that's agame that two can play at: klfyoucotnplain to the Iandlord aboul thenoise, 1 w#/ complain about the ,//ct?/p/cyou 'r//v.r in at aII Fotwr-î'z- that 1ç a é'tzratdthat rwt? can play. ''

la.ocvraBlil'b Iloro--lmso to put som eone in one's place: ê4fkrhenIîa Mec'ro the yolzn,g guy took //;c Iady by #;f? hand,

.î/0t? promptly took Jfév- hand trww-r .h-otnhij, /n/t???J/??.j' to put /7//?/ in his place. ''

aoc-raBl.l'rb 'roqKlx saa i to dot tyttt i''s and cross the t's: ''Todot /.#t? i '-$- t:???# cross //;td / A-k u/t.l shoula'J/'.$'ca-s'ks aII the Jtd/dlfls' and int-t/ft.r out--.s-tz/veç a bsolutely c/ctkr. ''

I'Iocxëu-ra'r's rlo riaabkàalu to count on the fing. ers/on the fin-ers of one hand: ''FI?I/ could ct?fk;J/

.!; .on the .#/;,jx?:s' of (?rt! hand the ?.;J./J'?l/?cr(?f tilncs f?/t/ Westbvood ('?rr/izt?l late fz/the f#/ ice tr//fr?'/?,g tlltt tllirty .vtv//:s' //t:worketl /i?r the //,7?1. 72

y1 ()qri, 1) 11 (,lrI, ,4 i, 1rrr:1 rl )r t () (: (A l)a e t () ty ri e f-'. zz/ /c ??? t, :/t! it /? Itl i #?l'htkl: /7t... htlrboretl f/ 'qrudge f'/.&v//'//-$'///kc/?? and M74'?&/J n()I /?(.' .b'()l''t'.v t() A'tzt?h ' / ri /' ''t c??! conle o ttl t! .

HoTepsl's roatmy to Iose one's lzead: ê'H'Wc/? //lc, lwatsprang .tz leak, ,.$*/z.st#, cotnpletely Iost p/tv'head and began to s'crctrn l'lysterically. ''

Ilo-repx'rb MyxtecTqo to lose one's ncrve: 'It is belter pt?/ Iolose your zpf?zvf? in such a situation. ''

noTepmala cnel' speMel!u to lose count of time: êillaj)e you /t)A'/counî of time, brother? 1 have put fwoand /wc/'l/.p sumnlers /7e/lf/p# me. ''

noxoo ikaR mlta xarcjh like twa peas in a pod: éél'he two .Wx-Boasï ters wcrtd Iike Jwo peas in a pod. ''

h IIPII,IWPM.HI9ZT'hCS TêMhi1

l 14 àï1 yk.AI$ (lvli !1cr jy jllijkt)fj

HPaBaS PyKa

HPaBJAMH H HeNPRBAaMH

a right arm: ''Since mother:s death,

ayfan has been father% n'j'à/ arm. ''

by hook or by crook: 'êRoger will #c/a degree by hook or by crook; he wflz? klet Jaytlac stop hiltt

. ''

to praise 'to the skies / to crack oneup to the nines: HDon 't crack Phil upto the nines, he does not desen'e it

. ''

to come dosvn on someone like a tonof bricks: f'#' dad ctz/c//el' you readingâïuî tlairy, he 'II ctllrle down on yofz Iikea /f)z? qf dpr/cW.ç. ''

I ? ; ' . I ' ï I . , . . L' p'ctpc/zeros: actioa dis-, . I , , . t . ! I t l.s lvi,%: J?'lc-&.'3'to rest on one's laurels-. *'He realizedtltat he had fallen into habits of think-frl.g that Jit? could rest on laurels

. ''

to stir a hand: é'lie didn )' even trz tostir a hand. ''

npeeozuocuTs ao seGec

IIPeBPATIITb B JlellelllKy

11Pt!I1I)1Iel'H'i'bCH i1 CJIFX

HPeAMeT IlacMelilelt

to !)e aIl trzr rs: uIkhat ycf/ say is vcryintertsting. 1 trll aIl ears. ''

an object of fun: 'ilq/hen /?e wtzx onthe outs, an object t'

-/'/za Jàr A'orae richkids. ''

ppeceus B Koplle to nip in the bud: Hlhey frfc# in vainto aI> in the bud our plans. ''

Ilpu 3alkpblnlx Jwepu behind closed doors; qThey #9clz.çJe#

ho. proposal behind closed doors. ''

npe pa'rs K pyxau lay hands on: é'The bfztp brotllers have

not Iat'd hands on the ?n/ac but f amsure that ver.p soon they will. ''

npwrpea 3MeIo Ha rpyml to cherish a snake in one's bosom:to have one 1ç kindness repaid wff/l spiteor ingratitude

npm eplxa'rw Kolleii to hold one's horses: r'Hold .ml/r horîef''

rfpm epn n Slablx to hold one's peace: 'éBolivar stirred/)/J sugary ctlt?c and ple/J his peace

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to stick to the point: 'éy'ou shouldstick to the point instead of discussingwrtp///tnrz.s that pccvt? nothing to do with/ie subject. ''

rzplllcaa,lwlsan cH to hit the bottle: ''Whenever he had aK Gyrslalte chance, he hit the bottle. ''

upmlyklm'b ry6y to bite cne's lip: é'She bit her /j> for/,4737/:).g made swc/z a 5'/l@fl mistake. ''

npMlmiltlrrb Bce c'rapalxM to leave no stone unturned: to v<?reno trf/èr/ to obtain one 1$ end

rlpllao-l'rb pylty to have a l'inger in a pie: 'f/.l.ç soon as .

x xleMy-ap6o he heard there wl.ç to be a aew pro-pwrlk for .Cf#E'# boys, he stat-ted prepar-ing /?/& tlwn proposals. He has a J'agerin epery pie. '''

nplximMa'rb 6.1114310 to take to heart: é'I took ver.p much tox cepate heart what he had told me /dltw? his

arents. ''.J?

npMllltMa'rb aa qMc'rym to take at face value: uYou should notMolltvry take /?f& words at face v//tze. ''npxmepTblii K c'relle with one's back to the wall: k'With

tvzr backs to the wall and believing injustice of our cause, each ty.?2t? musthght on to the end. ''

rlpucapuarrbcl It roaocy listen to reason: N warned you thatpaccyalta you shouldn 't have ,jlt?/lt? to India ?JI//

you wti.lk/l?7 '? Iisten to reason. ''

nplœrra'rb Itax nlmBlca to stick/cling like a leech: Hk'oudidn 't know what ske wtkus up to .? Stick-ing to David Iike a Ieech. ''

npifxoim'rb B roaosy to cross one's mind: ''It crossed /?@mind that he ?rl/y/,/ have taken ?/zybook. ''

npHxoiw'rb B Heromloc'rw to fall in disrepair: ''The equlpmentfell in disrepair tz-/icr it had not beenused for .so.???e time. ''

npoBec'ru Ilapa-ueaw to draw a parallel: 'W is fslc/z// todraw a parallel between the Jzlclk/;/and the ??;(?Jp,''?2 world. ''

F# I t 1 l I t-cl tt; the marrow: ''II'''': had bet-Icr //,/m up tlte heating. wflc/f wt7-vchilled to the ritzrrtlw, watching thisfootball pns/cJl. ''

.11,4,14 rlst.crl'l, Inyx/tMpypop to set the world on fire: ''LI' should sayyou have set the world on Js'rc withyour /t7J'/ albuln, Sinmn. ''

npofrru (cxBo3b) orolls u to go througl'l t'ire and water: ''l'ouBoz? know I would go through J'/'td and

wJ/cr, my honey, to be wilh you. ''Hpoltpyc'rono Jloxle the Procrustean bed: prcible method

of reducing people to one .ç/rz?;#Jr# re-gardless of /;j2î own needs or wishes

Ilpozm'rb xposs to shed blood: Glhe soldiers shed theirblood that wc mlkht Iive. ''

Hpoxe'reen orouw Prometheus flre: sacwdjlte lwmfng in the/1cscrf ofa man cntf g&ing him fnpfrtpàbn

upoMolklly'rs ao IIUTKM to be wet to the skin: GGe will be w/?to the skin ff w: do not /1lz,-/:y.. ''

npoMwlsxa Moaron brain-washing: Ufeel a #/#: sorry forthem - they 'k'e been brainwashed

. ''

npocxoabally'rs Mev to slip through one's fingers: .*1 tooknaabqen too Iong making up my mind

, and letthe house slip through my pngers. ''

npo'ra Bel'pa in the teeth of the wind: wwlhough heknew about their J/ma

.g opposition, nev-ertheless he made a dectjion to mtav(, inthe teeth of the wind whatever it ?ndy'/7/cost /7///,. ''

nporrlfn mepcrrH against the grain: 'i// goes tz/rt7/z/s'r thegrain to treat him Iike that. ''

npome rlpocToro easy as A'BCnpa oii o'rse'r a straight answer: M re you going to

lend rllc the money or not ? I 'd /f/ce al'/rtw'j'/ff answer. ''

Ilplrra'rscs 3a GaGI>lo to hide behind a woman's skilts: Glt106* is not fair to hide behind a'lz?n %' skirts

r/t?w when ,sprncone shouîd take rzspon-sibilities for what has lzt,xtwcnccf. ''

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nyaeii

upl aeMaHnycxa'rb B 'rpy6y

llyclta'rb Kopllll

like a slzot: .1 would run Iike a shot (/'f heard that he wants to see me. ''

the hub of the universe: centraljkureto go down the drain: ê%ll his lnoneywent down the drain. ''

to take root: 'êllnhe ideas of Karl Jffzr.,çkave never taken root ia the UnitedStates or in Gennany. ''to throw dust in someone's eyeAYCKaTb nblab B raa3a

HycTHTb HO MHPyHyCTHTB NTKY

to bankrupt

to shoot a line: 'éMartin wf/u: shootinga Iine that he is the son of a Iord, butnobody believed hiln. ''

nycTlrrscl Hayrelk to take to one's heels: to mn away

npueqlloe Mlco cannon-fodder (fodder is the foodfed to the animals on a farm): ''Thesoldiers wcrc regarded as cannon-fod-der. ''

nm'al Koaolllla the fifth column: people in an occu-pied ctwn/ry who collaborated with theinvaders

uxru ecs'r Ila nm'baecx'r fifty-fifty'. ''Il'is chances to win thegame ,:s only .#./iyc#./'/J?. ''

PpaGoTa'rs xax soa to work like a horse: 4.1t is time you

had a vacation; you 'p: bee' n workingIike a horse for this ct?//l/plpy aIl the

#;ïeGr.

paGoTa'rb xpyrasle cyrxu to work round the clock: ''For thatxNJ/t/r.p everybody would work alI roundtlte clock. ''

paGoqal aotuaalta a willing horse: one who is eager towork and to do other people %' work aswell

Perlu Bora! For God's sakel: *êDon # you think youought to quit working so hard? Give thebaby a rest, for God (& sake. ''

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paapyfmn'w aw oeljepy

? dC'sL, jast and a1l the times / onceat'kd for a1l: ''Once andfor t7l/, dowhat 1 tell J?tllz.? 1 won 'k say it again. ''

a heart-tô-heart talk: z'.f had a /J:J?'/-to-heart talk 3W//, Mary about herplans to Ar/fzrly John. ''

to clear the air: ''./ am so hcppy,he told us this :lory, it rêally cl:/re#the air. ''

to car!y out like clockwork; :',1#*ebnmghi him to //1e tkeater just by thetime the show started; the plan w/ll car-zi'c: out like clockwork. ''

love in a cottage: ''Their love in a cot-tage won 't Iast long. ''

heaven on earth: 'qyter three d@ cultyear of work, it seemed //Te heaven onct2'r?/! to be on holidays. ''

an eally bird: ''My brother wta atbwaysan early bird. ''

sot-mer or later: 41He J%' bk and Aae/?;,A/z? sooner or later he W meet .m?))e:t)#

.)?blkger and zrlc/z/er. >'to rock thc boat: éTor goodness Jtr7kv,don 't criticize the ?ncat7gemt'l'Ct in J 'ontof tllf/' customers; you wtuo ) help Jtç bymc/ifWg the boat. ''

jla3l>ll'j1blBa3%bKaK IIB I'OTaM

paii B Ilxaname

paii lla aeMae

PaHil;tg IITaIJIK:I

Ilailtl MJ:I 1m3,/10

IIACKRIAmIZ')+ .30,11,1k:

ImCIIMII'JPTIP MO3r'aMX

#IKlt#blTb Ka#Tb1

to rack' ycudgttl one's brains-. :'1/'i-'?.?shouîd rlc/l yout- brains to .îtl)s/ta J-)lf,:problem. '' / #'sl-âk,n'? sat, J'r-prrl: toct/cfgt!/ his tt'red bra/n into tgcïd/n/:twhat to do. ''

tcl show one's hand/to show one'scards: 6'Don 1' be .W/(p, never d/low yourJ;/JJ'IJ bej-ore //:c name J.î' oven ''teli that to the marinespaccKaxoq aTo csoek

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r/firl:'rs (sa) ce6e soaocsl to tear one's hair (out).' Bhe ha5been tearing her hair over the ac-ronw/s. ''

rpe,ixarl rl'rxwq a rare bird / a rare animal'. <'rP'7;J/ arare l71'r# màited u5' yesterday. ''

por 1130611.71H./ the horn of plenty: the .pw;&/ of. abundance

poilurrscli s pysatuxe to be born with a silver spoon in('s copoqxt) one's mouth'. Tff/ was strange to pl#n

that xokweoz)e who had :cez; born wj/zl;a silver spoon in /;/J mouth could lltwcgrown J/,n to become such fz decentJllpaf??? being. ''

poauoii laslx mothcr tongue: Gkllhough ///-ç mother/tl/?lr&c w'a.s Spanish, Jic spoke fkg/f-rl?without fz/?# accent. ''

pytslë'rs clqw I!a Ko-ropoM to cat the seedcorn / to kill tlkeclralsus goose tllat la')/'s the golden eggs

pl'xa s pyxy hand in handl J'T' hey have Aefv) work..ing plfla.# /a hand for /if7rt?e years. '' '

pyxa pyxy Moe'r you scratch my back, 1'11 scrJztcl'lyours; you praise me , 2 'Il praîseyou; you herp rne, 1411 help you.

upoqb! hands off: do not frl/czfprepylox cslaam,l to be tied/bound hand and foot: 'il 7/

Iikz /f) have holidays w,d//; you /wf l '/sJlied /2:???# and jbot to ??(p business. ''

p)'xn qemyrcll to ha ve itching fingers: 'fMk c/3?7kgczr,wcrp itching to &/rllc/t Jack 1?' face. ''%

c Gaecltolvl with flying colours: HHarry wtu cx-pccted to /fz# hlj' flxktwl/rcr/tw, but hepassed it w///? oflylng cabtfr-ç. ''

c raaz aoaoii - 44a out ol- sight, out ()f mind: ''Out ofcepat!a Bou sight, out c/- tnind a thv 'wc-y of the

&ç'tv/#, but for Inc that r.ç ?'?c' exuse. ''

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C l'j)eXOM IIV /JIRM

e apabHHM npHqeaoM

I I f 'lp1 llead to toe: .tsusan wt?a cher-ished by her parents, adored by Sly,protected by all of them. Money and se-el/r//.p wrapped herpom head to toe. ''by the skin of one's teeth: Glhat wfsa near //l/a:./ f only escaped being con-scripted into the lr/ll

.y by the skin qfmy teeth. ''

a long shot: 'fJ/ may be a long shotbut 1 thînk slpy will ?/ltlrr# againS00n.

spick and span: 'Everythini l:# spickand span for our mYitor. ''with a light heart: ''She has comehome with a Ilkht &//./. She haspassed a1I her exams at Iast. ''

with a vengeance: 'Vohn wl-ç sure thatalI his expenses would be reimbursedwith J vengeance. ''

with ali one's might: Uohn hit thethief with aII /lfà tnkht. ''any minute: etM other can show up anyminute here. ''

to come under the hammer: /0 besold by an auctioneer, to be put up

./àrauction

at ftlll spced

to drop into someone's lap: % 11 //lcbest things in /f4 must be worked for -Iove, Jiiendship, success.--they won 'k'drop into your Iap. ''

at first sight: 'élie fell in Iove with herat .#r.ç/ skht. ''straight from the shoulder: ''Georgetold her the J*//W truth J//.twy/;/ finmthe shoulder. ''

C HroloqKl

C aerKHM CepqqeM

c pacnpocTepTblMHOGbSTHSMH

C H3bIKa COPBaTb

CaM IKMBH H APNHMHe Meltlaii

cayo coGoii paayMee'rcl it stands to reason: .'It stands to rct?-son that #' the colnpany is Iosingmoney, pr/ct?.s should be reduced to at-tract more customers. ''

cGxBa'rs cnecb to take down a peg: éshe t'A'cc boyhas been taking too much on himselfIately. He wtz,ç beginning to Jt??#t?/ hisposition. 1 had to take him down a pegthis moming. ''

c6wBan cx c 'romky to get mixed up: 'ël'lzre got tnixed &/?and missed the station. ''

c6lylTb c ppt to get something off one's halzdscBec'ru cqen l to square accounts: .sll'er lnother /la#

promised to square things with Dfzvïf/when Spencer had agreed to go /t)dance with Brad. ''

cBoau'rb c yMa

CBETaS CBSTbG

CrO#aTb OT PeBIIOCTH

CReAaT? XHHCFC

to drive someone up the wall: 'iWllenmy mother Jyctzr.ç this vlz-çfc, it drivesher up the wall. ''

the holy of holies: ''This theme is lheholy of holies for her; do not even /r>?to touch it. ''

to be eaten up with jealousy'. GWhileIooking at his Jrfczlf/ 1: wfe, Dick wtzseaten up with jealousy. ''to drop a brick: ê1 have dropped abrick by telling him that 1 did not re-member what wf/.: his stor.y about. ''

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to receive/ welcome with open arnls:.1 t???) sure they will welcome l'()u 1W//1

##open t7n?/l.

to take the words out of someolle'smouth: .*1 wanted to say the salnek butyou 've taken the words out of plym011th. ''

live and let live: Gikhat does it ??lt7r/t'rto you who your brother spends his freefprle with .? 1 beleive in Iive and Iet live. ''

c auxnoii

C MaV

e Mullyru Ila MHHN

c MoiloTlta (npoaa'rb.Ilc'rlrrb, Hofrrlll

c uaaeTa/HaaeTyc He6a cBaanTbcn

C IlepBolf B3r.u JIa

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. ,.-. !-. ! ,- i , . ,,. ''rs, sj to make a name for oneself; /.f/l.ç I --call, you made a name for J/oizâ'e//' byshooting J.fax/ct?a bandits. I thinkyou W welcome the chance to polishyour reputation a #/#:. ''

cuaè'rs rx aaex B roaoBe to have something on the brain: 'fM'yhusband has his car on the brain. #etalka about it all day long.

''

CeBepla, Bellequs the Venice of the North: there are c//-

. ies in the #0,.//7 of Europe whkh boastthat they are comparable with Venice:Bruges, W/?lxç/er#tm and Stockholm

ceMeiuoe aeptBo a family treeceMs 6ea - omm OTBeT as well be hanged for a sheep as

alamb

ceMs cMep'nlblx rpexoB

eéxeqs (csol) Ikopa6a?

cmAen MeK JIByxc'U JIV B

cMaerb Ha soqKec nopoxoMcHaeTb Ha MeaM

the seven dcadly sins: in the Christîan.

relkion these are.. prf#e, envy, anger,lust

, s10th, avarice and gluttonycepyme ltponblo one's heart bleects for someone'

. ''My(liklullaercl keatl :/ctdtfç-/iv you when I think //?a/ you

won 1' have any holidays /J,1:: summer. ''eepe6pxnwl: mGltaeii A Silver Jubilte: cdebration ofthe

fwvrly'-W/'/l annîvemar.v is a Silver Jubileecec'rb B xaaomy to make a fool of oneself: Honce

more he made a fool of Jl/?n.ç(!/,f' andtold J?er something he t??z.@/ not to havetold, for she couldn 't keep secrets andought not to be trusted. ''

ceea'b ua Meab to run aground

cec'rs Ila clmero ltollbxa to ride a hobby horse (to deathl:t'You cannot stop him frottt telling youabout his oId collection; he will ride hishobby horse /t> death.

''

tzell'rb ceMena coMllelllm to sow thc seeds of doubt: ''He 5'e/ towork sowing the seeds of doubt in theirminds by hints and innuendoes. ''

càxaas'recb, have a heart: ''J have frlrla/f7/ef/ tennoMllaocepacTnyii're pages for you today, and now you want

me to do another ten. Ilave a heart/''

Cllzlltlms Tpya

CIUIeH 3W % YMOM

cHulë qyaoK

Cn O3b 3eM.ql()

IIP/BaJIITTK S

cxoabaKH; KaK y-

CK/JbKO D e yPOAHO

CKPeCTRTb mHaVH

to burn one's boats: <'He has resignedhis position in the company. There wrz.5'no returning. The boats were éwmtv/. ''

to fall between two stools'. Gllarrisfell between fw't? stools ofphilosophyand mathematics. S'tzviag divided /2/â'time equally between b0th subjects, hele./? University wîthout a degree ineither. ''to sit on a barrel of gunpowder

to be in !ow waters: *.Ro(t- /& in Iowwaters at the moment. #e needs to besupported. ''

a Sisyphean labour (task, toill: anendless and fruitless /tzd/csecond-guessîng / wise after theevents: éél-hey wcrc zltlw second guess-ing criticizing the ortkinal decision. '' /i'Ft??z are being Bvï'c after the events. Itià too Iate to change anything now. ''

a blue-stocking: <1 do not want tospend time with that blue-stocking. She,:9 t'nterested only in books. ''to sink through the floor: aWhen sheasked me in jnnt of aII the guests whyf had been expelled Jmrn school, f M?fbso embarrassed 1 could have l'f:///cthrough the Wtmr. ''as slippery as an eel: ''f/ uwuç impossi-ble /rp get anything in writing out (//Jf/?;a' he is as J'/flwcr.y as f?a ce/. ''to one's heart's content: HYou havea cassette-player in your room, youcan Iisten to the tnusic to your heart !5'CONtBNt. M '

to cross swords with: .éMy brother isa hot-tempered ?,it7ziz' I wouldn 't crossâ'w/rt/,ç with him, #/' 1 were you. ''

caaGau oTronopxa

W IqC'FeH?,

ealmltn ogmecrrsa

Clltma B rOP.1Ie V CTPJIJIH

it , curl the lip: ''She curled /lc( 11ipwhen they started to quarrel ''soft in the head: ##7b?p must be

,m.// inthe head to have believed that .:ftlr

.p. ''

a lame excuse'. an excuse that f.& bveakand unconvincing

a sweet tooth: 'éclara had a fero-cious sweet 300th, used thetn in thecake she wtu always plflkïzlg

. ''

tlze crtam of society'. the aristocracy,the most highly favoured class

to have the words stick irt one's throat:V kncw I /ltld to tell something to con

-

sole him at gwr//ag, but I couldn k. 1 hadal1 the words stuck in my thnmt

. ''

verbal diarrhoea: ''Ikîlsdon spoke to acon#rence for three /loffr-ç, scarcelypausing to draw breath; a bad case ofverbal diarrhoea. ''

caoBccllblii Ilolxoc

CSOBO B CJOBO

CaOBO MeCTH

GTIOMS Illem

caoll n rlocyauoii aasxe

cayxcu'rs H liol'y.u M auuol!e

CJID IIMII VMJIR IIOJIHII'rCJI

word for word: uGive me a word forwort/ translation please. ''.F

word of honour: <1 pledge my word 4/'honour that 1 c??? telling the /m /:

. ''

to break one's neck: ''Ft?I/ might havetold lne

.:51/ were not coming. I at?/rtl)broke lny neck getting to the station fdtI*llz t? l () ??? Ltçtt

.)?tl // ?- /?-f7 iJ:- ''

(like) a bull in a china shop: *1leupset tn/t?r:l/àlt?f'/y? at fzly birthday pf7/-/y'

,he wl.$' Iike a bull /*rl a china shop. ''

to serve God and M ammon: t() /c? tobe nkhteous tzn/./ to wtlr-s/ll/ weallha little bird told me: /t/l Iittle bird told??2e you could be rt?r

..p severe when youplease, though 1 rqfused to believe it

. ''

to listen with half an ear; 'Susan Iiçtenedto her p/o//lcr with hafan ear, /1p1- lnindwa: ovenvhelmed with tl//ierpmdl/twtç. ''

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Cllbllllan , KaK M>HPOJIG MTCCIIOHKH IIOTeKJIH

to hear the grass grow / you couldhave heard a pin drop

to make one's mouth water: ''T/;econversation aboutfood made mymouth water. I wtu so hungry. ''

cMeaoc'rb ropoaa Gepe'r cheek brings success

cMexrbcs B almo to laugh in someone's face: 'T toldhim that he wtu to blame for the acci-#inc/, but he Iaughed in my face andtold ,?2: f must be joking. ''

cMer scyl B pyxaB to laugh up one's sleeve: ''f noticedhim Iaughing up his sleeve ft-//t,r youIost the game. ''

cMo'ra'rb yaoqlku to take to one's heels (to run away):ftd.ç soon as they noticed the owner ofthe boat they took to their heels. ''

cxo'rperb Ilpalue B raaaa to face up to: é'You mustface up tothe fact that we are jobless. ''

cMoTpters cBepxy BIIII3 to look down one's nose: M t IastDavid wfzî able to understand theAmericanos w/go Iooked down theirnoses at /l/r/3, though what English hedid speak, he spoke with an old Scots-p7t7a !ç accent. ''

cMorrpe'rw cltBoaw naasqsl to tunz a blind eye to: HThe oId manIoved his grandson vt?r.y much and vt/?yojken ff/r?7c# a blind eye to his misbe-haviour. ''

cMoTpe'rs Hepea plltzoBble to look through rose-coloured / tirttedoqlku spectacles: tégsally always czl-/t?la her

W.W/.$, she .5't?t?x everything through rose-coloured spectacles, but she wI?/ZJJ feeldigrently #- she had to Iive there. ''

CIIHMa'I'I> c-lllzlmu to cream off / to skim the cream:*'Oxford Ja# Calnbridge are still cream-ing ()7./- the ,/1t1/ brilliant scholars, #é'-spite a1I the social changes that havetaken place since the end of the wlr. ''

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l t 't ju , ;,t ( lclk akld barrel: ''A-fter having?,' '(v? devorced M nNickolas had to sell#?e house and ct?z)/c?)/1.

., Iock, J'/t/ck andbarrel. ''

1 q, $1!T! , 4,w! UJIH l1a wjl're with the shield or on itt'tltralki' lla cene a dog in the manger: a person who re-

fuses to Iet another enjoy what he him-Kse#- has no use for

co6axy c'seil to cut one's teeth-. .'Forty-four yetzz:y

ago he cut his teeth on RichmondCoundl. ''

co6aqu Mçltallb a dog's life: 'êlnhey Ied a dog '.& Iifeafter having been sent from f/lefrcountry. ''

co6zzlodqa'rs Grxl,y aaxolla to keep witl:in tlle letter of the law:/'lJ''d shall /ry our âc-s/ to k. eep withinthe Ietter of the law. ''

co6pa'rs Goralwlii ypo-aii to reap a rich harvest: ''The American

/ctzzn reaped a rich hanm t Iast Olym-ic Games. ''p

cosa'rs Iloc B Mplole aeaa to poke one's nose into someoneelse's business: 'êHe has been pokinghis nose into my business again. ''

eoscex apyroe aexo that's another cup of tea (that's an-other matter)

coscex apyroii xoaelllcop a horse of another colour; '.lfyouwant money for your brother; that ka horse tl

-/-t7atl///cr colour. *coii'ru c yMa to go off one's head / to be off one's

head / to take leave of one's senses :HHe ?/1N:/ have been o/./' his head to drlzto climb the mountain wf//lpl/f aguide. '' / ''D?Z must havé taken theIeave ofyour senses. Yourfight f:s at10.30 and you are still at holne. ''

coaqa'fwl yaaq!l soldiers of fortune: men wko 4#'drtheir service to JPJ' state

CoaoMouono pemelue Solomon's judgment: a wl:e decisionto a complicated problem

SColib 3eM;1II the salt of the earth: (God's elect,

God's own people) 'Wou are the saltof the earth. '' (Matthew M 13)to close ranks: 'A c H .çlelor/e# her tothe hilt, but he wtu appalled at the waythe A/r/.p had closed mn/c.ç against her. ''

to take the words out of someone'smouth: ''I 1$w.: lust going to mentionthis. J'tw 9/ taken /& words out of my

X $$ 'IXOV i

to escape one's lips: V didn 't meanto oJ./àaf/ you, and 1 am 'very sorry#rthe eme/ words that have escaped my1l/A M

coMltllyrb po l

O PM 'I'b () J13b1Ka

copBaTbcl/cpuBaTbclc x3bIKa

coxpalllnw llpllcyrcalle to keep a stiff uppcr lip; .'Lewlà suf-arxa fered dreadfully but he kept a x/#./'

upper /I> throughout his ordeal. ''clmpTallcxoe Bocnlrra> e Spartan upbringing: a vcry severe up-

bringing

cuaca'rb cnoo llllkypy to save one's skin: t'She saved hisskin by telling the police he had spentthe evening with her. ''

cna'rb MeperBcMx> cllou to sleep dead to the world: ''Danvdzj'/ be vcr.,p tired, he is lying on /J1::bed dead to the world. ''

CHyCKaTb Ra TOPMO3aX to soft pedal: t'They decided it wouldbe best to >.# pedal the whole ayair. ''

cnyc'nl'rs mltypy to skin alive: *1f Paulfnds' out /àd/you 5/: been using his movie camera,// (? '// :îltill -)?tl 1/ t7 Il-ï,é?. '' ''

cnycm ln cl lla 3eM.2It) to comq down to earth: 'Now old areyou ? Cp?Ale down to c/r//l. ''

cnyra/rb xapnl to upset the apple cart: Hlhat haslzJ.ç(!/ the apple cart and wc cannot goon Iike that any longer. ''

cp#a-nn cll c Be'rplliblMil to tilt at windmills: to .#:/J/ imaginaryMeJIBHHIIaMII enemies, to make useless exorts

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

QTaBHTb Ha HbeQQCTaZ

to vent one's feelings on: 'Vust be-cause you lost #;c game, you needn 'tvent yourfeelings on ,A)c. ''to have (put) a11 eggs in one basket:''Ftm can fail ffyo?.l put aII ersp in onebasket. ''

to put on a pedestal-. *Vt% a J#l.p that

Sè/ën puts aII herfriends on tz pedes-tal. Sooner or Iater she fJ disillusioned

,

and aII /lcr/r/caff-ç/p/.î end in Jl3'tzp-pointment and bitterness. ''

to stick one's neck out: f'Sowdare you to stick your neck outin the situadon #ke that. ''

to dot i's and cross t'-. .vt :ç time todot i :N and cross t k ''

nerves of steel: very uç/rt?pg nerves

an old flam e: 'êI am sure you werespeaking to your oId

./D/NG you M/crc soexcited. ''

cvaBuTb ceGq Moa yaap

cTolrb Ha cBo?xco6cTneHabrK lorax

cTolTb HaA > o;

to stand on one's own (two) feet:'fsfy son zrlf/J/ get a job and Jévz?l tostand on his own feet '.to breathe down someone's neck:e'Ricky had kept a very low prohle re-eently, probabk beeause the police Ferebreathing so close down his neck. ''

an old bird: ''You w/a '/ get an oIdbird like him to believe that tale. ''to make eyes at: 'Ton 't fr.y to makeeyes at Fred, he 1:: engaged. ''

to make a martyr of oneself; Hi'l''hydon Y you take holidays Iike wc all do ?Wre you pptkkf/;g a ratlr/-pr ofyourself?''to make faces: /dFwt) teenage girls inthe back of the car in .fmn/ were gig-ling at /#r/l making faces. ''# ,the heart of the matter; the essentialpmblemto get away with: t'Though it wtu evî-dent that he had taken bribes, he gotaway with it. ''to take for granted: êélhey take e1,er.i7-thing for granted. ''to drop off the hook: ''The J//r..p hadbeen A'/mng enough to get the fr/l'/l cabi-net t?.#' the hook. ''to rub salt in a wound: 6'You will on#be rubbing salt in a wound by remind-ing him of his divorce. ''a half-baked idea: Hlhey risked spill-ing kids ' bloodfor some haf-baked Re-publican ideal. ''

to have a basinful / to have a belly-ful / to be fed up to the teeth / backteeth: Uoe has spent the whole day tell-ing me his endless stories about Sshing.I 'pe had a basinful of them. *

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CTpezsHas lTkqa

CT#OHTb r2a3KH

cTpokTb M3 ce6#

cTpoHTb poMo;qucTaluTs ToqxM Haa i

c'raabllble He#Bbl

c'rapa, JllxoBl> cm locTb/cnb aeza

cxoauTb c pyxC'rapwlii Cse'r

cvaTs paaGoRuxxoMc 6oabmo: aoporH

the old world: Europe, AWJ and .,#Lrica, fz.ç distinct-pnm North and SouthAmerica

to take to the road: q1 w/1//f/ rathertake to the road than work /zl an tl' cefrom nine f() six each day. I wtznf fo belïee. ''to wipe the smile (lff someone's face:aThis accident u,,#?:W îhe smile ()7

./- myfriend :î face. ''(a) pillarts) of society: aMagnus wtuamong pillars ofsociety fa the thirtieth. ''to stand firm / stand one's ground :''The reporter stood /'rzzl and refused towithdraw /7f'5' accusation. '' / T'S'c wtu askinny kid, fl?7l he obviously lzcw thathe u'tu about to take a beating, but hestood his ground. ''

cqlraTs caMo co6o;pa3yMeomHMclCblrpa'rb B RIIWK

c'repe'rs yasl6xy c alma- cbma'rb Coilb Ha pally

c'roanbl o6mec'rsa

CTOHTb Ha CBOeM

CMPaS Miel

Cbrr IIt) I'OPJI/

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TaHeq M HBOTR

TaCKZTIy Kaillrrallbl113 0reHJI

TBOPMT? q/ieca

' j.;

it serves h;m right

in any event: *111 call ../// in any evettt. *'

so to speak: ..MI-. Stout wfs, so tospeak, f/:c real boss, though he wc&only the company tç vice president

. ''

a belly-dance: a dance l'n w/l/c/l thedancers rotate their /1/J).%to pull the chestnuts out of the fire:''ffc wants us to pull //1: ckestnuts outof #;e pre for him. And I am not goingto r,/0 this. ''

to work wondcrs / to work like magic:'f/1 day on the bvater worked wondets onthem. *

call- love / puppy love: the .prst adoles-cca/ love-qfairso much thc worse

'rpe'rxlii aymrulii

Teagqsg Jllosols

TCM N)4Iie

'reMHaH .RIIIIlRAKZ

'repTblii Icalmq

two is company, tlu'ee is none: whenthere are three in a convany ?/lcrc isfz/wfzyig a tendency for /wt) of t/le??z torpl/ctd h'iends at the e.'rxp(??l5'(l of the third

'l-plvmal's cpe6peltitltoB thirty pieces of silver (the moneypaid to Judas Iscariot for betrayingJesus Christl: ''k'rou are a traitor. F/leybought you 7èr thîrty pîeces of silver. ''

'rpoxllcx-u- xollb the Trojan horse: a treacherous gt//'rplcw cs KaK oclllltmblii to shakf like a leaf: to tremble withY' ZOXJ-c oqex

.j( :'ry'r l(aK 'rp' on the spot: ' The police wt?rc on the

spot when I kad a è/l' accident. '''rbl 6b1 II/Mamoisaa, caM a case of the pot calling thc kettle'roxte xopom blackTbI q'ro n3I,n(, nporamwl? Have you lost your tongue?'rslxy'rw Bpew to play for time: zzlr'e do ttot know (he

arl-swpr vc/. l cuzl play for t/lne untilBill contes and àc//-s us. ''

yy6In's B aapomzme

a dark horse: HDo vou have any s'del'w//tl this dark Iùfazsc is ? A'

an old hand: HWalt w/// Sttisk the roofvcry' quickly. He is an old Jltzz?l a't #7J/kind of wcr/ç. '?

'roaslto 11M'IX.>l cBepKalo'r to show a clean pair of heels:'t'f& soon as 1 asked gc/n for money.they .$'/7t?wEW a c/crza pair of heeh. ''

'TollKoc''rll upotjettcl:B the tricks of the trade: HThe old??l4a knew a lo( f?

.,?- tricks of tlle tradethat you can 't learn out of book or atcollege. '''

'rolrraersc.x na Mec're to mark time: %7>c members of theSenate cfl/??/li///ct' hati to mark ?/???t?until the C/7tzp'r/lwr? arrived. ''

'roqh-B-'roqs for all the world l ike: ''Carol stoodt/ccre in her zrlt//.ùt?r '.;' long white #rc

,$,';.efor aII the world /#c(? her mother whenshe wfzqv Carol '.$' age. ''

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to strangle at bkth: éell'ke bad pzywç areJco/f/rlg-/iv oppol-tunities, zrlâ'c/pk/'i any-thitlg /() strangle #Jï? peace tft//f,s at N/Jt?'). ''

y6x'rb cpaay Jw)?x aaAqea to kitl two birds with one stcme: T'P/'ecfz'n I(iIl jfwfa birdj wl'#; one stone Jycombining our fùt/ptlyMf?cn vith ourbusiness tn/. ''

yaaplrrb IlM te nonca to hit belt-mz the bclt: 'd/y laushing atItim JW his girl-jkiend '.ç presence, Jcr'/'.',vhit him lwlow th e & //. ''

yaapll'rw puxomeTolb! to backfire: ê'The candîdate ':: plan t/discredit his twpiazfcr// backfred, and/,1:: own reputation .:1/.#*t??*(?# greatly. ''

yaapl'rb Ilo xaphlally cM. 6II'rb no xapMauyptaaa'l'b Ila aBeps to show someone the docr: to request

Jtvzlet/zlc to /clvclrM xtlpolzxo, a pmJ! .'rlyqme two heads are better than one

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3. rï1 $' l )t- I 'I. t%() CIIJ'KH

yM/PeTB CO CMeXF

yMblTb pyjljl

ynpaBalTb meaeaHo;pyKo;

ynplMblii xax ocea

yccra.nslii xax co6axa

YCTaMH MaaaeHqa

TCTPOHTb CueHy

lveu a MO3r(m

1 f ) (1 ie Iike a dog: to die without /Ct?a-'our or ll> f/#, to die fl/ shamçful cir-cumstanees

to be bored stiff / bored to tears: ''f .am bored .&/f#- by ppt/?l-'p of the television

9:programmes.

to be tickled to death: f'P/c were tick-Ied to death when he had told us about/#J adventures in the mountaias

. ''

to wash one's hands of: ''.'f? betterwash ???J? hand of this family. ''to rule with a rod of iron: ''#e toldus how his step-father ruled the fam-i% with a rod of iron; the teachers// school were quite gentlein comparison. ''

as stubbom as a mule / as obstinateas a donkeydog-tired: ê'The lnan wJ

.C dog tiredafter working the whole day in thearden. ''

out of mouths of babes and suck-lings: ''Did you hear what your Iittleson said? This is the /rI///1 that comesout of mouths of babes and suckling's. ''to make a scene: GThe bill is znlzc/ltoo :?)gJl, but for goodness sake let %'pay it ratller than pftz/ce a scene

. ''

the Brain Drain: the emigration ofcollege and lzp/ptlrx/ty graduatestempted by the p7/l

-r/7cr salaries and bet-ter facilitiesto live in the lap of luxury: 'éshelived in the lap of f/txxs?.?r.j? when she wtuin Paris with Ted.

''

to raise hell: ''rAe boss raised hellwith the .&/t7.#' because //le.'p kept this in-fonnation .//twl him. ''

yqHTb HaM3yCTh to learn (oftl by heart: <.Our teachertnakes us /ct???l aII the y)tM??l1' o.f by/JdJ?'/. ''

to accept with both hands: 'V 1$dbeen in your place, I 'd have acceptedhis o/-/'er with b0th hands. F(w woa '/have a better one. ''

a doubting Thomas: a sceptic, some-one who will believe only the evidenceof his tlwn eyes

X

yxaa'rllzwcx ogetxxxPYKaMH

moMa HeBepylowe

xBarran cx aa coaoMlllxlky to clutch at a straw: G/1 drawing nlanwill clutch at a straw. ''

Mrrpblii Kax Jmca

xae6 Hacpqllblii

xae6oM ue KopMu

yPOlïR'rB B POCKOIIIH

NHHHHTb Pa3HOC

as cunning as a fox

daily bread: HGive us this day ourdaily bread... ''

it must lzave been meat and drink toyou: .'To Iisten to the lnusic ,a?z,:/ havebeen ?llct7/ and drink to you. ''

xoalrrs soxpyr aa olktuo to beat about the bush; HStop beatingabout the /)&.ç/7 and tell me U'/IJJ youXVXI $$

xoam's Ha twmoqlkax to go on tip-toe/ to walk on tip-toe/to tip-toe: 'tlvhen //lc/r mother u'J.ç ill,the children tlp-toed up and downîtairs so as not to wl/çc her. ''

xo>'r cayxll something in the air/in the wind:GThe clerks were whispering togetherl'n the tl/i'cp today; something /%' inthe air. ''

xoaomla? Boiilla cold war: ''F/zc end of the Cold P''tzrhad /p.# the spycatchers with very littleto do ''

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XOMNT 1Ia llltœ

xyao; xax mAenxa

qsevHoq Gapbcp

MeJl HHeepeaku

qbmax'r Ilo oiemlCqlrrao'r

qaC HHK

qeAêleK roaa

eéosex mxpoii' tuxo.wq

qepèa MoiiOP

EeCTHOe CaOBS

qeTBPPTOe H3Mepel?e

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, ;

ja millstone round one's neck: 4fMy qepuas pagm'a the spadework: Must

.900# old-fash- 'i :

j,ag/er-/a-/tzw haç been a m///l/oae ioned spadework

. ,, p!.round my neck ever x/ace I rauv/ea zz vvj, y;y.y/ jtave gssat?y ,i'Mepusl; aells a rainy day: ou ??as thin as a rake: uShe 7:a, no yor a rainy day. ,, (,,.1strength at all. She smokes like a epya. u mxop sick humour/sick jokc'. humour that /J 1:1.

,, qepuu jijney F/l/a as a rake. I 11morbîd or sadistic I ;

Mep'r llor.y clloMlrr the devil will pay ë.I I '.' 'IltcrreH-fneii Bo/1bl Of the f'lrst watec HRubinstel'h waç a ?n?z.%f- 11

lutek df/Nr:. '' 1i''I''colour bar: discrimination against col- cian 0/ the /r'%/ H'ates t7:-* .. 1: , :oured and â/f'c/c people in favour ofthe qlvrocepaeqlxo coallavscs to make a clean breast of the matter: I:.hites ' .yyou have stolen the money, you u Iliw .1. jsafe and sound: anle cluuren ua-/v- better 'n/à# t? elean breast of it to your 1

ô' ;' ;i'

I j,-,,,- ,-s --d,---d.,, z--,- -t ----.

't count your chickens: 'bon k SXOQW M*XCV CTPOK to read betWeen the lines: 'fF he ï.& ldon ;,

able to read between the Iines, then he Icount your chickens. Your aunt may ,, .will understand everything. !! snot ieave you any money at tg/. 'z ,

qero 6- IOI cayqltRocb come rain or shine: HCome rain or Ij'hine Fanny IW# always visit her !.5' , . I

;,,;,- .-i.!tnother on Sunday. ' IIthe rush hour: ushe gazed out at xrro Ila > e, To Ha H3sIKe to have too much tongue 1 j

- ! i

://?t? oncoming wtzve.ç of the rush uyscvso Ilo'repu a sense of loss: HWhen John reskned, !:'hour tram c. '' we all ya/ a N/mr?g sense of Ioss. ,' 1Ii

:IIjj !'t e man of the year / the man of the qyscvsosan ce6s to takc to something like a duck to ! ,d2y 6 water: 'Although he had never be'en to .11xax psI a B soae I

he routine 'la man of the old school: rll'e is t? the OXP/ before, he fo/f fo t .'iict J/xcy/fzwr/f?a and expects z,:: mett like J dllck to M'J/cr' '' i! 'str I

- 1 1 - !to M'tarl hard, dvz/ he pever asks them qyscvsosa'rs cegs to fcel ill at ease with: .1 always#el #/ 1:;to do more than he does himsen .&d u ue s csoe: vapealte at ease with my bon, 1 can 't say wlz. '' p'I

2t? man of the old school. '# ,s own flesh and blood: GYou can Y !1!1qbl-'ro nlltn'b H KPOBb OnC j'Wc will aever Ctlt A'ON/NCJ/- Oxfmm .VO&r .V0/1; &Wdr t#$ i! 1Over my dead body:

#, ;!ttmrry ZI.V daughter, it will be on% ove?e he r:ï .Vo&r OBW ila'h &Nd bI00d. :

my dead body. z' ii11ilrltlPOn my word: Hupon my word

, 11iwhat (ç the matter with //p:: macliine. It ja : ImecToe qn cq'Bo Sixth sense (a supernatural sense .is etwd/tw/j? out of order

. ,'

addition to the five senses - sight, '!the fourth dimension: an f-c /at??y di- hearing

, touch, smell, taste): Mt the imension in addition to Iength, breadth time

, w: hadn 't any real evidence that jItand hekht /y(, had dong cwuy his wtyp; u,ta didn k j 1i

83 Iii. lk.. I. ' I

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W -even know that she wfl.ç dead. But ezpe-rience supplies a ,:fx//) sense fa suchthings, and we aIl had //. ''

with an open hand: 4êWhenever weasked Mr.Andrews for zzlpat'y for thecàlr//lz, he responded with an openhand. ''

>

meapoà pyxo;

E1(kI5d2p55IâiaTo eme Ile xolleu cBe'ra it's not the end of the world: .'It% a

Af/y you are not going to Italy with us,but it% not the end of the world yplz

can gtl there next year. ''a'ro lle myl'lla no picnic: Hlhis busineqq is no picnic

. ''

SMo oxo pazaopa (an) apple of discord / a bone of

contention: ''The ownershlà of the t?n-cestral home /lc.: been a bone of conten-tion between the rww brothers for thelast rwtw/

.p ears. ''

E3uK pazBlze aG tq(paaBszaacl)

Iliiqa Kypllqy He D aT

e Maplta m eclaBM

lcxo xax Eoxu:z aeHw

to have a tongue that nms away withone: 'Now your tongue ran cwt?y v'ithyou last nlkht. You shouldn 't have toldabout your boss Iike that in

./'rtm/ of somany people. ''

don't teach your grandmother tosuck eggs

vanity fair: reprence to the world dotni-nated by folly frivolity and showopen as a day; 'Dpen as a day, hemade no secret of the fact that he wtualone in the world. ''

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thil as a rake Xyzmîi KaK IMCFIKa jA as Ii.. ., wen be I-a-g-d o- ---- ,ea - oa-u o-acv.1)::abomination of desolation Mcmom's aarfyc'rellju a sheep as a lamb I 7I(an) absolute nothing a6cozxerusl: uyns as wlute as a sheet Gezislîi KaK nozloerlio '111I(accept w1th b0t11 hands yxBazrllrrbcyl anyMll pyxaMu as wise as all t)Wl / Myllpas KaK COBa jl$ 1.Achilles' lleel M ylaaecosa nx'ra a Wise Old oM1 !':!bed KaK IIOCTM WIA

, 1aK lf CO W GYfletlIb '1 1an Adamgs apple AaaMoBo X lloxo as TOl1 make FOllr , i.1 l. rou must Iie on it .;add fuel to the fire rloaausa'rs Macaa B oroub

jj f ,:t all costs 1110602 l1eH0 I!Iinst the grain rlpoTlfs mepc''rx Z ilil;aga .te Bo BcRxoM cnyviae ii,at any raalI at sea xax s Jlecy ::Y AVKPS 'CKVZ K2 XOW ZW O HOM PRWOSHXH ' .11 lay loads on a willing x'ro Bex'r

, Toro 14 norousllo'r 111al

lol'se at Erst hand H3 HePBBIX yCT 11

11 roads lead to Rome Bce aoporu seay'r B PuM at lirst sight c IICPBOFO B3rJlil;la ':!

a ;Iii11 ski

n and bones xoxa aa xoc'ru at full speed c llane'ra/l4aplm'y Ira11.1an thino are dimcult auxa 6eaa uauano at odds (.4tI.) ue s naaax1:before they are easy

at one's Engertips Jlo KOHHHKOB IIaJIbIJCB 'l ta11 your geese are swans xaw wlii xyaux csoe 6oao'ro xsaau'r at one's wits' end aOIRTW aO Toqlf.pl ';

I . !alpha aud omega aastya u oMera at sea cM. all at sea .1i '' sli ! qanaemic eharacter aylelkfuuecltpll'i xapaxTep at second hand 113 IITOPBIX PyK i'j!animal passions xcusovusle c'rpac'ru at the parting of the ways Ha Pacrlyrbe a0p0r E- ; : j jappear out of the blue c 1Ie6a cBarlurrbcyl at the top of one's lung.s Bo Bce ropllo (BcIo rJl0TKy) ,11(an) apple of discord H6noxo paagopa (the) Au

gean stables MrlleBbl KOHIOIIIHH j'jjarmed to the teeth Booppxeullslli ao ay6oB ';'B l(an) article of faith ae.qo uec'ru

jjas a Iast resort B Kpaiillesl cpyuae backwards and forwards B/mllb H IIOIICPCK .1t: :. tag Cltlmillg AS a fox xHTpblii KaK Jluca (

a) bad business HSOXO Aello 11I ias greell as grass Altcvnlrporrblii (aj bag of llerves KOMOK HCPBOB l. . j I .as lack would llave it xax Haaao / ltax Hapoqno (

a) banana republic GaHaHoBa;I Pecny6llllKa ((as obstinate as a donkey ynpylusiii xax ocea lje a habitual liar Bpan KaK CllBbllt MCPHH :17

ë;I (.as poor as Geaeu xax uepxounan Mblms he a Iaw unto oneself 3aKOH He IIIKaH Jija church-movse ysja uoaaov o'ruylueuus itt. x a scaptgoat jas slippery as an ceI cltolisalcul'i Ikax px

voxelo cocuuTaTb , !be Able to Count On the Ha rlallbuaxas stubborn as a mule cM

. as obstinate as a donkey rmgers / on the fingers j'j

-t$as sure as eggs is egg,s Bepldo, xax asaNwl rwa xlealpe of one ltand l1 .,.187 '186 !:I

j '

6OSTbcJf cnocë co6cvrBeulfol'i Tellu be in the family way

rlpeBpaTlfTbcs B c.Ryx6SITB rolloallblM KaK BoJIK6bITb rfoxolKllMl'l KaK ABC KaflsH B0

,!1b1oxa3an c;l He y Jte.!lBCQTII B Kollelo6bITb 3a PCl1IeTKO;

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3a6#yAHTbcS B TPX cOcHaX

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131- -d 4 j k, i$1 $ ïl f ïlltt''s f'

l'svn*,1 l ; l ( l f ' lv

l)e all tlars

11 'hunterbe as ungry as abe as like as two peasbe at loose endsbe back on the track

bt behind barsbe behind the times

be bored stiff / boredto tearsbe confounded bythe simplest problem

be eattn Mp with Jealousybe falling ol one's feet

be fed up to the teeth/back teethbe gatllered to one'sfathersbe greexl with envy Jiorlalu ;l ()T aaBuc'rll

be grist to (or to bring JIHTB Boay Ha Mellbulluygrist to) someone's millbe hard on sometme's heets no rml'aMbe head over heels in no yIIIH BJIlo6JIeHIove withbe llooked op nonacn cn Ha Kpxmoltbe in a fog KaK B Tyvallebe in anotker's shoes 6BITi, Ha qbesf-'ro Mem'ebe in low waters caaea Ha Me

.rlMbe in one's birtltday suit 6btTb B qeM MaTB poau abe in one's element 6b1% B cBoeii CTHXHHbe in onegs Hght mind 6bl,rb B aapanoNf yMe

be in (someone's) black Gbj'fb B uepuoM cnllcxebooksbe in someone else': skln Gbrrb B Hbeïi-'ro ulhrype88

be in (the) seventh heavenbe in (the) swimbe led by the nosebe left holding the bagbe light-fingered 6B1Tb HeHPICTBIM Ha pyxybe loose-tongued IIMeTB JIZIITHHBI; n3bIK

be of one's head coi'rll c yMabe on Cloud Nine cM. be in the seventh heaven

be on one's (its) Iast legs aollolBa'rb cBou rlocmeimlle aHHbe on tenterhooks 6uTb Ha Kpltmxebe on the black Iist cu. be in (someone's) black booksbe on the books Lulaqllersc? B crlHcxax

6b1Tb B HHTCPCCHOM IIOJIOXKHHIT

(6bITb 6epeMeHHOii)6bITb Ha CCALMOM I1e6e OT CHRCTI:JI

6bITb B KYPCe ACJIJI

H,IITH Ha HOBOWOCTaTISCJI c HOCOM

be on the edge

be on the runbe out of handbe out of one's head/mind/sensesbe out on a Iimb uaxoallrrbcsl B citonbaltoM nolloxeilHube packed like sardines KaK cellbztu B Gotllte

be still wet behind Monoxo Ha ry6ax He o6cox,othe earsbe tarred with the same onl.fllNl MllpoM (no)Ma3aHbIbrushbe thick-skinned 6uTb 'rowqccrolçoxtuMbe tickled to deatll

be tied/botmd hand andfootbe unable to hurt a Ily Myxy HC 06I'lAe1'bbe unable to say boo cM. be unable to hurt a flyto a goosebe up to the ears in work HMe'rb pa6orrlq l'Io ropno

be wet to the skin IIPOMOKHFFb ao HHTKH

6bITl, Ha npeaelle6b1TB B Gerax

olfu'rbc;l o'r pyK

6blTB IIe B cnoesl yMe

J'MCPeTIa CO CMCXYPYKPI CBS3IIHIAI

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! lt-ll 1- $1 !41-11 il j; t, 11!;Jt ills tbear in mindbear one's crossbear the palmbeat about the bushbeat one's swordinto a ploughshare

become bloodshot Hanulv H/HaluBaTbc;l KpoBblobehind closed doors npM aaxpblTblx anepilx

behind one's back / when 3a crftlHpîi / qsek-llll6yab cI1ylHol1one's back i.q turnedbelly-dance TaHeu plcHBo'rabetter one small fish Ha 6e3psI6se ff paK psl6athan an empty dishbetween the devil and Mcv y Mo

.rlolou H HalçosallbHefithe deep blue sea

(a) big shot Bapxllasl Illlfttlxa(albird in the hand is zlyqllfe cHififua B pyxax.worth G o in the bush 'Ieikl plkypanma B He6ebh'ds of a feather oanoro lloM Sltoiabite one's Iip Ilpultyclf'rb l'yGy

(a) bitter pill ropbxaH nltmo.ublood is thicker Kposb He Boaa/soalfuathan wate'blood * 1 tell KpoBs roBopHer/xponb 3aroBopltnablue blood / blue bltmded rozly6aH Kpcmbblue-stocking CHHH; 'Iyzlolçbody and soul ayllloii H Telost

(a) bolt from the blue rpou cpealf Mcnoro He6a(a) bone of contention Xilolko pa3aopaborn with a silver syoon poglf'rbc;l B py6allrtfe (B copoqKe)in one's mouth

(the) Brain Drahl yreqxa MtnroB

90

Iloriac'rb rlanbucNf B He60 / 6IITBMHMO ueml

HNfel'b 3y6 IIPOTHB

HMeTb B BHayHeCTI< Kpec

FIOJIYHMTII IIaJIJAMY IICPBCHCTBaXOAIITIa BOKPJT Jld OKOJIOIICPeKOM TB MCHH Ha OPaJI: '

box the earsbrain t'wisterbrain-washing

break one's backbreak one's neckbreak one's word

breathe (a) new lifeinto someonebreathe doxvn *ometme'sneckbrevity is the soul ()f p'it Kpa'rxoc'rb - cecTpa 'ranau'ra

bring up to date BBoall'rb B Kypc zwllabrothers in arms 6paerbH rio oppk-lilo

burn one's boats cxteqb (cBoH) Kopa6.rlffbury one's talent aapbl'rb TaJIaHT B 3eMJIIoby all means cM. at ali cost,s

bunr one's head aapblx rolony B uecoxin the sand '

buy a pig in a poke Kl/nylTs xo'ra B Me,lp;e

by hook or by crook npaBnauu 14 Herlpaluasfu

by the skin eae-ep'le / c rpexou ncmolaMof (me's teeth

sy the sweat 13 rlole JJrluaof one's brow

Aal'la I1O )ql1aMFOJIOBOJIOMKa

IJPOMNBIO MO3rôBrllyrb crluHy (XPe6CT)carfoMrl ttlelo

Gparriy (cBou) cnoBa oGpaTHom oxm ''rb 7K143:1b B xoro-m<6o

c'rorrrla HRJI a/rtlloii

by the wayby trial and error

M (-DR.).)y l1POt1l,fMM e'infeWt7M llpt3f 11 OLl.ii1.6OK

CPaCKHHFO MO3FaM 1/1Tesrltlb;f YO6OBi>

Kallllftl Ha HacHa3biBa'rb Bem :i CBOI4MI4 IXMCH3MH

3aKa3b1BaTb My3bllf.y

cudgel one's brairlsc 01' f - l oveCal.iph for a da)?cal! a spade a spade

call the tune

(the) calm beforethe storm

cannon-foddercarry a millstone roundone's neckcarry coals to Newcastlecarry out like clockworkcarry the daycarl'y the palmease of the pot callingthe kettle blackcast a cloud over

cast pearls before swinecastles in the air

' c%tles in Spaincatch the eyecatch someonered-handedchange handschange horses inmidstream / halfwayacross the stream

Gptlca'rs TellbMerra'rb Gucep nepea CBYIHIGMII

Boaayulllble aaMKlicM. castles in the airGpocaTbcl B rna3a,I1O2MaTb Ha Mecl'e IIPCCTyFIJICHHS

exa'rb B VJIY CO CBOHM CaMOBJTOMPa3blrpblBa'rb KaK 110 HOTRMoaepea'rl> BepxcM. bear the palmTbl 6bI TIOMaJIKHBaJI, caM Tore XOPOIII

HepeX0AHTb H3 PyK B PYKHMeHSTL somale; BO BPeMRHepenpaBbl

cheek brings successcheese and chalkcherish a snakein one's bosomcltew someone outchild of naturechill the bloodchilled to the marrowclear tlle aircling Iike a leechdip someone's wingsclose rankqclose at hand

92

CMeJIOCTB ropoJIa 6epe'rHllqero oGltlero

Ilplfrpe'rb 351e10 Ha FPJZH

HaMblllll'rb rOJlOBy

JHTS HPHPOAIaIKPOBb CTBIHeT B JKIIJI:XIIPOAPOrIIIHIX ,RO Moara KocTeI5

Pa3PJIJIHTB aTMOCYIWnpllca'rb KaK IIHSBKarloapeaa'rb KPBIJII>SIcoMlçlly'rb Pqzm110a PYKO;

aaTuuae uepea Gype;

nytuequoe MlcoHaaeBa'rb (ce6e) xosly'r Ha ltleio

clutch at a straw xBarra'rbcs aa colloMlm ltycoin money rleHa'ra'rb aellbryl

(a) cold war xozloima? Boiillaeolour bar uBezrHoii 6apbep

(the) confusion BaBltllollcKoe c'ronnoernopellHeof Babyloncome back empty-handed Bepnpbcsl c rlycTblMH PYKaMHcome down on someone npeBpazru'rb B Jlerfetmtylike a ton of brickscome down to earth crlycrllTbc? Ha aeMJIIo

come easy JlerKo laBa'rbc;lcome full circle BaBepllll4'rb LIHK.Rcome of age Aoc'rura'rB coBeplllel4llo.rlerHscome rain or shine HTo 61,1 Hll czfrllu ocs

come to grief noTepne'rs Heynauycome to one's senses Gpaerbc? 3a yucome to pieces Bblae're'rb B Tpy6y

come under the hammer I'IATM c Mozlo'rxaCome what may be! Bbllla He 6iyIJIa!confuse the issue HarlycKa'rs TyMally(the) corridolw of power Koplfaopbl Mac'rucost a pretty penny o6oilqlcb B KoneeMh'y

count on the fmgers /' nocquera'rb rlo nazlbuaMon the fingers of one hand

cover one's tracks aaueera'rb clleablcrack one up to the nines npeBo:moclrrb Ao He6ec

(the) cream of socieT eJIIIBKH o6tuec'rllacream ofl' ctltlNfa'rb CJIHBKHcrocodile tears KPOKOAHJIOBBI clfe3blcross one's mind npllxoall'rb B ronoBycross one's palm HO3O.ROTHTB pyqh'ywith silvercross swords with cxpecrll'rb lilrfarllcross the Rubicon nepefi'rH PyGHKOH

93

crr otcle's eyts out BslllnaKa'rs (ace) r.7a3a(a.) cycrlng shame norrHloluuta.q uecrlpaileaflHBoc'rsfnvl' the làp cffplTBlr'rb ry6ytcut one's teeth ayslvcosaxy c'becl'bcut one's coat accordhlg rlo oaexace nporqrHBa'rb Hoxcct

,fto one's c10th

cut the groundfroïn under one's feeteut to the quick

Bsl6yl'rb nousy H3-lIoa Hor

3aJ(fTb 38 X'IMBOQ

ïtàt the i's and cross':. t. lk iz 11: '' ,E;

èityuhtilg Thomast'llhe) do're of ptace::)raw a parallelûlh-aw the llne2).Jrill sornethinghlto someone's headClrink like a fish

drive someolleixlto a cornerddve someoaeup the wakldrop a brlck caenazrb Jïim cyc

(a) flrop in the t:ceax jcanilsl B Mopedrop lnto sometrme's lap c ne6a cBann'rbc:;ldrep off the hook cblrpaa'?a r$ rli-l'.rr4xdrum serzletl:lng cM. drill somethlg lnto someout'shi'to sorïleonegs hearl kead

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c'ralno'b 'fqomtu uaa i

t.()' oMa uef3eply,ltxaldirOlly6b I>IM)rlarlpcmcc'r:l DJPM JHJIbrlo.qolryl7b 1(O19e#) ( IX#CA/AIsacm6Mnnb vrch-Hyzjfsygla B 'romoBy

11141'Iy KaK fokllta

aarua'rb B yroll

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CBOJIMTIO C S'MZdally bread yale6 Hacytulfblfi

dance on a#r Hor noa cotsotzk He 'lyyxz'sf-a) dark horse 'reMHan JloTtïaaxa4a.y irt, day out M3o

,?.7H.q ïr Aey-ls( a.) dcta,d #' anguiege Meplwplit F'falaïxt'lcsd' to the worlcl cna'rs MepfrBetuctlau cuo?'?ft/ukth.e) die is cist lKpeftlHfî 6pollfetlt?ze ltk: a dog yiklepm'b KaK coGa'ltadi-rty one's hands Mltpaa'la pyxHdkuppear into thin air KaK ts Boay xaHyrsb'tthe) de&i) 'I''ill pay tiep'r Hory czfouH'rdo oae's hit BHeCTM ?lel'rp/

do somaone/something f.)lylarry. ao.nxcr.loe*ustlceJdog ln the mangcr co6axa Ha. cellje

dog-tired ycrrartuli xax cotsaxadog's life co6aqsrf xllialLlcë:'don't change horscs in xoHeti Ha rîepe rrpaBe He Menglltn'mklstream / haxAvr/ayacross the streamd'tm't coîmt rtflllllr cllickt#nlg LISLfIJIJ!T rl0 OC'21t-1ï lt/p CJ'CI;2J'TZIOTd on't teach yox)r Iflua KypI4/tl/' )4(z 'yvts'r'grand mother t'3. suck eggs

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( asf.l eark' y ttl/krdeasf! ' r rnoved t''o tears. Je 11 s v .!k s A ' 'P.. ', Ccat ojctkt's words

ea-t t'he stitedcolr'n( t-he). ead crowm,s t.ie%a flè.r((t.rk'escape fane's llpsescape lvlth a -f'./ht'l. .:l slk)j'.p

verr dtui.fl has ;R rï'i'1tYe. rellniug .evcry dog lya.h; h' . is (tt'al)/ ts-v,RvtT 11 1-Ia. Hal-uell 'pll4lAft lnppl.3-. ,n,HJ4K '

(the) evz- eye ayplaok r-rla:sextremes mett ltpakHtlcrH cxo/.l>l'r't-.'.q

-&t Slûo 3a oKo, 3y5 3a 3y6

FIf BallllfM lf HRIlllIM

JIIIIJOM K JllftlyCMOTPCTB IIPRBAC B rJm3aHaIIPHMYIOIIOCIYTHIO BeTepClue'rb Mer y IBYX CTYJII>CBBIIdCTL B HCMHJIOCTb

IIPIIXOJIHTb B HeFOQHOCTBcM. be head over heels in love with

cehleiilloe aepeBocM. batkwards and fo- ards

Harpe'rb PyloltIyBCTBOBRTb ce6JI He B cBoeii TapellteIIRTaH KOJIOHHR

IISTBACCJIT Ha IISTIGCCJIT

BCCTH HCPRBHIyI; 60îillefmBle l'Illoai:l

Pa3 H HaBcerAa

HanpallllllsaTbcrl Ha KOMIIJIIIMCHT

BblyAllim'rb HHIX PMaUIIIOJIOBHTB PbI6y B MYTHOIX Boae

IIJIOTB lf KPOBLIIOJIeT YaHTa3H#IHaBOAHHTB PbIHOK3alflfaboa'rb yjmqll.llJloxtlfa Jefq's

facc both wapface to faceface up to

fair and square

(a) fair windfall between t'wo stoolsfall from gracefall in disrepair

fall head over heelsin love

(a) family treefar and widefeather one's nestfeel 111 at ease with

(the) lifth columnqRy-qRy

tlgllt a losing hattlerlrst fruitfirst. last ahdall the times;sh for complimentslish for information

;sh in troubled/muddywatersflesh and bloodflight of fancynood the marketfly a kite

(a) fly in the ointmentqy ofr the handle

(a) llying sauter JleTaloma? TapezlKafollow one's nose IU TH Kyaa r.qa3a rllilnil'rfollow upon the heels of cM. be hard on someone's heels

(a) fool in grain orimBneilplblit aypaKfor a change zplrl paailooGpaallH

for all the world Iike 'roqb-B-Totlbfor alI times Bo BeKH Bexonforbidden fruit 3arlperrllblii n.qo/l

for dear life 1130 Bcex cltnFor Godgs sake! Paapl Bora!

for the sake of old times/ B qec'rs c'rapofi appx6blfor old times' sake

(the fourth) dimension He'rBep'roe Ilauepeilllefoul play Heqecrruasl Ilrpafree as a bird Boilbllayl n'rlm afrighten someone Hanyra'rla ao cMep'ruout of one's witsfrighten the horses aparmll'rb rycefi

from (or living' in) He o'r Mplpa ceroa different world/in a world of one's ownfrom head to toe c romotslal Ao nslTfrom the bottom OT ullcToro cepallaof one's Vartfrom pillar to post o'r oztlloii 'rpynlloerpl 11 plpyroii

full cup HOJI I # J.IM tl,!llll:1fuss over nothing Mbll-uul4ahk Bo3H$I

Ggain one's hand in

(the) game is not worththe candle(the) game is u'p Kaplu 6JITa(a) gentleman's alxeli'rurfslyfezfcKoe colwalzfeflueagreement

4 a: u. napxauosuu 97

ua6pl'rb pyi:y

Hl'pa He CTOI'IT CBCH

BBIXOXITB H3 ce5JI / BbIXTH H3 ce5JI

get away p'ithget back on one's feetget dizzy with success

CXOJIHTB C PyKBCTaTb H3 HUFH

nozlytlll'rb roJl0BoKpy)KeH1Ie .o'r ycrfexon

get it in the neck nolfytlll'rb no llleeget it into onegs head 3a6lIBaTb ce6e B roltmyget mixed up cthBaerbcs c Tollltyget oll sometme's hel'vt.s aeficrBomq'rb lla HepBbl

Bcvra'rb He c To$i HorHget (mt of bedtm the wrong side

get smart HaGpaTbc,q yMaget somefhlng c6i,ITb c pyxoff one's handsget somethieg out of BuGpocu'rb H3 romoBblone's mind '

get stuck oxa3an crl B gypaxaxget the lay of the land Hatuynblna'rb IloqBy 'get the upper hand B3HTi> Bepxget the wokks norlac'rs B Ilepertne'r

getting on in years / He rlepno; Mo-qoaoc'rMno spring chicken

(a) ghost top'n ropoa-rlpltapaxgibberish Ha6op clloBGir'l Friday aeBoqxa Ha no6eryltlxax

give (someone) a pat raalm'rs r!o roaosxeon the back

give it ( to ) aasa'rs B36yMKygive one the shivers Mopoa no Koxe rloaHpae'rgive someone the cold oxaaa'rb xolloaylhlii rlpHeMsltouldergive the green light to o'rKpblBa'rb aelleilylo yzlHuygive the palm tb nepeaa'rb rlanbMy rlepBellcl'Ba

give up on / to give tlp Maxflyn pykoiias hopeless

go awry IIOWTH HacMapKy

go back on one's wordsgo by the boardgo down in historygo down the draingo for a songgo halvesgo into detailsgo olT one's headgo on tip-toe / to walkon tip-toe

9go one s own waygo out of one's waygo through fire and watergo to extremesgo to the dog:go to potgo qp in the air

go M'ith a rungo with a swlngGM forbid!God knows!

MATH cBoe: aoporoàJ1e3Tb 113 KOJKH BOH

Ilpoiirrll (cKBO3b) OI'oHb H BoayIl,ll,a 1!a'rlyCH 11. Kpaii l IOCTIO

Htlii'l'll 1! I-IZXI')M(.:lu . ttf pllltt tf1 Isietht'sklRl . fl)? tll'f t 114.* 1,2, làtllt.r

11,2 1.'1'1.1 K1$ 1(. 4 l ( j h..1 ; k t7.1 I ycsl . go witll a run

l I e ,31,1, ii I ;( ,1 '!Bor 3l.lae'r!

3OJ10TOe R1 10goid-mlne

(the) Golden Age(a) Golden Jubilee(the) golden rule(the) Gordian klmtoose skl-nggoose phnplesgrease someone's palm

(the) great onesof the earihgreengrow roots

(a) guardian angel(the) gutter press

3onoTo: BeK3OnoTO: D6Hneù

3o#0TOe HPaBHSOI'opaueB yaeacM. goose llcsllcM. goose ieshna'rb Ha Jlarfy / IloaMaaa'rbBelmxlfe MHpa cero

cM. as green R: grass

BPaCTaTB KOPHHMHaHrel-xpaHHTelb6ySbBaPHaS HPeCCa

chf. break one's words

aa 6op'roAlBO/TM B Mczoplllo

cM. go am lIloë'rll 3a GecueHoKBoîi'rll B aolloBnaBaTlyc;l B rloapo6floc'rlfcM. to be off one's headxofm 'rs Ha ublrloqliax '

H have a screw loosel l:l 1't t v ,tl't-x lk;I 1) i t

lpkl I t-r.'r )Il (1:1 lrs

Ilalf the battle

(a) half-baked ideahands oll-hang by a threadhanky-panky

(a) happy medium(a) hard nut to cracklmrd-boiledharp on the same stringhave aIl eggsin one baskethave a basinfullmve a bellyfulhave a bone to pickwith someonehave a card up one'ssleevehave a cheekhave a Enger in a piehave a snger in every piehave a headon one's shouldershave a hearthave one's heartin one's boots

have one's heart sinkinto one's boots

HMeTS Harlloc'rb

IIPHJIOIKJIT? pykvy K qeMy-llMGoxaœno; Gotlxe-3a'rsltlxarOS0Ba Ha HSCVaX

cxallbTecb, HOMHJIOCePACTBWTeAyllla YXORT B IIHTK#I / aytlla ytlrlaB IIHTKH

cM. have oness heart in onegs boots

have a lumpin one's throathave a nose for

have a ready tongae

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HMCTb HIOX Ha

3a CJIOBOM B KaPMJH HC .71C3*

KJIHH KJIHHOM BLllllMGalOT3(MOTbIe AHH

IIOJIOBHHa ycrlexa

cblpa;l HaeslPXICH IIPOVBBHceTb Ha BOAOCKC

ABO/HaS Mrpa3O40TaH cepeARHaKpelKkë 0Pe:ReKBMaaB> ; BHAbI

3aBeCTH BOAbIHKYCTaBHTb BCe Ha KapTy

cM. l)e fed up to the teeth / back teetllcM. l)e fed up to the teeth / back teethMNfe'rs cqerrbl c

BI>IHFR Ty3 113 PyKaBa / IIMeTBKoablpb Ilpoaanac

have a sharp tonguehave a thick skin

have a tile loose BHHTHKa He XBaTae'r

have a tongue that runs g3IyIK Pa3B;I3bIBaeTCS (Pa3BR3aJ1CH)away with onehave a way with one HMeTB 01()6b17 Iloaxo;l

have a word with someone Ha rfapy cnoBhave an eye for 3HaTb TOJIK B HCM-JiHGO

have at one's fingertips 3HaTb KaK CBOH IIMTI> IlallblteBhave come a long way Jlallelto IIOIW II

Kpblllla IloexllqaHMeTB ocrrpbld H3bIKcM. l)e thick-skinned

have itclting fingers pyKlf qetlfyrcqhave its origin in Bec'rH HaHamo

have more Ml,falfHua He c'row'rs(of something) in one'sfmger than someone elsehas in his whole bodyhave not the foggiest idea He Iede'rb uli Ma-qeqtllero

npeaceranleHlolhave one 's feet firmly AByM;I HoraMpl Ha aeslmeplanted on the groundhave one's hair Isomocu c'laalloirHrrcg 7.ll<6oustand on endhave one's hands flIll 3a6o'r IlœloH pocrhave one's head Bll-ra'rb B otszlalcaxin the douds

have one's head screwed sfoarH Ha Mec're (He aypaK)on the right wayhave one's heart HMeTIA Ao6plale HaMCPCHIIJIin the right place

have one's lips sealed aep-a'rb poT Ha aaMlçehave only one pair HMerrb Bcero JIlfI.us olmy rlapy pyKof handshave something hanging Bllce'rla HM ronoBoitover one's head

i' r. .!I ) '4 , ' d I (; i ;( ' 11 ? h 1. J1II :j : CMJjCTIA rlrsf-l3ael.,f 1) JACIJIOBCL !. à f t t. k ' ïl ' y :-'t !L'l1 1.1

'h:k $ .' ùdlle ll:.lI'ah, of a pigeon HMe'rb KypuylNe MoarM'. ,1:8 !?c C).)e gall chf . have a cheekLiave the nem?e cM. have a cheekhave tlle words stick c.rloBa B rop.ne taac'rpylllf:!1 one's fhrgatlï' ave too much tongue uT'o Ha yhle

, 'f'cl Ha aqaz.lKeHave ytm ltst ytmr T.u u'f'o, g3blx nporlfcœlu ?torlgue?zmve a grudge ngainst csf. llear a grudge agailsthave in mirld cM. bear in milld(the) head of the famlly rwqana cewfbul'Lleads or tails? Ope

.n HJIl4 pemKa?litear a pia drop cllqtuan , KaK Myxa upollel'u'rhea.r the grass grow cld. hear a pin dropta) heart of gold zono-roe cepauek,a) heart of stone Kauellyloe cepaue( tke) heart c'f tkle matter cyuwoca Ae.nal/eart-to-heart talk paarcmop rlo ayttlaMhleklven forbld! chf . God forbid! .head on one's shotllders rctnoi:a Ha rt.qcHaxt'thïfl h'eel of Achilles cht. Achines' heeltleah'en oll ear'til pafi Ha t?elkllellercdes' lahcur l-ep.xyxnecon Tpy,n..hepda), cu. halcyofl dayl'kiftle behind a woman's irïpH-rarrhcx 3a Galsiylo lofx),skirtslkkt helew the beltlljit the bottle

rkit the markhft thc nail on the headl:kold a grudge againstlzold one's head high

hold one's horses npuaepksittrrs xol-lei:

klold olpc's pcace rlpl:ftepxka'rb rlt3tcxhold orhe's tongue ,ntepxta'rra CI'.u,,IK 3a 3y5aM1,!

(the) holy of ho/ies cBslmras;p cBintiblxhozlelnvnotm Meaorsblll Meclip

hope against h opû lianesi-rbcyl Ha Hyaofsthe) horn of plezity por l.zaoGpïlïMy'(a) horse of atuothar' cosceM .cpy roft KcbneHlcopcolourfqa) house of cards Kar. ?'Tot!il?aïl1 aoul-ll-f(the) hub of the uzliversa :-1 yu 3ehzeiJu'î

if wishes were horses,(begga rs A'youltj ride)iu a big waykl a. wordin a#l cozscielàce

ia aay casein anlz eveïhtin doubie harnézssin full swing

iu grainin onc ear andout the otherin other wordsin pertieular

pn placein shor'tin the Noom of youth

in the dea.d of Jllighfin the ntshin the lap or the gsdshl the Iong ran

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rllm ac'rts B TotlitycM. bear a grudge agailtst

ilepAa'rb ro.rloi,y BbIcOKO

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i Iirjin the open air rloa ovxpslvsIsf uegou keep a Iow profile aepxçaTscs s 'reilu E'!'j j''n the pink s paeuseve cua keep a stitr upper Iip coxpauswb npucyrcTsue ayxa iliin the same boat s oauofi aoalcc kcep a weather eye open aepxta'rb yxo Boclpo !ilin the teeth of the wind npovus ne' Tpa keep body and soul rlonaepplalna'rs cytuecTlloBalllle iin the twinlding of an eye s Mruoseuple oxa together :. !(an) lndian summer Ga6se aevo keep in the dark aep-a'rb B lIese;wHHH 'j(the) iron curtain xeaeauslfi aauasec keep in mind cM. bear in mind !1.it is the rust step cv

. all tllings are dimcult beore keep one's ear open cM. keep a weather eye open I

rklthat eosts they are easy keep one's feet aepxta'rbcs IIa uorax 1:.11 -(a'') infeetious Iaugh aapaauavasuujj cuex keep one's head above acpxlalscs Ha nzmlly/lla nosepxuoc'rpl 11

' i the bag aeao s IIryrsne weather I'jit s n i 1.it must have been meat xqe6ou I,e xopuu keep one's powder dry aepxlaa nopox cyxu, .

1.and drink to you keep one's word aepea'rb (clloe) cllono .I

it runs in the blood a'ro s xposu keep open house )K#fTb o'rxpblrrblM ;mA4OM i:'!it se'aes him right I'ax euy 1, uaao! keep track of Gsl'rla 11 Kypce co6bl1'I4ii Ii':1it stands to reason cauo couol'i paaysfeevcs keep up with the times ua'rpl s Hory co Bpesfellesl 11

it's a small world Mup veceu keep within the Ietter co/lmaaa'la Gyxsy 3altol.ia .,:, ' !it s neck or nothing au6o uau, Jrpl6o Ipontoa Of the law .:

Iit's not the end w o euv t,o vrx.-xzm -- - -

MB the VOOSe that lays cM. eat the seedcorn !:f the world -N- -'- R'XK'Y''A k-''**Q the golden eggso

(an) ivory tower Galiluyl ua caouosofi xoc'ru wikill tWO birds yGlfTla cpaay zwyx 3aiiueB Ith one stone 11;1knock one's head GuTbc;I ronosoli 06 CTeHKy 1.1:J' inst a brick wall I!j,aga

Jack of all trades Macvep Ha Bce pyxu

knoW a Place Iike cM. have at one's fingertips ithe back of one's hand I

jlack up the price ua6uvs ueuy know a place Iike the cNf. have at one's fingertips 11(a) Judas kiss soueayfi Hyasl palm of one's hand

ëbtlmp Out of the frying-pan ua orus aa s Iïoaslus know by name . nouaczfsll.uKe lhhkto the :re , 'k

now one s place , alla'rs csoe Mec'ro l 1just in case ua scsxujj cayuafj kuow which side one's 6bITIa ce6e ua yMe ' ijust what the doctor xax aouw p nponucaa bread is buttered 'ordered k

now which way the wind zlepplta'rb Hoc no BeTpy/3lla'rb Kyaais blowing Berrep aye'rK

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

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Lclla6a;l oTrOB0pKa

MOJIOqHbIe Pelcll,

KOMaHJIHaS HO3I1l1HS

Kzlloq K HIAOGJICSfCKJIIOHCBO: C.ROBO

(a) lame excuse(a) land of milk and honey KHcenblfble Gepera

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(tlj(') l:tst straw Ilocaeal'l;l;l Kartrls, llepefltlzlllllllmu qamy(1l,th) last word in rloclleal4ee C.ROBO (,7ocTH)KCH1fe)laugh in someone's face chicgerbtll B JIHIJPIaugh up onegs slteve cMeH'rbc;i B pyKaB

(the) law of tlle jlmgle 3aKou AxçyHrrleîiIay a tinger on rla-rlbueu Tpoitynlay blame at someone BaJIIITS c Gozlblloîi rolosblelse's door Ha agopoBylolay hands on rlplf6pa'rs K pylçaulay the corner-stone aaqollol'rb icpaeyrolbilslfl KaMclfb

lead a cat and dog life XCHTB Kax xomxa c co6axo;lead a double life Becnl zwoim ylo xcHalfb

learn loffl by heart rIH'I'B HaHtzycxleave a lot to be desired oceraBasl'rb lKellaq's MHoro nyqttleroImqve llo stone unturned Ilppf-rlolu 'rs Bce c'ràpailluIet sleeping dops Iie He 'rpol!b Jllfxo, Iloxa cHall'r Tltxolick one's wounds tsa.rlifavBa'rb pallulick someone's boots JlHaa'rs IIAnn'lolIie through one's teeth Bpa'rb 6e3 c'rslaa 11 cosec'rH

(the) life and soul Aytlla osmec'rsalift one's hand to rloalm 'rb pylfy Ha Koro-ml6o

like (greased) lightnlg Kax MozlHlfsllike a bull in a cll-dna shop czloH B HocyaHoii naBxe

likc a cat on hot bricks KaK l4a ropnxmx yroabnx /xaK Ha HroaKax

like a moth (that flles) Kax Myxu Ha Mearound a llghtlike a red rag to a bull KaK Kpaciiblîi tlBeT Ha 6bIKalike a shot Ilylle;like a streak of lighning cM. like (greased) lightninglike a weather-cock xaK (laioreplike al osh-ich KaK c'rpay?

like Iooking for a needle Kax uromta B c'rory/crore ceuain a haystack

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like rats leaving KaK Kpblcbl c ToHytuero KopaG.%the slnklng shiplike talking to a brick wall KaK o6 c'renlty ropoxlike two peas in a pod noxo<H Kax ABe Karm:l Boabllike water olT a duck's back Kax c rycs Boaa

(the) Iion's share Jlbillllda;l aoziyxlisten to reason np4caytuarrbcn K roaocy paccynyaIisten with Ilalf an ear cnyma'rb Kpaeu yXa

(a) little bird told me clfyxauu KMJI;j IIOJIHHTC:Ilive and 1st live caM TA-IIBII il apyrl4M He Memalive beyond one's means pKMTI, He no cpezlc'rBal.llive from hand to mouth nepesylBaerbcsl c X.ne6a Ha KBac/Boaylive in the lap of luxury yrona'rb B pocKolt!illock, stock and barrel co BceMu noerpoxaMll

(a) Iong shot c AaJII,HIIM npllueaoMlook down tme's nose cMorrpe'rb cBepxy BHlI3look through cMoTpe'rla Hepea po3oBhle OMKNrose-coloured spectacleslook through tinted cM. look through rose-coloured spec-spectacles tacles

Look what happened! Bo'r 're (11) lla!lose count of time noTepvrb cue'r Bpeuellu

lose heart naaaa nyxoAlIose (me's head Izorrepyi'rb ronoBylose one's nene no'repll'rb Mpltec'rilolose temper cM. fly off the handle

lost sheep aafGyauBtuallcsl cmua

love in a cottage paii B ttla-naule

(a) maiden name aeslzlxllasl (IaMIIJIH;Imake a clean breast MucrrocepaeuHo coallarrbclof the matter B Hesf--qu6o

makc a fool of (meself cec'riy B Karlotuy

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make a martyr of oneself c'rpoyf'rb 1.13 ce& Myqelllfxa

make a mental note of tHalMoTaTb ce6e Ha ycmake a mountain Aezla'rs p!a Myxu crfoHa .out of a molehill

make a name for oneself 3aBoeBa'rio ce6e (Ao6poe) UMRmake a scene yc'rpou'rb cueHymake bricks without straw aarresa'rb Gexdaztepxuoe aellomake eyes at c'rpoll'rb rzfaaxumake faces c'rpou'rb pou usl

make hay of something BHemxpl rlyraHlmymake hay with cM. make hay of somethingmake one's mouth water CJIIOHKH IIOTCKJf#I

make someone blush srouyrrb B xpacltymake someone sweat Brolu lio B rio'rmake the blood rlm cold clkl. chill the blGodmake tracks for zla'rb Tylf'ymake up for Iost time HaBepcla'rb yflymeuHoemake yourself at home Gyiw're Kax aoMamake one's llesh creep MypallrrH 6eralo'r no Koee

(a) man of his word rocntuyfl-ï/xoa/uH csoero cloira(a) man of the o1d school qenosex c'rapo; Ilrrcozlsl(the) man of the year xjezloBex roaamanna from heavcn Malll-la yle6ecuanmarch up with the times cM. keep up witll the timesmark time Tcm-ranac:l Ha Mecre

(the) massacre l436ueHue Mllamnelquenof innocents

meet half-way ICITH Hasc'rpeqy

(a) memory like a sieve Moarps KaK peme'romîlk teeth Moriotluble 3yi5bi

milk the bull N wz'b c Koala Moloi:amilk the ram cM. milk the bullM ind your (-11 business! He Baule aelfo!miss tlke bus rfoea,ll yluen

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moral support

(a) moral victorymore dead than alive

more or less

(a) mother's boy(a) mother's darlingmother tonguemove up with the times

(a) museum piecemusic to one's ears

Mopa-ribllail flor epM aMOPaJIbHaSI H06C;Ia

HII IIIIIB HH MePTBGo.Ree HJIII MelleeMaMCHBKHH CBIHOHeK

cM. (a) mother's boyPOZJHO; ;13blKcM. keep up with the times

Mp eiilla;l peaKoc'rla6aJ1b3aM Ha ayttly

NMYKH COMHCHHSHa CHOCSX

(a) nagging doubtnear her timeneck and neck roaoBa B ronoByneither fish, Gesh, fowl HH pu6a HII Mrlconor good red herringnenes of steel CTaJIBHBIe HepBblnever Iook a gift horse aapellosfy Kolllo B 3y6bI He CMOT'PJlTin the mouth

new brooms sweep cleaner Hona;l Meu a 'm c'ro MeTnew lease on life B'ropan Molloaoc'rbnine-days wonder a.qoGa AHSI

nip in tlle bud npeceqb B Kopileno more shots HH rpoltla B Kapuallein the lockerno picnic 9To He lllyrKaNoah's ark Hoes KoBqernot a leg to stand ()n He HMe'rb rloa cosoii notlBblnot born yesterday He Bqepa poalclcylnot fit to Imld a candle to B noaMeixu He romf'rc;lnot for alI the world HH 3a HTo Ha cBe're

not for Iove or money HH 3a Kalllfe ael4iyrll (KoBpI1)KKH)not for nuts Hll 3a qTo

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not on your life HH B xcplal:bnot to believe one's eyes He Bepll'rb CBOHM rzlaaaunot to believe one'l ears He Beplrrb cBoplM ylilau

not to budge an inch He ycryrflf'rb H!,I Ha fio'rynot to care a fig Hartnesa'rbnot to give a fig for cM. not to care a fignot to give two cents for HH B I'polll He c'raBu'rbnot to have a clue He Hsle'rb IIOHJIT#I;Inot to 1et the grass grow l'Ie OTKJIU BIBJG aena B aozlrllii OII.UKunder one's feet

not to Iift a snger 'naleu o naaeu Hc yaaptl'rbnot to :ee beyond He BIWeI'B aa-qbtrle cBoero flocathe end of one's nosenot to see the wood He Btulc'rs aepessels lI3-3a Jlecafor the treesnot worth a fig

not worth a strawnot worth an o1d songnot worth t'wo ccnts

nothing to write home ahmt

H1.1 tlllra He c'roplrbBblcaeHlloro Jlîiua He c'rollr

I'pom ueHarpotua Melmoro (aoMaHoro) Ifec'rolf'r / HH I'potua He c'rolt'rHllqcro ocoseHlloro

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on the neck of 'on the runon the spot 'ryr Kax 'ryron the tip of (me's tongue Ha KoHtHTxe Jlauxaon the top of the world Ha Bepxy Gnaxlellcl'naonce and for all cM. flrst, last and all the times

once in a blue moon B KoH-To BeKMone's heart's content cKollbKo Aytlle yronlloohe chance in a thousahd oallil mallc #la Tlàfcswllone for the road Ha nocottlolc

one in a thousand OAIIH 143 TLICSMH(me of these days Ha aililxone of these days is none 3aBTpaKaMH KopMll'rbof these daysone's better half apaxla:ularl rlolom4llaone's days are numhered aHI< coqTeHblone's heart bleeds cepaue KpoBb3o othllBae'rc;lfor someoneone's own sesh and blood Hbs-'ro rlao'rla u Kpcms

ont's second wind B'ropoe Alylxaslucopen as a day Mcllo KaK Bokltuù aeillo

open old sores sepeall'rla c'rapbje paHu

(the) other side o6oporrllall c'ropoua MenanHof the coinout of mouths of babes ycT'aMH stnaaeHuaand sucklingsout of place He K Mec'ryout of sight, out of mind c r.naa Aomoli - H3 cepaua BoH

out of the frying-pan cM. jump out of the frying-pan intointo the fire the fire

out of the jaws of death 113 o6'b;lT'l!: cslep'rllout of this world 143 paaa BoH Blàlxozwilm:

over my dead body qepea Moll Tpynover one's head Bslllle qbero-llllGyab IIOHHMaHH:

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cAl. be hard on someone's lleels

Ha Gery

(an) oblect of fun llpeaMe'r Hacpfemelcof the first water tllfc'relilllefi Boabl

ol olze's hat ' Ha cBoit c'rpax It pllcK(an) old bird c'rpeztqllaH rl'rlfua(an) old name c'rapa? zllo6onb(an) oId hand Tepzrblii Kalaq(an) old wives' tale 6a6bH cKaaKu(the) o1d world c'rapblii cBe'ron an empty stomach Ha rolloaHslii Mepqyaoxon ohe's hands and knees t!a qeTsepeilsKaxon the edge Ha llpeaene

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parrot-fashion

parrot likeparrot-wise

pay backin the same coin

Pay on the nail!pay through the nose

(the) picture of healthpie in the sky.

pillarls) of societ'ypin one's hopes on

(the) pink of perfectitm(a) pitched battleplatonic loveplay a dirty trick onplay cat and mouse

play for timeplay into Nomeone'shands

play it by earplay safeplay second fiddle

play somebody a didytrickplay the foolplay the game

pla upon sometme's!feelmgsplay Avith fire

plenty is no plaguepoke one's nose intosomeone else's basiness

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P(noBToprlTB) xax nonyraficM. parrot-fashioncM. parrot-fashionIIJIaTHTB Toli llçe Moile.ro;

ielliyrlt Ha Goqxy!rtrlalm 'b B'rpmmporaKPOBb c MOJIOKOMcM. castles in SpaincTOJlI1b1 O6mecTBa

BoalaraTb HaleXçlbl

BCPX COBePEDCHCTBR

rellepallblloe CpaRelllfeIIM TOHHYICCKaJI JIlO6OBb

IIOAIUIaALIBaTB IHOABOZmTbI MHHYHITaTB B KOIIIKH-MLIIIIKHTSHFTL BPeMS

HPPRTIa Ha PYKX

HrpaTb no clyxyAe;CTBOBaTB HaBePHSKR

HIW TL BTOPYIO CKPHIIWHO,IIJIOJICliTL CBPIHBIO

BAqSTB AypaKaHrpaTb HO HPJBHSaMHrpaTb VYBCTBaMH

HFPJTB C OFHCMKallly MaCJIOM He HCHOPTHIJD

COBRTL HOC B HyJlfi:e Aella

pour out one's heart

praisp to the skiesprick up one's ears

#laltusaTs aytuycM. crack one up to the nines

aepxla'riy ytuxll Ha Maltyltlxe/HaBocrrpyi'rb ylml

Prometheus fire l'IpoMeTeen orollb

(the) Procrustean bed flpoxpycToBo Jloxte(the) prodigal son 6llyaHblfi cblll(the) proof of the pudding He rlorlpoGyetub - He pllaetubkq ill the eating

llull in one's belt 3aTHHyTb peldellb

pull oneself together B3;ITs ce6,q B pyxll

pull someone's leg MopoHH'rs rollony

pull the chestnuts Tacxa'rb ItaillTallbl 113 orluout of the fire

pull the rtlg from under one cM. cut the groundfrom under one's feet

puppy Iove cM. calf love

put a bold face aena'rb xopottlylo (Beceaylo) MHHYnpH iu oxol'i Hrpe

put a hole GlfTb/yaapyl'rs no KapMallyin one's pocketbook

put a word (for) 3aMonBlf'rb clloBeqltoput all egpq cM. have all eggs in one basketin one basket

put down roots ch'f . grow roots

put on a pedestal C'raBliri) Ha ubeaec'ra.q

put on ice aaMopcnM'rla (rlpoex'r, I1JfaH)put one's foot in it nollafz'rb BîlpocaK

put someone ozwrrla (Iëa7àeTl,) Koro-llll6o Bin a strait-jacket cuuplel-l'e./lsHylo py6al-ulcyput sometme nOcTal)MTtà KOPO-JIPICiO Hll MeCI'Oin his place

put sometme lWse CM. W il'lg llp ttl Cate

put strillgs HJDKHMRTL Ha ,1'321461e JIPYIKMHLI

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(a) questlon of tlme

QBOHPOC BPCMCHH

RcM. cudgel onegs brains

aomp Jlbe'r KaK H3 Belpaqepllbll'i Aellb

yHITHHTI, pa3lloccM. lift one's hand torpec'rH aellbrll JlorlaD ii

BOPOIIIHTB npollmoepelKa;l rl'r#lqacM. (a) rare animalJID Haaer blqHTa'rb Mer y CTPOK

round numbers(a) romld-table conference(a) royal welcomerub salt in a woundrule the roost

rule with a rod of iron

rule with an iron hand

OKPYTJIeHHBIC tlHœlaGeceaa 3a KpyrlblM W OJIOMKopolleBclclG IIPHCM

Cblrla'rb C0JIb Ha PaHY

BepTel'b AOMOMaepra'rb B elltoBblx PyKaBHuax /YIIIMBJISTB )KeJIe3HO; PYKO;yrlpaBM'rb IKCJIOHO; PyK()l'i /AepAa'rl> B CIKOBI>IX PFIOBHURXrlla'rbcs 3a ABYM;I 3aiuaMlfcec'rb Ha Mellb

Brlaaa'rb B Kpazlloc'rbtlac IIHK

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rack one's hrainsrain cats and dogs

(a) rainy dayraise hellraise one's hand to

rake in the moneyrake up the past

(a) rare anlmal(a) rare bird(a) ray of hoperead between the linesread one's mind Bune'rs HacxBoabread someone like a book cM. read one's millàread the tea-leaves raaa'rb Ha qaitioii rymereap a rich harvest coGpan GoraTblli ypokaà tMeaazleilreceive with open arms c pacnpocrrepalMu o6bylTM.qMl4refuse pointblank llaozrpea o'rxatsa'rbcslrelations are rather strained Haw nyrble o'riloltlellu;lrest on one's laurels noullBa'rb Ha znanpaxride a hobby horse cec'rb ua cBoero lcoylbxa .(to death)Hght arm npasa, pyxarise like a phoenix BoccTaa KaK * euHKc 143 nennafrom the ashesrock the boat pacKaqHsa'r!a JioaKyRome was not built M ocltsa He cpaay c'tpor acbin a dayroot and brancll Kopellllslsl o6pa3oM

(the) rotten apple naplttuBa? oBua

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run after two haresnm agroundnm to extremes

(the) rush hour

safe and sound ue.R 11 HenpeauM

sail against the wind IIIIbITB IIPOTI:B Teqellll;isail close to the wind tBecTlf ce6l) Ha rpalllf rlopr oilHocrllsail under false colours HIVWBaTb Maclçy

(thc) salt of the earth conb 3eM.qH 'save onegs skin cnaca'rb cBolo Ic ypystare the living daylights cM. frighten someone out of one's witsstare to death cM. frighten someone out of olle's w1t,ssave one's sldn cnaca'rb cBolo tlmypyKl'ew hp one's courage HafpaTbcsl Xpa6pom'ltsecond-guess cltrleH aM HHM YMOMsecond nature B'ropasl HaTypasee dayllght Bllzle'rb Bblxoa 113 rlonoAcl4lf;lsee out of the corner KpaeM rllaaaof one's eye

see through cM. to read someone like a bookSee what happened! cM. Ixok what happened!

see which way tlxe cat Jumps Bblxcuaa'rb, Kyaa Berep Iloaye'rsense of loss tryBcq'Bo rioTeplf

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serve God and Mammon cnplcpl'rb H Bory, lf MaMMolleset the world on Ere rlpollaBec'rll ttryM/èypop(the) seven deadly sins ceMs cMep'rHblx rpexoBshake like a leaf Tpilc'rucb KaK ocllffoBbl; JllxcrroqexSlmme on you! Kax BaM He c'rbuwo!shed blood rlpolilla KpoBbshed crocodile tears JI#I'rI: KpoxoaluoBsl czfeab!(the) ship of the desert KopaGzlB Ilyc'rblillf (Bep6JIIoa)shoot a line Ilyc'rlf'rb yrxyshow a clean pair of heels Toablço nrllnxtl csepxalo'rshow one's cards pacxpsl'rb Kapl'blshow one's hand cM. show one's cards

show one's teeth rloxaxlBa'rta ay6bï/xoln'llrloita3a'rb cBoe HacTollmee Jlyluo

it'a) slice of the cake K'ycolk flHporaslip one's mind Bblclkoqlf'rs 143 ro-qoBblslip through one's fingers npocKollioifyrb Mev y rlalltyuegsmoke like a chimney K'ITHTB Kax i'fapoBo:lso much the worse TeM x> eso to speak TaK cKa3aTb

soap opera MblllbifaH onepasoft in the head cna6 Ha rolioBysoft pedal cnyclça'rh Ha TopMoaaxsoil one's hands cM. dirty one's hand' ssoldiers of fortunc co.rlaal'sl yilailu

Solomon's judgment CollolklouoBo pettlelflfesomething in the air xoiw'r clyxusomething in the wind cM. something in the airsooner or Iater pauo ltral iloaaHo

(a) sore spot 6olblloe Mec'ro(a) sore subject Ha6olleBlliu; Borlpoc(a) sore point cM. (a) sore subjectsound out the possibilities cM. get the lay of the landsound the alarm 6l4Tb B HaGa'rsow the seeds of doubt cesl'rb ceveHa coylHeHlol H T. a.

(the) spadework Hepllal pa6o'raSpartan upbringing cnaprraHcxoe Bocnu'raylllespeak of the devil iierox Ha nolklixylespick and span c Itro.rioqxusquare accounts cBec'rll ctle'rblstab in the back rio/yqirrb yaap B cnilHy

stand Erm c'roirrb Ha cBoeu

stand on one's o>vn ttwol c'roH'rs Ha ctsoplx co6crrBeHnblx uoraxfeetstand one's groundstart from scratchstep on somebody's toes

stew in one's own juice

CM. Stalld firmHatlaTb C a3OB

H/CTYHaI'L Ha (J1lO6PlMyIO) MO3O.T1laBaPH'rbC$! B COUCTBCHHOM COKy

show oneselfin onegs true coloursshow someone the door yxa3a'rs Ha aBepbshut one's eyes to 3aKpsIBaTb Uia3a (Ha tlTO)sick humour qepilbllî IoMopsick joke cu. sick humoursick to death aahfyqlfTbcH ao cMep'rHside by side 6oK o 6oKsign one's own death- Iloarluca'rb cahloMy ceGe cMepTllbliiwarrant npllroBop(a) Silver Jubilee cepe6pfllblii Io6I4lleiisince time immemorial Ilcrloxoll Belcollsingle-handed eaullonutlllosink tlzrough the floor (roToB) cltBoab 3eAcllo rlpoBazill-rsc;lSisyphean Iaeur ltask, toil) CII3H(1)oB Tpyasit on a barrel cuae'rs Ha 6oulûe c nopoxoMof gunpowdersixth sense tuecl'oc uyBcl'l)oskate on thin ice 6bITb B lttelko'r.qllsolkf rlozloxtelllllfskim the cream cM. cream otT

sldn alive cnyc'rlï'rb tuxypy

rstick one's neck out CTaBHTB ce6J1 noa yRap take it or leave it JIH60 aa

, JtuGo Iqe'r ltick to the point 'qepAaTbcs G.R#DKe K ae/ly/ k jeave of onegs senses cM

. to be off onegs head fS ta ellpl4lleppltlillaTbcs TeMbl 11

take root rlyclta'rb KopllHstick like a leech cM. cling like a leech

take somebody B3HTb rl()a Kpbtrlbttlllço Iistir a hand nollleBellll'rb pylfoli ujjder one's wing

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stolen fnlit cM. forbidden fnlit take someone at his word rloliMa'rb Ha clloBe Istorm in a tea-cup 6yp? B c'raKalle Bocbl jake someone by surprise 3aXBaTHTB KOr0-JIlf6o Bpaclulox ij(a) straight an:wer np;1M02 OTBCT take someone's word for it Bcpll'rb Ha clloBo i

Istraight from the horsegs cM. at flrst hand take the bull by the horns Gpa'rb 6bIKa 3a pora i

th Imou ;take the line of least HJGM no JIHHIIH lrlyrul Ha> eHsulero I

straight from the shoulder c nlletla resistance conpo'rlfluellll;l istrain evel nerve Harfpsra'rb Bce cllmal take the wind cM. cut the gromld from under onegs I

strangle at birth yGpl'rb B aapoaslme out of one's sails feetitrike a snag aaxoim'rb B 'IFIIIK take the words copsa'rb (clloBa) c saslxas

out or someone's motlthstrike home norlaca ue B 6poBb, a B rmaatake to heart nplfllllsfa'rb 6.RI13Ko x ccpauy I

strike the rigllt note rmnec'ru paaroBop B Hy> oM Iclxmetake to one's heels riycrrHnc;l Hayrex / cuoTa'rb yaoqlç.lfstruggle to keep body 614Tbcyl Kax pBI6a 06 Jlea jtake to sometldng tlyscrBosa'rs ce6l xaK psl6a s Boae Iand soul togetherIike a duck to water i'

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sugar the pil1 noaclqac'rll'rla nltqlozilo italk shop roBoplrrs no aeay !

swan-song -qeGeauuas necustalk the same Ianguage roBopH'rs Ha oauou sablxe j:,swarm like locusts KHIJJeTB KaK capaHqalalk through one's hat HeCTH qylllb 11(th

e) sword of Damocles AaMolclon MeH Italk tarkey mBoplrrb 6e3 o6ylllsxoasweet t00th cnac'rena :

. . . talk of the delril cM. speak of the devil Iswap horses in cM. change horses in midstream

tarred with the same 163 ozmoro Tecra caeaausl .midstream/halfway ,brushacross the stream

teach a lesson aa'rb ypolc '

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able talk 3aceroabyla;l Geceaa jthat remains to be seen 6a6ylmta Haiwoe cxaaaaa '.

take at face value npulluMa'rs aa tlllcTylo Molle'ry ,that's another cup of tea cosceM Apyroe qeao '

take down a peg c6l4BaTb cnecbthat's a game that two rlocMo'rpltM, uba Boalk!e'r

take for granted cqlfrra'rb caslo co6oîi paayMelolmlMc, jay atcan p

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tighten the belt cM. to pull in one's belttighten the screw aaxpyTuTl' raiilœ

till the cows come home rfocne aomulqxa B qterneprtilt at windmills cpava'rbc? c BerpylllslMl'l Mellïalllm aMlltime drags BpeMll w llel'c;l

(the) tip of the iceberg BepxytM a aiic6eprato one's haert's content cxozlblto ayllle yroaHo

(the) top of the Iadder Bepllrplila tczly:hxe6Hoil Jlecerllllusltouch someone's heart Gpa'rb 3a cepaue

(a) trained eye r.Ra3 HaMel'ailtread on someone's corns cM. step on somebody's toestread on the 'heels of cM. be hard on someone's heels

(the) triclks of the trade Tollxoc'ru rlpoYecclfll(the) Trojan horse 'rpolllcxlffi Koilbtruth lies at the bottom IfIJJII BeTpa B rlozleof the welltry one's hand at nonslTa'rb c'lacl'b;ltry the patience of a saint HcnblTblBan'b Teprlelllle

to try the patience of Job cM. try the patience of a saintturn a blind eye to cMorrpe'rs cKnox rlarliyubl

turn someone's head BcxppKlf'rb rollony

turn the tables on (upon) noMeluxc;l ponRMu/6>fTIa rlpo'rlllltlllxa ero Ae opyv eM

twiddle one's thumbs 6HTB Galclyum

twist someone round oGBec'rlf Boxpyr nanbuaone's little llnger

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two heads are better yu xopomo, a aBa Jlyqtue 'than one i .two-raced anynuullslii '

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under sometmegs feet KpyrurrblN Il()A IloraMli jIunder the aegis noa orlfaoii .

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liup to par Ha aoanoii Bblco're ! ;to the ears rlo yïll'pl ljupIupon my word HecTnoe clonoi. 1upset the apple cart cnyra'rs Kalyrbl / Hcrfolrrlrrb Bclo Mpsncy !1 ' Ih h-V

1-,)vdnish into thin air cu. disappear into thin air :

vanil fair ylpMaplka Tuwcmalslfll j .'

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:verbal diarrhoea closecllblîi noHoc

(a) vicious circle nopoqslbl; xpyr: I .

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wait and see which waythe wind is blowhzgwalk on airwalk on tip-toewash one's dirfy linenin public

wash ont's hands of ysfbi'rb pyltll(a) wasp waist ocpfila;l 'raail;lwatch out (for) 6bITb Hacrropo-e(a) wa)r of Iife o5pa3 x(#I3HHwear the troqsers 6BITS B aoMe xotmlfuou

weigll one's words Basell-sa'rb cBou c.rloBawelcome with open arms cM. receive with open armsW hat a pity! Kax pltals!

What's all the fuss? BoT (::xa) Heslfaals!W lzat's eating him? Kaxa;l Myxa ero yltyclma?(the) wheel of Fortlme Kozleco Yoprryl4hlwhen in Rome, do B Hyxtol'i MollacTblps co csolfMas the Romans do yc'raBoM He xozlrwhen my ship comes Koraa cqacTbe MHe yllbl6lxersc;lhomewhen pigs tly Koraa paK Ha rope CBHCTHGwhen the left hand Koraa JleBa? pyxa lle aHaeT,does not know what q'ro aezlae'r npaBalthe right hand is doing

where there is a strong Jlec py6HT - menn JIeTrITriding there is a strongabiding(a) whipping boy MazbqHx ATIH 6HTb%whistie in the wind roBoplf'rb Ha Bez'ep (snycrylo)(a) white Iie Jlon Bo cnaceHl!e(a) whole good hour 6I4TbIîi Hac(the) wind of change Bm'ep nepeMepl

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willy-nilly Boaeji-uesolleji I

win the day cu. to carr.y the day !

wipe the smile c'repea yau6xy c ayma IolT someone's facewise after the events

wish a fair windcM. second guessingAella'rb rlorlyrfloro Berpa

with a light heartwith a vengeancewith a1l my heartwitlk all oxe's mightwith an iron handwith an open handwith b0th feet(m the groundwith llying colours

wlth one foot in the gravewith one strokewith (me's backto the wallwitll one's heartin (me's mouthwith orlegs nose in tlle air aaaplpa'rb Hoc

with the' shield or on it co IIJHTOM ff-rllf Ha m u'rewithout a hitch 6e3 cyuKa

, 6e3 3aaoplllllœwithout a roof Mev y He6oM 11 aeM.rleîiover one's head

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cM. have one's heart in one's boots

without batting an eyewithout bllnking an eyewithout beatingabout the bushwithout fear or favour 6e3 c'rpaxa 14 ynpeKawitllout rhyme or reason Hlf c Toro ilu () cero

Woe betide you rope ToMy

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He Myapc'rByrl JIYKaBO

(a) wolf in sheep'sclothingword for word

(a) word k: the earword of honourwork hand in hand pylça B pyh'ywork like a horse pa6o'ral'b Kax Bollwork Iike magic TBOPIITB Hyaecawork rotmd the clock pa6orra'rb Kpyrnblc CyTKHwork wonders cM. to werk like magic

(the) world to come Ha ToM cBe'reworm oneself BTHIMTI>CH B aoBeplleinto another's favouror consdeltceworship the golden calf nolclollil-rscn aonoTouy Tenbuyworth one's weight in gold Ha Bec aoao'ra

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