Avaddon пишет: ↑27 сен 2018, 14:19 The Grifters by Jim Thompson
In a sweetly feline fashion, she'd put such a frost on Moira Langtry that Moira had stopped coming to the hospital after a couple of visits. She called every day, letting him know that she was concerned about him, but she didn't come back again. And Lilly often managed to b. o. h... at the time of her calls, practically restricting his end of the conversation to monosyllables.
Lilly obviously intended to break up his affair with Moira. Nor did her intentions end there.
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Inna,
You are right!
You are right!
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Longman Idioms Dictionary (En-En)
be on hand
to be in a place at a particular time, often when something special or unusual is happening, in order to watch or help if you are needed ♦ often used in newspapers, on television news etc
● The health advisor will be on hand from 11.30 - 1.30 at the Colchester Information Centre to give advice and answer your questions.
● Several Hollywood stars including Willis and his wife Demi Moore were on hand to watch the ceremony.
be on hand
to be in a place at a particular time, often when something special or unusual is happening, in order to watch or help if you are needed ♦ often used in newspapers, on television news etc
● The health advisor will be on hand from 11.30 - 1.30 at the Colchester Information Centre to give advice and answer your questions.
● Several Hollywood stars including Willis and his wife Demi Moore were on hand to watch the ceremony.
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Goodness me, my dear! You're soaking wet and all shivering. Let's get you a warm bath and a mug of hot tea. T...'. t.. t.....!
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This information is top secret. Better k... m..
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One could also say k... s..... .
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My version:
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-Gavari gde ze partizanen sprjatan?
-I can't! This information is top secret.
Better kill me.
The third dot after m is ending the sentence. )
-I can't! This information is top secret.
Better kill me.
The third dot after m is ending the sentence. )
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Juliemiracle, it also fits, but it's not what I intended. The same can be said in a more idiomatic way.
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keep shtum?
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Here we've got a phasal verb + an idiom:
A Casual Affair by W. Somerset Maugham
A Casual Affair by W. Somerset Maugham
I was spending two or three days on an island on the north coast of Borneo, and the District Officer had very kindly offered to p.. m. u. . I had been r....... i. for some time and I was glad enough to have a rest.
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Astounding by Alec Nevala-Lee
Yet this was the most revealing point of all. Despite Gold’s personal issues and heavy editorial touch, both Asimov and Heinlein were willing to work for him. Galaxy had approached Campbell’s two best authors at a time when their relationship with their longtime editor was vulnerable, and Fantasy & Science Fiction was w...... i. t.. w.... . They would peel off his most popular writers one by one, in an accident of timing as significant as the one that had put Campbell in charge of Astounding in the first place. It meant that he would enter the next phase of his life largely without Heinlein or Asimov...
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working in the weeds ?
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Роман Молти,
Sure!
Sure!
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary Online 2017
in the wings
If you say that someone is waiting in the wings, you mean that they are ready and waiting for an opportunity to take action.
There are now more than 20 big companies waiting in the wings to take over some of its business.
The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms 2nd Ed
in the wings
Also, waiting in the wings. Nearby in the background, available on short notice. For example, Some police were in the wings in case of trouble at the rally, or There are at least a dozen young managers waiting in the wings for Harold to retire. This expression alludes to the theater, where a player waits in the wings or backstage area, unseen by the audience, for his or her turn to come on stage. [Second half of 1800s]
in the wings
If you say that someone is waiting in the wings, you mean that they are ready and waiting for an opportunity to take action.
There are now more than 20 big companies waiting in the wings to take over some of its business.
The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms 2nd Ed
in the wings
Also, waiting in the wings. Nearby in the background, available on short notice. For example, Some police were in the wings in case of trouble at the rally, or There are at least a dozen young managers waiting in the wings for Harold to retire. This expression alludes to the theater, where a player waits in the wings or backstage area, unseen by the audience, for his or her turn to come on stage. [Second half of 1800s]
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His singing was angelic, ethereal, simply out of this world. It was w... l.... that he was going to win, that's for sure.
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Mary May,
sorry, no.
This phrase is quite literary and means sth like 'obvious to nearly everyone'.
P.S. I wish you a merry Xmas... and a Happy New Year (*humming quietly :)
sorry, no.
This phrase is quite literary and means sth like 'obvious to nearly everyone'.
P.S. I wish you a merry Xmas... and a Happy New Year (*humming quietly :)
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 4th Ed.(En-En)
be writ large
FORMAL
to be very obvious:
Her distress was writ large in her face.
be writ large
FORMAL
to be very obvious:
Her distress was writ large in her face.
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Astounding by Alec Nevala-Lee
On a visit to MIT in the fall of 1956, Campbell told Asimov about the engagement, expecting to be congratulated. Instead, Asimov fell silent. They were seated in a darkened car, and Campbell couldn’t see his expression. “What’s the matter, Isaac? Don’t you approve?”
Asimov was torn. He liked Garrett, with whom he traded jokes at conventions, but he was finally swayed by his loyalty to Campbell. “I don’t think I approve, actually. Randall is brilliant fellow, generous and kind t. a f.... , but I don’t know if he would be right for your daughter.”
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This one is easy.
to a fault
to a fault
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