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А абракадабра // тарабарщина (непонятный язык) gobbledegook (n inf) анекдот «с бородой» an old chestnut (inf) W I did not find that comedian funny. I'd heard all those old chestnuts before. аферист // мошенник/жулик a con-man/conman (n) W This gobbledegook sounds unintelligible to me. W He talked complicated gobbledegook. «авторитет» // главарь Mr Big (inf) W Police have arrested a man they believe is the Mr Big of Brighton drug scene. автостопом (путешествовать) thumb a lift W He's a bit of a conman - I'd have nothing to do with him if I were you. W I suspect my business partner is a con-man, so I want to stop dealing with him. ахиллесова пята an Achilles' heel W Only two cars passed him in two miles, and they didn't slow down, so he finally gave up trying to thumb a lift. алкаш // пьянчуга a boozer // a tippler // an alky (si) W His Achilles' heel was his pride - he would get very angry if anyone criticized his work. Б бабки // капуста (деньги) // бабло bread (n Am) // dough (n Am) WI used to be a boozer for years during the war. W He used to be a tippler in his youth. W Steve has become an alky since he gave up being an acid-freak. американские горки (парко­ вый аттракцион) a roller coaster/a rollercoaster (n) W We've got no bread. W They earn a lot of dough there. бабник a womanizer (n) W On the roller coaster of Russian politics, he could lose his overwhelming popularity. ангел-хранитель a guardian angel W He was known as a reckless drinker and insatiable womanizer. бабушкины сказки an old wives' tale W Y o u thought you had a guardian angel. Well, you did, only you were looking for him in the wrong place. ангельское терпение the patience of Job W It is an old wives' tale that drinking alcohol before you go to bed helps you sleep. бабье лето an Indian summer W The Indian summer we had this year was an unexpected bonus for ice-cream manufacturers. базар (шумное сборище) a bear garden W You need the patience of Job to be a teacher. W To train animals successfully, you have to have the patience of Job. W This office is a bear garden when the boss is away. 9