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вести нечестную игру country is the ultimate accolade. To be in a winning team is the icing on the cake. ведьмин час (полночь) the witching hour вертеться/путаться под но¬ гами be/get under smb's feet // get in/ into smb's hair (inf) W It's time I was in bed - it's already past the witching hour. «великие и ужасные» // силь¬ ные мира сего the great and the good (humor) W The move toward a more democratic state will not be universally welcomed by the great and the good. великий комбинатор // прохин¬ дей // пройдоха a smooth operator W The children have been under my feet all morning so I haven't been able to get any work done. W Harry usually keeps the kids occupied so they don't get in my hair while I ' m cooking. W The children kept getting in my hair yesterday, and I couldn't finish my work. верхушка айсберга the tip of the iceberg W Don't agree to let Joe look after your finances. He's a smooth operator and you may not realize what his real intentions are until it's too late. веревки вить twist smb round one's little finger W He couldn't pay me back this week, but that's just the tip of the iceberg - he owes everyone money. «веселенькая» перспектива (upon.) fate worse than death (humor) W She can twist her father round her little finger and she always gets her way. верняк (бесспорная кандида¬ тура на выборах) a shoo-in (n) W When you're 16, an evening at home with your parents is a fate worse than death. вести двойную игру (обманы¬ вать) double-cross (v) W I f you double-cross me again, I ' l l kill you. вести л и п о в ы е счета/двой¬ ную бухгалтерию cook the books W Putin's popularity and steely control is so strong that most observers expect that the candidate he supports would be a shoo-in. вертеть как хотеть lead smb by the nose W Jane was sent to j a i l for cooking the books of her mother's store. вести неравный бой fight a losing battle W She leads her husband by the nose. вертеться на языке be on the tip of one's tongue W The medical profession is still fighting a losing battle against cancer. вести нечестную игру play dirty (inf) W Her name is on the tip of my tongue. W I know this, no, no, don't tell me, it's on the tip of my tongue. W He loses his temper from time to time, but he never plays dirty. 27