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глас вопиющего в пустыне глас вопиющего в пустыне a voice crying in the wilderness (bibl lit) W He was a man who had some excellent ideas, but other men had greater influence in the company and he was just a voice crying in the wilderness. глоток свежего воздуха a breath of fresh air finds me knocking back his favourite whisky. W He knocked back glass after glass of wine. глянуть одним глазком give smb/smth the once-over W Can you give my essay the once-over before I hand it in? гнать в шею // вытурить boot/kick smb out W After all the criticism, his positive comments came as a breath of fresh air. W When Christopher came into their lives, he was like a breath of fresh air. глупый как пробка // тупой как валенок be as thick as two (short) planks W The chief of police was booted out of office because he was a crook. W The boys made so much noise at the movie that the manager kicked them out. гнать во весь дух / во весь опор // что есть мочи ride/go hell for leather W She's a pretty girl, but as thick as two short planks. глухая т е т е р я // глухой как пень cloth ears (old-fash humor) // stone deaf // be as deaf as a post W Hey, cloth ears, I asked you i f you wanted a drink. W Grandpa, in the last year he's become stone deaf. W You may have to ring the door-bell several times because the old lady is as deaf as a post. глухомань // край света // у черта на рогах/куличках the back of beyond (n inf) W He rode hell for leather down the street, scattering the chickens and leaving a cloud of dust behind him. W He was going hell for leather to get to the supermarket before it closed. говорить в лицо speak one's mind W She's not afraid to speak her mind, even i f it upsets people. говорить дело talk sense W For many Westerners, the remote Sahara town in Mali has come to signify the back of beyond. W This is London, Nigel, not some poky place in the back of beyond. глушить (алкоголь) knock back W Well, i f you want an exciting holiday, why don't you go to Greenland? - Ah! Now you're talking sense! говорить как з а в е д е н н ы й // трещать как пулемет talk nineteen to the dozen // talk a blue streak (Am) W He won't be too happy when he comes up here and 48 W She talked a blue streak and we just had to listen. W Aunt Madge is coming this afternoon. She talks nineteen to the dozen and usually exhausts us all!