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д е р ж а т ь с я в тени bear up the strain of her father's illness. держаться в тени // не высо­ вываться keep a low profile детские игрушки // пара пус¬ тяков kids' stuff // child's play W The boss is angry with me, so I'm trying to keep a low profile and not attract his attention for a week or so. д е р ж а т ь с я за юбку (полно­ стью з а в и с е т ь ) be tied to smb's apron strings W Making clothes is kids' stuff for my sister. W Climbing that h i l l is child's play to the experienced mountaineer. дешево/легко отделаться get off cheap/easy (inf) W The children who missed school to go to the fair got off easy/cheap. дешево досталось, легко по¬ терялось easy come, easy go W A t 25, he was still too tied to her apron strings to get an apartment of his own. держаться на плаву keep one's head above water W We're not making a lot of money in the shop, but we are keeping our heads above water. держаться подальше // обхо­ дить стороной steer clear of smb/smth W You spent all your birthday money in one morning? With you, it's easy come, easy go. дешево и сердито (об удачной покупке) cheap and cheerful (inf) W They specialize in cheap and cheerful package holidays to Spain and Portugal. джентльменский набор (все, что п о л о ж е н о в к-л с и т у а ­ ции) the full monty (humor inf) // the whole nine yards (Am inf) W Bill is mad at me, so I've been steering clear of him. держи карман шире // черта с два fat chance // not on your nelly // not bloody likely W Do you think your Dad'll drive us to the disco? - Fat chance! W Will you lend me your car? - Not on your nelly! W Will he get the job? - Not bloody likely - he has no qualifications. десять против одного it's a pound to a penny // it's dollars to doughnuts (Am) W For breakfast, Chris had the full monty - bacon, sausages, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes and toast. W He decided to take everything to college - his books, his stereo, his computer, his skies, the whole nine yards. для верхних десяти тысяч (для избранных) caviar(e) to the general W It's a pound to a penny that he'll lose his money if he invests it in the X company. W It's dollars to doughnuts that the team will make the play offs. 60 W His poetry is appreciated by experts, but it is caviare to the general. W The writer considered that many of his books were just caviar to the general.