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зайти слишком далеко Holocaust. W The orphan's smile touched a chord in the stern old lady's heart. задирать нос // важничать/за¬ гордиться get above (oneself) // grow too big for one's boots/britches заживо сожрать // съесть с потрохами eat smb alive W I f we get our facts wrong we'll be eaten alive by the press. зажигать (развлекаться) // гу¬ деть (развлекаться) (be) on the tiles (adv) W She's got a bit above herself since she went to live in London. W She's been getting above herself since she won the singing competition. W Ever since he won that tournament he's grown too big for his britches. задним умом крепок be wise after the event // be a Monday morning quarterback (Am) W My head is thumping. - Oh, yes? Were you out on the tiles last night? W We spent a night on the tiles. зазеваться/зевнуть/прозе¬ вать be asleep at the switch (inf) W When the ducks flew over, the boy was asleep at the switch and missed his shot. заигрывать c к-л play footsie (inf fig) W It's all very well being wise after the event, but what we really need is to be able to act decisively when an emergency arises. W Ethel was a Mondaymorning quarterback about all the personnel changes in her department - she always claimed to have known what was going to happen. задним числом ругать (крити¬ ковать) second-guess smb/smth (v) W They shouldn't play footsie at a formal dinner. W Politicians are playing footsie w i t h government officials. заискивать перед к-л make up to W Nowadays politicians are making up to rich businessmen. W Some students make up to their teachers to get good marks. з а й т и в т у п и к // з а с т о п о ¬ риться hit the buffers // run into the ground W I believe that the jury was wrong. But it is easy to secondguess ten years later, when we know the whole story. задом наперед back-to-front (adv) W The talks hit the buffers after only 4 hours. W The talks ran into the ground because the ceasefire was broken. зайти слишком далеко // пере­ борщить go too far // sail close to the wind W You are wearing your T-shirt back-to-front. задрав нос with one's nose in the air W I quite often see him in the street and he always walks past me with his nose in the air. W Mr Tebbit has warned Prince Charles not to go too far in his comments about social issues. W I think she realized she was sailing a little too close to the 75