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липовый лезть без очереди jump the line/queue W That man jumped the queue. It was not his turn to pay. лезть в бутылку // дуться (сер­ диться, обижаться) get in/into a huff uncle's holiday cottage until all the publicity has died out. W After holding up the bank, the robbers lay low for a while. лечь под нож go under the knife W She gets into a huff easily. W There is no need to get into a huff just because of one harmless remark. лезть в чужие дела be a busy-body W Webster had a sudden attack of appendicitis and had to go under the knife at once. W M o r e and more women are choosing to go under the knife j u s t to improve their appearance. лизать пятки/сапоги (лакей¬ ствовать, подхалимничать) lick smb's boots W Mr Heath said that Britain should not be an interfering busybody. лезть на рожон // нарываться/ напрашиваться на неприят¬ ности ask for it/smth (inf) W She w i l l not j o i n in our campaign for higher wages she is always too anxious to lick the boss's boots. ликовать // на верху блажен¬ ства // на седьмом небе (be/feel) on top of the world W The workman lost his job, but he asked for it by coming to work drunk several times. W Speeding as much as he does, he has been asking for a ticket. лес рубят, щепки летят y o u c a n ' t m a k e an o m e l e t t e without breaking eggs W Twenty jobs will have to be cut i f the company's going to be made more efficient. But you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. лечь костьми go to the ends of the earth W Bill was on top of the world when he found out that he got into college. W She'd just discovered she was pregnant and she felt on top o f the world. линия наименьшего сопротив¬ ления a/the soft/easy option W I f someone's been mistreated, he'll go to the ends of the earth to help them. «лечь на дно» // затихарить­ ся/затаиться go to ground/earth // lie low (Am inf) W He's always inclined to take the easy option. W When a difficult situation arises, most people prefer to take the soft option, but this is not always possible. липовый (фальшивый, под¬ дельный) phony/phoney (adj) // bogus (adj) W She found the constant media attention intolerable and went to ground in France for a few months. W I'll go to earth in my W She was arrested for passing phony ten-dollar bills. W That painting is no masterpiece, it's bogus! 109