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мальчишник business. We'll work together as we always have. любовное гнездышко a love nest маленькие радости small mercies W Apparently they had a love nest in Soho where they used to meet at lunchtime. любовный треугольник the eternal triangle W They've agreed to end the meeting half an hour early. I suppose we should be thankful for small mercies. малина (воровской притон) a thieves' kitchen W I n this novel Katy loves Ben, but Ben loves Caroline the classic eternal triangle in fact. любопытная Варвара be a nosey Parker/nosy parker // be a busybody W He told me the story in a cafe in the Socco Chico, which is the thieves' kitchen in Tangier. малышня/мелюзга small fry (Am inf humor) W I don't see why I should tell her all my plans - she's just an old nosey parker. W Don't be a busybody! It's none of your business. лягушка-путешественница a globe-trotter/globetrotter (n) W The parents took their small fry off to the zoo. W In the park, a sandbox is provided for the small fry. мальчик-с-пальчик Tom (the) Thumb // a bite-size boy W Eric was the shortest in his class and was known as Tom Thumb. W Oscar was tall and thin but his brother was a bite-size boy. мальчик для битья // козел отпущения a whipping boy (Am) W He used to be a globetrotter, but since getting married he can't afford to travel so much. ляпнуть (допустить бестакт­ ность) drop a brick/a clanger (inf) W I dropped a brick at the party when I mentioned Tom's wife - I didn't realize she'd left him. W I dropped a clanger by asking John how his dog was when it's been dead 3 months. W " I used to be the whipping boy during my early days at the company," he musingly remembered. мальчик на побегушках a leg man (inf) // a person Friday // a man Friday M макушка/темя the crown (n) W Joe hired a leg man for the office. W The ad said, "Person Friday required for general office duties." W He is employed as a man Friday in a small boathire firm to keep the books, answer the telephone and do minor repairs to the boats. мальчишник a stag party/night W Fritzi had fair hair thinning at the crown. W On Keith's stag night, his friends left him tied to a lamp113