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маменькин сынок post in Trafalgar Square wearing only his underpants. маменькин сынок a mama's boy (Am) материться/матюгаться effing and blinding W He was often depicted as a weak-willed mama's boy with a domineering mother. мания величия delusions of grandeur W I could hear Bill effing and blinding as he tried to repair the washing machine. махинации (мошенничество) shenanigans (n) W Young bands sometimes get delusions of grandeur after their No.1 hit. манна небесная manna from heaven (bibl) W Both sides were losing hope of reaching agreement when the government made a very helpful suggestion that was manna from heaven. марионетка a stooge (n) W Some of our agents are cheating the company and we will have to put an end to these shenanigans. W Last week, Y u r y Luzhkov called for a parliamentary investigation into the Kremlin's alleged shenanigans. махнуть рукой (бросить, пере¬ стать делать) give up smb/smth as a bad job W I could not persuade him to practise the piano, and finally gave it up as a bad job. махнуть/рвануть нибудь) hop over (inf) (куда- W A t the conference, it was claimed that the presidents of several countries in Central America were stooges of the USA. мастак // спец // дока (знаток своего дела) a dab hand W Let's hop over to Paris for the weekend. медведь на ухо наступил a tin ear (inf) W He's a dab hand at carpentry. W She was an avid reader and a dab hand at solving difficult crossword puzzles. мастер-ломастер a jack of all trades (but master of none) W Even to someone with a tin ear like mine, their singing sounded pretty awful. меж(ду) двух огней be caught in the middle/in the crossfire // be the meat in the sandwich W How come Joe did such a sloppy job? - He's a jack of all trades. мастер на все руки a jack of all trades W B i l l can do p l u m b i n g , carpentry, or a bit o f gardening - he's a jack of all trades. 114 W M y mother and sister are always arguing and I find myself caught in the middle. W Teachers say they are caught in the crossfire between the education establishment and the Government. W I grew up with my parents continually yelling at each other so I was the meat in the sandwich.