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платить не отходя от кассы W James enjoys the cut and thrust of debating. W I've always enjoyed the cut and thrust of a clever debate. пиликать на скрипке scrape the fiddle пирушка // кутеж a blow-out (inf) // a tuck-in (inf) W Have a blow-out on your birthday! W We had a tuck-in over Christmas. п и т а т ь н е ж н ы е ч у в с т в а // иметь слабость к кому-то have a soft spot for smb W Sherlock Holmes used to scrape the fiddle for relaxation. «пилить» // цепляться (ругать) go on at (inf) // get at smb (inf) W My last English teacher was very hard to please. Every day he went on at me about something or other. W She's always going on at the children for one thing or another. W She's always getting at her husband for not helping her with the housework. пир во время чумы fiddle while Rome is b u r n i n g / burns W He's always had a soft spot for his younger son. W I think she has a soft spot for you, Tom. пища для размышлений // на¬ водить на размышления (give smb) food for thought W What you've suggested has certainly given me food for thought. W Some doctors are refusing to treat people with problems caused by smoking. That's food for thought, isn't it? плавать как топор swim like a brick W Environmentalists claim that the government is fiddling while Rome burns. пир горой a slap-up meal // a spread (n) W I ' m not going out of my depth - I swim like a brick! плакать в три ручья // обли¬ ваться слезами weep buckets W The retiring chairman was given a slap-up meal/spread on his last day at the firm. пиратские (копии) bootleg (adj) W She wept buckets when she watched the sad film. платить втридорога pay through the nose (inf) W In the eighties, it was thought that bootleg CDs wouldn't be a problem. пиррова победа a Pyrrhic victory W So it looks as i f the politicians have won. M y only point is that it has been a Pyrrhic victory. W Winning the case may well prove to be a Pyrrhic victory as the award will not even cover their legal fees. W I f you want a really good car you have to pay through the nose for it. W I had to pay through the nose for car insurance when the boys started to drive. платить не отходя от кассы/ без проволочек pay on the nail/on the spot (inf) W The Marwood family has subsequently said that the money was never repaid but Violet, who was handling 163