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принять удар на себя принять удар на себя bear/take the brunt of smth (oldfash) присутствие духа presence of mind W When his little sister broke the valuable vase, Philip, being the elder brother, bore the brunt of his mother's anger. п р и о т к р ы т ь к а р т ы (посвя¬ тить в планы) tip one's hand (Am) W Thanks to the pilot's presence of mind, the burning plane landed safely. притча во языцех // у всех на устах be the talk of the town // be a household word W Rumours still abound about Saling's next project but the actress has so far refused to tip her hand. приписать/приписывать (от¬ нести на счет ч-л) put smth down to smth W Their divorce is the talk of the town. W Surely you've heard of Henry Wogan and his talk show! His name's a household word with British television viewers. притянутый за уши far-fetched (adj) W I put his bad temper down to his recent illness. W Jim puts his success down to hard work. присмотреть за к-л/ч-л keep an eye on smb/smth W The theory is too far-fetched to be considered. приукрасить (придать коло­ рит) lend colour to a story W Keep an eye on the baby while I am out! W Would you like us to keep an eye on your house when you're on holiday? приставать к к-л/дразнить pick on W Geoffrey made our holiday experience sound a lot more frightening than it really was - he lent a lot of colour to it. прихлебатель/приживалка a hanger-on // a sponger (inf) W She told Mom the boys were always picking on her. W She was a shy, quiet girl who was always being picked on by the other kids. приставать к к-л (c ухажива­ ниями) // клеиться к к-л make a pass at smb // make a move on smb (inf) W Whenever there is Royalty, there will always be hangerson. W She turned into an awful sponger. приходить в голову / на ум s p r i n g to mind // c r o s s o n e ' s mind W He made a pass at her at Simon's party. W As soon as Ellen left the room, her boyfriend made a move on me. приструнить bring/call smb to heel W I f you ever need to bring one to heel, just threaten to call the papers. 190 W Now, who could we get to chair the new committee? Nobody springs to mind, I'm sorry to say. W The thought that he was a criminal didn't cross my mind for one moment. W I t did cross my mind that she might get lost, but I never seriously thought she would.