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рот на замок расшаркиваться перед к-л bow and scrape to/before smb (inf) рисковать головой risk life and limb // risk one's neck W In this fashionable store, the salespersons virtually bow and scrape before customers. W Please don't bow and scrape. We are all equal here. расшевелить (разговорить) draw smb out W These skiers risk life and limb every day for the thrill of speed. W There he was on the roof, risking life and limb to rescue the kitten. W I ' l l never risk my neck going mountain climbing. рисковать своей шкурой put one's life on the line W Mary is very quiet, try to draw her out at the party. W The teacher was good at drawing out the children. W Jimmy was bashful but Mrs Wilson drew him out by asking about baseball. рвать и метать // кипятиться (возмущаться) rant and rave // fret and fume W Politicians aren't the ones putting their lives on the line fighting wars. рогоносец a cuckold (n) W This girl is making him a cuckold. родиться в сорочке/под сча¬ стливой звездой be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth W He's still ranting and raving about the damage to his car. W He spent ten minutes at the phone while others fretted and fumed. редиска (нечестный, никчем¬ ный человек) a bad egg (Am inf) W What does he know about hardship - he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. родственная душа/натура a soul mate W He was a fellow spirit, a soul mate. р о з о в ы е очки // в р о з о в о м цвете rose-coloured spectacles/glasses (Am) W He's a bad egg - don't believe anything he says. редкая птица a rare bird W The woman's beauty made her a rare bird indeed. резать правду-матку // рубить сплеча speak straight from the shoulder W She's nostalgic for a past that she sees through rose-coloured glasses. рот на замок mum's the word // button/zip your mouth/lip (inf) W Johnson always says what he thinks you'd like to hear. I prefer a man who speaks straight from the shoulder. ржать // гоготать laugh like a drain W I told her what had happened and she laughed like a drain. W Don't tell anyone what I told you. Remember, mum's the word. W John wanted to talk, but Dan t o l d him to keep his lip zipped. W Please button your mouth about the surprise. 207