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с к л о н и т ь голову синица в руках a bird in the hand W A n d their temporary discount may not be what you want, but at least it is a bird in the hand. сказать пару ласковых (отру¬ гать) // вправить мозги give smb a piece of one's mind скинуть/сбросить обороты (уменьшить нагрузку) // сба¬ вить темп slow down // ease off/up W I've had enough of him coming home late. I'm going to give him a piece of my mind when he gets in tonight. W When James didn't trouble to see the girl home after the party, I gave him a piece of my mind. сказываться (отражаться на к-л/ч-л) tell on W Gerald has slowed down considerably since his heart attack. W The doctor advised Jim to slow down for a time, to give his heart a chance. W With success and prosperity, M r Smith was able to ease off. W Dan should ease up or he'll have a nervous breakdown. скинуться/сброситься (о день¬ гах) kick in // whip round (inf) W His irregular eating and sleeping habits began to tell on him. W A l l those late nights are beginning to tell on Jim's health. скатертью дорога good riddance (to bad rubbish) (inf) W I f everyone kicks in a dollar apiece, we can get something really nice. W We'll kick in half if you take care of the rest. W Claire's leaving to have her baby next week so Sheila's whipping round to raise enough for a nice leaving present. W A l l the girls in the office whipped round to give Mary a wedding present. складчина (каждый платит за себя) a Dutch treat W Good riddance! I hope she never comes back. W That friend of yours who talks all the time has just left - good riddance to bad rubbish! скелет в шкафу (непригляд¬ ная семейная история) a skeleton in the cupboard/closet (Am) W She and Callaham often met for lunch. It was always a Dutch treat. складчина (о сборе денег) a whip-round (n inf) W We had a whip-round for Annie's leaving present. склонить голову (подчи¬ ниться) buckle under (inf) // knuckle under W A presidential candidate must have an immaculate past record, but most influential families have a skeleton in the cupboard. W The skeleton in our closet was Uncle Willie. No one mentioned him because he drank too much. W Women have buckled under for centuries, and only now are they beginning to demand independence and recognition. W We all had to buckle under 221