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содрать содрать/снять (лишние деньги) sting for (sl) W The seller stung me for 50 bucks for a dress not more than thirty. W How much did they sting you for that pair of boots? созерцать собственный пупок contemplate one's navel (humor) back-handed compliment. W Phil said he had never seen anything quite like my paintings - a bit of a left-handed compliment, I thought. сорванец a little horror (humor) W I read his novel and thought, the man's obviously spent far too long contemplating his own navel. сойти с ума // рехнуться // спя¬ тить lose one's mind W I had six of the little horrors running round the house all day. сорвать аплодисменты вызвать бурю оваций bring the house down // W Taking a child on a motorbike without a helmet! Have you completely lost your mind? солдатский юмор // соленые шутки locker-room (humour) (attr) W The clown sang a duet with the talking horse, which brought the house down every night. W His solo brought the house down. сорвать куш hit the jackpot // clean up W There's the usual locker-room banter, which I try to stay out of. соломенная вдова a grass widow (humor) W The firm hit the jackpot when they won a massive export contract. W We had fantastic luck at the races and really cleaned up. W The brothers cleaned up a profit in the property market. с о р в а т ь с я ( п о т е р я т ь конт¬ роль над собой) let up W I ' m a grass widow at the moment - my husband is playing cricket in Australia. соломоново решение a judgement of Solomon (bibl) W A French judge divided custody of the child between the two parents. This judgement of Solomon was greeted by most French lawyers with incredulity. сомкнуть ряды close ranks W This time I was furious and I let up. W He's a very restrained sort of person - you can't imagine him ever really letting up. сорвиголова/сорванец (дев­ чонка c мальчишескими ухват¬ ками) a tomboy (n) W We can fight this menace only if we close ranks. сомнительный комплимент a back-handed/left-handed compliment W Kate spent a lot of her time playing football and climbing trees and was seen by her classmates as a real tomboy. сорить деньгами/транжирить // швырять деньги налево и направо spend money like water/like it's going out of fashion W He said he liked me a lot better than the last time he met me, which I thought was rather a 228