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старой закалки средь бела дня in broad daylight W She was accosted on her own street in broad daylight. срывать/вымещать злость на к-л take it out on smb the works, but have you checked your plans w i t h a lawyer? сталкивать лбами к-л play both ends against the middle // play one off against another W At work he was under great strain, and in the evenings he took it out on his family. ставить в неловкое положе¬ ние show smb up W Pam's children showed her up in a restaurant by spilling fruit juice and food over the table. W Please don't argue with me in front of our guests, it shows me up. ставить свою жизнь под уг¬ розу take one's life in(to) one's hands W He's playing both ends against the middle - telling two prospective employers that the other has offered a higher salary. W Some children are adept at manipulating their parents, playing both ends against the middle. W Aunt Jane had a nasty habit of playing the twins off against each other. старая гвардия the old guard W She has tried to resist attempts by the old guard to halt the reform process. старая кляча/ведьма/карга an old hag/witch W As a war cameraman, I often have to take my life in(to) my hands to get a good picture. ставить на карту/под угрозу lay/put smth on the line W His wife is an old hag/witch. старая любовь/зазноба // быв¬ шая пассия an old flame W I feel pretty strongly about the matter, but I'm not going to lay my career on the line for it. W The champion is laying his title on the line in the fight tonight. ставить палки в колеса (пре¬ пятствовать) throw a spanner in the works // throw a monkey wrench into the works (Am) W David met Linda by chance in a restaurant yesterday. She's an old flame of his from their student days at Cambridge. старо как мир be as old as time // be the oldest trick in the book W For Britain to throw a spanner in the works could damage the prospects of a treaty being successfully concluded. W I don't want to throw a monkey wrench into W There's no mystery in my case, it's as old as time. W It was the oldest trick in the book - one man distracted me while another stole my wallet. старой закалки of the old school (adj) W She was a teacher of the old school and believed in strict discipline. 231