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уносить ноги ума не приложить (не знать, что делать) be at one's wits' end W I'm at my wits' end with this terribly complicated situation. W I've tried every possible source, and now I'm at my wits' end. ума палата // умка/умник a brain box II a clever clogs (humor) W We just about died laughing when we heard the show. W We laughed till our sides ached watching that movie. «умник» a wise guy (Am inf derog) W Come on, brain box, what's the answer? W I bet old clever clogs here knows the answer. умалять/принижать ч-л дос¬ тоинства sell smb short W Bill is a wise guy and displeases others by what he says. W Okay, wise guy, if you're so damned smart, you can tell everyone how it's done! уморить (рассмешить) tickle one's funny bone W When you say that John isn't interested in music, you're selling him short. D i d you know he plays the violin quite well? W Don't sell her short; she's a very able lawyer. умаслить (задобрить) soften up W This story tickled John's funny bone and he giggled and giggled. W The funny things little kids say can tickle your funny bone. уму непостижимо/мый mind-boggling (adj inf) W I have to soften Dad up. I need another loan. W I wondered if there was any hope of softening him up. умерить аппетиты (сократить расходы) drawIpull in one's horns W The magazine has made a mind-boggling $150 million this year. W His latest book is a mixture of physics, astronomy and philosophy - all mindboggling stuff. умывать руки wash one's hands of smbIsmth W I should imagine he couldn't wait to wash his hands of the whole project. умять/смолотить // пригово­ рить (съесть, выпить) demolish (a meal) II put away (inf) W He'll have to draw in his horns now that he's lost his job. W And if we don't get some extra money from somewhere, we shall have to pull our horns in pretty sharply. умирать от скуки be bored to death W You must be bored to death, sitting here all day w i t h nothing to do. умирать со смеху // лопнуть со смеху/от смеха die laughing I I laugh till one's sides burstIache W She put away three bars of chocolate and two cans of soda. W I've put away more white wine than is good for my digestion. W I demolished the whole cake on my own. (еле, едва) уносить ноги escape by the skin of one's teeth W Our correspondent in Saigon escaped by the skin of his teeth on one of the last US army helicopters. 247