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цепкий у м хранить гробовое молчание be as quiet/silent as the grave W The people, apart from one shrieking widow, were quiet as the grave. хранить тайну keep a secret create more problems than belonging to the underprivileged classes. W The creme de la creme of young designers will be showing their collections at London Fashion Week. цветущий вид the picture of health W Tell me where you're going for your honeymoon. I can keep a secret. х р о м а я / п о д с т р е л е н н а я утка (о б е с п е р с п е к т и в н о м поли¬ тике) a lame duck (inf) W I can't believe there's anything seriously wrong with him - he's the picture of health. цел и невредим be safe and sound (adj) W Johnson has been a lame duck since he was defeated in the Republican primary. W In the last year of their secondary terms, American presidents are lame ducks. худой как щепка // тонкий как тростинка as thin as a stick/as a rake W I t was a challenging climb, so I'm relieved they got home safe and sound. целая вечность a month of Sundays // donkey's years (inf) W I remember her as a stick-thin teenager dressed all in black. W Some people can eat as many fatty foods and sweet things as they like, and still be as thin as a rake. W Torrential rain and jet-black skies can make each day seem like a month of Sundays. W I haven't seen Barbara in a month of Sundays. W I've been doing this job for donkey's years. W I haven't seen some of my old school friends for donkey's years. целиком и полностью root and branch (adv formal) Ц цвести и пахнуть / цвести мах¬ ровым цветом (процветать) flourish like the green bay tree W The government should get rid of that outdated law root and branch. W Racism must be eliminated, root and branch. целое состояние a king's ransom W The wicked, he thought, did in fact flourish like the green bay tree. цвет/сливки общества the upper crust // the creme de la creme (Fr) W She was wearing a diamond necklace which must have been worth a king's ransom. цепкий ум have a mind like a steel trap W In certain working situations, belonging to the upper crust can W She'll be a brilliant lawyer - she has a mind like a steel trap. 253