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шкуру спустить W Having spent few years in the army and three years working as a free-lance journalist in Africa, Terry could claim that he had studied at the university of life. W He never went to high school; he was educated in the school of hard knocks. шкуру спустить tan smb's hide (old-fash) W Local people raised a terrible hue and cry about the plan to close the village school. шуры-муры hanky-panky (n) W Hey, you two, no hankypanky allowed in my house! W There was a lot of hankypanky going on in that movie, but no real sex scenes. шушера // всякий сброд the riff-raff // the rag-tag and bobtail W I ' l l tan that boy's hide i f he touches my toolbox again. W Billy's mother said she'd tan Billy's hide i f he ever did that again. «шпилька» // камешек в чей-то огород a dig (n inf) W The mercenary armies of feudal princes consisted of the riff-raff of society. W Tattooing is a sign of rag-tag and bobtail for many. W The politician's speech was full of sly digs at the Monarchy. W The last remark was a dig at me. «шпора»/шпаргалка a crib sheet Щ щекотливый/скользкий (воп­ рос, проблема) a hot potato W Ted gave Jim the crib sheet for the geometry test. шпынять/понукать kick around/about (inf) W I'm sick and tired of being kicked around by my supervisor. W She shouldn't let her brother kick her about like that. штука/тонна/косяк (тысяча фунтов стерлингов или дол¬ ларов) a grand (n inf) W Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the 1960s. W The abortion issue is a political hot potato in the United States. щелкнуть (сфотографировать) snap (v) W I snapped her standing in front of the fountain. щенок // сопляк a brat (n) W That still leaves you with fifty grand. шум и гам // давка и сутолока hustle and bustle (n) W Mrs Estrupp's children are all brats. щетина (на лице к концу дня) a five o'clock shadow W He wanted a little cottage far away from the hustle and bustle of city life. шум-гам (бурный протест) a hue and cry (n) 260 W My beard grows faster than other men's. - How do you know that? - Because I always get a five o'clock shadow by two in the afternoon.