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have come from the experience of those martyrs who wished to embrace Christianity formally, but were burnt at the stake before they could be baptized by a priest. bark up the wrong tree обратиться не по адресу M E A N I N G : to direct your attention or efforts towards the wrong person or thing; to have the wrong idea about something You’re barking up the wrong tree if you think you will be able to influence the judge. ORIGIN: During colonial times in America, raccoon hunting was a popular sport. Trained dogs would chase the raccoon up a tree and bark furiously at the base until the hunter came. Sometimes the raccoon could escape to another tree, leaving the dog barking up the wrong tree. batten down the hatches задраить люки; принять все меры предосторожности M E A N I N G : to get ready for trouble; prepare for any emergency We’d better batten down the hatches. The weather service says a tropical storm is headed our way. ORIGIN: This is a nautical term that comes from the early 1800s. On a ship, sailors prepared for stormy weather by nailing waterproofed pieces of canvas and wood (battens) over the entryways (hatches) to the cargo area below the main deck. Today you batten down the hatches when you prepare for any kind of trouble. beat about / around the bush ходить вокруг да около M E A N I N G : to talk about things in a roundabout way without giving clear answers or coming to the point Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you came for! 13