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bone of contention камень преткновения; яблоко раздора; спорный / трудный вопрос M E A N I N G : the cause of a quarrel We’ve fought for so long that we’ve forgotten what the bone of contention was. ORIGIN: The image of dogs fighting over a bone has frequently been transferred to human disputes and appeared in John Heywood’s Proverbs (1562). break a leg ни пуха ни пера M E A N I N G : good luck; do a great job in the show On the night of the play, Anne’s father told her to break a leg. ORIGIN: Saying this to a performer before a show has long been a theatrical tradition. It comes from the old German saying, Hals und Beinbruch (break your neck and leg), and was shortened to just the leg. Perhaps it exists because of an old show business superstition that wishing someone good luck might cause just the opposite to happen, so you wish the performer bad luck to assure the opposite of that. bright eyed and bushy tailed здоровый, бодрый, весёлый, энергичный M E A N I N G : healthy, cheerful, fit, bright and lively Ilsa woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed after a good night’s sleep. ORIGIN: The image is from description of the squirrel, possibly from children’s stories in the early twentieth century. It is a rather arch, jocular comment on a person’s general condition and spirit. bring home the bacon прокормить семью; добиться успеха, победить M E A N I N G : to support a family by working; to earn a living; to earn or win something of value; to succeed 20