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elementary, my dear Watson элементарно, Ватсон M E A N I N G : an expression used in connection with an explanation that makes something clear and that is obvious to the speaker I can’t get this tape recorder to work. Can you help me? – Ah! You’ve not plugged it in! There you are – elementary, my dear Watson! ORIGIN: From the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, though this exact phrase is not found in the original texts. even Homer nods и на старуху бывает проруха M E A N I N G : even the greatest, best and wisest of us can’t be perfect all the time and can make mistakes It was through her oversight that you were not invited. – Small wonder, even Homer nods. ORIGIN: Derived from Horace, De Arta Poetica, 8 BC; familiar as an English proverb since the seventeenth century. everything but the kitchen sink воз и маленькая тележка M E A N I N G : absolutely everything, even useless, unnecessary items We were only going away for the weekend, but Jack insisted on taking everything but the kitchen sink. ORIGIN: This expression was born in the early 20th century and became popular after World War II (in the late 1940s). An article in the Wall Street Journal (1958) speaks of the military services who want everything in a weapon but the kitchen sink. The kitchen sink is heavy, connected to pipes, and usually bolted down, so it’s not easily movable. 39