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ORIGIN: I borrowed Harry’s best suit for a job interview. Unfortunately, afterwards I spilt black ink on it and now it’s ruined. – My advice is to grasp the nettle and tell Harry what’s happened. A nettle is a plant which grows wild and can sting if touched. The only way to avoid being hurt is to take hold of it quickly and grasp it firmly. Obviously it takes some courage. ` grey eminence / eminence grise серый кардинал M E A N I N G : the power behind the throne Although he never became a minister, he was the ` party’s eminence grise for 15 years. ORIGIN: Aldous Huxley popularized the phrase when he wrote Grey Eminence (1941). This title was a translation of the nickname of the Capuchin monk who was secret adviser to Cardinal Richelieu in seventeenth century France. grin like a Cheshire cat улыбаться от уха до уха; рот до ушей M E A N I N G : to grin a broad smile 53