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Today, we say that a person who gets a lot of attention, especially from the media, is in the limelight. in the nick of time в последний момент; в последнюю минуту M E A N I N G : just at the exact right time; almost too late but still soon enough; at the precise moment required Luckily David backed up his crucial files in the nick of time. A minute later, his computer crashed. ORIGIN: More than three centuries ago, some records and accounts were kept by cutting little V shaped notches into sticks of wood with sharp knives. For instance, every time you owed a certain amount of money to a merchant, the stick would be notched. Every time you scored a point in a game, your team’s stick would be notched. The stick was called a tally, and the precise notches were called nicks. If, in a competitive sport, one team won the game by one point at the last possible second of play, they would have won in the nick of time. it takes two to tango одному / в одиночку не справиться; без напарника не обойтись M E A N I N G : two people are required to accomplish this deed It takes two to tango. Who was your accomplice? ORIGIN: In the United States in the 1920s, the Latin American dance called the tango became popular, and so did this expression. Just as it takes two dancers to do the tango, there are certain activities that need the cooperation of two people in order to work. For many books, one person writes the words and another draws the pictures. There are a lot of other activities in which it takes two to tango. it’s all Greek to me китайская грамота; тёмный лес (ничего не понимать) M E A N I N G : too difficult or impossible to understand 61