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death but the result may still be unpleasant if you are wrong or fail. stick in the mud косный / отсталый человек; ретроград; консерватор M E A N I N G : a person with old fashioned ideas who avoids anything new, ignores progress, and fights change She’s a stick in the mud who won’t learn word processing. ORIGIN: Although the idea behind this idiom goes back at least 500 years, the exact phrase stick in the mud was first heard in the early 1700s. It probably came from the image of a wagon stuck in the mud. Soon people started describing a dull, overly careful person as a stick in the mud. stickler for detail дотошный человек; буквоед; педант M E A N I N G : a pedant; someone who is particular about small matters Miss Clark, the new administrator, soon became known as a real stickler for detail. ORIGIN: This phrase can be used both as a criticism and a compliment depending on the context. Stickler is a now obsolete word for an umpire or referee in sporting games. The term was used at least as early as the 16th century. straight from the horse’s mouth из первых рук / уст M E A N I N G : directly from a person or place that is the most reliable source or the best authority I got it straight from the horse’s mouth that there’s going to be a pop quiz today. ORIGIN: If you want to know the age of a horse, you should examine the size and shape of its teeth. Someone trying to sell you a horse may say it’s young, but if you get your information straight from the horse’s 123