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mouth, you should know for sure. This expression is relatively modern, dating only from the 1920s. straight from the shoulder говорить начистоту / без обиняков / открытым текстом; резать правду матку M E A N I N G : frankly, honestly This is straight from the shoulder: I don’t want to room with you because you smoke. ORIGIN: This is another well known saying that comes from boxing. A prizefighter knows that a punch thrown straight from the shoulder is a full force punch. It is quick, effective, and to the point. In the late 1800s this expression took on a wider meaning. If someone speaks to you in a sincere, honest way, even though it may upset you, he or she is speaking straight from the shoulder. strike a happy medium найти золотую середину M E A N I N G : to find a compromise to a problem; to find a sensible solution midway between two opposite desires She wanted ice cream, but her father wanted cake, so they struck a happy medium. They bought an ice cream cake. ORIGIN: To strike often means to hit upon something. The medium is the position that is midway between two extremes. So when people want different things, and they hit upon a compromise solution halfway between their opposite wishes, they’ve found a medium point that makes them both happy. sugar daddy «спонсор» / «папик» M E A N I N G : a man who gives money and presents to a woman younger that himself in return for her company and affection Betty Morgan got a mink coat from her sugar daddy. 124