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ORIGIN: An inch or so short of being really tall, dark and handsome, Dillman has the easy, relaxed ways of a man used to Hollywood style good life. This cliché seems to have surfaced in the early 1900. In the late 1920s it was used as a Hollywood term referring to Rudolph Valentino (though, in fact, he was not particularly tall). tell it / that to the marines расскажи это своей бабушке; рассказывай сказки M E A N I N G : I don’t believe what has been said I’ve just been to tea at Buckingham Palace. – Tell that to the marines! ORIGIN: There are two possible origins of this phrase. It may have come from the fact that at one time marines were thought to be stupid by regular sailors, and therefore likely to believe something obviously foolish. The other explanation refers to King Charles I who is supposed to have originated this expression of incredulity when he was told of flying fish. So as not to offend the marines he later explained that he had referred to them as well traveled men who would be likely to be able to confirm or deny the existence of such creatures. there is more to it than meets the eye не так всё просто (как кажется на первый взгляд) M E A N I N G : there are hidden facts that can’t be seen or understood right away; the matter is more complex and not as it seems to be on the surface Sherlock Holmes realized immediately that there was more to the murder than met the eye. ORIGIN: This British cliché from the 1800s says that often things have deeper levels of meaning and importance than you can see at first. The full truth of a situation has to be thoroughly investigated. 130