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U ugly duckling гадкий утёнок M E A N I N G : a person or a project doomed to failure or unpopularity, but which turns out to be very successful in the end The most successful company was last year’s ugly duckling. ORIGIN: Hans Andersen made the phrase famous with his story of the cygnet reared in a family of ducklings and despised for its odd appearance until it grew into a beautiful swan. upper crust сливки / цвет общества; высшее общество M E A N I N G : high society; social or financial elite; important people The poor student fell hopelessly in love with a girl from the upper crust. ORIGIN: This expression began to be widely used in the mid 1800s. The upper crust of a loaf of bread was considered the best, tastiest part. Upper crust came to mean the best class of people, the most elite in society, those with the highest intellectual, social, or economic status. upset the applecart спутать карты; расстроить планы M E A N I N G : to spoil a plan, arrangement or expected course of events; to ruin everything 138