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a bed of roses a bed of roses райская жизнь; не жизнь, а мали на; не жизнь, а масленица • Being the mayor of a small town is a bed of roses compared with being mayor of New York. a bee in one's bonnet пунктик; причуда; идея фикс • She has a bee in her bonnet about going to America. • Bill's got a bee in his bonnet about burglars; he's always imagining strange noises. a big cheese/shot (Am inf) важная птица; большая шишка • Today we're being visited by some big shots from the head of¬ fice. • She loved being the big cheese of her company. a big fish большая шишка; важная птица • He works in the Ministry of Defence, and I think he's quite a big fish. a bird/pea-brain куриные мозги • She is a birdbrain. a bird of passage (fig) перелетная птица • Most of these emigrants were birds of pas¬ sage who returned to Spain after a relatively short stay. a bird's eye view вид с высоты птичьего полета • We had a bird's eye view of the old town from the top of the city walls. a blabbermouth трепло; болтун • Tom's a blab 6 bermouth, so don't tell him anything about your love life! a black Maria черный ворон; воронок; «Маруся» • The bank robber was col¬ lared by the police and taken away in a black Maria. a blind alley тупиковый вариант • Tom thinks the job of motor mechanic is a blind alley, as in ten years' time all cars may be electronic and computerdriven! a blind date свидание вслепую (встреча, организованная друзьями для незнакомых людей) • A blind date can be a huge success, or a big disappointment. a block башка • I bumped against the beam. (inf) my block
a blow-out (inf) пирушка; кутеж • Have a blow¬ out on your birthday! a blue movie порнуха (порнофильм) • Blue movies should be shown late at night. a blue-eyed boy/girl (derog) любимчик (начальства) • Paula thinks she can do what she likes, just because she's the blue-eyed girl of the boss. a bolt from the blue гром среди ясного неба • His
