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a double-crosser/dealer the night in a doss house the Salvation Army. run by before to ensure that all would go smoothly on the day. • Before putting the new magazine into cir¬ culation, we did dummy runs of two editions. a dump дыра; захолустье • The town is not worth a visit, it's a dump. a fair-haired boy (Am) любимчик (начальства) • Okay, okay. I won't do anything to hurt your fair-haired boy. And business is business. We'll work together as we always have. a fall guy (Am) козел отпущения • When the Savings and Loan Bank failed, due to embezzlement, the vice-presi¬ dent had to be the fall guy, saving the necks of the owners. a far cry from как небо и земля (отличаться); диаметральная противополож¬ ность • This job is a far cry from the last one I had. a fare-dodger/fare dodger заяц (безбилетный пассажир) • With the ticket prices rising what can you do about fare dodgers? a fat cat (Am sl) денежный мешок • Breitenfeld is a fat cat who lives in Beverly Hills. a fifth/third wheel (Am) пятое колесо в телеге; пятая спица в колеснице; сбоку припе10 a double-crosser/dealer предатель; двуличный человек • Following the arrest, the under¬ ground resistance began to sus¬ pect that one of their own members had been a double-crosser. a doubting Thomas Фома неверующий • And I didn't believe in those flying saucers till I saw one with my own eyes. - You're a bit of a doubting Thomas, what? a down and out/down-and-out бездомный; бомж; клошар • The banks of the Seine in Paris used to be a favourite sleeping spot for down-and-outs. • I just assumed he was a down and out, begging on the street corner. a dressing down (Am) разнос; выволочка • His boss gave him a dressing down for be¬ ing late so often. a drifter перекати-поле • Don't think of employing him, he's an out-and-out drifter and you'll soon be looking for someone else. a drop in the bucket/ocean капля в море • The work we can do in this area is, of course, just a drop in the bucket/ocean. a dry/dummy run обкатка; прогон (пробное испы­ тание) • The organizers of the pro¬ cession made a dry run the week