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a home (away) from home tions the dining table in the Rus¬ sian household was a real groan¬ ing board, loaded with all sorts of dishes and delicacies. a guardian angel ангел-хранитель • You thought you had a guardian angel. Well, you did, only you were looking for him in the wrong place. a guinea pig подопытный кролик • We'd like to use you as a guinea pig to test some of our theories. a half-baked scheme (inf) сырая/незрелая идея, план • It was just another half-baked scheme of his - it was never going to work. a handful наказание; сущая беда (о ре бенке); «подарочек» • This child can be a handful too. a handout подачка; милостыня • We said that we wouldn't be relying on hand¬ outs from anyone for our future. a happy accident приятная неожиданность • We never planned to have a third child it was a happy accident. a happy medium золотая середина • You can surely find some happy medium between starving yourself and overeating. a hard nut to crack крепкий орешек • Tom sure is a 13 hard nut to crack. I can't figure him out. a has-been б ы в ш и й (человек, пережив ший свою славу) • Gorbachev, Thatcher, Reagan - they're all hasbeens now. a heart-to-heart talk разговор по душам • Sheila's feeling very depressed at the mo¬ ment. We had a heart-to-heart talk about her problems yesterday. a heavy mob головорезы; крутые ребята • The owner of the tenement block hired a heavy mob to evict the remaining tenants. a hen party/night девичник • The restaurant doesn't allow men in on hen parties. a high-flyer/flier высоко метить (о честолюбивом человеке); птица высокого полета • Their new managing director is a high-flier. • A high-flier in the 80s, he was earning over $200,000 a year. a high-roller (Am) транжира; кутежник; азартный игрок • He became known as a high-roller, and was invited to the biggest gambling tables in town. a home (away) from home второй дом • You always stay in the same place when you go on holiday, don't you? - Yes. The same hotel in Venice every year. It's a real
