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a lost cause a kissing cousin (old-fash) седьмая вода на киселе (даль¬ ний родственник) • I didn't realize she knew Tony, but in fact, they're kissing cousins. a knock-down price бросовая цена • Now that the spring has arrived, you can buy electric radiators at knock-down prices. a knock-on effect принцип «домино» (цепная ре¬ акция) • We need to find a solution that doesn't have so many knockon effects. a knock-out/knockout полный отпад • Our new cara¬ van is a knockout. • That singer is a knockout. a know-all a know-it-all (Am) всезнайка • No one likes him because he's such a know-all. a ladies' man дамский угодник • He was not much of a ladies' man, and pre¬ ferred to be with his male friends. a lady-killer сердцеед • He thinks he's a lady-killer but most women find him boring. a laughing-stock посмешище • If I wear that hat, I'll be the laughing-stock of the village. a left-handed compliment сомнительный комплимент • Phil 15 said he had never seen anything quite like my paintings - a bit of a left-handed compliment, I thought. a leg man (inf) мальчик на побегушках • Joe hired a leg man for the office. a live wire живчик; непоседа • He is very quiet but his sister is a real live wire. a load off one's mind снять камень с души; гора с плеч свалилась • If you could do the accounts it would be a load off my mind, because I'm no good at figures. • Good news about the baby took a load off my mind. a loaded question провокационный вопрос • The police kept asking him loaded questions. a loony-bin/loony bin (inf) психушка • The gunman was declared insane by the court and sent to a high-security loony bin. a loose cannon (fig) мина замедленного действия • He's seen as a loose cannon by other team members. If anyone's going to get into a fight, it'll be Pete. • We knew the army was out there, a sort of loose cannon in this region. a lost cause гиблое дело • Trying to book an airline seat to Florida from Chicago just before Christmas is usually a lost cause.