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a tuck-in can influence, but, on the contrary, a counterpoise to the American tide. a tuck-in (inf) пирушка; кутеж • We had a tuck-in over Christmas. a twister проходимец • He's a bit of a twister - I'd have nothing to do with him if I were you! a video nasty ужастики (по видео) • It's not so easy to stop children watching video nasties at any time of the day. a vicious circle порочный круг • He works hard, gets tired, gets behind with his work, and has to work harder still it's a vicious circle. a voice crying in the wilder¬ ness (bibl) глас вопиющего в пустыне • He was a man who had some excellent ideas, but other men had greater influence in the company and he was just a voice crying in the wilderness. a walk of life (form) слой общества • People from all walks of life went to the minister's funeral. a walking dictionary/encyclo¬ pedia ходячий словарь; ходячая эн¬ циклопедия • He's a walking dictionary. And by the way he's a great reader of your books. • Ask Rob - he's a walking encyclopedia of military history. 26 a walking disaster тридцать три несчастья • He's an unlucky fellow: every day some thing happens to him, so they call him Walking Disaster. a wandering Jew (bibl) вечный жид • Ronnie met her when he came to work in Norwich. Another wandering Jew. Another one who can't settle himself. a waste of s p a c e (inf) пустое место • Her husband's a complete waste of space. a wet (inf) хлюпик; тряпка; размазня • You can't expect David to do anything about the problem. He's far too wet. He avoids all sorts of decisions. • Don't be such a wet! a wet blanket нытик, зануда, кайфоломщик (на вечеринке) • Don't ask him to the party - he's such a wet blanket! a wheeler-dealer воротила; ловкач; делец • He worked in the property business for a number of years, acquiring a repu tation as a formidable wheeler-dealer. a whippersnapper/whippersnapper молокосос • I'm fed up with be¬ ing told what to do by young whippersnappers barely out of school. a whip-round (inf) складчина (о сборе денег) • We had a whip-round for Annie's leav¬ ing present.
