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an easy touch orange that he'll lose his money if he invests it in the X-company. all mouth and trousers балаболка; пустозвон; трепло (болтун) • He'll talk all night about your problems and how to solve them, but he won't actually do any¬ thing to help. His trouble is that he's all mouth and trousers. all over and done with покончить; дело прошлое • He has behaved very wickedly in the past but that's all over and done with. all the King's horses and all the King's men «вся королевская рать» • If you haven't got a degree or diploma in engineering I doubt whether all the King's horses and all the King's men could get you a job with that particular firm. all-singing, all-dancing (humor) последнее слово/достижение; самый писк • She showed us the new all-singing, all-dancing graph¬ ics software she'd bought for her computer. along for the ride (inf) за компанию • Except for John, all of us here are practising pho¬ tographers; John is just along for the ride. an about-face (Am) поворот на 180 (внезапно изме­ нить планы, мнение и т.д.) • Both papers did an about-face and о published a condemnation of his actions. • The board did an aboutface on acquiring more land. an Achilles' heel ахиллесова пята • His Achilles' heel was his pride - he would get very angry if anyone criticized his work. an act of God стихийное бедствие • My insuran­ ce company wouldn't pay for the da­ mage because it was an act of God. an also-ran вечный неудачник; сошедший с круга • Peter felt that he was one of life's 'also-rans'. His education had ended unsuccessfully; he had taken a number of uninteresting and poorly paid jobs. an apple of discord яблоко раздора • His lawyer tried to persuade him to make a more equitable disposal of his property. "What you have here," he said, "is not so much a will as an apple of discord." an eager beaver трудяга; энтузиаст • The new assistant always works late - he's a real eager beaver. an early bird ранняя пташка • You have to be an early bird if you want to get a bargain at an auction sale. an easy touch безотказный; уступчивый • Her Dad's an easy touch - he's always giving her money. 29