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an honest Joe an honest J o e честный малый • He's just an honest Joe trying to earn enough money to live. an item (sl) «сладкая парочка» • No one is surprised to see them together anymore. It is generally recognized that they are an item. an obstacle race бег с препятствиями • We don't need this obstacle race every day. I'm going to quit driving to work. an odd fish белая ворона; странный тип • This is not to say that Mr Hughes is anything but an extremely odd fish. He has not been seen in pub¬ lic for 16 years. an old codger (affect) старый хрыч • I looked at this marvellous old cadger laughing his head off. an old chestnut (inf) анекдот «с бородой» • I did not find that comedian funny. I'd heard all those old chestnuts before. an old doddler божий одуванчик • Although an expert in his field, the 70-year old professor of History was regarded by students and colleagues alike as an old doddler. an old flame старая любовь; зазноба • David met Linda by chance in a restau¬ rant yesterday. She's an old flame 30 of his from their student days at Cambridge. an old hand тертый калач (опытный человек) • He's an old hand at this sort of job. an open book как на ладони (об открытом че¬ ловеке) • His intentions and plans are always an open book to people who know him. an open secret секрет полишинеля (ни для кого не секрет) • It's an open secret that he is having an affair with the boss's wife. an outworker надомник • The boss finds it profitable to employ outworkers. an ugly duckling гадкий утенок • The most suc¬ cessful company was last year's ugly duckling. • A long time ago, I was in an awful play where I had to come downstairs transformed from an ugly duckling into a beautiful lady. an unknown quantity темная лошадка • John is an unknown quantity. We don't know how he's going to act. an upstart выскочка • I refuse to let that young upstart muscle in on my busi¬ ness. and all that jazz (inf) и все такое прочее; и тому по-