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brass monkey weather so I bought one second-hand. • In Uncle Tom's trunk we found a wed¬ ding ring, still in its little satin-lined box, still brand-new. brass monkey weather (inf) собачий холод • It's brass mon¬ key weather outside. bread (Am n sl) «бабки»; «капуста» (деньги) • We've got no bread. What do you want to rob us for? bread and circuses хлеба и зрелищ • One political party offered bread and circuses; the other - higher taxes and fewer services. break loose вырваться на волю/свободу • I was twenty years old before I could break loose. break one's neck шею себе свернуть • Roger goes much too fast on his skate¬ board. He'll break his neck one of these days! break one's neck/back to do smth напрягаться (стараться изо всех сил) • I broke my neck to get here on time. • There is no point in breaking your back. Take your time. break the ice растопить лед; разрядить обста­ новку; сделать первый шаг (снять напряжение) • Let's break the ice by inviting our new neighbours for a meal. • To break the ice Ted 44 spoke of his interest in mountain climbing, and they soon had a conversation going. breathe again/easy/freely (Am) расслабиться; успокоиться • Now that exams are over with, I can breathe easy. • Breathe again the police have gone. breathe down s m b ' s neck стоять над душой (постоянно контролировать) • Our company was accused of tax evasion, and now we've got audition from the In¬ land Revenue breathing down our neck. • It's awful having to work with a boss who's breathing down your neck the whole time. breathing space передышка • I felt I must be alone. I must have breathing space to think of the terrible thing that he had accused me of. bring smb/smth (out) in/into the open предать гласности; вывести на чистую воду • The affair has been kept secret for too long - it's time it was brought out into the open. bring to s m b ' s knees поставить на колени • Sanc¬ tions were imposed in an attempt to bring the country to its knees. bring the house down сорвать аплодисменты; вызвать бурю оваций • His solo brought the house down. • The clown sang a duet with the talking horse, which brought the house down every night.