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carry weight relationship had been going from bad to worse and we just decided it was time to call it quits. 2. быть в расчете; квиты • You paid for the theatre tickets so if I pay for dinner we can call it quits. call on the carpet вызвать на ковер (к начальству) • His boss called him on the carpet for arriving late at work. call smb every name in the book ругать на чем свет стоит • When Gloria realised that Derek had de­ liberately damaged her new Italian sports car, she used all sorts of terrible language and called him every name in the book. call smb names обзывать; поносить к-л • The new foreman is unpopular because he calls everyone names. call the shots/the tune (inf) командовать парадом; дикто¬ вать условия • Baxter's the big man right now, but he won't be calling the shots much longer if he loses the contract with the company. canard (n) газетная «утка» • The article contained innumerable canards and falsehoods. can't hold a candle to smb в подметки не годиться • She cannot hold a candle to her mother as far as cooking is concerned. can't make head or tail of smth концов не найти; не понять что к 47 чему • We couldn't make head or tail of the film. • We don't have any enemies we know of, yet we keep getting threatening telephone calls; we can't make head or tail of it. can't take/keep one's eyes off глаз не оторвать • The painting is so beautiful. I can hardly take my eyes off it. • I couldn't keep my eyes off her amazing hairdo. carry a thing too far зайти слишком далеко; перебор­ щить • Mrs Robins takes her son to the dentist's every two months. I think that's carrying things a bit too far, don't you? carry coals to Newcastle ехать в Тулу со своим самова­ ром • Taking her flowers is taking coals to Newcastle - her garden is full of flowers. carry one's cross (Am) нести свой крест • Poor soul, she has a heavy cross to carry with those young children and her hus¬ band out of work. carry the can отдуваться (нести ответствен¬ ность вместо к-л) • I always had to carry the can for my younger brother when he broke anything. carry the day взять/брать верх • Her argument in favour of pay increases eventu­ ally carried the day. carry weight иметь вес • The assistant man-