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dull as ditchwater/dishwater I heard he was drunk as a coot last night and got into a big fight at Toby's. dull as ditchwater/dishwater тоска зеленая (скучный, зануд¬ ный) • The lecture was as dull as ditchwater. dunk (inf v) макать (в соус, чай) • Dunking biscuits into coffee is not consid¬ ered good etiquette. Dutch courage храбрость во хмелю • He drank a glass of wine for Dutch courage before he went to see his employer about his pay rise. dyed-in-the-wool (adj) махровый; закоренелый; сто¬ процентный • Walter Ulbricht was a dyed-in-the-wool communist. • He spoke as a dyed-in-the-wool aristocrat himself. • It's amazing that Mary is so thin, because she eats like a horse. eat one's head off есть от пуза; набивать живот (объедаться) • People suffering from bulimia eat their heads off in secret. eat one's heart out чахнуть; сохнуть; тосковать; терзаться • My young son is eat ing his heart out over a girl who lives just down the street. • The little girl was eating her heart out be¬ cause she was not allowed to have a dog. eat one's words взять свои слова обратно • John was wrong about the election and had to eat his words. eat out of s m b ' s hand смотреть в рот (полностью под¬ чиняться) • The boys love their new teacher. She has them eating out of her hand already and they do whatever she tells them. • He has the press eating out of his hand. eke out a living сводить концы с концами • The islanders eked out a living by fish¬ ing and growing potatoes. elbow one's way пробивать себе дорогу; прокла¬ дывать себе путь • I don't want to elbow my way to the top like you did and lose all my friends on the way. elbow room свобода рук/действий • The 60
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earn by the sweat of one's brow работать до седьмого пота; за¬ р а б а т ы в а т ь своим горбом • Whatever I've got in life I've had to earn by the sweat of my brow. easy mark (Am) easy meat легкая добыча (доверчивые люди) • Bill is known to all the neighbourhood beggars as an easy mark. • Old people are easy meat for fraudsters. eat like a horse есть в три горла; есть за троих
