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stoned home. I've drunk nothing but coffee all night, so I'm stone-cold sober. stoned (inf adj) мертвецки пьяный; одуревший от наркотиков • His wife warned him not to come home stoned. • Greg studied in California in the late 1960s, and as a result of his love ofmarijuana, spent much of his time stoned. stop at nothing идти напролом; не останавли¬ ваться ни перед чем • He'll stop at nothing to get what he wants. straight a s a die неподкупный • He's an intellec¬ tual and as straight as a die. straight from the shoulder начистоту; без обиняков; резать правду-матку (говорить то, что думаешь) • Sally always speaks straight from the shoulder. You never have to guess what she really means. • I'll tell you, straight from the shoulder, that you'll have to do better or they'll fire you. strapped (adj) на мели; без гроша; нехватка; « н а п р я ж е н к а » (о д е н ь г а х ) • Would you lend me some money, I'm strapped for cash. streets ahead оставить далеко позади; быть на п о р я д о к в ы ш е / л у ч ш е • Our scientists are streets ahead of the rest of the world. stretch one's legs размяться; пройтись • (inf) After such a lengthy discussion, I feel that I need to stretch my legs. Would you like to join me in the garden? strike a bad patch переживать полосу невезения (в жизни) • Last year he was the best cricketer in Britain, but he has struck a bad patch in the last few months. strike a chord задеть струну; вызвать отклик • That poem strikes a chord in all those touched by the Holocaust. strike a happy medium найти золотую середину • The management and the union had to strike a happy medium as the nego¬ tiations had reached the deadlock. strike home попасть в точку/цель (задеть чувства) • He just shook his head and looked away, but she saw it struck home. strike it rich (inf) напасть на золотую жилу • If I could strike it rich, I wouldn't have to work any more. strike up a friendship/conver¬ sation завязать знакомство/беседу; завести друзей • It didn't take Mary long to strike up acquaintance in her new school. strong suit сильная сторона (характеристи¬ ка человека) • I'm afraid mathe¬ matics isn't my strong suit. I failed all my maths exams at school. 146