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talk s e n s e Just a moment, I think we're talking at cross-purposes. I was referring to John, not to his father. talk s e n s e говорить дело • Well, if you want an exciting holiday, why don't you go to Greenland? - Ah! Now you're talking sense! talk shop говорить о делах (на досуге) • All right everyone, we're not here to talk shop. Let's have a good time. talk the back/hind legs off a donkey заговорить до смерти; уморить разговором • My wife can talk the hind legs off a donkey. talk through one's hat (inf) городить чушь; нести чепуху • Don't believe what he says - he al¬ ways talks through his hat. talk turkey (Am) говорить без обиняков/начис тоту/по-деловому • OK, Bob, we have business to discuss. Let's talk turkey. tall, dark and handsome высокий, красивый (стереотип мужской красоты) • An inch or so short of being really tall, dark and handsome, Dillman has the easy, relaxed ways of a man used to the Hollywood-style good life. tall stories охотничьи рассказы; враки; небылицы • He says the Queen has invited him to Buckingham Palace, but that's just one of his tall stories. tarred with the same brush одним миром мазаны • I dislike politicians of all parties. As far as I'm concerned they're all tarred with the same brush - they simply will not tell the public the truth. teach smb a lesson проучить; быть уроком • You were teasing the cat again and this time it scratched you. That will teach you a lesson! tear one's hair волосы рвать на себе (от гнева, отчаяния) • She stamped and raged and tore her hair, and swore she'd never been so insulted. teeny-wee/teeny-weeny крохотуля; крошечный • The factory girls were soldering teenyweeny electronic components with great dexterity. • She carried a teeny-wee poodle in her arms. teething troubles болезни роста (о новых проектах) • Many newly-installed burglaralarm systems have their teething troubles, but subsequent adjustment usually solves the problem. • We can im¬ prove the new engine design; we don't need to change it completely. The failure of the engine test was only due to teething troubles. tell smb where to get off (inf) послать к-л подальше; грубо отказать(ся) • He was trying to tell me how to do my job, but I soon
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