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the bush telegraph the bush telegraph сарафанное радио; «одна баба сказала» • The bush telegraph in our office is the most effective way of spreading news. the calm before the storm затишье перед бурей • Things are relatively calm at the moment, but I think it probably is the calm before the storm. the carrot and the stick кнут и пряник • John's father used the carrot and the stick when he talked about his low grades. the cat's whiskers (old-fash) с у п е р ; класс; то, что надо; непревзойденный • I thought I was the cat's whiskers in my new dress. • As far as knowing the market and supplying it are con¬ cerned, she's the cat's whiskers. the common touch чувство локтя; связь с народом • He was the son of a miner and even when he went to university he did not lose the common touch. • It was al¬ ways said of the princess that she had the common touch and that's why she was so loved by the people. the conventional wisdom прописная истина • The conven¬ tional wisdom is that marriage makes a relationship more secure, but as the divorce rates show, this is not necessarily true. the cream of society/the creme de la creme (Fr) сливки/цвет общества • My friend Party creme Lords, esses Doris is going to the Garden at Buckingham Palace. The de la creme will be there Ladies, Dukes and Duch¬ - it'll be so exciting. the cut and thrust of пикировка (оживленный спор, дискуссия); схватка • James en¬ joys the cut and thrust of debating. • I've always enjoyed the cut and thrust of a clever debate. the dead spit вылитый; похожий как две капли воды • He is the dead spit of his father. the die is cast ж р е б и й брошен • From the moment the first shot was fired, the die was cast and war became inevitable. the eternal triangle любовный треугольник • In this novel Katy loves Ben, but Ben loves Caroline - the classic eternal tri¬ angle in fact. the evil eye дурной глаз • "There you go," said Lefty. "It's like the evil eye. You don't really believe in it, yet it pa¬ ralyses you." the fair s e x (usu facet) прекрасный пол • He has very little success with the fair sex. the finishing touches последний штрих (изменения, добавления) • They had a meet¬ ing to put the finishing touches to 154