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the lesser of two evils/the lesser evil their plan. • The room still a few finishing touches. needed be two kinds of justice - one for the haves and another for the havenots. the heart s k i p p e d / m i s s e d a beat сердце екнуло; душа ушла в пятки • When Paul saw the bear standing in front of him, his heart skipped a beat. the hit of the s e a s o n гвоздь сезона • His new play has become the hit of the season. the holy of holies святая святых • Last year, his work was performed for the first time at the Aldeborough Festival, the holy of holies in the contempo¬ rary British music scene. the home straight финишная прямая • Is there much more to do on this database? I've had enough of it. - Don't worry. Only two hundred more addresses. We're on the home straight. the ins and outs полный расклад (мельчайшие подробности/детали); подногот¬ ная • He alone knows all the ins and outs of the scheme. the last straw последняя капля (терпения) • Everything was going wrong, and his message was the last straw she just burst into tears. the lesser of two evils/the lesser evil наименьшее зло • I suppose 155 the four corners of the earth/ world четыре стороны света; со всех концов света • Wedding guests ar¬ rived from the four corners of the world. the full monty по полной программе • Their wedding was magnificent, with a champagne reception, three-course dinner and a band - the full monty. • For breakfast, Chris had the full monty - bacon, sausages, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes and toast. the golden mean золотая середина • Trollope's hero and anti-hero personify the excess of virtue and the excess of vice which in his philosophy threat¬ ens the British golden mean. the gravy train (inf) к о р м у ш к а ; д о х о д н о е место; работенка не бей лежачего • Jack's job at the Athletic club as Social Director is a regular gravy train. • Previously, it was a com¬ monly held view among US com¬ panies that military supply contracts with the Pentagon were a gravy train. the gutter press (derog) бульварная пресса • The gut¬ ter press was full of stories of the actress's divorce today. the haves and the have-nots и м у щ и е и н е и м у щ и е • In several countries there appear to