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till the cows come home till the cows come home до второго пришествия (до бес­ конечности) • We could cheerfully sit here talking till the cows come home. till/until one drops до потери пульса • But there was tremendous competition, and the only way to get on was to prac¬ tise till you dropped. till/until one is blue in the face до хрипоты/изнеможения/поси¬ нения (говорить, убеждать) • I've talked to Jim till I'm blue in the face about smoking, but he has no in¬ tention of giving up. time will tell время покажет • Only time will tell if the business will be successful. tip the s c a l e s перетянуть чашу весов • The sud¬ den economic growth should tip the scales in favour of new investment. tit for tat око за око; зуб за зуб • I her birthday and so she didn't me a card either. It was just tat. (inf) forgot send tit for to one's heart's content сколько душе угодно • During the summer, she can play in the garden to her heart's content. to the life точь-в-точь; один к одному (по¬ х о ж ) • When he put on that uniform he was Napoleon to the life. • The child can copy his teacher's manner of speaking to the life. to the tune of на кругленькую сумму • The collapse of the Banco Ambrossiano stung several Italian investors to the tune of many million lire. toe the line ходить по струнке (подчиняться правилам) • He was sacked for not toeing the Party line. • John finally got fired. He just couldn't learn to toe the line. tongue-tied (adj) косноязычный; язык заплетается • Whenever a teacher speaks to me, I get tongue-tied. top drawer (adj) экстра-класс; супер • The musi¬ cians in this pick-up orchestra were top drawer. top-notch/topnotch (adj) бесподобный; первоклассный; классный • The marines are topnotch troops. • The figure-skating pair put in a top-notch performance. topsy-turvy (inf adj) вверх дном; вверх тормашками; перевернутый с ног на голову • 162 to a T комар носа не подточит; идеально; точь-в-точь • We saw a woman on TV who could imitate Mrs Thatcher to a T. • That hat suits you to a T. to one's cost на своей шкуре (испытать) • I have discovered to my cost that the boss is not very kind and friendly.