* Данный текст распознан в автоматическом режиме, поэтому может содержать ошибки

try one's hand at smth/doing smth He went out leaving the house all topsy-turvy. • We are living in topsy-turvy times. touch a chord задеть струну; вызвать отклик • The orphan's smile touched a chord in the stern old lady's heart. touch and go/touch-and-go полная неопределенность; ника¬ кой гарантии • After the accident it was touch-and-go whether she would survive. • I thought I was going to win the race, but it was still touch and go. touch wood плюнуть через левое плечо (чтоб не сглазить) • Everyone seems to have the flu except me. - Touch wood! touched (in the head) (adj') чокнутый, тронутый (не в своем уме) • Such a shame about her son - he's a bit touched, you know. • I think the war left him a little touched in the head. tough luck непруха; невезуха • So you were late and missed the bus. Tough luck! trade barbs обменяться колкостями • US Vice President Al Gore and former Senator Bill Bradley traded barbs on health care and Russia. tread on s m b ' s toes/corns наступить на любимую мозоль; задеть (обидеть) • I would like to organize the fete but I am afraid to suggest it in case I tread on some¬ one's toes. • He is very tactless and is always treading on other people's corns. tremble like a leaf дрожать как осиновый лист • It's a dreadful feeling waiting for one's final exam results. I re¬ member that I was trembling like a leaf. trendy (inf adj) супермодный • Trendy clothes need not be expensive. tricks of the trade тонкости профессии; маленькие хитрости • Remembering the cus¬ tomers' names is one of the tricks of the trade. trim one's sails (to the wind) (Am) умерить аппетиты; урезать рас¬ ходы (приспособиться к обстоя¬ тельствам) • The school is hav¬ ing to trim its sails because of gov¬ ernment cutback. • Before they were elected, the government prom¬ ised that many new schools and hospitals would be built, but with the present lack of money they have had to trim their sails to the wind. true to form/type в своем репертуаре; верен себе • True to form, he arrived at the party late. try one's hand at smth/doing smth попробовать себя • He tried his 163