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balls higher than eight are unlikely to win the game: The police are very much behind the eight ball — they've had no more leads on these burglaries.
Figure (of) eight // Number eight - восьмерка; число восемь
A pattern, movement in the shape of the figure 8: The skater did a series of figures of eight. * The red setter mongrel was describing about the conspicuous couple an invisible and protective figure eight of which they were totally oblivious. It is considered to be the luckiest number in Chinese culture, and prices in Chinese supermarkets often contain many 8s. The shape of the Chinese character for 8 (Л) implies that a person will have a great, wide future as the character starts narrow and gets wider toward the bottom. The Chinese government has been auctioning auto license plates containing many 8s for tens of thousands of dollars. The 2008 Beijing Olympics opened on 8/8/08 at 8 p.m.
Have one over the eight - перебрать лишнего (о вы¬ пивке)
Get drunk, so called because eight drinks are usually enough to intoxicate anyone; have too much to drink. The idea behind this idiom is that a drinker can reasonably be expected to consume eight glasses of beer without becoming drunk. The expression was originally armed forces' slang from the early 20th century: As soon as John arrived, it was obvious that he had already had one over the eight.
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Eighth wonder of the world - восьмое чудо света
The eighth wonder means that it is not one of the seven original wonders, but it is so pretty or interesting, that if they had an eighth number, that would be it.
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