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Strike twelve all at once/the first time - сразу обнаружить свои способности; раскрыть тайну немедленно Show one's merits and virtues right away: Their best parts were slowly revealed; they didn't strike twelve the first time. * The truth did not come out until they quarreled; they did not strike twelve the first time. Twelve good men and true - суд присяжных; двенадцать честных и порядочных мужчин A jury in a court of law was traditionally composed of twelve men. Nowadays, of course, women also sit on juries, and so this phrase is falling out of use. THIRTEEN Baker's/Devil's dozen - чёртова дюжина, тринадцать (см. с. 105) Thirteen at table - тринадцать человек за столом - плохая примета This is considered unlucky by many people who believe that the first person to rise from a table of thirteen will die. The superstition is based on the Last Supper when Jesus and the 12 Apostles were seated at the table, and Judas Iscariot, the 13th man, went out and hanged himself after betraying Christ. FOURTEEN Fourteen - число четырнадцать The figure 14 may refer to the number of days in a fortnight. In traditional British units of weight, it is the number of pounds in a stone. In a sonnet, it is 107