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Ask Paxton surrounding Sherwood forest, his home: When Celia is the driver, we go all around Robin Hood’s barn. As game as Ned Kelly (Austr) – отчаянный как Нед Келли Very brave. Ned Kelly (1855–1880) was a famous Australian outlaw, the leader of a band of horse and cattle thieves and bank raiders operating in Victoria. He was so “game” or tenacious, that he impressed everyone in the country – rather like Robin Hood and became a folk hero. He was eventually hanged at Melbourne. The Robin Hood Memorial in Nottingham As old as Methuselah – стар как Мафусаил; долгожитель Methuselah (“Man of the dart/spear”) is the oldest person whose age is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Extra-biblical tradition maintains that he died at the age of 969, seven days before the beginning of the Great Flood. According to the Bible (Genesis 7:4), God delayed the Flood specifically because of the seven days of mourning in honor of the righteous Methuselah. Methuselah was the son of Enoch and the grandfather of Noah. The name Methuselah, or the phrase old as Methuselah, is commonly used to refer to any living thing reaching great age. Now proverbial for longevity, this idiom is from W. Shakespeare. As tight as Dick’s hatband – тесный как лента/креп на шляпе Дика Very tight: I’ve got to lose some weight. My belt is as tight as Dick’s hatband. * This window is stuck tight as Dick’s hatband. Ask Paxton – «Спросите Пэкстона» (ср.: Спроси что-нибудь полегче) This catchphrase arose for any problem that proved intractable. Joseph Paxton was the creator of the Crystal 15