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Dead as Julius Caesar Dead as Julius Caesar – мёртв как Юлий Цезарь; без каких-либо признаков жизни, бездыханный; погиб окончательно, «крышка»; утративший силу, вышедший из употребления; исчезнувший без следа Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman and a distinguished writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. Gaius Julius Caesar died on the Ides of March. Despite the overwhelming public favor of the great leader, he was assassinated by men who were thought to be his allies. It is estimated that the conspirators numbered around 60, but only 16 were known. A man named Cimber knelt at Caesar’s feet to plead for his brother’s recall from banishment. When Caesar irritably refused him, Cimber yanked Julius’ toga down from his neck and the other conspirators began to stab Caesar. When they were finished, Caesar lay dead with 23 wounds. The phrase can be used for both people and things: Illinois’s death penalty is now dead as Julius Caesar. Dear John letter (humor) – прощальное письмо о прекращении отношений, начинающееся словами «Дорогой Джон» A letter that you send to a man telling him you want to end a romantic relationship with him: I’ve always thought Dear John letters a cowardly way of ending a relationship. Dine with Duke Humphrey – (эвфемизм) отобедать с герцогом Хэмфри; остаться без обеда Go without dinner. The phrase to dine with Duke Humphrey was used by poor people in Elizabethan times to avoid mentioning that they did not have the money to pay for food. At dinnertime they would excuse themselves by saying they would be eating with the Duke. Duke Humphrey’s Walk was the name of an aisle in Old St Paul’s Cathedral near Duke Humphrey’s tomb, an area frequented by thieves and beggars. Hector Hugh Munro (1870–1916), a British writer, updates the phrase by referring to a Duke 44