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Honest Injun were not always respected as they should have been. On one occasion, when he worked as a general store clerk, finding late at night, when he counted over his cash, that he had taken a few cents from a customer more than was due, he closed the store, and walked a long distance to make good the deficiency. Lincoln’s integrity and insistence on honesty became even more apparent in his law practice. Honest Injun (Am dated) – «честный индеец», клятва верности Honestly, really; an oath of honesty. Honest Injun as an asseveration of truthfulness first recorded in 1876 in “Tom Sawyer”; a slang term used to emphasize the truth of a statement; sometimes considered offensive; meaning “honest Indian”, where “Indian” is usually pronounced “Injun”. Hooverville (Am) – Гувервиль, бидонвиль; поселок безработных; лачуги из фанеры, ящиков и т.п. A Hooverville was the popular name for shanty towns built by homeless people during the Great Depression. They were hundreds throughout the country, each testifying to the housing crisis that accompanied the employment crisis of the early 1930s. Hooverville was a deliberately politicized label, emphasizing that President Herbert Hoover and the Republican Party were to be held responsible for the economic crisis and its miseries. House that Jack built – «дом, который построил Джек»; рассказ с повторениями (намёк на известные детские стихи) It is a popular British nursery rhyme and cumulative tale. It is unsure who “Jack” really is, but it is believed that he may have been Jesus, since Jesus was a carpenter. The phrase can imply some repetitive story and used derisively. This is the house that Jack built This is the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. 74