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Jackrabbit start
крупная победа, необыкновенный успех; сорвать куш; попасть в точку; добиться потрясающего успех A large pot (as in poker) formed by the accumulation of stakes from previous play; a combination on a slot machine that wins a top prize or all the coins available for paying out; the sum so won: The lottery jackpot is up to one million dollars; an impressive often unexpected success or reward. First known use of jackpot is 1879. Jackrabbit start (inf) – рвануть; резко тронуться, сорваться с места A very sudden fast start from a stop: Bob made a jackrabbit start when the traffic light turned green. Jackroller (Am sl) – вор, грабящий пьяных; проститутка, обирающая клиентов One who robs a drunken or sleeping person; a prostitute who robs her customers. Jack Frost (who paints windows) // Uncle Frost – Мороз Красный нос A sprite-like character with roots in Viking lore. There, he is known as Jokul Frosti (“icicle frost”). In Britain and United States, Jack is a variant of Old Man Winter and is held responsible for frosty weather, for nipping the nose and toes in such weather, coloring the foliage in autumn, and leaving fernlike patterns on cold windows in winter. Although he has no connection with Christianity, he is sometimes hijacked to appear in modern secular Christmas entertainments, usually as a member of Santa Claus’s entourage. He sometimes appears in literature, film, television, song, and video games as a sinister mischief maker. Jack-o’-lantern – фонарь из тыквы с прорезанными отверстиями в виде глаз, носа и рта; блуждающий огонёк It is a light made from a carved hollow pumpkin with holes cut into the sides like the eyes and mouth of a person’s face inside which there is a candle. It is associated chiefly
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