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Plain Jane Peter’s penny – (ист.) лепта святого Петра (ежегодная подать в папскую казну) The phrase refers to St Peter, considered as the first pope. Historically, an annual tax, originally of one penny, formerly levied for the maintenance of the Papal See (holy chair), abolished by Henry VIII in 1534. Either, a voluntary contribution made by Roman Catholics in many countries for the same purpose. Pistol Pete (Am) – Пит Пистолет, меткий стрелок, ковбой, помощник начальника полицейского участка Frank Boardman Pistol Pete Eaton (1860–1958) was an American author, cowboy, scout, Indian fighter, and Deputy US Marshal. Eaton was born in 1860 in Connecticut, and soon moved with his family to Kansas. When Eaton was eight years old, his father was shot in cold blood by six former Confederates. In 1868, his father’s friend said to Frank, “My boy, may an old man’s curse rest upon you, if you do not try to avenge your father.” That same year, he taught him to handle a gun, but it would take nineteen years for Frank to avenge his father. At the age of fifteen, he decided to visit a cavalry fort in Oklahoma, to Frank “Pistol Pete” learn more about handling a gun. Eaton Although too young to join the army, he outshot everyone at the fort and competed with the cavalry’s best marksmen, beating them each time. After many competitions, the fort’s commanding officer gave Frank a marksmanship badge and a new nickname. From that day forward, Frank would be known as Pistol Pete. Plain Jane/jane – простушка Джейн; дурнушка (о некрасивой и не очень умной девушке) A woman who has an average appearance. Plain jane describes a girl that is plain, ordinary and not exceptionally 131