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War of Jenkins’ Ear wrote this about Hookey Walker in 1841: “In the course of time the latter word alone became the favourite, and was uttered with a peculiar drawl upon the first syllable, and a sharp turn upon the last. If a lively servant girl was importuned for a kiss by a fellow she did not care about, she cocked her little nose, and cried ‘Walker!’ If a dustman asked his friend for the loan of a shilling, and his friend was either unable or unwilling to accommodate him, the probable answer he would receive was ‘Walker!’” Walter Mitty (derog) – Уолтер Митти; человек, предающийся героическим мечтам и вводящий людей в заблуждение относительно своей карьеры A person who makes up stories to make his life seem more exciting than it really is; the main character of a short story by James Thurber “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (1939). The name of the main character has entered the English language denoting an ineffectual person who spends more time in heroic daydreams than paying attention to the real world, or more seriously, one who intentionally attempts to mislead or convince others that he is something that he is not. In military circles, this usually refers to people who try to fake an impressive career: I had come to the conclusion that he was a Walter Mitty whose accounts of his past history were almost entirely imaginary. Waltz/Walk Matilda (Austr, New Zeal inf) – навьючить на себя свою поклажу Carry a bundle of your personal possessions/belongings as you travel the roads. Matilda is an informal, archaic word for a bushman’s bundle/swag. Originates in late 19th century from the given name Matilda. The expression was famously used by A. B. Paterson in his 1903 song “Waltzing Matilda”. War of Jenkins’ Ear – война из-за уха Дженкинса; раздутый конфликт; делать из мухи слона A conflict between Great Britain and Spain that lasted from 1739 to 1748, with major operations largely ended by 171