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Yankee Doodle
Barrie’s satirical jabs at class consciousness were less relevant in 1957; thus, “The Admirable Crichton” concentrates on the story’s farcical and romantic elements.
Willy-boy (Am sl) – «девчонка» (о мальчике), маменькин сынок The slang expression willie-boy, meaning sissy. (As) Wise as Solomon – мудрый как царь Соломон A very wise person. Solomon, a King of Israel from 960 BC to 922 BC and according to the Talmud one of the 48 prophets, is identified as the son of David. The Hebrew Bible credits Solomon as the builder of the First Temple in Jerusalem and many splendid palaces, and portrays him as great in wisdom, wealth, and power. Solomon is the subject of many other later references and legends. In the Koran, he is a Prophet, known as Suleiman, the Magnificent. The wisdom of Solomon is proverbial: If you are in trouble, get Chris to advise you. He’s as wise as Solomon.
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Xanthippe xòñåDqféfz / Xantippe xòñåDíféfz – Ксантиппа, жена Сократа; сварливая жена/женщина The wife of Socrates (c. 469 BC – 399 BC), proverbial as a scolding, shrewish and quarrelsome woman; any nagging, peevish, or irritable woman.
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Yankee Doodle – «Янки Дудл» (песня времён Войны за независимость); американец A well-known Anglo-American song, the origin of which dates back to the Seven Years’ War (the French and Indian
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