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a happy medium золотая середина I You can surely find some happy medium betv/een starving yourself and overeating. a hard nut to crack крепкий орешек I Tom sure is a hard nut to crack. I can't figure him out. a has-been бывший (человек, переживший свою славу) Gorbachev, Thatcher, Reagan - they’re all has-beens now. a heart-to-heart talk разговор по душам Sheila’s feeling very depressed at the moment. We had a heart-to-heart talk about her problems yesterday. a heavy mob головорезы; крутые ребята The owner of the tenement block hired a heavy mob to evict the remaining tenants. a hen party/night девичник '1 The restaurant doesn't allow men in on hen parties. a high-flyer/flier высоко метить (о честолюбивом человеке); птица высокого полета Their new managing director is a high-flier. A high-flier in the 80s, he was earning over $200.000 a year. a high-roller (Am) транжира; кутежник; азартный игрок Не became known as a high-roller. and was invited to the biggest gambling tables in town. a home (away) from home второй дом You always stay in the same place when you go on holiday, don’t you?- Yes. The same hotel in Venice every year. It’s a real home from home for us. I visit Australia so often, it’s become a home a way from home forme. a home truth горькая правда/истина (неприятный факт) I It's time someone told that boy a few home truths about his behaviour. 19
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