 22  a lady-killer сердцеед I He thinks he's a lady-killer but most women find him boring. a laughing-stock посмешище If I wear that hat, I'll be the laughing-stock of the village. a left-handed compliment сомнительный комплимент Phil said he had never seen anything quite like my paintings - a bit of a left-handed compliment, I thought. a leg man (inf) мальчик на побегушках . Joe hired a leg man for the office. a live wire живчик; непоседа He is very quiet but his sister is areal live wire. a load off one’s mind снять камень с души; гора с плеч свалилась I If you could do the accounts it would be a load off my mind, because I’m no good at figures, i Good news about the baby took a load off my mind. a loaded question провокационный вопрос The police kept asking him loaded questions. a loony-bin/loony bin (inf) психушка J The gunman was declared insane by the court and sent to a high-security loony bin. a loose cannon (fig) мина замедленного действия I He s seen as a loose cannon by other team members. If anyone’s going to get into a fight, it’ll be Pete. We knew the army was out there, a sort of loose cannon in this region. 22 |
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