 33  скупердяй; скряга; жадина; жмот l Charles Dickens' famous character Ebeneezer Scrooge is often seen as the original skinflint. a slap-up meal пир горой The retiring chairman was given a slap-up meal on his last day at the firm. a slow-coach/slowcoach (inf) тормоз; тупица; копуша Don’t give Helen these letters to type -she's a slowcoach. a smarty pants (inf) пижон; умник i Cindy, the little smarty pants, will be the first to tell us we went wrong. a smash(ing) hit оглушительный успех; пройти на ура (о спектакле) J This play was а smash hit in New York. She was a smash hit in the role of the governess. a smoke screen/smokescreen дымовая завеса The Association says that the government's review is a smokescreen to hide the need for extra funding. a smooth operator «великий комбинатор» (обаятельный мошенник) Don 't agree to let Joe look after your finances. He’s a smooth operator and you may not realize what his real intentions are until it's too late. a snake in the grass змея подколодная I Beware of him -he's a real snake in the grass. a snare and a delusion западня; ловушка The rocks were placed like a series of steps. This was a snare and a delusion, for each rock had been so cunningiy placed that it was quite impossible to step from it to the next one. 33 |
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