 35  «ископаемое»; отсталый человек Penny didn't like teenage parties, discos or pop music and was rogarded even by her friends as a 'square'. n square peg (in a round hole) не пришей, не пристегни; не пришей кобыле хвост (о человеке по на своем месте)- Bernard used to be a research scientist before his institute had to close down. He got a part-time job teaching, but he's a square peg. He can't handle the children and obviously can't adapt to school life. I never did understand what Paddy was doing in accounts -he was a square peg in a round hole. a squirt ничтожество I won't have that little squirt working here. a stab in the back нож/уда p в сп ину I To have your brother tell the press about your private life! That must feel like a real stab in the back. a stag party/night мальчишник Г On Keith's stag night, his friends left him tied to a lamp-postin Trafalgar Square wearing only his underpants. a stalking horse ширма; повод; предлог; прикрытие i The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in August 1914 was the stalking horse which triggered the First World War. a standing joke дежурная шутка Mary’s “Denis who?” when her husband is mentioned is a standing joke around her. a steal дешевка; даром This car wasn't exactly a steal at the price. a stick-in-the-mud косный/отсталый человек; перестраховщик, консерватор She’s a stick-in-the-mud who won’t learn word-processing, i Mr Thomas is a stick-in-the-mud who plows with mules; he won't buy a tractor. 35 |
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