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liant surprise for Dad, but my yui mgor brother blew the gaff. blow the whistle on (Am si) Ийстучать на к-л; заложить к-л (сообщить заинтересованным ■ИЦмм) Не made quite a tot of Щчппу out of selling faulty electric »нids before someone finally blew whistle on him. blow up in smb’s face лопнуть как мыльный пузырь | llio government's attempts at tilorm have blown up in its face, With demonstrations taking place ell nvor the country. The thief's plan to rob the bank blew up in hin teco when a policeman stopped him boiling (adj) Душегубка (о жаре) Open a window, it's boiling in here! (torn In the purple и ii 11 кого рода j From a very early mi" the Prince was aware that he tvu •. horn in the purple and was con-Mloua of his elevated state. born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth родиться в сорочке/под счастливой звездой What does he know about hardship - he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. bosom friends (inf) закадычные друзья The two teenage girls were bosom friends and went everywhere together. bottoms up (inf) пей до дна! I Bill raised his glass of wine and said, “Bottoms up!” bound hand and foot связан по рукам и ногам I'm afraid there's nothing I can do to help you. I'm bound hand and foot by the bank’s rules. 67
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