 92  китайская грамота; тарабарщина I couldn't understand what he was saying - it was double Dutch to me. dough (Am n) dough «бабки», «капуста» (деньги) r) They earn a lot of dough there. down in the dumps/mouth (inf) как в воду опущенный; подавленный You haven't been refused the job yet - don't look so down in the mouth! : Things hadn't been going so well for her at work and she was feeling a bit down in the dumps. down the drain/tube (inf) коту/псу под хвост My catering firm is going down the drain because of competition. Z If he failed the test, his chances would go down the tube. down the hatch (inf) пей до дна! 2 John raised his glass of beer and said, "Down the hatch!" down-at-heel down-at-the-heel (Am) захудалый; обветшалый (о здании); потертый; потрепанный (об одежде и людях) When I first met her she was down-at-heel but still respectable. Tom’s house needs paint. It looks down-at-heel. i The play was set in a down-at-the-heel hotel in post-war Germany. down-to-earth здравомыслящий, практичный Mr Jenkin never seems to knov/ what is happening around him, but his wife is friendly and down-to-earth. drag one’s heels/feet (Am) 92 |
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