577. Art of memory, the див. А-571.

578. arts and wiles виверти та хитрощі (особливо жіночі);

І think it's up to Moira to use her little arts and wiles (K.. Mansfield).

579. arty and crafty жарт, показний, більш придатний для виставки, ніж для повсяк­ денного використання (особливо про меблі) [походить від назви Arts and Crafts Exh'ibi- tion Society].

580. as a basket of chips амер. жарт. ^ дуже, надзвичайно; див. тж. L-772.

581. as a general thing взагалі;

Any man who thinks that human beings can, as a general thing, be made about as comfortable that way as any other, I wish he might try it (H. Be-echer Stowe).

582; as (або like) a hog on ice амер. ^ як корова на льоду.

583. as а (або in the) last resort (або re­ source) як останній засіб, у крайньому ви­ падку, кінець кінцем [етим. фр. en dernier ressort];

At all events, time flew; and as a last resort, they sent for Trippetta and Hop-Frog (E. Poe).

You must remember that in the last resort I could expel them from their church membership (W. Maugham).

584. (as) (a)like as chalk and cheese (тж. no more alike than chalk and cheese) зовсім несхожі; ^ схожі, як сова на яструба; див. тж. А-585 або А-660.

585. as alike as peas in a pod [тж. заст. as like one as if he (або she) had been spit out of his (або her) mouth; as like as (two) peas (in a pod); not a pin to choose between them; not a hap'orth to choose be­ tween them; nothing (або not much) to choose between them] дуже схожі; схожі, як дві краплі води; див. тж. А-584 та А-660;

How elegant he looks! My brother Molly Malony is as like him as two peas (W. Thackeray).

Your father was as like you are now as two peas in a pod. The same grand way with him, and as touchy as gunpowder (A. Cronin).

"Then one stick will serve for the two; for insolence there's not a pin to choose between you," said Foxell (E. Lyall).

"But you are innocent men. What need you fear?"

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"Innocent we be, but where the Deemster comes there's not a hap'orth to choose between you and us" (H. Came).

There's nothing much to choose now between . Alan and me (7. Galsworthy).

Dickon had always thought that townsfolk had a better time than people in the country, but he learnt now that there was not much to choose between them (G. Trease).

586. as (all) get-out амер. розм. надзви­ чайно, дуже, страшенно.

587. as a man lives, so shall he die присл. ¹ як людина живе, так вона і помре [повна

форма цього виразу: as a man lives, so shall he die; as a tree falls, so shall it lie].

588. as a man sows, so he shall reap див. A-725.

589. as a matter in (point of) fact див. A-592.

590. as a matter (або a thing) of course як і слід було чекати, природно, звичайно, як щось цілком природне;

She accepted his homage as a matter of course (A. Cronin).

That Tess should be the representative of the Durbeyfields at the d'Urberville mansion came as a thing of course (Th. Hardy).

591. as a matter of courtesy заради чем­ ності.

Before leaving for his' office at 9.30 Mr. Ferraro as a matter of courtesy would telephone to his wife in the other wing (G. Greene).

592. as a matter of fact [тж. as a matter in (point of) fact; in fact; in point of fact] само собою зрозуміло, говорячи по суті, без­ сумнівно, насправді, дійсно, фактично;

As a matter of fact, Pledger had plenty of time for reading, because he, like most of the other Negro members, was still unemployed (A. Saxton).

He rubbed his cheeks and nose every little while. In point of fact, he rarely ceased from rubbing them (1. London).

593. as a matter of form (тж. as a mere form) формально, для форми; про людське око;

The only question is, whether the gentleman, being on the ground, must not be considered, as a matter of form, to be the individual who insulted our friend. Dr. Slammet, yesterday evening, whether he is really that individual or not (Ch. Dickens).

I only want to be consulted as a mere form, sometimes (Ch. Dickens).

594. as a matter of routine у порядку по­ точної роботи, повсякденної служби.

595. as a mere form див. А-593.

596. as (або like) anything [тж. as (або like) blazes; as (або like) hell; like fun] розм. сильно, навально, енергійно, швидко,- над­ звичайно; з усієї сили; як тільки можна;

Some time he'll say something as sharp and sensible as anything (7. Galsworthy).

He used to bet like anything, but he didn't know a horse from a hedgehog (J. Galsworthy).

We threw down our guns and dug away like blazes (H. Ward).

I know it sounds funny as hell now, but it was not funny then (N. M., Jan. 1930).

I got onto one of the trucks and went like hell (I. Aldridge).

At these brave words, we, every one,.

Sung out "hear-hear" — and clapped' like fun (Th. Moore).

597. as a rough guide грубо орієнтовно.

598. as a rule як правило, звичайно;

Oh, I am not nervous as a rule; and I have unwrapped mummies before (A. Doyle).

599. as a sheep among the shearers ^ як

вівця, яка віддає себе на заклання; дуже покірливо.

600. as a starter амер. для початку.

601. as... as the sun shines on ^ такий..., що іншого не знайдеш.

602. as a thing of course див. А-590.

603. as a tree falls, so shall it lie присл. ^ куди дерево хилилося, туди й • повалилося, куди дерево підрубане, туди* воно й падає; див. тж. А-587.

604. as a whole взятий в цілому;

This kidnapping is a blow at organized labor as a whole (A. Maltz).

605. as bad (або ill) fortune (або luck) would have it [тж. by bad (або ill) fortune (або luck); by mischance] на нещастя, на жаль, на біду, на лихо; див. тж. А-622 та А-628;

І am no mortal, if the risky devils haven't swam down upon the very pitch, and as bad luck would have it, they have hit the head of the island \ (J. Cooper).

Here I kept a pig; and, as ill fortune would j have it, this pig broke out, and did a trespass j (H. Fielding).

As ill luck would have it, Pen again fell in with Mr. Huxter (W. Thackeray).

Here again, by ill luck, Mr Pynsent came up to Laura (W. Thackeray).