406. Dirty work див, d-401.

407. dirty work at the cross-roads і) сер­ йозна справа, небезпечне становище; 2)жарт. нестримні веселощі.

408. disappear (або vanish, melt) into thin air, to (тж. to go with the wind) запропасти­ тися, зникнути безслідно, ^ піти димом до­ гори, піти за водою;

We cut in, put down three thousand pounds and forthwith the life insurance transaction and the Pollack side of this finance vanished into thin air (H. Wells),

The "racial minority problem" [in the USSRJ has gone with the wind: it never was a prob­lem in reality — the problem was imperialism (Th. Dreiser).

409. disappoint (one's) expectations (або hope, promise), to (тж. to deceive one's ex­ pectations) не виправдати (чиїхсь). надій, сподівань; див. тж. L-1049;

The one remaining joy of the Deemster's ioneiy life was centred in his brother's son, Dan. That lusty youth had not disappointed his expectations (H. Caine).

410. disburden (або unburden) oneself, to [тж. to disburden (або disburthen) one's mind (of); to discharge one's bosom (of); to get (something) off one's chest (або heart); to lay one's heart (060 soul) bare; to lay open one's heart (або soul);-to unbosom oneself; to unburden one's mind (або soul); to un­ button one's soul] висловитися, повідомити щось, ^ розважити душу; див. тж. О-820;

Burningly visible in all Dave Nelson's features was the need to confess, the need to unburden himself and seek friendly counsel (D. Carter).

Having communicated this piece of .information, apparently more for the purpose of discharging his bosom of an important fact, than with any specific view of enlightening Mr. Pickwick, the guide... led the way into a small passage... (Ch. Dickens).

Well, Bing —you realize, of course, that denounc­ing a man for a matter like that is a rather un­usual procedure. You don't want me to forget about it, now you've got it off your chest (S. Heym),

Why didn't you make me talk about it and get it off my heart? (M. Wilson).

But Berry was free to hold what converse she could in that quarter consistently with the dis­charge of the multifarious duties at which she toiled incessantly from morning to night; and to Berry Mrs. Wickam unburdened her mind (Ch. Dickens).

But to-morrow I die, and to-day I would unbur­den my soul (E. Poe).

An impulse to unbosom himself overcame him — but not quite (}. Galsworthy).

If, moreover, there was a place in the world where Soames could still unbutton his soul, it was his sister Winifred's drawing-room (/. Gals-worihy).

411. discarded clothes старий, зношений одяг;

Arthur, carrying his discarded clothes, followed him through a labyrinth of winding canals and dark narrow alleys (E. Voynich).

412. Discharge a debt, to див. Р-196.

413. discharge lightnings of wrath, to ме­ тати блискавицю, метати грім і блискав­ ку, кидати вогнем-блискавицею, вергати громами;

Не was so brimful of exultation that he could hardly hold himself when the old lady came back and stood above the wreck discharging lightnings of wrath from over her spectacles (M. Twain).

414. discharge one's bosom (of), to див. D-410.

415. discharge one's duty, to виконувати свій обов'язок;

We should all try to discharge our duty, Sir, and I humbly endeavour to discharge mine, Sir (Ch. Dickens).

416. discharge one's pistol in the air, to див. F-493.

417. discover check, to шах. оголосити шах (у шахах).

418. discretion is the better part of valour слід уникати з-айвого риску (інколи вжив, як- жартівливе виправдання боягузтва) [шєр- спірівський вираз; King Henry IV, ч. /, д. І, сц. 4\;

не had beat a graceful retreat, feeling that discretion was the better part of valour (C. Hamil­ton).

419. discretion is the mother of other vir­ tues присл. обережність — мати доброчес­ ності;

Well-fitting is your charity both toward my teachings and your heart, my son; and yet—Discre­tion is the mother of other virtues (O. Liljencrantz).