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(15) принять что-л. (близко)

(a) to take smth (very much) to

к сердцу

heart

(b) to have strong feelings on

smth

(16) смотреть сквозь пальцы

(a) to look through one's fin-

на что-л.

gers at smth

(b) to shut one's eyes to smth

(c) to turn a blind eye on smb

(17) копья ломать

(a) to break a lance (тж.

with smb about smth)

(b) to cross swords (тж.

with smb over smth)

(18) поесть (накормить) от

(a) [Irony:] to stuff one's belly

пуза

(with smth)

(b) be stuffed to the gills

(c) [Literary:] to do justice to

smth (напр, to the ice cream,

etc.]

(19) Много (Немало) воды

(a) Much (So much) water has

утекло с тех пор.

flown (или run, или А. Е. flo-

wed) under (или below) the

bridge (или under bridges) sin-

ce then. (тж. since...)

(b) There has been many a

peck of salt eaten since then.

(20) Вот такие пироги.

(a) [Often in a pessimistic con-

text:] That's the way the coo-

kie crumbles.

(b) [In neutral context:] That's

the way the ball bounces.

(с) [Humour:] And that was all

she wrote.

(21) быть на седьмом небе

(a) be on cloud nine

(от счастья)

(b) [Of smb in love:] be sitting

on a rainbow

(c) [Irony:] be in a fool's para-

dise

(22) держать зло на кого-л.

(a) to have (или bear, nurse,

owe) grudge against smb

(b) [Literary euphemism:) to

entertain a feeling against smb

(c) [Negation:] не держать зла

на кого-л. - to bear no grudge

(against smb)

(23) отмахиваться от ко-

(a) to shoo (или wave) smb

го-л., чего-л. как от (на-

away (или to brush smb off)

зойливых) мух

like (pesky) flies

(b) to brush aside smth (напр.

smb's opinion)

(24) как сыр в масле катать-

(a) to live on the fat of the land

ся

(b) to live in the lap of (или to

swim in) luxury

(25) махнуть рукой на ко-

(a) to give smb. up as a hopeless

го-л., что-л.

case

(b) to give smth (напр, a badly

damaged car) for lost (или for

dead)

(26) придти (приехать, ус-

(a) to come (тж. into town) a

петь) к шапочному раз-

day after the fair

бору

(b) be late for the ball (или for

the big dance)