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- square = just, fair
- честный/прямой
[The Bear, 2024]
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- dinky = attractively small
- миниатюрный/кукольный/махонький
[Black Mirror, 2017]
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- tie-in = something that ties in, relates, or connects especially in a promotional campaign
- сопутствующие товары/реклама
[The Bear, 2022]
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- to learn/know the ropes = to learn/know how to do a job or activity
- быть в курсе дела/разбираться, что к чему/постичь азы/осваивать
[Black Mirror, 2017]

⚓️ а здесь про show/teach someone the ropes и о том, при чём тут верёвки
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- to take someone for a ride = to deceive or cheat someone
- обвести вокруг пальца/обмануть/провести/подставить/обдурить etc.
[You, 2025]
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- WASP = White Anglo-Saxon Protestant: a white American whose family originally came from northern Europe, and is therefore part of a group often considered as having the most influence and the most money in American society
- белый протестант англосаксонского происхождения (о белых американцах из высших слоёв общества)
[Sex and the City, 2002]
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- a dime a dozen = so plentiful or commonplace as to be of little esteem or slight value
- пруд пруди/как грязи/навалом/вагон
[You, 2025]
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- game face = a serious or determined expression that you put on when you are going to try to win or achieve something
- серьёзная мина/боевой настрой/решительное выражение лица
[Big Little Lies, 2017]
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- kangaroo court = an unofficial court set up by a group of people, especially in a prison, trade union, or other organization, to deal with a disagreement or with a member of the group who is considered to have broken the rules
- постановочный суд/пародия на суд/суд на скорую руку/расправа под видом суда
[The Handmaid’s Tale, 2025]
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- airtight = having no noticeable weakness, flaw, or loophole
- железобетонный/без слабых мест/не подкопаться/безупречный etc.
[You, 2025]

🫙 первое значение слова: герметичный
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- red tape = official rules and processes that seem unnecessary and delay results
- бюрократия/канцелярская проволочка/бюрократическая волокита
[The Handmaid’s Tale, 2025]

🔺 связано с использованием красной ленты в Англии для оформления документов, требующих особого внимания или являющихся официальными
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- to have the nerve = to do something bold, daring, or impudent
- иметь наглость
[Sex and the City, 1999]

https://news.1rj.ru/str/for_instance_eng/879
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- to sit right/well (with someone) = to be something that you agree or are pleased with
- устраивать/казаться уместным/быть приемлемым/не вызывать вопросов etc.
[The Handmaid’s Tale, 2025]
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- quagmire = a difficult and dangerous situation
- кризис/затруднительное положение/дилемма/сложная ситуация
[You, 2025]

🐸 первое значение слова: трясина/болото
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- to dry out = to stop being dependent on alcohol
- уйти в завязку/бросить пить
[Dept. Q, 2025]
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- to rub someone the wrong way = to annoy someone without intending to
- раздражать/выводить из себя/задеть за живое/лезть под кожу/гладить против шерсти
[The Handmaid’s Tale, 2025]
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- not my circus, not my monkeys - used for saying that a problem is not your responsibility, or that you have no interest in a situation
- не моя проблема/моя хата с краю
[Dept. Q, 2025]

🎪 выражение пришло из польского: Nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy
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- in your heart of hearts = in your most secret and true thoughts
- в глубине души
[The Handmaid’s Tale, 2025]

https://news.1rj.ru/str/for_instance_eng/746
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- to be on the fritz = to be broken or malfunctioning
- барахлить/не работать/глючить/сломаться
[You, 2025]
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- to eyeball = to look closely at someone
- разглядывать/присматриваться/изучать/смерить взглядом etc.
[Dept. Q, 2025]
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специальная рубрика "Sunday special"

- shortbread = a type of sweet biscuit that contains a lot of butter
- песочное печенье ( традиционное шотландское печенье, которое обычно готовят из сахара, сливочного масла и пшеничной муки)
[Sex and the City, 2001]
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