специальная рубрика "наше всё"

Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 7: “If th’ assassination / Could trammel up the consequence and catch / With his surcease success, that but this blow / Might be the be-all and the end-all here” [Если бы убийство могло свершиться и отсечь при этом последствия, так чтоб одним ударом всё завершалось и кончалось здесь]
#нашевсё

- be-all and end-all = the most important part of something or the reason for something
- вершина/венец/суть/самое важное/конец и начало всего
[Emily In Paris, 2021]

- acrid = marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
- язвительный
[Staged, 2021]

- any port in a storm = in a difficult situation, people get help from wherever or whoever they can
- в беде любой выход хорош/на безрыбье и рак рыба (букв.: в бурю любая гавань хороша)
[Downton Abbey, 2010]

- to keep your eye(s) on the prize = to keep your attention on what you are trying to achieve, even when this is difficult
- не отвлекаться от цели/думать о главном etc.
[The Killer, 2023]

- to chip in = to give some money when several people are giving money to pay for something together
- скинуться
[American Fiction, 2023]

- to bury the hatchet = to stop an argument and become friends again
- зарыть топор войны
[Emily In Paris, 2021]

- to set someone back = to cost someone a specific amount of money
- обойтись (в какую-то цену)
[Daria, 1998]

https://news.1rj.ru/str/for_instance_eng/397

- behind bars = in prison
- за решёткой
[You, 2021]

- to sleep on it = to wait before making a decision
- отложить до утра/решать проблему утром на свежую голову/переспать с этой мыслью etc.
[Inside Out, 2015]

- nightcap = a drink, sometimes an alcoholic drink, that someone has just before going to bed
- стаканчик на ночь
[Emily in Paris, 2022]

- flabbergasted = feeling shocked, usually because of something you were not expecting
- ошарашенный/изумлённый/поражённый
[The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, 2023]

- DOA = dead on arrival (= certain to fail)
- обречённый на провал/нежизнеспособный
[American Fiction, 2023]

- to dog-ear = to fold down the corner of a page
- загибать уголок страницы
[The French Dispatch, 2020]

https://news.1rj.ru/str/for_instance_eng/371

- to plunder = to steal, especially during a war
- грабить/расхищать/красть etc.
[Anatomie d'une chute, 2023]

- astute = able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of it
- проницательный/сообразительный
[Sex Education, 2021]

- to mooch = to walk or do things slowly and without much purpose
- слоняться/околачиваться
[The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, 2023]

- old chestnut = a subject, idea, or joke that has been discussed or repeated so often that it is not funny any more
- избитая шутка/старый приёмчик/анекдот «с бородой» (букв.: старый каштан)
[Sometimes I Think About Dying, 2023]

- millstone = a heavy burden
- бремя/камень (на шее)
[Ripley, 2024]

- fluke = something that happens, usually something good, that is the result of chance instead of skill or planning
- счастливая случайность/чистое везение/счастливое стечение обстоятельств
[Emily in Paris, 2022]

https://news.1rj.ru/str/for_instance_eng/554