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- to chip in = to give some money when several people are giving money to pay for something together
- скинуться
[The Substance, 2024]

https://news.1rj.ru/str/for_instance_eng/718
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- laid-back = relaxed in manner and character; not usually worried about other people's behaviour or things that need to be done
- непринуждённый/спокойный/ненапряжённый/безмятежный
[Gone Girl, 2014]
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- buff - if a man is buff, he has a body that is a good shape, and looks as if he has done a lot of exercise
- качок
[The Twilight Saga: New Moon, 2009]

другое значение buff: https://news.1rj.ru/str/for_instance_eng/775
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- peachy = very good (informal)
- обалденно/шикарно/в шоколаде/превосходно etc.
[Severance, 2022]
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- to cupcake = to flirt (slang)
- приударять/подкатывать/клеить
[Nobody Wants This, 2024]
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- B-grade = sneakers with manufacturing flaws usually available at outlet stores at cheaper prices
- уценка (по причине дефекта)
[The Penguin, 2024]
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- to poach = to persuade someone who works for someone else to come and work for you
- переманивать чужих сотрудников
[The Office, 2007]

🐾 другое значение слова — заниматься браконьерством
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- to pull your weight = to do your fair share of work that a group of people is doing together
- вносить свой вклад в общее дело/справляться со своими обязанностями/вносить свою лепту
[What We Do in the Shadows, 2014]

🎃 Happy Halloween
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- call it a night = to stop what you have been doing in the evening or night, often in order to go to bed
- закругляться/расходиться по домам/идти спать
[Her, 2013]

https://news.1rj.ru/str/for_instance_eng/705
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- skeleton key = a key that will open several doors
- ключ от всех замков/мастер-ключ/отмычка
[Beetlejuice, 1988]

🦴 название такого ключа объясняется его простым устройством: шейка (shank) и одна бородка (bit)
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- to open up = to allow wine to become more intense and enjoyable
- раскрыться (о вкусе и запахе вина)
[Blink Twice, 2024]
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- couch potato = a person who watches a lot of television and does not have an active life
- приросший к дивану/бездельник/лентяй/домосед
[Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, 2024]

🥔 буквально «диванная картошка»
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- sleuth = someone whose job is to discover information about crimes and find out who is responsible for them
- сыщик/детектив
[A Murder at the End of the World, 2023]

🕵️ в современном понимании слова sleuth — непрофессиональный детектив, который делает расследование онлайн
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- single and ready to mingle = single and keen on dating
- в активном поиске
[The Office, 2007]

https://news.1rj.ru/str/for_instance_eng/443
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- to come off = to give a particular impression
- создавать впечатление/казаться/сойти за кого-то
[The Perfect Couple, 2024]
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- cradle-snatcher = a person whose sexual partner is much younger than they are (humorous or disapproving)
- тот, кто любит молоденьких мужчин/женщин (букв. «похититель колыбелей»)
[What We Do in the Shadows, 2014]
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- to bend over backwards = to try very hard to do something good or helpful
- лезть из кожи вон
[Nobody Wants This, 2024]
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- a feather in one's cap = an achievement to be proud of
- предмет гордости/достижение/знак отличия
[Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, 2024]

🪶 считается, что выражение восходит к обычаю воинов добавлять новое перо к своему головному убору за каждого поверженного врага

https://news.1rj.ru/str/for_instance_eng/824
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- half-ass = with little effort or care
- через жопу/на отъ*бись
[Easy A, 2010]
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- carrot and stick = a system in which you are rewarded for some actions and threatened with punishment for others
- кнут и пряник

[The Penguin, 2024]
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