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1 The Horses of Diomedes
Мифология: кони царя Диомеда (один из 12 подвигов Геракла)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > The Horses of Diomedes
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2 mutton dressed as lamb
неодобр.‘They are popular in the neighborhood, I gather.’ ‘Some of the old cats don't like 'em,’ said General Grant. ‘A good deal of mutton dressed as lamb round here.’ (A. Christie, ‘The Labours of Hercules’, ‘The Horses of Diomedes’) — - я думаю, ваших дочерей здесь любят. - Только не старухи, - сказал генерал Грант. - У нас здесь полно молодящихся старух.
You should be settin' these lasses an example as the lives they lead. Instead you're a length or two in front with a lot of bloody nonsense, mutton dressed up as lamb... (S. Chaplin, ‘The Watchers and the Watched’, ch. 7) — Ты обязана дочерям пример жизни подавать. А вместо этого ты еще пыжишься молодежь переплюнуть, расфуфырилась на старости лет...
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3 cross as a bear
((as) cross (sulky или savage) as a bear (with a sore head; тж. like a bear with a sore head))не на шутку рассерженный; ≈ смотрит зверем; злой как чёрт [выражения восходят к тому времени, когда одним из популярнейших развлечений была травля медведя собаками]...Clodd went about his work like a bear with a sore head. (J. K. Jerome, ‘Tommy and Co’, ‘Story the Seventh’) —...Клодд занимался своей работой, надувшись как сыч.
Like a bear with a sore head, that's what I am. My girls give me a wide berth when I've got an attack of gout. (A. Christie, ‘The Labours of Hercules’, ‘The Horses of Diomedes’) — Я в самом скверном расположении духа. Когда у меня приступ подагры, мои дочери стараются держаться от меня подальше.
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