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1 look like the cat after it had eaten the canary
(look like the cat after it had eaten (that ate или who swallowed) the canary)иметь довольный вид, сиятьMrs. Tabret: "...they came in looking like a pair of cats who'd swallowed a canary and said they were engaged." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Sacred Flame’, act I) — Миссис Табрет: "...когда они вошли в комнату, вид у них был счастливый и довольный. Они объявили мне, что обручились."
She looked at it with an affection in which there was something... selfcomplacent. I thought her stupid and common. ‘You look like a cat that's swallowed a canary...’ (W. S. Maugham, ‘Cakes and Ale’, ch. XVII) — Рози разглядывала муфту с нежностью... и не без самодовольства. Я считал Рози особой весьма заурядной и к тому же глупой. - У вас вид как у кошки, съевшей канарейку...
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