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1 God's gift
n infmlIt may do him a bit of good to find out he isn't God's gift to women — Ему бы не мешало узнать, что он вовсе не подарок для женщин
She thinks she's God's gift to men — Она думает, что все мужчины от нее без ума
Our boss, God's gift to British industry, has succeeded in making a mess of the new deal — Наш шеф, с понтом гений британской промышленности, умудрился провалить новую сделку
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2 do someone good
expr infmlHe's been getting much too cocky lately and it'll do him good to be taken down a peg or two — Он стал слишком выделываться в последнее время, так что пора для его же пользы его одернуть
It may do him a bit of good to find out he isn't God's gift to women — Ему бы не мешало узнать, что он вовсе не подарок для женщин
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