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1 a bit of goods
разг.1) девчонка, "юбка"; бабёнка (тж. a bit of crackling, flesh, fluff, skirt, stuff; уст. a bit of muslin); см. тж. a piece of fluffThat was a pretty bit of muslin hanging on your arm - who was she? (W. Thackeray, ‘Pendennis’, vol. II, ch. XII) — Вы шли под руку со смазливенькой девчонкой. Кто она?
...she'd been carryin on with young Strutt and that policeman feller at the same time. Hot little bit of stuff, evidently. (R. Aldington, ‘The Colonel's Daughter’, part III, ch. 3) —...она крутила любовь одновременно и с молодым Страттом и с полисменом! Хороша штучка, однако!
There'll be maids to wait on us, and nice little bits of skirt they are, I'll tell you. (A. Wilson, ‘Anglo-Saxon Attitudes’, part II, ch. I) — Нам будут подавать симпатичные крошки.
2) субъект, тип‘Nasty bit of goods, Mr. Ellsworthy,’ he remarked. (A. Christie, ‘Easy to Kill’, ch. 3) — - Противный тип этот Элсуорси, - заметил Лук.
См. также в других словарях:
mus|lin — «MUHZ luhn», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a thin, fine cotton cloth, used for dresses and curtains. 2. a heavier cotton cloth, used for sheets, undergarments, and the like. 3. Nautical Slang. sails; canvas: »They staggered out of the bay…with a strong … Useful english dictionary
