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1 the real McCoy
adj infml esp AmE1)It's the real McCoy — Это то, что надо
2)The other lady was the real McCoy, too — Другая дама тоже была шикарной женщиной
3)Those other paintings are copies but this one is the real McCoy — Это подлинник. Все остальные картины - копии
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2 the real McCoy
разг.1) отличная штука, классная вещь; что-либо подлинное, настоящее [первонач. амер.]‘You are a sucher,’ Cooper said to King. ‘This is the real McCoy.’ ‘It's no different from all the other Hitler lies... They up like weeds.’ (M. Dibner, ‘A God for Tomorrow,’ ch. 1) — - Ты легковерный болван, - сказал Купер Кингу. - Но ведь все это сущая правда. - Правда? Это очередная гитлеровская ложь... Фашистские басни растут как сорная трава.
At's [= it's] the real McCoy you got here, brother! Comes right down from Canada! (DA) — Ну, брат, питье у тебя знатное. Прямо из Канады.
Those other paintings are copies, but his one is the real McCoy. — Это подлинник. Все остальные картины - копии.
2) шикарная личность; мировой пареньThe lady guest was likewise the real McCoy, soothin' to the eyes as belladonna. (DA) — Гостья была красотка хоть куда, глаз не оторвешь.
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