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1 the cynosure of all eyes
книжн.центр внимания [выражение впервые встречается в произведении Дж. Мильтона ‘L'Allegro’, 1632:Bosom'd high in tufted trees,Where perhaps some beauty lies,The cynosure of neighbouring eyes]The boy, who had been beautiful as a star had ever been the cynosure of her eyes. (A. Trollope, ‘The Way We Live Now’, ch. 2) — Мальчишка, хорошенький как херувим, всегда был для матери светом в окошке.
He was now major of a great city, the cynosure of all eyes. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Titan’, ch. XXXIX) — Теперь он был мэром большого города и у всех на виду.
Before long we had all trooped into the drawing-room. The Scotland Yard men were the cynosure of all eyes. (A. Christie, ‘The Mysterious Affair at Styles’, ch. VII) — Вскоре мы все собрались в гостиной. Сотрудники Скотланд-Ярда были в центре внимания.
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