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21 садиться в лужу
садиться в лужу (в калошу, в галошу)разг., ирон.lit. sit down in a puddle; cf. make a fool of oneself; make oneself look silly; come a cropper (a howler, a mucker); get into a mess (fix); pull a boner; put one's foot in itСатин (Барону, смеясь).
Вы, ваше вашество, опять торжественно сели в лужу! Образованный человек, а карту передёрнуть не можете... (М. Горький, На дне) — Satin (to the Baron, laughing): Well, your And-so-forth, you again triumphantly sat down in a puddle! You're an educated man, but you can't smuggle a card.Он не прикидывался всезнайкой. Он охотно признавал, что он не прав. Но даже, когда он говорил: "Этого я не знаю" или "ну и сел в лужу" - в его голосе слышалось веселье. (И. Эренбург, День второй) — He didn't act as though he knew it all. When he was in the wrong, he readily admitted it. But even when he said 'I didn't know that' or 'I put my foot in it, right?' his voice was cheerful.
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