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You know my skill in sleight of hand: I might practise as a conjuror if I liked. (Ch. Brontë, ‘Villette’, ch. XXII) — Ловкость рук? Этим я славлюсь. Мог бы стать фокусником, если бы захотел.
Now whatever sleight of hand Quaife goes in for, and I fancy he's pretty good at that, he's not going to please both gangs. (C. P. Snow, ‘Corridors of Power’, ch. VII) — Так вот, как бы ловко ни жонглировал Куэйф - а он, по-моему, в этом деле мастер, - вряд ли он угодит и вашим и нашим.
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лoвкocть pукYou know my skill in sleight of hand. I might practise as a conjurer if I liked (Ch. Bronte). Now whatever sleight of hand Quaile goes in for, and I fancy he's pretty good at that, he's not going to please both gangs (C. P. Snow)
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as you please — 1. As you like, whatever you like or prefer; as you choose. * /You may do as you please./ 2. {informal} Very. Used after an adjective or adverb often preceded by as . * /There was Tinker, sitting there, cheerful as you please./ * /She was dressed … Dictionary of American idioms
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whatever someone pleases — whatever/wherever/whenever/etc someone pleases phrase whatever/wherever/whenever etc someone wants You can go whenever you please. Thesaurus: preferring and preferencesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
you can't please everyone — you can’t please everyone phrase used for saying that whatever you do, some people will not like it Thesaurus: difficult or impossible to deal withsynonym Main entry: please … Useful english dictionary
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