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1 good-time Charley
n infmlThat guy seems a good-time Charley to me all right — Жизнерадостность этого чувака, по-моему, неистребима
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Общая лексика: весельчак, жуир, прожигатель жизни -
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[ʹgʋdtaım] a разг.любящий весельеgood-time girl - а) девушка, любящая повеселиться; б) девица, с которой можно провести время
good-time Charley - весельчак; жуир; прожигатель жизни
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a разг. любящий весельеgood-time Charley — весельчак; жуир; прожигатель жизни
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good-time
1> _разг. любящий веселье
_Ex:
good-time girl девушка, любящая повеселиться; девица,
с которой можно провести время
_Ex:
good-time Charley весельчак; жуир; прожигатель жизни -
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7 matter at issue
((matter, point, etc.) at issue)предмет спора; нерешённый вопросCharley: "It's no good attempting to talk sense to you - you're hopeless." Janet: "Oddly enough I'm not, but we'd better leave it at that, I think, and get back to the point at issue." (N. Coward, ‘Peace in Our Time’, act I, sc. III) — Чарли: "Не стоит говорить вам о здравом смысле. Вы безнадежны." Жанет: "Как ни странно, но вы заблуждаетесь. И хватит об этом. Вернемся к предмету спора."
As you pointed out, I'm not the subject at issue. (I. Murdoch, ‘The Italian Girl’, ch. IX) — Вы правильно заметили, что речь идет не обо мне.
The real point at issue has long ago been lost sight of in the heat of controversy. — В пылу полемики все уже давно забыли, о чем идет спор.
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8 safe as a church
((as) safe as a church (as a house, as the bank, as the Bank of England, австрал. as Tatts))абсолютно надёжный, безопасный; ≈ как за каменной стеной [Tatts сокр. от Tattersalls (название популярной австралийской лотереи)]...good fellow, Charlie Battle, safe as the Bank of England. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Bread-Winner’, sc. 2) —...хороший парень этот Чарли Бэттл. На него можно положиться как на каменную гору.
Jack was as safe as a church all the time he was in there as long as he was strong. (E. Hemingway, ‘The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories’, ‘Fifty Grand’) — Джеку ничего там не угрожало, пока он был полон сил.
They had a childlike confidence in him. He was "safe as a house", old Charley, they said. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Working Bullocks’, ch. XXV) — В безграничном доверии к Чарли ребят, работавших с ним, было даже что-то детское. На старину Чарли можно положиться как на самого себя, говорили они.
‘My wife and children - are they safe?’ ‘Safe as houses.’ (D. L. Sayers, ‘The Nine Tailors’, ‘A Full Peal of Kent Treble Bob Mafor’) — - Моя жена и дети в безопасности? - В полной безопасности.
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