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141 a ball of fire
разг."огонь" (об энергичном, блестящем человеке); ≈ не человек, а сгусток энергии [первонач. амер.]‘...welcome to our fair city. I heard there was a ball of fire coming to town, but you're stuff, Mrs. Tate, you're stuff!’ ‘Am I?’ she said. ‘You know my name.’ (J. O'Hara, ‘A Rage to Live’, book IV) — -...приветствую вас в нашем прекрасном городе. Я слышал, что к нам приезжает замечательный человек, в котором энергия бьет через край. И это именно вы, именно вы, миссис Тейт. - Неужели? - спросила миссис Тейт. - Вы даже мою фамилию знаете.
Yes, I know her. Not a ball of fire, is she? (N. Mitford, ‘Don't Tell Alfred’, ch. 2) — Да, я знаю Джин Макинтош. Нет, энергия в ней ключом не бьет.
Maybe he was a ball of fire in the business world, but he was just a nice fellow to go out with. (DAS) — Может, он и крупный воротила в мире бизнеса, но для меня он был лишь приятным человеком, с которым я любила проводить время.
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