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121 brew
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122 folding stuff
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123 forty winks
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124 grass
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125 mouthwash
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126 poon tang
n AmE sl1) vulgEye that poon tang over there — Посмотри, какая клевая мулатка. Только трахать
2) tabooA fellow's got to have a little poon tang — А что такого, если я трахну негритянку?
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127 scoop
I n1) infmlThe scoop of the week was the Presidential election in Russia — Основной новостью этой недели были выборы президента России
I knew I was on to a great scoop — Я почувствовал, что напал на сенсационный материал
2) infml3) infmlHe made a big scoop beating his rivals to the punch — Опередив своих конкурентов, он сорвал большой куш
That deal was a real scoop for us — Заключив эту сделку, мы оставили далеко позади наших конкурентов
4) infmlGive him the scoop on the identification — Расскажи ему все о том, как проводить опознание
5) AmE slThere are some people who get dragged in every time there is a scoop. It cannot just be a coincidence — Некоторых людей забирают каждый раз, когда производится облава. Это не может быть простой случайностью
6) AmE slII vi AmE sl III vt1) infmlThe Times scooped the other papers with an early report — Тайме поместила эту новость под аршинным заголовком раньше других газет
2) infmlWe scooped the other firms by making a good offer for the contract — Мы обошли другие фирмы, подав хорошую заявку на тендер по этому контракту
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128 shot in the arm
n infml1)2)You might say that I really needed this shot in the arm — Мне действительно нужно было ширнуться, это уж точно
3)That big sale was a shot in the arm to the failing company — Фирме, которая была на грани банкротства, эта сделка позволила снова встать на ноги
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