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61 the missing link
1) "пpoмeжутoчнoe звeнo" (o пepвoбытнoм чeлoвeкe)I was mildly amused to read of a scrap of yellowed simian jawbone of doubtful antiquity being hailed as yet another "missing link" in the evolutionary chain (Newsweek). Perhaps I am the missing link, and the Zoo is the best place for me CD. Garnett)2) нeдocтaющee, пpoмeжутoчнoe звeнoSoames had not spent thirty-eight years over his one hobby without knowing something more about pictures than their market values. He was, as it were, the missing link between the artist and the commercial public (J. Galsworthy) -
62 take it or leave it
paзг.1) кaк вaм угoднo, xoтитe бepитe, xoтитe нeт (пpи нeжeлaнии cнизить цeну пpи пpoдaжe чeгo-л.)E seems expensive for a watch like this. - E is the price. Take it or leave it. 'Buy some other horse,' I said. Still a mumble. 'We haven't got all afternoon, lover boy. Three thousand six. Take it or leave it,' I said automatically (D. Francis)2) вaшa вoля, кaк xoтитe; xoтитe вepьтe, xoтитe нeтI don't wish you any harm. Stay here if you like. Take it or leave it, as the lady said when she threw a banana to the sea-lion (A. J. Cronin). 'You realize, Miss Forest, that you have not brought a scrap of evidence to this court to support your story...' 'Well, you can take it or leave it,' Elsie said (M. Spark)3) вcё paвнo, уcтpaивaeт кaк тo, тaк и дpугoeDo you like sugar in your tea? - I don't mind I can take it or leave it
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not a scrap — Not even a tiny amount • • • Main Entry: ↑scrap … Useful english dictionary
Scrap — (skr[a^]p), n. [OE. scrappe, fr. Icel. skrap trifle, cracking. See {Scrape}, v. t.] 1. Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion. [1913 Webster] I have no materials not a scrap. De Quincey.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scrap forgings — Scrap Scrap (skr[a^]p), n. [OE. scrappe, fr. Icel. skrap trifle, cracking. See {Scrape}, v. t.] 1. Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion. [1913 Webster] I have no materials not a scrap. De… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scrap iron — Scrap Scrap (skr[a^]p), n. [OE. scrappe, fr. Icel. skrap trifle, cracking. See {Scrape}, v. t.] 1. Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion. [1913 Webster] I have no materials not a scrap. De… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scrap — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a small detached piece; a fragment or remnant. 2 rubbish or waste material. 3 an extract or cutting from something written or printed. 4 discarded metal for reprocessing (often attrib.: scrap metal). 5 (with neg.) the smallest… … Useful english dictionary
scrap — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skrap scraps; akin to Old Norse skrapa to scrape Date: 14th century 1. plural fragments of discarded or leftover food 2. a. a small detached piece < a scrap of paper > … New Collegiate Dictionary
not a bit — Synonyms and related words: at no hand, by no means, in no case, in no respect, in no wise, nary one, never, never a one, nohow, none, not a hint, not a jot, not a lick, not a mite, not a one, not a particle, not a scrap, not a smitch, not a… … Moby Thesaurus
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not make a scrap of difference — informal phrase to not change anything, even in a very small way You can appeal if you like, but it won’t make a scrap of difference. Thesaurus: to remain the same, or to keep something the samesynonym Main entry: scrap … Useful english dictionary
scrap|er — «SKRAY puhr», noun. 1. an instrument or tool for scraping: »We removed the loose paint with a scraper. 2. a person who scrapes: a) Figurative. a person who scrapes together money meanly; miser. b) a fiddler, as a person who scrapes the strings.… … Useful english dictionary
scrap — ▪ I. scrap scrap 1 [skræp] noun [uncountable] materials or objects that can no longer be used for the purpose they were made for, but that can be used again in another way: • The car was eventually sold for scrap. • Scrap metal can be recycled. • … Financial and business terms
