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41 make a spoon or spoil a horn
уст.≈ пан или пропал [первонач. шотл.]Mr. Osbaldistone is a gude [= good] honest gentleman; but... he was ane [= one] o' them wad [= would] make a spune [= spoon] or spoil a horn as my father... used to say. (W. Scott, ‘Rob Roy’, ch. XXII) — Мистер Осбалдистон хороший и честный джентльмен, но... он из тех, кому нужно все или ничего, как говаривал мой отец.
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42 lump
1. n ком, глыба; крупный кусок2. n куча, груда; большое количество3. n целое; массаall of a lump — всё вместе, в общем, в целом
4. n опухоль, шишка; бугор, выступ5. n амер. разг. шишки, неприятности; наказаниеhe has taken a lot of lumps — на него валилось много шишек, ему здорово попадало
6. n разг. чурбан, болван, дубина; тупица7. n метал. болванка8. n «наём гуртом»9. a кусковой10. a общий, взятый в целом11. v образовать комки, сбиваться в комки12. v смешивать в кучу, в общую массу; соединять13. v брать или отдавать оптом, огулом14. v тяжело, неуклюже ступать15. v грузно садиться, опускаться16. n зоол. морской воробей17. v быть недовольным; иметь сердитый, мрачный видСинонимический ряд:1. gob (noun) bit; chunk; clod; clump; gob; hunch; hunk; nugget; piece; wad2. knob (noun) bump; bunch; hump; knob; knot; nub; protuberance; swelling3. much (noun) barrel; block; great deal; heap; lashings; lot; mass; mountain; much; multiplicity; pack; peck; pile; plenty4. oaf (noun) bohunk; bum; gawk; klutz; lobster; looby; lout; lubber; lummox; lumpkin; meathead; oaf; palooka; slouch5. bank (verb) bank; drift; group; heap; mound; pile; stack; unite6. bear (verb) abide; bear; brook; digest; endure; go; stand; stick out; stomach; suffer; support; sustain; swallow; sweat out; take; tolerate7. lumber (verb) clump; hulk; lumber; stumpАнтонимический ряд: -
43 mint
1. n монетный двор2. n большая сумма; большое количествоa mint of money — большая сумма, куча денег
3. n источник; рассадник4. v чеканить5. v создавать6. v пренебр. выдумывать, измышлять, фабриковать7. n бот. мятаmint tea — мятный чай, чай с мятой
Синонимический ряд:1. brand-new (adj.) brand-new; fire-new; spang-new; spanking-new; span-new; spick-and-span2. fortune (noun) boodle; bundle; fortune; packet; pile; pot; wad3. make money (verb) cast; coin; counterfeit; issue; make money; manufacture; mold; print; punch; stamp; strike
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shoot one's wad — spend all one s money Origin: originally, to fire one s gun with only the wad for a projectile when one s ammunition is exhausted … Useful english dictionary
shoot one's wad — spend all one s money, say everything that is on one s mind He shot his wad on a vacation to the Caribbean last winter … Idioms and examples
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Shoot one's wad — (of a male) to ejaculate (from wad = the wadding used in loading cartridges) … Dictionary of Australian slang
shoot one's wad — Australian Slang (of a male) to ejaculate (from wad = the wadding used in loading cartridges) … English dialects glossary
blow one's wad — Vrb phrs. To ejaculate semen. E.g. It was disgusting, he blew his wad all over my breasts … English slang and colloquialisms
shoot one's wad — Vrb phrs. To ejaculate semen. E.g. She was furious! I shot my wad and fell asleep on top of her … English slang and colloquialisms