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1 the best thing since sliced bread
humor лучше не бывает/не придуматьAt the time, a lot of people outside Russia thought that Gorbachev was the best thing since sliced bread.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > the best thing since sliced bread
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2 the best thing since sliced bread
Общая лексика: лучше не бывает, ничего лучшего пока не придумалиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the best thing since sliced bread
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3 since sliced bread
prep BrE infmlEveryone thinks he's the greatest thing since sliced bread — Все думают, что он черт-те что из себя представляет
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > since sliced bread
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4 sliced bread
хлеб, разрезанный на ломтики ( таким обычно продаётся хлеб в булочных США)the best/greatest thing since sliced bread разг. шутл. что- нибудь замечательноевыдающееся
США. Лингвострановедческий англо-русский словарь > sliced bread
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5 the bee's knees
«Колени пчелы». Это выражение обозначает наилучшее качество человека или предмета.The Russians clearly thought that Margaret Thatcher was the bee's knees. — Русские, без всякого сомнения, считали Маргарет Тэтчер лучшей из лучших.
Можно сказать the cat's whiskers усы кошки и the best thing since sliced bread. Последнее выражение появилось после поступления в продажу нарезанного хлеба и иронически характеризует достижения современной западной цивилизации и технологии.At the time, a lot of people outside Russia thought that Gorbachev was the best thing since sliced bread. — В то время многие за пределами России думали, что Горбачёв был лучшим из лучших.
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(the) best thing since sliced bread — the best/greatest/thing since sliced bread spoken phrase a person or thing that someone thinks is excellent or likes very much Jack thinks he’s the best thing since sliced bread. Thesaurus: something or someone that is good or very good … Useful english dictionary
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(the) greatest thing since sliced bread — the best/greatest thing since sliced bread humorous if someone or something is described as the best thing since sliced bread, people think they are extremely good, often better than they really are. Portable phones are marketed as the best thing … New idioms dictionary
(the) greatest thing since sliced bread — the best/greatest/thing since sliced bread spoken phrase a person or thing that someone thinks is excellent or likes very much Jack thinks he’s the best thing since sliced bread. Thesaurus: something or someone that is good or very good … Useful english dictionary
(the) best thing since sliced bread — Phrs. Absolutely the best thing ever … English slang and colloquialisms
(the) best thing since sliced bread — Phrs. Absolutely the best thing ever … English slang and colloquialisms
best thing since sliced bread — If something is the best thing since sliced bread, it is excellent. ( The greatest thing since sliced bread is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
best thing since sliced bread — If something is the best thing since sliced bread, it is excellent. ( The greatest thing since sliced bread is also used.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Best thing since sliced bread — If something is the best thing since sliced bread, it is excellent. ( The greatest thing since sliced bread is also used.) … Dictionary of English idioms
best thing since sliced bread — best (or greatest) thing since sliced bread informal used to emphasize one s enthusiasm about a new idea, person, or thing they don t consider you to be the greatest thing since sliced bread … Useful english dictionary
best thing since sliced bread — (Slang) definitely the best thing ever … English contemporary dictionary