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1 corn in Egypt
изобилие, обилие чего-л. (особ. продуктов, яств) [этим. библ. Genesis XLII, 2]One and five an hour instead of eightpence ha'penny was corn in Egypt - or would be if you got it all the time. (A. Silliloe, ‘Key to the Door’, ch. 18) — Шиллинг и пять пенсов в час вместо восьми с половиной пенсов - это же манна небесная, если, конечно, так будут платить все время.
A: "I hope as many of you fellows as possible will be coming to the picnic next week. My Guv'nor has promised to supply the eats." B: "Splendid! There'll be corn in Egypt in that case; I can speak from previous experience." (SPI) — А: "На той неделе у нас будет пикник, приглашаются все. Мой отец обеспечит угощение. Б. Значит, пир горой, это уж точно. Я-то знаю, был у вас прошлый раз."
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2 corn
I [ko:n] noun1) (the seeds of cereal plants, especially (in Britain) wheat, or (in North America) maize.) zrno2) ((American grain) the plants themselves: a field of corn.) koruza•- corned beef
- cornflakes
- cornflour
- cornflower II [ko:n] noun(a little bump of hard skin found on the foot: I have a corn on my little toe.) kurje oko* * *I [kɔ:n]nounzrno; žito; British English pšenica; American koruza; Scottish Irish oves; colloquially whisky; slang staromodni nazori, glasba, humorII [kc:n]1.transitive verbnasoliti; zrnati; z zrnjem pitati; z žitom posejati;2.intransitive verbvzkliti (žitarice)III [kɔ:n]nounkurje oko; žuljto tread on s.o.'s corns — dražiti, žaliti koga
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