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ANIMAL FARM

, , , , . – , , – .. , . , «» - -, - «» .  

It was wonderful meeting Bill again after all this time. I hadn’t seen him for donkey’s years. , . .

for donkeys years « , ». , – - for donkeys ears, . , donkeys ears yonks .

I haven’t seen them for yonks. .

: He/she can talk the hind leg off a donkey. / .

, - , !

 

The only cure for a hangover is a hair of the dog that bit you. – .

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similia similibus curantur ( ), , , , , , , .

, , . , « ( ), ». : that bit you, : You need a hair of the dog.

, , , (drinks like a fish), - . , / – . .

 

The Chinese have just bought another British company. The country is going to the dogs. . .

 

To go to the dogs, , . -, , -, . , , .

, to go to pot, (The country is going to pot), . , , . to go down the tubes . . money down the drain, MONEY TALKS.   

 

 

 

He hates it when other people enjoy themselves. He’s a real dog in the manger. , . .

A dog in the manger – , -, .  , « , ». , . -, , , mangeoire, manger. , : a-dog-in-the-manger attitude.

, : He’s a real spoilsport. (: « »).

 

I tried to keep it a secret but I finally let the cat out of the bag. , .

To let the cat out of the bag – . . : , . , . to buy a pig in a poke – , , , . 

I should have asked to drive the car before I paid him the money. I’ve bought a pig in a poke. , . .

, poke (, ), «» (pocket) – – poche. : acheter (un) chat en poche – . , . .

 

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They told me a cock-and-bull story about their car breaking down. I don’t believe a word of it. / - , . .

A cockandbull story – , . , to tell (someone) a cockandbull story – - . XVII . , : Cock Inn Bull Inn. , . a cockandbull stories.

. - sailli du coq à l`asne ( « »), asne « », … . , cockalane, , cockamamie (). , passer du coq à l’âne, - . 

, , rooster, cock. cocka taboo slang word for penis. , , – oq au vin. «», «» .

It really gets my goat when he plays loud music at two in the morning. , .

To get someone`s goat «, ». , , . , , , , . , , faire devenir chèvre – « », « , (, »). «», «» , – capra.

 

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You can argue until the cows come home, but I won`t change my mind.

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Until the cows come home – , .. , . until you`re blue in the face :

You can deny it until you`re blue in the face, but I know you stole the money.

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, «», : , , , (quand les poules auront les dents), .

, , – when pigs fly ( ) when (until) hell freezes over.

When will you get married? When pigs fly. (When hell freezes over). ( )? . ( ).

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The robbers left a trail of false clues and succeeded in making a monkey out of the detective that the jeweller had hired. , , .

To make a monkey (out) of – , , . : He made monkeys (out) of us. , «». , «» «». , , smart, as a barrel-full of monkeys. , . Monkey business – , .

 

I want no cheating or other monkey business.

, Monkey Business .

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He`s so cock-sure! He thinks he`s the cat`s whiskers! ! ?

: to be cocksurethe cat`s whiskers, - , , , , . 

, the cat`s pyjamas , , 1920 . bee’s knees, cat’s meow dog’s bollocks ( ). . CAN’T BUY ME LOVE.

 

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We might as well go to the whole hog and treat ourselves to a bottle of champagne. , .

A hog - , , , -. , : « ». hog . «», 1971 to go the whole hog « ». : « ( ) ».

He`s already accused me of dishonesty: he might as well go the whole hog and call me a thief. , .

 

, , to blow the whole wad (to blow «, », a wad – ). He blew the whole wad on a weekend in Vegas. / -.

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One of the criticisms of proportional representation is that it results in the tail wagging the dog. , , , , .

:a dog wags its tail. , . the tail wagging the dog , «» ( ) .

The students are telling the teachers what to do: the tail is wagging the dog. : .  

 

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It`s a case of the tail wagging the dog. was just hired yesterday, and today he’s bossing everyone around. It’s a case of the tail wagging the dog. , . !

, 1997 Wag the Dog, , , , , . .

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Don`t stand there grinning like a Cheshire cat: come and give us a hand.

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To grin like a Cheshire cat – , . , , , : . . , , , , , , (Cheshire) . – , , : Say “Cheese!” - , . , to grin from ear to ear. « , !» – .

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First, I get my tax bill; then my car breaks down; now, I get a parking ticket! That`s the straw that breaks the camel`s back. , , , ! .

: It`s the last straw that breaks the camel`s back, . : the straw that broke the donkey‘s back; the melon that broke the monkey‘s back; the feather that broke the camel’s back, the straw that broke the horse’s back. – « » (1848), “As the last straw breaks the laden camel’s back“. , That`s the last straw!

Horse sense

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Never look a gift horse in the mouth. – . , , (342—419 420 ). : “Equi donati dentes non inspiciuntur.” « ».

gift, a given horse: No man ought to looke a geuen hors in the mouth.” – 1546 . gift given 1663-. 

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I didn’t expect him to withdraw from the competition. – So much the better: don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. , . . .

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Straight from the horses mouth – , , .

How do you know about the plan for a new bypass? I got the news from the Chairman of the committee himself – straight from the horse’s mouth. ? : .

: , . , , , long in the tooth , !

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. . , to buy a pig in a poke – . Let sleeping dog lie – , .

:

« , » (Ne réveillez pas le chat qui dort);

a seadog ( );

poor as a church mouse – , .

, , – : Pauvre comme un rat d’église.

You cant teach an old dog new tricks , », (Ce nest pas un vieux singe qu`on apprend à faire des grimaces.) : . ….

« » (1903-1950), . , , (Eric Blair) .

 

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