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English | Russian | Comments |
to rub salt into wounds | сыпать соль на раны | |
to salt something away | отложить до лучших времен (обычно деньги) | He has a pile of money salted away. |
the salt of earth | соль земли, т.е. очень хороший человек, люди | He is very kind-hearted - people like him are the salt of earth. |
to take someone with a pinch of salt/grain | недоверять, слегка сомневаться | I took his story with a pinch of salt, because I knew he likes to boast. |
worth one's salt | заслуживать полученного вознаграждения | He is very unreliable - I don't think he worths his salt. |
not a sausage | абсолютно ничего | Did she tell you? Not a sausage! |
to start from scratch | начинать с нуля | They have started their venture from scratch. |
up to scratch | к нужному, требуемому состоянию | Your work doesn't came up to scratch. |
to scrimp and save | экономить каждую копейку, бережливо расходовать деньги | She scrimps and saves for her sons education. |
to shove off | уходить, сматывать удочки | Oops! I think it's time to shove off. |
English | Russian | Comments |
slow | тормоз (применительно к человеку) | you are cute, but slow |
speech is silver, silence is golden | слова - серебро, молчание - золото | |
you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear | кашу из топора не сваришь | |
a slanging-match | грубая ссора, в которой обе стороны используют нецензурные выражения | The drinking parties of my next-door neighbour always end up with slanging-match. |
for a song | очень дешево, за бесценок | He bought the book for a song. |
to make a song and dance about something | поднимать шумиху, суету вокруг чего-либо | I see no reason to make a song and dance about my problems - I can cope with them alone. |
splurge | тратить много денег на что-то, кутить | Sometimes I splurge on books |
to get into a state | сильно расстраиваться, волноваться | Don't be late or mom will get into a state. |
to steer clear of | избегать, сторониться, держаться подальше от | It's better to steer clear of him - he is not a trustworthy person. |
 
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