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C) a traffic jam
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II. Translate the following text into English using new idioms (there are six idioms here):
Завтра – день моей свадьбы. Сегодня ночью я хотел провести мальчишник, но у моего лучшего друга появились какие-то ужасные проблемы на первых порах его бесперспективной работы, как мне кажется. Поэтому он не сможет сегодня быть со мной. Мне же пришлось ишачить во всю, чтобы заработать на проведение своей свадьбы, так как агентство, где я работаю, платит мне очень мало. Я прибавил к своей зарплате свои сбережения на черный день. В конце концов, денег у меня стало в самый раз.
Key:
Tomorrow is my wedding day. Tonight I wanted to throw a stag party, but my best friend has some awful teething problems with his dead-end job, I believe. That’s why he can’t be with me today. As for me, I had to do all the donkey work to earn for our wedding as the agency where I work pay me chicken feed. I added to my salary my nest egg. In the end I have enough money.
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| Idiom | Translation | Original |
| A piece of cake | Плёвое дело, проще пареной репы | |
| A bolt from the blue | Гром среди ясного неба | |
| A storm in a teacup | Буря в стакане | |
| The gift of the gab | Язык подвешен | |
| A drop in the ocean | Капля в море | Since an ocean is very large, anything dropped into it would hardly be noticed |
| The tip of the iceberg | Вершина айсберга | Only one-ninth of an iceberg is visible, the rest is hidden beneath the sea – so it’s a great deal to be revealed. |
| The odd one out | Лишнее, отличное от других | |
| A flash in the pan | Однодневка | |
| Skeletons in the cupboard | Скелеты в шкафу | |
| The tricks of the trade | Хитрости, приёмы в работе | |
| A shot in the dark | Пальцем в небо, наугад | If you shoot at something in the dark, you are very unlikely to hit the target. |
| A slip of the tongue | Оговорка | |
| The only fly in the ointment | Ложка дёгтя в бочке мёда | |
| Blessing in disguise | Не было бы счастья – да несчастье помогло | |
| A sight for sore eyes | Бальзам на душу |
I. Match the idioms on the right with the correct definitions on the left.
| 1. Something that happened only once or for a short time and was not repeated | A. A piece of cake |
| 2. A small problem or minor incident that spoils something that is otherwise perfect | B. A bolt from the blue |
| 3. Something that is easy to do | C. A storm in a teacup |
| 4. A very small amount compared to the amount needed | D. The gift of the gab |
| 5. Something in one’s past that could be embarrassing or shameful | E. A drop in the ocean |
| 6. A way of saying that you are very pleased to see someone or that you think someone is very attractive | F. The tip of the iceberg |
| 7. A person or thing that is different from or kept apart from others that form a group or set | G. The odd one out |
| 8. The ability to speak easily and confidently in a way that makes people want to listen to you and believe you | H. A flash in the pan |
| 9. An attempt to guess something when you have no information or knowledge about the subject and therefore cannot possibly know what the answer is | I. Skeletons in the cupboard |
| 10. A lot of unnecessary anger and worry about a matter that is not important | J. The tricks of the trade |
| 11. A small noticeable part of a problem, the total size of which is really much greater | K. A shot in the dark |
| 12. Something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but results in something good happening later | L. A slip of the tongue |
| 13. Something completely unexpected that surprises you very much | M. The only fly in the ointment |
| 14. A mistake made when what someone says is different from what was meant | N. Blessing in disguise |
| 15. Methods that help you to do a job better or faster | O. A sight for sore eyes |
Keys:
1 – H
2 – M
3 – A
4 – E
5 – I
6 – O
7 – G
8 – D
9 – K
10 – C
11 – F
12 – N
13 – B
14 – L
15 – J
II. Choose the right answer:
- “Know-how, savvy, stratagems, tools of the trade” are synonyms for:
a) a slip of the tongue
b) a piece of cake
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