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FIGURES OF SPEECH (part 2) - Coggle Diagram
FIGURES OF SPEECH (part 2)
HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD
Well, I think you just really hit the nail on the head.
Ну, думаю, вы действительно попали в точку.
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CHERRY ON THE CAKE
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. BALD AS A COOT
=Totally bald; without any hair on one's head.
HAVE A SCREW LOOSE
=шарики за ролики=to be slightly crazy
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STIFF UPPER LIP
=the ability to stay calm and not show your feelings in a difficult or upsetting situation
Men were taught to keep a stiff upper lip.
So please, leave the stiff upper lip to one side, at home at least.
EARWORM
=a tune that you keep thinking about in your head, even when you do not want to
Eventually, I realized the song was about you, and like that earworm, I can't get you out of my heart.
В конце концов, я понял, что эта песня о тебе, и прямо как и этого ушного червя, я не могу выкинуть тебя из своего сердца.
KEEP YOUR CARDS CLOSE TO YOUR CHEST
=to keep your plans, thoughts, or feelings secret
19.
JOKER IN THE PACK
=something or someone whose effect on future events cannot be known
It was I, the unexpected tenant of the empty cottage, who was the joker in the pack.
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HAVE AN ACE UP YOUR SLEEVE
=туз в рукаве
ON A SILVER PLATTER
=if something is given to you on a silver platter, you do not have to make any effort to get it
He had a scholarship handed to him on a silver platter.
SPILL THE BEANS
=to tell something that someone else wanted you to keep a secret (рассказать секрет)
Someone spilled the beans about Rick's surprise party.
BIG CHEESE
=an important and powerful person in an organization – used humorously
Evidently he was considered a big cheese here, and was greeted by everyone.
One of the big cheeses from NASA gave a speech.
RED HERRING
=a fact or idea that is not important but is introduced to take your attention away from the points that are important
Meg's determination not to see her; her red herring about the mysterious proposal of marriage.
TO TIE THE KNOT
= to get married
They tied the knot in a romantic ceremony on the banks of a fjord.
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WALKING ON EGGSHELLS
= to be very careful about how you behave with someone because they are easily upset or made angry
BE A SHADOW OF YOUR FORMER SELF
= to be weaker, less powerful, or worse than you were before
Following years of heavy losses, the company is only a shadow of its former self.
