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- sea legs = a person's ability to keep their balance while walking on a moving ship and to not be ill - способность держаться на ногах во время качки [SpongeBob SquarePants, 1999]

- chop-socky = a colloquial term for martial arts films and kung fu films made primarily by Hong Kong action cinema between the late 1960s and early 1980s - кунг-фу боевики [Sex and the City, 2001] 🥋 свой вариант перевода можно оставить в комментах

- fluke = something that happens, usually something good, that is the result of chance instead of skill or planning - счастливая случайность/чистое везение/счастливое стечение обстоятельств [Emily in Paris, 2022] https://t.me/for_instance_eng/554

- millstone = a heavy burden - бремя/камень (на шее) [Ripley, 2024]

- old chestnut = a subject, idea, or joke that has been discussed or repeated so often that it is not funny any more - избитая шутка/старый приёмчик/анекдот «с бородой» (букв.: старый каштан) [Sometimes I Think About Dying, 2023]

- to mooch = to walk or do things slowly and without much purpose - слоняться/околачиваться [The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, 2023]

- astute = able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of it - проницательный/сообразительный [Sex Education, 2021]

- to plunder = to steal, especially during a war - грабить/расхищать/красть etc. [Anatomie d'une chute, 2023]

- to dog-ear = to fold down the corner of a page - загибать уголок страницы [The French Dispatch, 2020] https://t.me/for_instance_eng/371

- DOA = dead on arrival (= certain to fail) - обречённый на провал/нежизнеспособный [American Fiction, 2023]

специальная рубрика "Sunday special" - BLT = a sandwich with bacon, lettuce and tomato in it - cэндвич с беконом, салатом и томатами [Zodiac, 2007]

- flabbergasted = feeling shocked, usually because of something you were not expecting - ошарашенный/изумлённый/поражённый [The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, 2023]

- nightcap = a drink, sometimes an alcoholic drink, that someone has just before going to bed - стаканчик на ночь [Emily in Paris, 2022]

- to sleep on it = to wait before making a decision - отложить до утра/решать проблему утром на свежую голову/переспать с этой мыслью etc. [Inside Out, 2015]

- behind bars = in prison - за решёткой [You, 2021]

- to set someone back = to cost someone a specific amount of money - обойтись (в какую-то цену) [Daria, 1998] https://t.me/for_instance_eng/397

- to bury the hatchet = to stop an argument and become friends again - зарыть топор войны [Emily In Paris, 2021]

- to chip in = to give some money when several people are giving money to pay for something together - скинуться [American Fiction, 2023]

- to keep your eye(s) on the prize = to keep your attention on what you are trying to achieve, even when this is difficult - не отвлекаться от цели/думать о главном etc. [The Killer, 2023]

- any port in a storm = in a difficult situation, people get help from wherever or whoever they can - в беде любой выход хорош/на безрыбье и рак рыба (букв.: в бурю любая гавань хороша) [Downton Abbey, 2010]