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- benign neglect = an attitude or policy of ignoring an often delicate or undesirable situation that one is held to be responsible for dealing with
- политика невмешательства/нарочитое невнимание/благотворное пренебрежение
[Nightbitch, 2024]
- hickey = a love bite (a mark which someone has on their body as a result of being bitten by their partner when they were kissing)
- засос
[Sex and the City, 2001]
https://t.me/for_instance_eng/69
- to read the room = to be or become aware of the opinions and attitudes of a group of people that you are talking to
- оценить обстановку/следить за царящей атмосферой/чувствовать настроение собеседника
[Severance, 2025]
- chanterelle = a type of small, yellow mushroom that grows in forests and is used in cooking
- лисичка
[Nightbitch, 2024]
- to take something at face value = to accept something as it appears to be rather than studying it more closely
- принимать за чистую монету/поверить на слово/не подвергать сомнению
[Severance, 2025]
- oh, snap = an expression of surprise or dismay
- о, чёрт/ни фига себе/твою мать/чёрт подери etc.
[A Real Pain, 2024]
- odds = the probability that a particular thing will or will not happen
- шансы
[Sex and the City, 1999]
https://t.me/for_instance_eng/417
- joe = coffee (US informal)
- кофе
[Maniac, 2018]
☕️ одна из теорий происхождения такого названия: в 1914 году министр ВМС Джозефус Дэниелз запретил алкоголь на всех военных кораблях и самым крепким напитком стал кофе, поэтому моряки стали называть его «cup of Josephus», что позже првератилось в «cup of joe».
- natural habitat = an ecological or environmental area where a specific species lives
- естественная среда обитания
[Babygirl, 2024]
- joined at the hip = closely connected, as in an intimate friendship
- не разлей вода
[A Real Pain, 2024]
👯♂️ букв.: сросшиеся бедром
morning
- to take heed = to pay attention to something, especially some advice or a warning
- обращать внимание/соблюдать осторожность/остерегаться
[Nosferatu, 2024]
- to show/teach someone the ropes = to show someone how to do a job or activity
- ввести в курс дела
[Maniac, 2018]
⚓️ показать верёвки/канаты: ознакомить с такелажем и правильной идентификацией и использованием верёвок, канатов, тросов на парусном судне
- on someone's dime = with funds provided by a particular person or group
- за чей-то счёт
[The French Dispatch, 2020]
- out of sorts = in an unhappy mood
- не в духе/не в настроении/сам не свой/не в своей тарелке
[Nosferatu, 2024]
- no takesies-backsies = you can't take back or go back on a statement, promise or agreement (childish)
- первое слово дороже второго/обратной дороги нет/назад пути нет
[Doctor Who, 2013]
- the early bird catches the worm = you will have an advantage if you do something immediately or before anyone else does it
- кто рано встаёт, тому Бог подаёт
[The Office, 2007]
🪱 букв.: ранняя пташка ловит червя
https://t.me/for_instance_eng/103
- 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, 2024]
- tryst = a meeting between two people who are having a romantic relationship, especially a secret one (old use or humorous)
- свидание/свиданка
[Scenes from a Marriage, 2021]
