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- schmuck = a stupid, foolish, or unlikeable person (a borrowing from Yiddish) - подонок/козёл/чмо [The Holiday, 2006]

- chubby = fat in a pleasant and attractive way - пухленький/полненький [Love Actually, 2003]

- cocktail flu = a hangover - похмелье (букв.: коктейльный грипп) [The Holdovers, 2023]

- has-been = a person who in the past was famous, important, admired, or good at something, but is no longer any of these - человек, потерявший былую популярность [The Andy Warhol Diaries, 2020]

- to smoke like a chimney = to be a very heavy smoker - дымить как паровоз - to drink like a fish = to drink too much alcohol - не просыхать/пить запоем/пить как сапожник [Bridget Jones's Diary, 2001]

- cloak-and-dagger = an exciting story involving secrets and mystery, often about spies, or something that makes you think of this - шпионские игры/скрытность (букв.: плащ и кинжал) [Succession, 2019]

- decoy = something or someone used to trick or confuse people, especially something or someone that is not what they appear to be - приманка [Doctor Who, 2014]

- to slip someone's mind = to be forgotten - вылететь из головы/ускользнуть из памяти [All About Eve, 1950]

- have a soft spot for someone = to feel that you like someone very much - питать слабость/неровно дышать [The Gilded Age, 2022]

- flophouse = a cheap, usually dirty, hotel - клоповник [The Simpsons, 1989] https://t.me/for_instance_eng/508

- he who laughs last, laughs longest = the person who has control of a situation in the end is most successful, even if other people had seemed originally to have an advantage - хорошо смеётся тот, кто смеётся последним [Downton Abbey, 2010]

- gibberish = spoken or written words that have no meaning - тарабарщина/бессмыслица/белиберда [All About Eve, 1950]

- to face the music = to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done - держать ответ/расплачиваться за свои действия [The Gilded Age, 2022]

- brouhaha = a lot of noise or angry complaining about something - шумиха

- skidmarks = poo stains left on underwear - чиркаши [Sex and the City, 2000]

- bouncer = someone whose job is to stand outside a bar, party, etc. and either stop people who cause trouble from coming in or force them to leave - вышибала [You, 2021]

- a piece of work = a very unkind or unpleasant person - тот ещё тип/отвратительный тип [Zodiac, 2007]

- to have a tie = to finish at the same time or score the same number of points - сыграть в ничью/иметь равенство голосов [Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, 1997] https://t.me/for_instance_eng/129

- good-time Charlie = a carefree and convivial person given to frequent pursuit of fun and amusement - гуляка/повеса/прожигатель жизни [The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, 2011]

- safe and sound = completely safe and without injury or damage - целый и невредимый/в целости и сохранности [Carol, 2014]