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- couch potatoes , , The Daily Telegraph:

Researchers examined why some self-proclaimed couch potatoes are thin and some are fat, and the answer appears to lie in their general everyday activity levels. (Highfield R. Daily chores may do you more good than jogging // The Daily Telegraph, January 28, 2005).

 

to dip deeper into someones purse for something -, , , :

The French still spend more on bras and panties, but lost top spot because British women dip deeper into their purses for nightwear, according to a study by the French Instititute of Fashion for tomorrow's opening of the International Lingerie Fair in Paris. (Its goodbye to Bridgets bloomers. // The Daily 78Telegraph, January 27, 2005).

 

public servant ( ), , , The Daily Telegraph:

Last night Mr Blair said: "I am delighted that Robert Jackson has decided to join our ranks. He is a decent, fair minded and dedicated public servant, respected across the House of Commons, who will be warmly welcomed by Labour MPs. (Kite M. Tory ex-minister joins Labour benches and warns: 'Howard will harm Britain'. // The Daily Telegraph, January 17, 2005).

 

, , , . , to be worn down , The Daily Telegraph:

"It is in no one's interest, the undergraduates included, for tutors to be worn down by their various duties. " ( Clare J. English tutorials to be cut by half at Oxford. // The Daily Telegraph, November 4, 2004).

 

to be at odds with something:

His theories appeared to be at odds with the university prospectus, which tells students: "Oxford offers you a unique learning experience through the tutorial system, in which you are responsible for managing your own time to ensure the necessary work gets done. ( Clare J. English tutorials to be cut by half at Oxford. // The Daily Telegraph, November 4, 2004).

 

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, The Daily Telegraph , to hit the headlines:

She is used to adventures, and publicity. In the 1970s, she hit the headlines for sailing naked through the Tropics from England to Australia with her first husband. (Parfitt T. 'Iron Lady' takes Siberia in her stride // The Daily Telegraph, January 23, 2005).

 

, ( , , ) - , . black hole, , The Daily Telegraph:

The most damaging charge that Labour faces is that there is a black hole in public finances and that it will have to put up taxes. (Proud of Shell. // The Daily Telegraph, 04/02/2005).

 

, . , , .: add insult to injury ( . Injuriae qui addideris contumeliam.). Caesars wife must (should) be above suspicion ( , , ) Caesars wife , . the unwritten law ; beg the question , .

 

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like old boots, to fly high, to come to blows, to come to light, to have second thoughts, to lay down the law, hot stuff, a sixth sense, forbidden game, pay through the nose, cut corners (a corner), work to rule, to come to terms, as right as nine pence, as safe as the Bank of England, money for old rope, like one oclock, like nobodys business, the law of the jungle.





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