Слайд 2I thought I was just going to interview the secretary, but they
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let me talk to the big cheese himself.
= very important person (VIP)
Слайд 3Please tell me the bread and butter of your report. Don’t go
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into details.
= necessities, the main thing
Слайд 4Rick wants to be rich but he doesn’t want to work. He
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wants to have his cake and eat it too.
= want more than your fair
share or need
Слайд 5He had the ball, but he dropped it! What a butterfingers!
=
![He had the ball, but he dropped it! What a butterfingers! =](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/1024882/slide-4.jpg)
somebody who often drops things
Слайд 6I thought I was afraid of flying, but I was cool as
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a cucumber all the way to England.
= very relaxed
Слайд 7We invited the cream of the crop to entertain us at the
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Christmas party.
= the best
Слайд 8Opera isn't exactly my cup of tea.
= something you enjoy
(usually used
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negatively)
Слайд 9You're going to have to really use your noodle on this crossword
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puzzle. It's very difficult!
= use your brain
Слайд 10I'm nuts about classical music these days.
= like a lot
![I'm nuts about classical music these days. = like a lot](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/1024882/slide-9.jpg)
Слайд 11Harry has been out to lunch ever since he lost his job.
=
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crazy or mad
Слайд 12Your daughter is one smart cookie. She reads much higher than her
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grade level.
= a very intelligent person
Слайд 13Don’t worry! This test is piece of cake. I finished it in
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twenty minutes.
= easy, simple
Слайд 14That second-hand car I bought was a real lemon. It broke down
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a week after I bought it.
= to buy something
useless or defective
Слайд 15Fred will never ask Lucy for a date. He is a chicken.
=
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a cowardly person
Слайд 16They couldn't get to sleep because they were full of beans.
= to
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have lots of energy
Слайд 17He never phoned his mother. He was a bad egg.
= а person
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who cannot
be trusted
Слайд 18She should get out more, she's turning into a real couch potato.
=
![She should get out more, she's turning into a real couch potato.](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/1024882/slide-17.jpg)
someone who just sits
on the couch watching TV
Слайд 19When Harry lost his job, he was really in the soup.
= to
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be in serious trouble