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1) LOOK UP TO/LOOK DOWN ON SB – ОТНОСИТЬСЯ С УВАЖЕНИЕМ/СМОТРЕТЬ СВЫСОКА
• It’s not that I’m looking down on you. I just don’t care.
2) A SHOULDER TO CRY ON – ЖИЛЕТКА, В КОТОРУЮ МОЖНО ПОПЛАКАТЬСЯ
• You’re the best shoulder to cry on I’ve ever met. From now on, I’m gonna use you when I feel sorry for myself.
3) TAKE SB FOR GRANTED – ПРИНИМАТЬ КОГО-ТО КАК ДОЛЖНОЕ
• I gave him the best years of my life only to be taken for granted.
4) TREAT SB LIKE DIRT – ПЛОХО С КЕМ-ТО ОБРАЩАТЬСЯ
• If you ever treat me like dirt again, I’ll find someone else.
5) GET STH OFF YOUR CHEST – ОБЛЕГЧИТЬ ДУШУ
• Sorry I yelled at you. I just had to get it off my chest.
6) POUR YOUR HEART OUT – ИЗЛИТЬ ДУШУ
• There’s no point in pouring your heart out. No one gives a flying fuck.
7) SPEAK YOUR MIND – ВЫСКАЗАТЬСЯ
• Is it cool or kind not to speak my mind and to lie to you rather than hurt you?
8) NOT MINCE YOUR WORDS – РУБИТЬ ПРАВДУ-МАТКУ
• She never minces her words, which is why no one wants to be around.
9) CAN’T GET A WORD IN EDGEWAYS – НЕ ИМЕТЬ ВОЗМОЖНОСТИ ВСТАВИТЬ И СЛОВА
• How do you expect me to explain anything when I can’t get a word in edgeways?
10) HAVE/GET YOUR OWN WAY – ДОБИВАТЬСЯ СВОЕГО
• You just have to have your own way, don’t you?
11) BE THERE FOR SB – БЫТЬ РЯДОМ
• I’ll be there for you even if you’re a fan of the Friends series.
12) GIVE SB THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT – ТОЛКОВАТЬ СОМНЕНИЯ В ПОЛЬЗУ КОГО-ТО
• There’s a fine line between giving him the benefit of the doubt and being gullible.
13) HOLD STH AGAINST SB – ОБРАЩАТЬ ПРОТИВ
• Whatever I do, you hold it against me. What’s wrong with you (or me)?
14) HOLD SB TO IT – ЛОВИТЬ НА СЛОВЕ
• Fifteen minutes, you said? I’ll hold you to it!
15) HOLD SB RESPONSIBLE – ВОЗЛАГАТЬ НА КОГО-ТО ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТЬ
• Yes, I got drunk, stole that car and ran over a cop. But don’t hold me responsible for that.
16) TAKE IT OUT ON SB – ВЫМЕЩАТЬ ЧТО-ТО НА КОМ-ТО
• I know you’ve had a shitty day but why take it out on me?
17) EAT YOUR WORDS – ВЗЯТЬ СВОИ СЛОВА НАЗАД
• Those were the words I might have eaten. But I didn’t.
18) BITCH OFF – ВЫДЕЛЫВАТЬСЯ (глобальнее, чем SHOW OFF)
• Would you stop bitching off this one time, for fuck’s sake?
19) HAVE A THING ABOUT – ИМЕТЬ ПУНКТИК НАСЧЕТ
• She has a thing about men with beards. They either scare or arouse her.
20) HOLD/BEAR A GRUDGE – ДЕРЖАТЬ ОБИДУ
• I never hold grudges. I pay a hitman to take care of that.
21) TAKE OFFENSE - ОБИДЕТЬСЯ
• No offense. – None taken.
22) SULK – ДУТЬСЯ
• I can’t believe a forty-year-old would just stay in her room sulking like that.
23) NOT BE ON SPEAKING TERMS – НЕ РАЗГОВАРИВАТЬ
• She’s not on speaking terms with her boss at the moment. Could you pass on the message yourself?
24) TAKE SB DOWN A PEG (OR TWO) – ПОСТАВИТЬ КОГО-ТО НА МЕСТО
• He really needs to be taken down a peg every now and then.
25) GET OVER YOURSELF – ПЕРЕСТАТЬ ВОСПРИНИМАТЬ СЕБЯ СЛИШКОМ ВСЕРЬЕЗ
• Get over yourself. Who do you think you are?
26) SUIT YOURSELF. / HAVE IT YOUR WAY. – КАК ХОЧЕШЬ.
• I’m done explaining. Suit yourself and fuck off.
27) NO HARD FEELINGS. – БЕЗ ОБИД.
• If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? – No hard feelings.
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И бонус.
Некоторые не самые приятные типы людей, списком:
EGOMANIAC, NARCISSIST, DRAG, DOORMAT, WET BLANKET, KILLJOY, CHATTERBOX.
Некоторые самые приятные человеческие качества, тоже списком:
TWO-FACED, TOUCHY-FEELY, NEEDY, CLINGY, BITCHY, INSECURE, POSSESSIVE, MOODY.
Если вы не такие - лайк и репост.
