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Subject: to give brush gen. Помогите понять, что означает выражение "give brush" в данном предложении.Meanwhile his starring role as the amiable piemaker Ned on the sweetly subversive ABC comedy Pushing Dasies - a surprise hit from last season's prime-time schedule - has given Pace his first brush with airport-rubbernecking celebrity. |
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.... and 'rubberneck(er)s' are nosy people. They typically turn up at the scene of a disaster or crime to look (gawp (UK), gawk (US)) at what's happening/happened, sometimes taking pictures/videos, but without doing anything to help. 'Rubbernecker' is also a derogatory word for a tourist. Here's an example of a driver 'rubbernecking': |
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Rubbernecking is the act of gawking or staring at something of interest. The term rubbernecking refers to the physical act of craning one's neck, performed in order to get a better view. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubbernecking |
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