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Быть вне себяOff one's noggin (Someone isn't thinking clearly for whatever reason. This can be from a severe hangover to someone with some type of mental illness. : I don't mind being compared to an emperor but not one who was off his noggin. Precisian)
"Десятки девушек с удовольствием заняли бы твоё место".— "Он был грубиян и... и... извращенец".— "Ну знаешь! Поздновато тебе строить из себя благовоспитанную наставницу"'Dozens of girls would have been delighted to take your place.' ... 'He was a bully and a... a... pervert.' ... 'My God! It's a little late to play Mary Poppins. (C. Baehr)
Как мастер манипуляции, заставивший побледнеть звезду Терстона, и как эскапист, едва не затмивший Гудини, Реймонд не был склонен недооценивать себя.As the master of sleight of hand who had paled Thurston s star, as the escape artist who had almost outshone Houdini, Raymond would not be inclined to underestimate himself. (S. Ellin)
С каждой неделей юбки всё укорачивались, покуда не стали едва прикрывать ягодицы. Обнажив ноги, нам пришлось держать себя на сумасшедшей диете. Манекенщица Твигги была взята за образец.Every week the skirts seemed too long again until we had them so high they barely covered our behinds. With our legs... exposed to the air..., we had to diet maniacally. Twiggy was the standard. (S. Davidson)

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