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- on the shelf - if someone, usually a woman, is on the shelf, she is not married and is considered too old for anyone to want to marry her
- в девках/в статусе старой девы
[Bridgerton, 2026]
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- ballpark = close to the correct or exact number, price, etc.
- приблизительный/примерный
[Melancholia, 2011]
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- through/with the naked eye = without using any special device for making images larger
- невооруженным глазом
[Melancholia, 2011]
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- rake = a man, especially one who is rich or with a high social position, who lives in an immoral way, especially having sex with a lot of women (old-fashioned)
- распутник/повеса
[Bridgerton, 2026]
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- not to know shit from Shinola - used to describe someone's ignorance or stupidity
- не отличить хер от пальца/ни хрена не знать/не отличить жопу от локтя (или лицо от жопы)
[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, 1992]

💩 Shinola — популярная марка крема для обуви
💩💩 для пущего эффекта можно добавить "that's why your shoes don't shine": ты не отличишь дерьмо от «Шайнолы», поэтому обувь у тебя и не блестит
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- whatever floats your boat = do what brings you joy
- как вам угодно/всё, чего душа пожелает/как изволите/кому что нравится etc.
[Pluribus, 2025]

🚣 букв.: что бы ни держало твою лодку на плаву
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- speed bump = a small raised area built across a road to force people to drive more slowly
- лежачий полицейский
[Twin Peaks, 2017]
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- free-for-all = a violent situation or argument that a lot of people join in
- балаган/куча мала/потасовка/произвол/хаос
[Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model, 2026]
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- joust = a combat on horseback between two knights with lances especially as part of a tournament
- рыцарский поединок/турнир
[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, 2026]
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Diane, 11:30 AM, February 24th. Entering The Town Of Twin Peaks.

- 10-4 = a widely recognized radio code meaning "message received," "understood," or simply "OK"
- понял/принял
[Twin Peaks, 2017]
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- 20/20 hindsight = the full knowledge and complete understanding that one has about an event only after it has happened
- задним умом все крепки/мы все умны задним числом
[Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model, 2026]

👀 20/20 — острота зрения 100%
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- acquiesce = to accept or agree to something, often unwillingly (formal)
- уступать/неохотно соглашаться
[Bridgerton, 2026]
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🛡 wrought — устаревшая форма глагола work.
как причастие обычно используется в значении «выкованный», «обработанный», «искусно сделанный».
e.g. wrought iron — кованое железо

[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, 2026]
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- to break character = to fail to act as a certain character
- выходить из образа
[Django Unchained, 2012]
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- yonder = in the place or direction shown; over there (commonly associated with Southern US)
- вон там
[To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962]
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- to evict = to force someone to move out of a property, especially with the support of the law.
- выселять
[Nobody Wants This, 2025]
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- water-cooler = something that many people talk about at work, for example when they stop work to drink something
- обсуждаемый/тот, что у всех на слуху
[Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model, 2026]

🧊 water-cooler conversation («разговор у кулера») — неформальное общение коллег на отвлеченные темы во время перерыва
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- neck of the woods = the place or area where someone lives
- наши края/окрýга/район/глухомань
[Twin Peaks, 2017]

on the loose
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- let the dead bury their dead = do not be held back from a better future by lingering over or dredging up past problems or grievances
- предать прошлое забвению/похоронить прошлое/кто старое помянет, тому глаз вон/оставить прошлое в прошлом
[To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962]

☦️ Но Иисус сказал ему: иди за Мною, и предоставь мертвым погребать своих мертвецов (от Матфея 8:22)
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- to ail = to feel or cause someone to feel ill, unhealthy, or weak
- беспокоить/причинять боль/мучить/томить
[Wildcat, 2023]

🦚 перевела субтитры к фильму о Фланнери О'Коннор, лекцию о которой читаю сегодня в городе Ростове-на-Дону
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- silver-tongued = marked by convincing and eloquent expression
- сладкоречивый/красноречивый/языкастый/велеречивый
[Django Unchained, 2012]
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