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too close for comfort (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=8333-too-close-for-comfort)  {adj. phr.}
В опасной близости (говоря о чем-л. плохом).
When the sniper's bullet hit the road the journalist exclaimed, "Gosh, that was too close for comfort!"
Ср.: CLOSE CALL (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/~google/CLOSE+CALL), CLOSE SHAVE (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/~google/CLOSE+SHAVE).
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danger (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/~tag/danger)

{adj. phr.} (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/~tag/%7Badj.+phr.%7D)

take the offensive
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/english/idioms/american/i_t/7966-take-the-offensive

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take the offensive (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=7966-take-the-offensive)  {v. phr.}
Принимать сторону нападающих. Нападать.
After many months of preparation, the freedom fighters were ready to take the offensive.
Прот.: TAKE THE DEFENSIVE (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=7959-take-the-defensive).
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{v. phr.} (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/~tag/%7Bv.+phr.%7D)

George Bernard Shaw
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-c-/aphorism-2830

#quoteoftheday

(1856—1950), "Maxims for Revolutionists"
When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/eng/sayings_expressions/quotations-e-/aphorism-4705

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(1803—1883)
U.S. essayist
People do not deserve to have good writing; they are so pleased with bad.

other fish to fry
https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/english/idioms/american/i_o/5842-other-fish-to-fry

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other fish to fry (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/?redir=5842-other-fish-to-fry)  {n. phr.},  {informal}
Другие дела; другие планы.
They wanted John to be the secretary, but he had other fish to fry.
Mary was invited to the party but she refused because she had other fish to fry.
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{informal} (https://www.sky-net-eye.com/rus/~tag/%7Binformal%7D)