— Didn't he wind up all by himself crying his eyes out in some place with a very bad climate?
cry me a river
используется с иронией; переводится примерно так:
Я не буду тебе сочувстовать. / Мне тебя не жалко.
— Cry me a river. It could happen to anyone.
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cry over
плакать из-за чего-либо
— That’s too bad. But there’s no use crying over spilt milk. You can get yourself another ring.
cuss
ругаться, использовать ругательства
cut
покрой
— I like “Armani”. I think they have the best cut.
make cuts
проводить сокращения (расходов, бюджетов)
cut off
внезапно разъединить (по телефону)
— I didn’t hang up. I was cut off. The line was cut off.
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cut out
исключить (из употребления)
cut it out
прекратить что-либо делать (обычно в повелительной
форме)
— You’re so hot! Let’s go up to my room and fool around.
— Cut it out! Or you’ll end up fooling around with the security.
cut down on
сократить количество чего-либо
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Exercises
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подчеркнутых фраз.
1.
A woman at reception:— Can you .... for me?
— It’s way more expensive to ... from the hotel.
a) get a cab; b) take a bus; c) take the subway
2.
You ask your friend to call you tomorrow morning. You say: a) I’ll see you around. b) Give me a call. c) Stay in touch.3.
When I don’t feel like working, I just ... and stay home.a) ask my friend to work for me; b) call in sick; c) make myself a coffee 4.
It was 10 pm when Seth decided to ... . He shut down his computer and turned off the light as he left his office.a) call his wife; b) call it a day; c) call his lawyer
5.
Jack was hitting on his boss’s assistant and eventually got canned.a) got a promotion; b) was fired; c) got married.
6.
— Hello! We would like to book tickets to the art exhibit in the City Mu-seum for tonight.— I’m sorry but tonight is sold out.
— OK, ... let’s try something else. Where do you recommend going?
a) anyway; b) in the meantime; c) in that case
7.
— I don’t know what to wear tonight.