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loud mouth
big mouth
A noisy, boastful or foolish talker.
Шумный, хваствливый или глупый собеседник.
Fritz is a loud mouth who cannot be trusted with secrets.
The man is a big mouth. He is always talking about his big plans.
Этот мужчина – трепло. Он всегда рассказывает о своих больших планах.
When he has had a few drinks, Joe will make empty boasts like any other big mouth.
loud-mouthed
big-mouthed
Talking noisily, boastfully, or foolishly.
Fred was a loud-mouthed fellow, whose talk no one listened to.
If I were you, I would not listen to that loud-mouthed boy.
luck out
Suddenly to get lucky when in fact the odds are against one's succeeding.
I was sure I was going to miss the train as I was three minutes late, but I lucked out, the train was five minutes late.
To be extraordinarily fortunate.
Catwallender really lucked out at Las Vegas last month; he came home with $10,000 in cash.
(By sarcastic opposition) to be extremely unfortunate; to be killed.
Those poor marines sure lucked out in Saigon, didn't they?
mad about
Angry about.
What is Harriet so mad about?
Enthusiastic about.
Dan is mad about pop music.
make a big deal about
make a federal case out of
To exaggerate an insignificant event.
Jeff said, "I'm sorry I banged into you in the dark. Don't make a big deal out of it."
make a mountain out of a molehill
To think a small problem is a big one; try to make something unimportant seem important.
Делать из маленькой проблемы большую; "делать из мухи слона".
Calm down. There's really nothing to worry about. You're making a mountain out of a molehill.
Успокойся. Здесь не о чем беспокоиться. Ты "делаешь из мухи слона".
Sarah laughed at a mistake Betty made in class, and Betty won't speak to her; Betty is making a mountain out of a molehill.
You're not hurt badly, Johnny. Stop trying to make a mountain out of a molehill with crying.
make bricks without straw
To make something without the wherewithal; do something the hard way; do a job under hard conditions.
It was making bricks without straw to put on plays in that old barn.
John could not go to a library, and writing the report was a job of making bricks without straw.
make mincemeat of
make mincemeat out of
To destroy completely.
The defense attorney made mincemeat of the prosecution's argument.