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And is used between repeated words to show continuation or emphasis.
Billy dived to the bottom of the lake again and again, looking for the lost watch.
Everyone wished the speaker would stop, but he talked on and on.
Old Mr, Bryan has known Grandfather for years and years, since they were boys.
When the children saw the beautiful Christmas tree they looked and looked.
When and is used between words with opposite meaning, it often emphasizes how much you mean.
Mr. Jones worked early and late to earn enough to live.
The parents hunted high and low for the lost child.
Acapulco gold
Marijuana of an exceptionally high quality.
Марихуана исключительно высокого качества.
Acapulco Gold is a strain of Cannabis sativa that was popular during the 1960s counterculture movement for its potency and unique color.
Acapulco Gold — это штамм Cannabis sativa, который был популярен во время контркультурного движения 1960-х годов благодаря своей мощности и уникальному цвету.
First recorded in the United States in 1964, Acapulco Gold was defined by the Oxford English Dictionary the following year as "a special grade of cannabis growing in the vicinity of Acapulco with a color of brownish gold, or a mixture of gold and green."
Впервые зарегистрированный в Соединенных Штатах в 1964 году, сорт Acapulco Gold был определен Оксфордским словарем английского языка в следующем году как «особый сорт каннабиса, произрастающий в окрестностях Акапулько, имеющий цвет коричневато-золотистого цвета или смеси золотистого и зеленого».
Jack doesn't just smoke pot, he smokes Acapulco gold.
Джек не просто курит травку, он курит травку исключительного качества.
Achilles' heel
A physical or psychological weakness named after the Greek hero Achilles who was invulnerable except for a spot on his heel.
Ахилесова пята; слабое место кого-либо или чего-либо.
John's Achilles' heel is his lack of talent with numbers and math.
The lack of skilled workers was the Achilles' heel of the government's plans to prepare for the Olympics.
Нехватка обученных рабочих была ахиллесовой пятой правительственных планов по подготовке к олимпийским играм.
Agent Orange
A herbicide used as a defoliant during the Vietnam War, considered by some to cause birth defects and cancer, hence, by extension, an instance of technological progress pollution.
If things continue as they have, we'll all be eating some Agent Orange with our meals.
American plan
A system of hotel management in which meals are included with the room, as opposed to the European plan that does not include meals.
American tourists in Europe sometimes expect that their meals will be included, because they are used to the American plan.
Aunt Tom
A successful professional or business woman who, due to her success in a masculine profession, doesn't care about the women's liberation movement or the passing of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Hermione is a regular Aunt Tom, she'll never vote for the ERA.
China syndrome
From the title of the movie with Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon. The possibility that an industrial nuclear reactor might explode, literally affecting the other side of the planet (as if by eating a hole through the earth all the way to China.)
Antinuclear demonstrators are greatly worried about the China syndrome.
Christmas card
A speeding ticket.
Smokey just gave a Christmas card to the eighteen wheeler we passed.