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cock-and-bull story
An exaggerated or unbelievable story.
Преувеличенная, невероятная история.
"Stop feeding me such cock-and-bull stories," the detective said to the suspect.
It is a cock-and-bull story, I don’t believe a single word.
Все это курам на смех, я не верю ни единому слову.
coffee break
A short recess or time out from work in which to rest and drink coffee.
The girls in the office take a coffee break in the middle of the morning and the afternoon.
coffee table
A low table used in a living room.
There were several magazines on the coffee table.
coffin nail
A cigarette.
"I stopped smoking," Algernon said. "In fact, I haven't had a coffin nail in well over a year."
cold cash
hard cash
Money that is paid at the time of purchase; real money; silver and bills.
Наличные; реальные деньги в кошельке; монеты и купюры.
I don’t have a card, so I paid for everything in hard cash.
У меня нет кредитки, поэтому я за все плачу наличными.
Mr. Jones bought a new car and paid cold cash for it.
Some stores sell things only for cold cash.
cold shoulder
give a cold shoulder
turn a cold shoulder
get the cold shoulder
Unfriendly treatment of a person, a showing of dislike for a person or of looking down on a person. Used in the cliches give the cold shoulder or turn a cold shoulder to or get the cold shoulder.
Игнорирование человека. Демонстрирование пренебрежительного отношения. Используется в таких клише как give the cold shoulder, turn a cold shoulder to или get the cold shoulder.
After giving my opinion, he gave me the cold shoulder.
После того как я высказал свое мнение, он меня просто проигнорировал.
The membership committee turned a cold shoulder to Jim's request to join the club.
When Bob asked Mary for a date she gave him the cold shoulder.
cold snap
A short time of quick change from warm weather to cold.
The cold snap killed everything in the garden.
cold war
A struggle that is carried on by other means and not by actual fighting; a war without shooting or bombing.
After World War II, a cold war began between Russia and the United States.