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if you'll pardon my French
Дословно: если вы простите мне мой французский.
Используется как один из способов (весьма сомнительных) извиниться за сквернословие.
Используется как один из способов (весьма сомнительных) извиниться за сквернословие.
What she needs is a kick in the ass, if you'll excuse my French.
В чем она точно нуждается, так это в пинке под зад, уж простите мне мой французский.
ill at ease
Not feeling at ease or comfortable; anxious; worried; unhappy.
Donald had never been to a big party before and he was ill at ease.
My wife and I were ill at ease because our daughter was late coming home from a date.
Speaking in front of a large audience makes many people feel ill at ease.
When Joe first went to dancing school, he was ill at ease, not knowing how to act.
ill-favored
Ugly; unprepossessing.
Oddly enough, the father had less trouble in marrying off his ill-favored daughter than her prettier sister.
ill-gotten gains
Goods or money obtained in an illegal or immoral fashion.
The jailed criminal had plenty of time to think about his ill-gotten gains.
in a bad frame of mind
In an unhappy mood.
Make sure the boss is not in a bad frame of mind when you ask him for a raise.
in a bad way
In trouble or likely to have trouble.
A new supermarket opened across the street, and the Peters' grocery business was soon in a bad way.
If you have only those two girls to help you, you are in a bad way.
Jerry has written only one sentence of his term paper that is due tomorrow, and he knows he is in a bad way.
Mrs. Jones has cancer and is in a bad way.
in a big way
As fully as possible; with much ceremony.
John likes to entertain his dates in a big way.
Our family celebrates birthdays in a big way.
in a bind
in a box
Likely to have trouble whether you do one thing or another.
Sam is in a bind because if he carries home his aunt's groceries, his teacher will be angry because he is late, and if he doesn't, his aunt will complain.