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still waters run deep
Quiet people probably are profound thinkers. A proverb.
Спокойные люди вероятно более глубоко мыслят. (Пословица)
Get the impression that Nathan is not very smart. He never says anything.
Don't be so sure. Still waters run deep, you know.
Don't be so sure. Still waters run deep, you know.
Мне кажется, Натан не очень умен. Он никогда ничего не говорит.
Не будь так в этом уверен. В тихом омуте черти водятся, знаешь ли.
Не будь так в этом уверен. В тихом омуте черти водятся, знаешь ли.
He doesn't say much, but he sure looks smart. Well, still waters run deep, isn't that true?
stir up a hornet's nest
To make many people angry; do something that many people don't like.
The principal stirred up a hornet's nest by changing the rules at school.
stock-in-trade
The materials which one customarily deals, sells, or offers.
Anecdotes are often an after-dinner speaker's stock-in-trade.
Imported silk blouses from the Orient are the stock-in-trade of their small shop.
stone wall
brick wall
run into a stone wall
run into a brick wall
Something hard to overcome; an idea or belief that is hard to change.
Dick tried to change Father's mind about letting him use the car Saturday night, but he was up against a stone wall.
The students ran into a brick wall when they asked the principal to put off the examination.
stone's throw
within a stone's throw
hop, skip and a jump
Within a very short distance.
На очень коротком расстоянии.
Her new apartment is a stone's throw from my place, so we can easily get together for coffee.
Ее новая квартира находится в двух шагах от моей, так что мы можем легко встретиться за чашкой кофе.
The hotel is a hop, skip and a jump from the beach, which is why we chose to stay there for our vacation.
Отель находится в двух шагах от пляжа, поэтому мы решили остановиться там на время отпуска.
They live across the street from us, just within a stone's throw.
Они живут через дорогу от нас, всего в одном шаге.
This little café is just a hop, skip and a jump from the train station, so it’s convenient for commuters.
Это небольшое кафе находится всего в двух шагах от железнодорожной станции, поэтому оно удобно для пассажиров.
stone-broke
dead broke
flat broke
Having no money; penniless.
Jill wanted to go to the movies but she was stone-broke.
The man gambled and was soon flat broke.
stone-dead
Showing no signs of life; completely dead.
Barry tried to revive the frozen robin but it was stone-dead.
stone-deaf
Completely deaf.
Sam is stone-deaf so let him read your lips if you know no sign language.