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tired and emotional
Эвфемизм для слова "пьяный", употребляемый в особенности по отношению к известным, уважаемым людям.
When he is not tired and emotional, Vuk Draskovic is a shrewd political observer.
Вук Драшкович, когда он не под мухой, очень проницательный политический обозреватель.
tit for tat
Equal treatment in return; a fair exchange.
Billy hit me, so I gave him tit for tat.
I told him if he did me any harm I would return tit for tat.
They had a warm debate and the two boys gave each other tit for tat.
to a T
to a turn
done to a turn
fit to a T
Just right; to perfection; exactly.
His nickname, Tiny, suited him to a T.
The roast was done to a turn.
to a degree
Very; to a large extent.
In some things I am ignorant to a degree.
Somewhat; slightly; in a small way; rather.
To a degree, Mary was to blame for Bob's failing mathematics, because he spent much time with her when he should have been studying.
His anger was, to a degree, a confession of defeat.
to a fault
So very well that it is in a way bad; to the point of being rather foolish; too well; too much.
Aunt May wants everything in her house to be exactly right; she is neat to a fault.
John carries thoroughness to a fault; he spends many hours writing his reports.
Mary acts her part to a fault.
to a man
Without exception; with all agreeing.
To a man John's friends stood by him in his trouble.
The workers voted to a man to go on strike.
to advantage
So as to bring out the good qualities of; favorably; in a flattering way.
The green dress showed up to advantage with her red hair.
The jeweler's window showed the diamonds to advantage.
to all intents and purposes
In most ways; in fact.
The president is called the head of state, but the prime minister, to all intents and purposes, is the chief executive.