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Словарь американских идиом: 8000 единицSee: LAUGH UP ONES SLEEVE. [upon oneself] See: TAKE ON ONESELF also TAKE UPON ONESELF. [upon ones head] See: ON ONES HEAD. [upon the spot] See: ON THE SPOT(1). [upper] See: KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP, ON ONES UPPERS. [upper crust]{n.}, {informal} The richest, most famous, or important people in a certain place; the highest class. /It is a school that only the children of the upper crust can afford./ [upper hand] or [whip hand] {n.} Controlling power; advantage. /In the third round the champion got the upper hand over his opponent and knocked him out./ /The cowboy trained the wild horse so that he finally got the whip hand and tamed the horse./ [upper story]{n.} 1. A floor or level of a building above the first floor. /The apartment house where Gene lives is five stories high and he lives in one of the upper stories./ 2. {slang} A persons head or brain. /Lulu has nobody home in the upper story./ /Bills sister says he is weak in the upper story./ [Upsadaisy!] or [Upsee-daisy!] or [Upsy-daisy!] {adv. phr.}A popular exclamation ...» |
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