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[открывать глаза] {v. phr.} [otkryi`vat' gla`za] {literally} to open smb's eyes. To help smb understand the […]

[pay dirt] {n.}, {slang} 1. The dirt in which much gold is found. * /The man searched for gold many years before he found […]

(1899-1980) U.S. film-maker There is nothing quite so good as burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating.

[get out of] {v. phr.} 1. To be excused from; avoid. * /He got out of jury duty because of his illness./ 2. To gain from; […]