Практикум по лексикологии английского языка. Часть 2. Фразеология. Маковецкая Н.А - 23 стр.

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can’t complain. No trouble has come my way – touch wood. (A.Christie) 14.
“… with knowledge you can face up to anything, for knowledge is power” .
(R.Warren) 15. I’ve a grandson – up at Oxford – talks and behalves as if he were
the last of some ancient family – blue blood. Crusades, moldering castles.
(J.Priestley) 16. I ran my boat into New York, buy from Yankee firms, sub rosa,
of course, and away I go. (M.Mitchell) 17. She was born with a silver spoon at
once, even if we do run some small chances of spoiling the horn. (J.Galsworthy)
18. A social climber can ill afford an Achilles’ heel and this particular weakness
on Hitchuns’ part would probably be disastrous to him sooner or later. (J.Wain) 19.
Arthur Brown whatever he hopes of a compromise believed in keeping his poder
dry. (C.P.Snow) 20. Lisa’s loafing at work finally caught up with her. She was
called on the carpet for playing computer games. (Internet) 21. You see, he was a
Chink – not quite of the best period; but he must have gone West five hundred
years ago at least. (J.Galsworthy) 22. “Blanche… My,my, what a cold shoulder!
And a face like a thundercloud! (T.Williams) 23. The year 1887 opened with an
attempt to reconcile the conflicting elements of the Liberal Party which came to be
known as the round table conference. (OED) 24. “Then he’s ill.” – “Ill? Ha! If
ever I saw a gentleman in the pink.” (P.John)

Exercise 40. Below is a list of culture-oriented phraseological units. a) Sort them
out according to their source. b) Explain their meaning.

      Since Adam was a boy; the finger of Fate; to give smb. the key of the street;
the Man of Destiny; to climb smb’s wings; the Great Unknown; the Tower of
Babel; cut the Gordian knot; above the salt; manna from heaven; ships that pass in
the night; snake in the grass; Teddy bear; to read between the lines; to go through
fire and water; ride the goat; the Trojan horse; a labour of Hercules; an apple of
discord; forbidden fruit; the serpent in the tree; the fifth column; to hide one’s head
in the sand; ride the goat; to rise like a phoenix from the ashes; to shake (tremble)
like an aspen leaf; fig leaf; the lion’s share; a dog in the manger; a Pyrrhic victory;
by the skin of one’s teeth; leave no stone unturned; swan song; a bed of roses; turn
the other cheek.

Exercise 41. Below is a list of phraseological units with cultural-historical
background. a) Subdivide them into several thematic groups. b) Translate them
into Russian.
Belgrave Square; to keep one’s fingers crossed; to come Yorkshire over smb.;
Godfather’s day; Johny head-in-the-air; Black Maria; to reach the woolsack; the
State Department; Blue Brick Universities; Midsummer Day; Jack of both sides;
Merlin chair; President of the Union; a bread and butter letter; a fish out of water;
the First Lord of Admiralty; Kensington Palace Gardens; the Commoner’s Gown;
to fight like Kilkenny cats; Trooping the Colours; Cordelia’s gift; to blow one’s
trumpet, with open arms.