Определите идиоматическое значение прилагательных (А) и существительных (В) в следующих словосочетаниях

А

a dead letter, a dead fence, a dead end, a dead-end job, a dead wire, dead loss, a good debt, a bad debt, hard currency, hard liquor, hard drugs, high life, high tea, at high noon, in high summer, high treason, a pretty penny, a thin audience, thin beer, a thin excuse, a thin story, a blind date, a blind alley, a blind wall, a blind landing, small talk, in the small hours, a white lie, a white elephant, blue wa­ter, blue stories, blue chip.

В

a bed of roses, a bed of thorns, the crux of the matter, a baker's dozen, the cock of the walk, a bolt from the blue, the seeds of time, a pillar/the pillars of society, a rope of sand, a shot in the wild, a soldier of fortune, birds of feather, the ups and downs of smth., odds and ends.

3. Переведите следующие фразеологические обороты. Про­комментируйте особенности их перевода в каждой из выделен­ных групп.

А

В

С

4. Дайте русские эквиваленты следующих устойчивых обо­ротов, заимствованных из Библии (А) и античной культуры (В).

А

a prodigal son

a doubting Thomas

the slaughter/massacre of the innocent

the horn of plenty

the Holy of Holies

Solomon's judgement

a dog in the manger

Buridan's ass

Noah's ark

salt of the Earth

ten commandments

the stumbling stone

writing on the wall

Man shall not. live by bread alone.

Nothing is secret that shall not be made manifest.

He who sows the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.

Phoenix rising from the ashes

by/in the sweat of one's brow/face

to separate the wheat from the chaff/the husk from the grain

seven deadly sins

thirty pieces of silver

Confusion of Babylon

a voice in the wilderness

В