Смысл: Becky Sharp

Becky Sharp[ʹbekıʹʃɑ:p]
<Í> 1) лит. Бекки Шарп (героиня романа Теккерея «Ярмарка тщеславия»)
2) авантюристка, охотящаяся за богатым мужем

razor sharp Идиома

a sharp tongue

a tendency to reply sharply or sarcastically Karly is a beautiful girl, but her sharp tongue may be a problem.

a sharp wit

an ability to say funny things at the right time Mr. Mills is 85, but he still has a sharp wit. His mind is quick.

look sharp

look very nice, very well dressed and groomed She looks very sharp in her new suit-like a model!

sharp(1)

intelligent, quick to learn Geoff is a sharp kid. He's doing calculus at the age of twelve.

sharp(2)

sarcastic, abrupt Even when Anne was tired, she never gave you a sharp reply.

sharp(3)

at a specific time, on the dot The preacher began the service on time - at 11 a.m. sharp.

sharp as a tack

quick to understand, able to think quickly He may be 85, but he's sharp as a tack - plays chess every day.

sharpen up

think carefully, use your intelligence If I make a mistake, I don't want him telling me to sharpen up.

sharpen your pencils

be ready, be prepared Let's sharpen our pencils, gang. We have to set some goals.

sharp as a razor

Idiom(s): (as) sharp as a razor

Theme: INTELLIGENCE

very sharp-witted or intelligent.
• The old man's senile, but his wife is as sharp as a razor.
• Don't say too much in front of the child. She's as sharp as a razor.

razor-sharp

1. Literally, actual sharp, like a razor. Stand back, that apparatus is razor-sharp! Please be accurate acid those vegetables with such a acid knife.2. Particularly clear, perceptive, and/or intelligent. Victoria may assume quiet, but she consistently has these acid insights on the texts we're reading. The anticipate catchbasin is accepted for acid assay of apple affairs. A lot of bodies are funny, but she has acid wit.

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shirk one's duty ships that pass in the night shipping and handling shift for oneself shell sth out shed some light on shed crocodile tears sharp as a razor share and share alike shape sb up Shame on shake sth up raunchy rave rave about rave about (something) rave over rave over (something) raven ravin down raving raving mad/bonkers ravished with delight raw raw deal raw deal, a raw recruit ray ray of hope ray of light ray of sunshine rays raze raze (something) to the ground raze to the ground razor razor's edge, on the razor-sharp razz razz (one) razzamatazz razzle razzle-dazzle razzmatazz RBF re reach reach (a) boiling point reach (one) (something) reach (one's) ears reach (one's) stride reach (rock) bottom reach (some place) in a body reach a compromise reach a conclusion reach a dead end reach a decision reach a pretty pass reach an accord reach an agreement reach an agreement with (someone) reach an impasse reach an understanding

English Vocalbulary

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