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It takes about a week of treatment to cure a cold, but without treatment it takes about seven days.

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cold shoulder

[cold shoulder] {n.}, {informal} Unfriendly treatment of a person, a showing of dislike for a person or of looking down on a person. - Used in the cliches "give the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

That takes care of that!

[That takes care of that!] Informal way to say, "That concludes our business." * /I paid my ex-wife the last alimony check and that takes care of that!/ A Dictionary of American Idioms

Ellen Cicely Wilkinson

(1891-1947) The typical Englishman is a strong being who takes a cold bath in the morning and talks about it for the rest of the day. www.sky-net-eye.com

roll out the red carpet

[roll out the red carpet] {v. phr.} 1. To welcome an important guest by putting a red carpet down for him to walk on. * /They rolled out the red […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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дать прикурить

[дать прикурить (кому-л.)] {v. phr.} {informal} [dat' priku`rit'] {literally} To give a light to smb. To […]

puppy love

[puppy love] also [calf love] {n.}, {informal} The first love of very young people. * /When John and Mary began going around […]

Milt Abel

U.S. comedian For birth control, I rely on my personality.

go ape

[go ape] {v. phr.}, {slang} To become highly excited or behave in a crazy way. * /Amy went ape over the hotel and beautiful […]