Someone must have put a whammy on the deal — Кто-то, должно быть, сглазил эту сделку
It looks like someone put a whammy on the team — Команду, должно быть, кто-то сглазил
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whammy — n American a supernatural power, spirit or curse, responsible for punishment or retribution. A fanciful evocation, adapting the colloquial term wham , imitative of a heavy blow. The word is sometimes part of the phrase to put the whammy on… … Contemporary slang
Whammy bar — A whammy bar, tremolo arm/bar, or vibrato arm/bar is a component of a guitar, used to add vibrato to the sound by changing the tension of the strings, typically at the bridge or tailpiece. The whammy bar enables the player to quickly vary the… … Wikipedia
Sense & Sensitivity — Infobox Television episode Title = Sense Sensitivity Series = Angel Season = 1 Episode = 6 Airdate = November 9, 1999 Production = 1ADH06 Writer = Tim Minear Director = James Contner Guests = Elisabeth Röhm (Kate) John Capodice (Little Tony) John … Wikipedia
curse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. execrate, damn, swear, denounce; blaspheme. n. malediction, imprecation, execration, anathema; bane, plague. See evil, adversity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Malediction] Syn. oath, imprecation, blasphemy … English dictionary for students
the whammie — n American a supernatural power, spirit or curse, responsible for punishment or retribution. A fanciful evocation, adapting the colloquial term wham , imitative of a heavy blow. The word is sometimes part of the phrase to put the whammy on… … Contemporary slang
wham·my — /ˈwæmi/ noun, pl mies [count] informal : something (such as a magical spell) that causes someone to have bad luck Talking about his winning streak must have put the whammy on him [=caused him to have bad luck], because he lost the next day. see… … Useful english dictionary
List of Happy Tree Friends characters — This is a list of fictional characters from Happy Tree Friends. There are 22 main characters, and some other supporting characters. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series in 2010, the creators of Happy Tree Friends announced that there… … Wikipedia
List of Good Luck Charlie episodes — The following is a list of episodes of the Disney Channel original series, Good Luck Charlie. The series revolves around Teddy Duncan (Bridgit Mendler), a teenage girl who makes video diaries about her family for baby sister Charlie (Mia… … Wikipedia
Lonnie Mack — Infobox Musical artist Name = Lonnie Mack Img capt = Lonnie Mack in Rising Sun, Indiana, 2003. Img size = Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Lonnie McIntosh Alias = Born = birth date and age|1941|07|18 Dearborn County, Indiana, U.S … Wikipedia
Michael Larson — For those of a similar name, see Michael Larsen. Michael Larson Born May 10, 1949(1949 05 10) Died … Wikipedia
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