Fancy him getting a steady job after a lifetime of knocking about - now that's a turn-up for the book — Подумать только, что он, прошатавшись по свету всю жизнь, устроился на постоянную работу! Ну и дела!
What a turn-up for the book! — Такое только в кино может быть!
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
The Book of the Damned — For the book of the same name by Daniel Quinn, see Daniel Quinn For the book of the same name by Tanith Lee, see Tanith Lee The Book of the Damned … Wikipedia
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for the better — {adj.} or {adv. phr.} With a better result; for something that is better. * /The doctor felt that moving Father to a dry climate would be for the better./ * /The new large print in the book is a change for the better./ Compare: TAKE A TURN.… … Dictionary of American idioms
for the better — {adj.} or {adv. phr.} With a better result; for something that is better. * /The doctor felt that moving Father to a dry climate would be for the better./ * /The new large print in the book is a change for the better./ Compare: TAKE A TURN.… … Dictionary of American idioms
The Book of the Knight of the Tower — The demon of Vanity and the coquette. From the Ritter vom Turn, 1493 The Book of the Knight of the Tower (full French title: Livre pour l enseignement de ses filles du Chevalier de La Tour Landry) is a book commenced by Geoffroy IV de la Tour… … Wikipedia
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