Good interpreters are like gold dust these days — Хороших переводчиков сейчас раз и обчелся
Skilful mechanics were like gold dust then — Тогда очень ценились квалифицированные механики
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
like gold dust — phrase very valuable or difficult to get because a lot of people want it Thesaurus: rare and sought aftersynonym worth a lot of moneysynonym Main entry: gold dust * * * like ˈgold dust idiom … Useful english dictionary
like gold dust — British & Australian, American if things or people are like gold dust, they are difficult to get because a lot of people want them. Tickets for the Oasis concert were like gold dust. We were really lucky to get them. Skilled workers are like gold … New idioms dictionary
like gold dust — very valuable or difficult to get because a lot of people want it … English dictionary
gold dust — n [U] 1.) gold in the form of a fine powder 2.) be like gold dust BrE to be very valuable and difficult to find ▪ Cup final tickets are like gold dust … Dictionary of contemporary English
gold dust — gold ,dust noun uncount gold in the form of a powder like gold dust very valuable or difficult to get because a lot of people want it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
be like gold dust — Brit. be very rare and valuable. → gold dust … English new terms dictionary
gold dust — 1) N UNCOUNT Gold dust is gold in the form of a fine powder. 2) N UNCOUNT If you say that a type of thing is like gold dust or is gold dust, you mean that it is very difficult to obtain, usually because everyone wants it. [BRIT] Tickets were like … English dictionary
gold dust — noun (U) 1 gold in the form of a fine powder 2 be like gold dust to be very valuable and difficult to find: Good secretaries are like gold dust … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gold dust — noun fine particles of gold. Phrases be like gold dust Brit. be very rare and valuable … English new terms dictionary
gold dust — UK / US noun [uncountable] gold in the form of a powder • like gold dust … English dictionary
Gold dust — Gold Gold (g[=o]ld), n. [AS. gold; akin to D. goud, OS. & G. gold, Icel. gull, Sw. & Dan. guld, Goth. gul[thorn], Russ. & OSlav. zlato; prob. akin to E. yellow. [root]49, 234. See {Yellow}, and cf. {Gild}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Chem.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
