была не была

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• дурной пример заразителен

  bad habits are contagious

• олух

  blockhead, dullard

• к слову пришлось

  ~ it just happened to come up

• насолить

  to spite, to do a bad turn (to somebody) (lit. - to add some salt)

• помешанный

  crazy, nuts, wacko

• слыть

  to have a reputation (for); to be said / reputed to be somebody.

• хоть стой, хоть падай

  it beats everything (informal, lit. - or keep standing, or fall down)

• помешаться

  to go crazy, to lose one's wits

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