Russian tourists.
The couple arrived at the resort. They move into the room.
Wife sees the mouse and starts yelling, "Ah-ah-ah-ah! Mouse! Contact reception, you better know English, and I - full zero."
Husband calls (in English):
- Hеllo.
- Hеllo.
- Do you know "Tom and Jerry"?
- Yes, I do.
- So... Jerry is here.
n. Principal manservant of a household. [french bouteille bottle]
BUTTER
muslin n. Thin loosely-woven cloth, orig. For wrapping butter.
- —n. - solidified churned cream, used as a spread and in cooking.
- substance of similar texture (peanut butter). —v. Spread, cook, or serve with butter. butter up colloq. Flatter. [greek bouturon]
BUTTON
mushroom n. Young unopened mushroom.
- —n. - small disc etc. Sewn to a garment as a fastener or worn as an ornament.
- small round knob etc. Pressed to operate electronic equipment. —v. = button up 1. button up 1 fasten with buttons.
- colloq. Complete satisfactorily.
- colloq. Be silent. [french from germanic]
BUYERS
market n. (also buyers' market) trading conditions favourable to buyers.
BUYOUT
n. Purchase of a controlling share in a company etc.
BUZZER
n. Electrical buzzing device as a signal.
BYGONE
—adj. Past, antiquated. —n. (in phr. Let bygones be bygones) forgive and forget past quarrels.
BYLINE
n. - line naming the writer of a newspaper article etc.
- secondary line of work.
- goal-line or touch-line.
BYPASS
—n. - main road passing round a town or its centre.
- a secondary channel or pipe etc. Used in emergencies. B alternative passage for the circulation of blood through the heart. —v. Avoid, go round (a town, difficulty, etc.).
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