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Idiomy na angielski grupowy

1. the Big Four - the four major banks in Britain
1. Barclays
2. Lloyds
3. Midland
4. National Westminster
2. the Black Country - the highly industrialised area of Central England, especially the counties of
1. Warwickshire
2. Stradfordshire

so called because of the smoky air and blackened buildings from the heavy industry

3. the Black Death - the outbreak of bubonic plague in different parts of Europe in the 14^th century, which killed lots of people
4. Black Power - the name of a movement to promote the interests of black people everywhere
5. Bombay Duck - a small dried fish of South Asia
6. Boxing Day - the day after Christmas Day, 26^th December
7. the Celtic Fringe - those people of British Isles who are decended from Celtic-speaking forefathers(ancestors); also the region which they inhabit - ie. Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall and the Isle of Man
8. the Civvy Street (GB, informal) - civilian life as opposed to military life
9. the Dark Ages - refers to Europe of the 5^th - 10^th centuries when intelectual & moral life was at a low level
10. the Deep South - the south-eastern states of the USA
1. South Carolina
2. Georgia
3. Alabama
4. Mississippi
5. Lousiana
11. the Cotton Belt - An agricultural region of the southeast United States, concentrated particularly in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, where cotton became the predominant crop in the 19th century.
12. the Emerald Isle - Ireland
13. the Eternal City - Rome
14. Father Christmas - Santa (Claus)
15. the Four Freedoms - the basic human freedoms presented by Franklin Roosevelt, American President in 1941 (when US of A joined the IIWW)
1. freedom of speech
2. freedom of religion
3. freedom from fear ( referred to the future peace all over the world)
4. freedom from want (referred to economic security of every man)
16. the Free Churches - the nonconformist Protestant Churches which are strict about sexual behavior and the drinking of alcohol
1. the Baptists
2. the Methodists
3. the Presbiterians
17. the Great Crash - the time (1929) when the New York Estock Exhange collapsed ending the end of the boom period in the twenties
18. the Great Lakes - the five lakes on the US/Canadian border:
1. Superior
2. Michigan
3. Huron
4. Erie
5. Ontario
19. the Home Counties (GB) - The "Home Counties" refers to the counties that border or surround London, England, but not including the capital city itself. There is no exact definition of the term and the composition of the Home Counties is sometimes a matter of debate
20. the Iron Curtain - the political frontier between Eastern & Western Europe
21. the Ivy League - The term Ivy League also reffers to academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and social elitism .The eight institutions of;
1. Brown University,
2. Columbia University,
3. Cornell University,
4. Dartmouth College,
5. Harvard University,
6. Princeton University,
7. the University of Pennsylvania
8. Yale University
22. Jack Frost - a mystical old man who brings frost during a winter night
23. John Bull - the English nation, a typical Englishman, English character
24. Uncle Sam - the American nation, a typical American, American character

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