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Значение идиомы blood and thunder
[blood and thunder] {n. phr.} The violence and bloodshed of stories that present fast action rather than understanding of character.
Crime movies and westerns usually have lots of blood and thunder.
– Often used like an adjective.
John likes to watch blood-and-thunder stories on television.
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