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Значение идиомы in bad form
[in bad form] {adv. phr.} Violating social custom or acceptedbehavior.
When Bob went to the opera in blue jeans and without atie, his father-in-law told him that it was in bad form.
Contrast: INGOOD FORM.
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- Перевод слова social Social – общественный, социальный Перевод слова Social elite – сливки общества social evolution – развитие общества social expenditure – затраты на общественные нужды The old Social order has gone forever. Старый общественный порядок ушел навсегда. At the age of ten I was a Social bust. В десятилетнем возрасте я был изгоем. Social drinking may lead […]...