damaged goods

damaged goods
1) "гнилой товар", человек с подмоченной репутацией (особ. о женщине)

When she came home, somewhat damaged goods in the world's eyes, her father was dead. (‘Times Literary Supplement’, Suppl) — Когда она вернулась домой с подмоченной, с точки зрения света, репутацией, ее отец уже скончался.

2) работник, не оправдавший надежд, оказавшийся больным и т. п.

She had reason to suppose that her husband was damaged goods. She crept to an old family doctor and had a fainting job to find that she had scaped contamination. (S. Lewis, ‘The Job’, ch. 16) — У Уны были все основания подозревать, что муж ее болен. Она отправилась к старому доктору, лечившему всю их семью, и чуть не лишилась чувств, узнав, что счастливо избежала заражения.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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