old boat

old boat
амер.; шутл.
(old boat (crate, relic, tub или wreck))
"развалина", "старая калоша" (об автомобиле)

The favor which Babbitt had won from his family by speaking of a new car evaporated as they realized that he didn't intend to buy one this year. Ted lamented, ‘Oh, punk! The old boat looks as if it'd had fleas and been scratching its varnish off.’ (S. Lewis, ‘Babbitt’, ch. VI) — Но благосклонное отношение семьи, которое Бэббит завоевал разговором о новой машине, сразу улетучилось, когда они поняли, что в этом году никакой машины не будет. - Фу, безобразие! - огорчился Тед. - У нашей старой калоши такой вид, будто ее заели блохи и она так чесалась, что соскребла всю краску.


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

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