Mr. Easthupp... gave a loud yell, and then dropped down: the bullet having passed through his seat of honour from his having presented his broadside as a target to the boatswain... (Fr. Marryat, ‘Mr. Midshipman Easy’, ch. XVII) — Боцман дал бортовой залп... Мистер Истхап... отчаянно завопил и упал: пуля попала ему в зад.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
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