walk a crack

walk a crack
амер.; разг.
(walk a (или the) crack)
≈ пройти по одной половице (в доказательство своей трезвости)

I had qualified myself by being able to walk a crack after swallowing half a gallon of whiskey. (J. Paulding, ‘John Bull in America’, Suppl) — Я доказал свое умение пить, когда, поглотив полгаллона виски, сумел пройти по одной половице.


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

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