a piece of fluff

a piece of fluff
разг.
(a piece of fluff (goods, muslin или stuff))
девчонка; бабёнка, "юбка"; см. тж. a bit of goods

He said, ‘Say, on all these trips you make to New York, haven't you ever picked up a nice little piece of fluff?’ (S. Lewis, ‘The Man Who Knew Coolidge’, part IV) — - Послушай-ка, за время твоих поездок в Нью-Йорк уж не завел ли ты себе там какую-нибудь крошку? - спросил меня Уолт.

As I see it, this invalid gentleman gets all worked up about Ruby Keene being such a sweet, innocent, childish piece of goods. (A. Christie, ‘The Body in the Library’, ch. 7) — Насколько я понимаю, на этого прикованного к креслу джентльмена произвела сильное впечатление Руби Кин, эта милая, наивная девочка, почти ребенок.

But I can assure you that Lady Horbury is... a very nasty piece of goods. (A. Christie, ‘Death in the Air’, ch. 16) — Могу заверить вас, что леди Хорбери настоящая мерзавка.

She's a nice piece of goods, is she not? A fine example for her young sisters. (DEI) — Она хорошая девочка, верно? Прекрасный пример для ее младших сестер.


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

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