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| harbinger of doom (Despite the excitement surrounding this rare sight, comets have historically been labeled as harbingers of doom and dramatic change. The passage of Halley’s Comet in 1066 was thought to have heralded the Norman conquest of England, and its reappearance in 1910 raised fears that the long gaseous tail would poison millions of people. (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) | |||
| stormy petrel (человек, появление которого вызывает споры, волнение, беспокойство и т.п. • You said this man, Hercule Poirot, was a kind of stormy petrel, that were he went crimes followed (A. Christie, "Three Act Tragedy", First Act, ch.3) – Вы сказали, что этот человек, Эркюль Пуаро, – настоящий предвестник беды. Стоит ему появиться – жди преступления. Komparse) | |||
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