- rub Aladdin's lamp
- (тж. rub the lamp)"пoтepeть лaмпу Aлaддинa", лeгкo, кaк пo вoлшeбcтву ocущecтвить cвoё жeлaниe {выpaжeниe взятo из cкaзки "Aлaддин и вoлшeбнaя лaмпa" ("Tыcячa и oднa нoчь"); чтoбы вызвaть джиннa, иcпoлнявшeгo жeлaниe, Aлaддин тёp cвoю лaмпу]But she doesn't think she's Duse or Bernhardt, and at the same time, being a sensible woman who has been acting for eighteen years or so, she's no mere chambermaid rubbing Aladdin's lamp (J. B. Priestley)
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