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back down (on)
1. пойти на уступки, сдаться, отказаться The speaker's forceful words persuaded his opponents to back down. Don't back down on what you asked at the beginning of the negotiations. |
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bank on smb/smth
1. ставить (рассчитывать на к-л/ч-л) Bill is banking on Jane to lend him the money he needs. L Green Cross is clearly banking on these advantages to outweigh the drawbacks. |
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bargain for/on
1. рассчитывать, ожидать The strength of the opposition was rather more than she'd bargained for. When Sheila offered to look after the neighbour's four children, she got more than she had bargained for. |
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be down on smb/smth (inf)
1. разнести (раскритиковать); придираться, бранить The critics are very down on Stevenson's new book, but I like it. J The teacher is always down on the slower students. |
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be gone on smb/smth (sl)
1. помешаться, с ума сходить She was rely gone on that man. Why are young people so gone on that loud pop music? |
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be hung up (on) (inf)
1. зациклиться (помешаться, иметь навязчивую идею) For years the FBI was hung up on communist spies. The girl is really hung up on that musician. |
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be in on (inf)
1. быть посвященным/в курсе; участвовать Who's in on the plan apart from you and me? Is she in on our secret? |
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be well up on/in smth
1. подкованный (хорошо знать предмет) I'm not very well up on ancient Greek history. Ask Dr White, he's well up in children's diseases. |
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bone up (on) (inf)
1. корпеть, зубрить I'll have to bone up on my Spanish if I'm to pass the language requirements. Carl was boning up for an examination. |
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bring on
1. вызвать, повлечь за собой, приводить к ч-л I often get bad headaches. I think it's concentrated reading over long periods that brings them on. The journey had already brought on a severe attack of angina. |
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brush up (on)
1. освежить в памяти; обновить Не was in New York, brushing up on his image as an expert in foreign affairs. I'm brushing up my knowledge of town history before I speak at the club. |
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butt in (on) smth
1. влезать, вмешиваться (в разговор); совать нос Pardon mе for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. When someone else is talking, don't butt in, it's rude. |
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carry on (Am inf)
1. крутить роман I She accused her friend of carrying on with her husband. The director and his secretary have been carrying on. 2. вести (разговор, дело) The men were carrying on a conversation. The baker has carried on business here for years. 3. валять дурака, дурачиться, шумно веселиться The boys carried on in the swimming pool until the lifeguard ordered them out. The children have been carrying on all day. |
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cash in on smth (inf)
1. нагревать руки, наживаться; воспользоваться случаем Cashing in on other people's inequality seems unfair and dishonest Mr Brown cashed in on people's great interest in camping and sold three hundred tents. |
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catch on (inf)
1. уловить смысл, дойти до к-л, понять They finally caught on to our game. Since she doesn't understand English well, she didn't catch on to any of the jokes we told. 2. привиться, распространиться, приобрести популярность In the States, the idea of a lunch-break work-out at a fitness club soon caught on. Ballroom dancing caught on. |
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catch up on/with
1. наверстать, нагнать It's a 14- hour flight, so it will give me a chance to catch up with my reading. After two months away from home, there's a lot of local news to catch up on. |
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chance upon/on
1. наткнуться (случайно увидеть, найти) . Walking up a side street, I chanced upon this interesting antique shop. Andrew chanced on his karate teacher in the health-food store. |
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chip in on smth (Am)
1. сброситься, скинуться (о деньгах) Could you chip in a dollar on the gift, please? Would you care to chip in on a gift for the teacher? |
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clamp down (on) (inf)
1. пресечь, положить конец The company was clamping down on expenses like business lunches. The school clamped down on smoking. |
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clue in (on) (inf)
1. ввести в курс дела; просветить (поставить в известность) Could you clue me in on what happened at our last Board meeting? It's time somebody clued us in on what's happening. |