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yank II 2. v.
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- yank II 2. v. coll. налетать с размаху на рычаг; дергать (обыкн. yank out, yank off) - yank away - yank off - yank on - yank out - yank up Syn: see pull...
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chestnut 1. noun
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- chestnut 1. noun 5) pl.; jargon пули to put the chestnuts in the fire - заварить кашу to pull the chestnuts out of the fire for smb. - таскать для кого-л. каштаны из огня...
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fall away
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- fall away а) покидать, изменять Some of our formerly loyal members have fallen away. б) спадать; уменьшаться Student numbers have been falling away recently. Interest in the game has fallen away (almost to nothing). в) чахнуть, сохнуть Her face has fallen away since she lost weight. г) исчезать The wind fell away and all was calm. His smile fell away when he saw who his visitor was....
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drag 2. v.
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- drag 2. v. 6) буксировать - drag away - drag down - drag in - drag into - drag on - drag out - drag up Syn: see pull drag away с трудом прогнать Have you ever tried dragging a child away from a television set?...
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troy noun
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- troy noun 2) attr. troy weight - монетный, тройский вес; troy pound - тройский фунт (= 373,24 г или 12 унциям) [ср. avoirdupois ]...
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bow down
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- bow down а) склонять(ся) The apple tree was bowed down with the weight of its fruit. б) заставлять кого-л. страдать Aunt Helen spent years bowed down with grief after the death of her husband. в) ограничивать свободу кого-л. строгим политическим контролем The people of Russia before 1917 were bowed down by the cruelty of the ruling powers. г) признать поражение We shall never bow down to our enemies....
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cave in
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- cave in а) оседать, опускаться The roof caved in, trapping the miners. The weight of the snow caved in the roof. б) coll. уступать, отступать, сдаваться I thought he could face his opponent and not cave in so easily, but I was disappointed. в) не удаваться (о бизнесе и т.д.) Why do you want to appoint this man as director? The last firm he worked for caved in....
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unladen adj.
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- unladen adj. не обремененный (чем-л.); unladen with anxieties - не обремененный заботами; unladen weight - вес порожняком...
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long I 1. adj.
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- long I 1. adj. 9) fin. долгосрочный - long ears to make/pull a long face помрачнеть to make a long nose показать 'нос' - long greens - long head - long nine - long odds - Long Tom - Long Parliament long in the teeth старый to get a long start over smb. значительно опередить кого-л....
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trigger 1. noun
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- trigger 1. noun 1) mil. спусковой крючок - pull the trigger...
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long-bow noun
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- long-bow noun большой лук (оружие) - draw the long-bow - pull the long-bow...
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press on
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- press on а) coll. спешить; активно продолжать (работу и т. п.); We must press on with the work if we are to finish it in time. б) давить (на кого-л., что-л.); The weight of the sleeping child's body was pressing on me. в) тревожить, удручать, угнетать, давить, мучить; Steadily rising prices press most heavily on the poor. г) навязывать; Teachers are not allowed to press their political views on the children....
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hold up
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- hold up а) выставлять, показывать to hold up to derision выставлять на посмешище б) поддерживать, подпирать My husband has lost so much weight that he has to wear a belt to hold his trousers up. в) останавливать, задерживать The building of the new road has been held up by bad weather. г) останавливать с целью грабежа The criminals held up the train and took all the passengers money....
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root I 1. noun
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- root I 1. noun 1) корень; root of a mountain - подножие горы; to lay axe to root - выкорчевывать; to take/strike root - пускать корни, укореняться; to pull up by the roots - вырывать с корнем; подрубить под самый корень; выкорчевывать...
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heart-strings noun
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- heart-strings noun pl. глубочайшие чувстваtoplayuponsmb.'s heart-strings - играть на чьих-л. чувствах to pull at smb.'s heart-strings - растрогать кого-л. до глубины души...
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