Словари

выборка		описание
land on		land on а) наговаривать, обвинять I'm not guilty of the crime, so there's no point in landing on me. The police tried to land the blame on me, but it was useless as I was not guilty. б) ругать The director landed on Jim as soon as he came in, for being late again. в) спихивать на кого-л. Don't try to land your dirty work on me! I had three of our neighbours' children landed on me for the whole afternoon.... узнать больше
fade v.		fade v. 5) обесцвечивать - fade away - fade in - fade out Syn: see wane fade away а) угасать The music faded away. This custom is slowly fading away. б) исчезать When the police arrived, the crowd faded away. в) терять силу, здоровье During his illness he faded away to nothing. Old soldiers never die, they only fade away.... узнать больше
mounted adj.		mounted adj. 1) конный; - mounted police... узнать больше
comb I 2. v.		comb I 2. v. 6) прочёсывать (местность и т.п.) (for) The police are combing the woods for the missing boy. I've combed the house for your bag, but it's not here. - comb out - comb through to comb smb.'s hair for him - 'намылить голову' кому-л.; дать кому-л. нагоняй to comb smb.'s hair the wrong way - гладить кого-л. против шерстки Syn: see hunt... узнать больше
clear away		clear away а) убирать Please clear your papers away so that I can serve dinner. Does the letter clear away your difficulty? The police cleared the crowd away. б) рассеивать (сомнения) в) рассеиваться (о тумане, облаках) In the afternoon, the clouds cleared away and the rest of the day was fine. When he read the letter, his doubts cleared away.... узнать больше
move in		move in а) вводить, вдвигать; б) въезжать (в квартиру); We've bought our new house, but we can't move in till the end of the month. в) окружать и готовиться к атаке (on); The police are moving in on the criminals hiding in the house. г) контролировать чью-л. деятельность (чаще незаконно); Criminals have been moving in on the taxi business for some years.... узнать больше
drag out		drag out а) вытаскивать It's so 'annoying having to drag out the sewing machine every time I want to make a dress. б) растягивать (рассказ и т. п.); тянуть, медлить The politician dragged his speech out for over two hours. в) скучно тянуться (о времени, жизни) The writer dragged out an unhappy existence for many years until in the end she killed herself. г) вытянуть (информацию) из кого-л. At last the police were able to drag the truth out of the prisoner.... узнать больше
sit on		sit on а) быть членом (комиссии); Please don't ask me to sit on any more committees this year б) разбирать (дело и т.п.); The police are still sitting on the mystery of the stolen jewels. в) coll. осадить; выбранить That boy will have to be sat on hard; he can't be allowed to behave like that. г) coll. скрывать, засекречивать We'd better sit on the jewels for several months, until it's safe to try to sell them. д) coll. тянуть с ответом, оттягивать (решение и т.п.) The shop has been sitting on my complaint for more than a month.... узнать больше
cook 2. v.		cook 2. v. 3) подделывать, фабриковать (документ); состряпать (историю), придумать (что-л. в извинение) (тж. cook up) Some of the younger workers cooked up a plan for cheating the firm. If the police catch us, shall we be able to cook up a story? You children will cook up any excuse not to do your work. - cook down - cook off - cook out to cook smb.'s goose - расправиться с кем-л.; погубить кого-л. to cook one's (own) goose - погубить себя... узнать больше
stake out		stake out а) отмечать границу (чего-л.) вехами; to stake out a claim а) отмечать вехами границу земельного участка в подтверждение своего права на него; б) заявлять свои права (на что-л.); б) sl. делать засаду; Additional police were called in to stake out the hole, where the gunman was thought to be hiding.... узнать больше
charge with		charge with а) обвинять The prisoner is charged with attempted robbery. The police charged the prisoner with stealing the jewels. б) возлагать ответственность на кого-л. Isn't she rather young to be charged with the care of small children? The chairman was charged with the duty of calling all future meetings. How do you choose the officials who will be charged with fulfilling these duties? в) be changed with быть полным каких-л. качеств His poetry is charged with strength and feeling.... узнать больше
go off		go off а) убежать, сбежать Why did the painter leave his family and go off to live on a tropical island? б) уходить со сцены At the end of this scene, the murderer goes off, hearing the police arrive. в) терять сознание; умирать г) сойти, пройти the concert went off well концерт прошел хорошо д) выстрелить (об оружии); fig. выпалить A gun goes off every day to mark exactly one o'clock. е) ослабевать (о боли и т.п.) ж) стать хуже; испортиться (о мясе и т.п.) The quality of performance has gone off since last year. з) отделаться от чего-л.; сбыть, продать и) засыпать I had a bad night; I went to bed early enough, but for some reason I couldn't go off.... узнать больше
clear out		clear out а) очищать б) coll. разорять в) coll. внезапно уехать, уйти 'Clear out!' shouted the angry farmer to the boys in his field. The thieves took the jewels and then cleared out. The police cleared all the people out of the hotel after the bomb threat. г) выбрасывать I hope you've cleared out all those sticky old sweet papers and empty envelopes from your drawer this time. д) уходить из дома When I was eighteen, I decided that it was time I cleared out.... узнать больше
go to		go to а) просить о чем-л. You have to go to the commanding officer for special permission to leave the camp. If you're so afraid of him, why don't you go to the police? б) выдаваться (о призах, деньгах) The house went to his wife after his death. The prize for growing the biggest potato goes to Mr and Mrs Brown, of the village of Little Digging. в) войти в какое-л. состояние Be quiet. Father has just gone to sleep. The nation seems ready to go to war with in old-time enemy. г) составлять в сумме In former times, 12 pence went to a shilling and 20 shillings to the pound, but since Britain changed to decimal money, 100 new pence go to the pound.... узнать больше
pass by		pass by а) проходить мимо; So many people pass by and never notice the old lonely people. She passed close by me without a sign of recognition. б) оставлять без внимания, пропускать; to pass by in silence обходить молчанием; Thevoters passed him by and elected his opponent. We'll pass that matter by for the moment. в) проходить (о времени); A year passed by, and still she had not found a suitable job. г) быть известным (под именем); He passed by the name of Baker for many years, so avoiding discovery by the police.... узнать больше
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