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plough through
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- plough through а) продвигаться с трудом; The actress had to plough her way through the crowd to reach her car. б) осилить, одолеть; She spent the weekend ploughing her way through the pile of letters....
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stand down
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- stand down а) покидать свидетельское место (в суде); Thank you, you may now stand down; б) уступать свою позицию; I've spent so many years as chairman that I feel it's time I stood down....
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wear away
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- wear away а) стирать(ся), постепенно уменьшать(ся), ослаблять(ся); All those years spent in prison have worn away the prisoner's resistance. б) медленно тянуться (о времени); Winter wore away slowly as she waited for his return....
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gabble 2. v.
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- gabble 2. v. 1) говорить неясно и быстро, бормотать (тж. gabble away/on/off/out); I expect you spent half the day gabbling away with your neighbours Don't gabble out your story, man, tell it calmly and clearly....
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search through
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- search through искать, отыскивать; рыться (в чем-л.) I spent ten minutes searching through the drawer for the key, and it was in my bag all the time! Police with dogs are searching through the woods for the missing child....
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mis-spend v.
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- mis-spend v. past and past part. mis-spent неразумно, зря тратить...
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gull II 2. v.
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- gull II 2. v. обманывать, дурачить (into; out of) The government tries to gull the taxpayers into believing that their money is being properly spent. The salesman tried to gull the old lady out of her money, but she didn't trust him and would not give him anything....
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step down
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- step down а) спуститься; Stepping down from the stage, he took a member of the crowd by the hand and led him up the steps; б) выйти (из экипажа); в) electr. понижать напряжение; The quantity of medicine to be taken can be stepped down gradually after the first week; г) уступить свою позицию; I've spent so many years as chairman that I feel it's time I stepped down....
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run around
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- run around а) бесцельно бегать туда-сюда; бегать, резвиться (о детях) You'll catch cold running around without a coat. б) вести беспорядочный образ жизни, вести распутную жизнь He spent his youth running around with criminal types. He's too well-known for running around (with other men's wives)....
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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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care for
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- care for а) нравиться, хотеть Would the children care for some more cake? That ladder looks unsafe; I would not care for it to fall while you were at the top. б) нянчиться, присматривать Jane spent years caring for her sick aunt. Do you enjoy caring for small children while their mothers are at work? в) заботиться, беречь Mary cares for her clothes, to make them last....
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run on
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- run on а) натолкнуть(ся), наскочить на что-л. The boat ran on the racks. Take cure not to run the boat on the racks. б) продолжать(ся); тянуть(ся); говорить без остановки Their talks ran on for hours. The teacher ran on and on about good behaviour. в) бежать, лететь, протекать (о времени) Months ran on, and still there was no letter. г) включать дополнительно (слова и т. п.) Instead of making a break here, I want you to run the next sentence on. д) касаться (какой-л. темы и т.п.), вращаться (вокруг какой-л. темы) His thoughts ran upon the happy times that he had spent there. е) typ. набирать 'в подбор'; ж) писаться слитно (о буквах)...
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