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carve up
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- carve up а) coll. разделять что-л. Europe was carved up after World War I. б) coll. делить (деньги) The thieves carved up the profit from the robbery. в) sl. намеренно ранить кого-л. Threaten to carve him up if he won't give the money, that should make him do it! г) coll. перегонять кого-л. на машине Yes, he does get there sooner, but only by carving up the rest of the traffic on the way - one day he'll have a nasty accident....
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benefit 1. noun
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- benefit 1. noun 3) пенсия, (страховое) пособие - cash benefit - benefit in kind - unemployment benefit - sickness benefit to give smb. the benefit of the doubt - оправдать кого-л. за недостаточностью улик - benefit of clergy with benefit of clergy освященный церковью to take the benefit amer. объявить себя банкротом (эллиптически вм. to take the benefit of the bankruptcy laws) Syn: advantage, favour, gain, profit Ant: disadvantage, harm, loss...
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kick back
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- kick back а) (от)платить той же монетой б) mot. отдавать назад Be careful how you start the motor, it sometimes kicks back. в) coll. отдавать (часть незаконно полученных денег под нажимом и т.п.) We only won the contract because we agreed to kick back 5% of the profit to the man who got us the job. г) coll. возвращать (краденое) д) (о болезни) возобновляться This kind of feverish cold is slow to cure; it often kicks back just when you think you're better....
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clean up
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- clean up а) прибирать, приводить в порядок This room needs cleaning up. б) заканчивать начатую работу в) jargon сорвать большой куш The brothers cleaned up a profit in the property market. It was annoying to lose money on the deal when others cleaned up. г) мыть(ся) 'Wait for me. I have to clean up', said the painter. It won't take me long to clean myself up, and then I'll be ready. д) улучшать The newly elected leader has declared his intention of cleaning up the city council. е) mil. добить врага Leave a few men behind to clean up the last of the enemy positions....
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