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beat smb. to it
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- beat smb. to it выиграть соревнование We got our product onto the market as fast as we could, but the other firm still beat us to it!...
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toy with
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- toy with а) вертеть в руках; All the time he was talking, he was toying with a pencil. б) дурачиться, забавляться; несерьёзно относиться; toy with an idea играть с мыслью; Father often toys with the thought of going to live on a tropical island....
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change up
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- change up (в машине) поменять скорость на большую When you are going fast enough, you'll be able to change up....
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see ahead
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- see ahead предвидеть, представлять, заглядывать (в будущее) When things change so fast one cannot see ahead very far. Can you see ahead to the year 2000?...
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gobble up
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- gobble up а) поглощать в больших количествах The big old car gobbles up petrol. Some students gobble up information as fast as they receive it. б) побеждать It's difficult for a small firm not to be gobbled up by big business concerns....
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scoop 2. v.
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- scoop 2. v. 2) копать; выкапывать (тж. scoop out); This machine can scoop out the soil at a very fast rate. Tortoise scoops out a nesting place in the sand and lays its eggs in it....
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squeak by
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- squeak by coll. еле сводить концы с концами, перебиваться; Don't worry about how I'm to live while I'm away at college, I'll squeak by somehow....
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cast out
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- cast out а) выгонять, изгонять In former times, criminals were often cast out and had to live in the wild. б) извергать (пищу) в) mil. выбраковывать (лошадей)...
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glare 2. v.
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- glare 2. v. 1) ослепительно сверкать (тж. glare down) A surprising number of people live in the desert, where the hot sun glares down all day and little rain falls....
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chuck off
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- chuck off а) сбегать If we run fast we'll be able to chuck the police off. б) освобождаться (от чего-л. плохого) I don't seem to be able to chuck off this cold....
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conform v.
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- conform v. 1) сообразовать(ся); согласоваться с чем-л. (to/with); соответствовать чему-л. (to/with) The boy's behaviour conforms to the expected pattern. We have to conform our ideas to those of the society in which we live....
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sin 1. noun
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- sin 1. noun грех; to live in sin - жить в незаконном браке Syn: error, fault, indiscretion, misdeed, transgression, wrong Ant: benefaction, good deed, goodness, kindness...
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dictate 2. v.
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- dictate 2. v. 1) диктовать (письмо и т.п.) (to) How fast do you dictate to your secretary?...
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thick 3. adv.
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- thick 3. adv. 3) неясно, заплетающимся языком; хрипло thick and fast - быстро, стремительно, один за другим to lay it on thick coll. - грубо льстить, хватить через край (в похвалах)...
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overcrowded adj.
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- overcrowded adj. переполненный; to live in overcrowded conditions - жить в тесноте...
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