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1 hold etc still for something
expr infmlHe'll stand still for any rap as long as he knows that they will be taken care of for living money — Он не будет протестовать против любого предъявленного ему обвинения, если будет уверен, что его семья будет материально обеспечена
Do they expect us to sit still for that kind of abuse? — Они что, думают, что мы будем терпеливо сносить эти оскорбления?
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