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1 turn on the heat
expr AmE sl1)He turned on the heat trying to seduce her — Он пустил в ход все свое обаяние, чтобы соблазнить ее
2)Suppose we turn on the heat a little? He may come clean — А, может, нам его немного припугнуть? Возможно, он тогда сознается
3)I was too far behind in my work and they were beginning to turn on the heat — Я запустил свою работу, и они уже начали давить на меня
If I resigned tomorrow, everybody'd wonder who turned on the heat — Если бы я завтра подал в отставку, то все начали бы спрашивать, не поддался ли я нажиму с чьей-либо стороны
4)The new dictionary of modern spoken language > turn on the heat
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