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81 on the square
I adj infml II adv infmlCan we trust them to act on the square? — Мы можем надеяться, что они поступят честно?
They'll beat you at it even if they play on the square — Они обыграют тебя, даже если будут играть по-честному
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82 squirrel
n AmE infmlI've seen some squirrels in my life but you got them all beat — Видел я в своей жизни психов, но таких, как ты, еще поискать надо
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83 tight
I adj1) infml2) infmlWhen the schedule is tight and we are busy as all get out, the telephone keeps ringing off the hook — Когда у нас напряженка, и все заняты, телефон звонит не умолкая
3) infml4) slA little tight, honey? Not going to be sick, are you? — Немного перепила, дорогая? Тебя как, не вырвет?
He got tight one day and beat the stuffing out of his neighbour — Он однажды напился пьяным и избил своего соседа
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84 be on one's mettle
проявлять пыл, рвение‘Now, if I had been stung by ten ad ders i should hardly have lost a day's work for 't,’ said Grandfer Cantle. ‘Such is my spirit when I am on my mettle. But perhaps 'tis natural in a man trained for war.’ (Th. Hardy, ‘The Return of the Native’, book IV, ch. VII) — - Ну а я, хоть бы меня дюжина гадюк укусила, и то не стал бы из-за этого ни одного рабочего дня терять, - заявил дедушка Кентл. - Вот я каков, когда распалюсь. Ну да недаром же меня воевать учили.
A steady beat, an even pace. Ernest, on his mettle, clung to this idea. It was only jazz, but he might as well show them he could play it. (R. Greenwood, ‘Mr. Bunting’, ch. XIII) — четкий ритм, мерное движение. Эрнест всеми силами старался не сплоховать. Это всего-навсего джаз, но он докажет им, что может играть и такую музыку.
If he wins his fight this evening, he'll be on the direct road for a world championship, so you can imagine that he's right on his mettle. (SPI) — Если он выиграет бой сегодня вечером, то ему открыт путь на чемпионат мира. Представляете себе, как он рвется в бой.
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85 run-down
1. n разг. краткое изложение; сводка; конспект; тезисы; аннотация2. n разг. информация3. a незаведённый, остановившийся4. a севший, разрядившийся5. a уставший, истощённый; ослабший6. a развалившийся; запущенный7. a захудалый, жалкийСинонимический ряд:1. drained (adj.) debilitated; drained; enervated; enfeebled; weakened2. neglected (adj.) neglected; uncared-for; untended3. shabby (adj.) beat-up; bedraggled; broken-down; crumbling; decaying; decrepit; dilapidated; dingy; disreputable; down-at-heel; faded; mangy; moth-eaten; old and neglected; ramshackle; rickety; scrubby; scruffy; seedy; shabby; shoddy; sleazy; slipshod; squalid; tacky; tagrag; tattered; threadbare4. unhealthy (adj.) burned out; fatigued; feeble; frail; listless; sickly; tired; unhealthy; weak5. outline (noun) abstract; outline; prйcis; report; review; synopsis6. sum (noun) recap; recapitulation; run-through; sum; summary; summation; wrap-up
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