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1 присмиреть
1) General subject: change song, change tune, draw in one's claws, sing another song, sing small, haul in horns, pull in horns, draw in one's horns2) Makarov: draw in claws, draw in horns -
2 отступить
1) General subject: back, be on the run, blench, climb down (в споре), cop out, depart (depart from tradition - отступать от традиции), deviate, digress, draw in (о войсках), fall back, give ground, give way, leave the field, lose ground, pull back, rebound, recede, recoil (на несколько шагов), reel, reel off, reeler, retract, retreat, shrink, stand away, stand back, step back, haul in horns, make leeway, pull in horns, wave back2) Colloquial: change one's base, (of, on) cop out3) American: take water4) Military: backtrack, draw off, retire, retrograde, drop back, withdraw6) Diplomatic term: cave in (на переговорах)7) Jargon: poop out, up sticks, turn turtle8) Makarov: reel back, reel backward, turn back, cave in, draw in horns, depart from (от обычаев планов и т. п.), cop out (от убеждений принципа и т. п.)9) Microsoft: indent -
3 бить отбой
1) General subject: beat a retreat, haul in horns, pull in horns, sound a retreat2) Naval: sound off (тревоги, маневров), sound off quarters3) Set phrase: draw in one's horns (дословно: Втянуть рожки (об улитке))4) Makarov: (на барабане) beat a retreat, draw in horns -
4 пойти на попятный
1) General subject: back out, back pedal, chicken out, crayfish, recede from a position, haul in horns, pull in horns, take water, back-pedal, draw in one's horns2) Colloquial: pull out3) Literal: beat a retreat4) Jargon: pig it5) Makarov: cop out, draw in horns -
5 умерить пыл
1) General subject: damp somebody's ardour, (свой) qualify anger, (чей-л.) tame ardour, haul in horns, pull in horns, take in sail, dent enthusiasm, pull in one's horns2) Literal: shorten sail3) Makarov: (чей-л.) tame (smb.'s) ardour, (чей-л.) damp ardour, draw in claws, draw in horns -
6 стушеваться
1) General subject: draw in one's horns, take a back seat, melt into background, merge into the background, pull in horns, become flustered, lose one's nerve, get embarrassed2) Makarov: melt into ( the) background, draw in horns, efface oneself -
7 умерить свой пыл
1) General subject: cool heat, draw in one's horns, draw rein, keep down ( one's) enthusiasm, take in sail2) Makarov: draw in horns -
8 ретироваться
1) General subject: draw in one's horns, recede, withdraw, bustle off2) Colloquial: make oneself scarce3) Military: take a powder4) Australian slang: blow through, do the bolt5) Makarov: whistle off, draw in horns -
9 стать более осторожным
1) General subject: draw in horns2) Makarov: draw in hornsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > стать более осторожным
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10 сбавить тон
1) General subject: change song, modify tone, pipe down, sing another song, sing small, pull in horns, sing, draw in horns, ease up, change( one's) tune2) Literal: shorten sail3) Makarov: come down a peg -
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12 присмиреть
sing another song словосочетание:sing another song (присмиреть, сбавить тон)sing small (присмиреть, сбавить тон) -
13 затянуть пояс потуже
1) Colloquial: tighten one's belt (we have to tighten our belt - нам надо затянуть пояс потуже), take one's belt in a notch2) British English: draw horns inУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > затянуть пояс потуже
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14 пойти на попятную
1) General subject: back-pedal, abandon claim, go back on ( one's) words, back down2) Diplomatic term: back out of3) Jargon: tuck tail4) Set phrase: draw in one's horns (дословно: Втянуть рожки (об улитке)) -
15 ретироваться
withdraw глагол: словосочетание:make oneself scarce (ретироваться, не попадаться на глаза, редко показываться, держаться в отдалении, удаляться, уйти) -
16 стушеваться
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17 бить отбой
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18 умерять пыл
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draw\ in\ one's\ horns — • pull in one s horns • draw in one s horns v. phr. informal 1. To reduce your boasts; calm down from a quarrel; back down on a promise. He said he could beat any man there single handed, but he pulled in his horns when Jack came forward. 2. To… … Словарь американских идиом
