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1 flip the bird
1) Разговорное выражение: показать фигу (диалект. показать дулю, дать дулю), кукиш показать (Секретарша показала своему начальнику кукиш в кармане. The secretary thumbed her nose at her boss behind his back.; не согласиться, отказать to disagree or reject smb. in a rude way (figuratively and literally))2) Сленг: показать фак (flip the bird at smbd; flip smbd the bird), показать поднятый средний палец при сжатых в кулак остальных; сделать неприличный жест по чьему-л. адресу (см. "flip smb. the bird")3) Современное выражение: показать средний палец -
2 twist arm
1) Общая лексика: оказывать давление на (кого-л.), брать за жабры (кого-либо), взять за жабры2) Разговорное выражение: выламывать суставы (насильственными средствами, пытками добиваться чего-л. от кого-л. (в прямом и переносном смыслах) to get smb. to do smth. by using violence or torture (literally and figuratively))3) Макаров: выкручивать (кому-л.) руку, давить, принуждать, оказывать давление (на кого-л.), выворачивать (кому-л.) руку (пытка)
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