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121 go down
phrvi1) infmlWe'll just have to wait a while to see how all this goes down — Мы должны немного выждать и посмотреть, как это все будет воспринято
2) AmE slHe stuck his head in at the door to see what was going down there — Он заглянул в дверь, чтобы посмотреть, что там случилось
I'll tell you everything that went down — Я расскажу вам обо всем, что произошло
3) AmE slThe guy didn't want to go down for a job he didn't do — Парию совсем не улыбалось садиться в тюрьму за просто так живешь
Mr Big said that somebody had to go down for it and he didn't care who — Шеф сказал, что кому-то за это придется сесть, и ему все равно кому
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122 gear down
1) замедлять (движение) You have to gear down when you drive uphill. ≈ Когда едешь в гору, включай пониженную передачу.
2) ослаблять, понижать уровень The courses have been geared down to the lower ability of students in these special classes. ≈ Курсы были несколько упрощены специально для учеников этих особых классов. замедлять (движение) - to * a car ехать медленнее, снижать скорость( автомашины)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > gear down
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123 come down on
come down on а) требовать от кого-л. The debt collector came down on us forpayment. Mother came down on me to clean my room. б) наказывать кого-л. Thecourts will come down (heavily) on young criminals. в) ругать кого-л. Thedirector came down on Jim for being late again. г) решать в пользу кого-л. Thechairman will have to come down on one side or the other soon. -
124 pull down
pull down а) сталкивать, сбрасывать; The box is too heavy to lift down theslope, we shall have to pull it down. б) сносить (здание и т. п.); The oldLondon Bridge was pulled down stone by stone в) сбивать (спесь); He is tooproud and should be pulled down. г) понижать, снижать (в цене, чине и т. п.);I was doing well until the last question, but that one has pulled my marksdown. д) изнурять, ослаблять; My recent cold has pulled me down. е) amer.;coll. получать (вознаграждение или награду); зарабатывать; He's been pullingdown $20,000 a year dealing in property. -
125 wear down
1) wear down1. изматывать, утомлятьThese night calls are wearing me down.
2. взять на измор, сломить, уломатьHer constant nagging about getting a new car wore down his resistance.
2) wear away/downThe first time he asked for a date, she refused; but he finally wore her down.
сноситься, стоптаться; стеретьсяThe heels of your shoes are worn down on one side.
The letters on this gravestone have worn away with time.
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126 break down
фраз. гл.1) сломить, разбитьThe prisoner's opposition broke down under repeated questioning. — Повторный допрос сломил сопротивление арестованного.
2) ухудшаться, сдавать ( о здоровье)You will break down if you work too hard. — Если ты будешь слишком много работать, ты потеряешь здоровье.
Syn:4) распадаться ( на части)The figures break down into several kinds, showing us different ways of looking at the firm's activities. — Цифры можно сгруппировать по-разному и с разных точек зрения смотреть на деятельность фирмы.
5) провалиться; потерпеть неудачуPeace talks have broken down in the Middle East. — Мирные переговоры на Ближнем Востоке потерпели неудачу.
6) не выдержать, потерять самообладаниеPeter broke down and wept when he saw the deer that he had shot. — Питер не перенес вида застреленного им оленя и зарыдал.
7) хим. расщеплять (какое-л. вещество)Chemicals in the body break down our food into useful substances. — Химические вещества нашего тела разлагают пищу на полезные составляющие.
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127 gear down
фраз. гл.You have to gear down when you drive uphill. — Когда едешь в гору, включай пониженную передачу.
2) ослаблять, понижать уровеньThe courses have been geared down to the lower ability of students in these special classes. — Курсы были несколько упрощены специально для учеников этих особых классов.
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128 hunt down
фраз. гл.1) выследить; поймать2) затравитьFarmers will not be satisfied till all the local foxes that have been killing their chickens have been hunted down. — Фермеры не успокоятся, пока все местные лисы, воровавшие их цыплят, не будут затравлены.
3) преследовать4) выискиватьWe've been hunting down a good cheap house all over the city. — Мы ищем хороший дешёвый дом по всему городу.
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