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1 a bone of contention
≈ яблоко раздора [этим. миф.]From the earliest days control over he River Plate region and particularly of Uruguay, was a bone of contention between Spain and Portugal... (W. Foster, ‘Outline Political History of the Americas’, book II, ch. 12) — Район Ла-Платы и особенно Уругвай были с самого начала яблоком раздора между Испанией и Португалией...
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2 change hands
перейти в другие руки, к другому владельцу; переходить из рук в рукиDuring the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Banda Oriental (Eastern Bank of the River), as Uruguay was then called, changed hands several times between Spain and Portugal. (W. Foster, ‘Outline Political History of the Americas’, book II, ch. 12) — В XVII и XVIII веках "Банда Ориенталь", как тогда называли Уругвай и что в переводе означает "Восточный берег реки", принадлежал попеременно то Испании, то Португалии.
I come here, and find my friends have sold their house. It has changed hands so many times that it has been impossible to find them by that means. (R. Aldington, ‘All Men Are Enemies’, part II, ch. VIII) — я приезжаю сюда и узнаю, что мои друзья продали свой дом, который затем столько раз переходил из рук в руки, что найти их теперь нет никакой возможности.
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3 make the best of smth.
1) использовать что-л. наилучшим образом, наиболее эффективно, максимально; см. тж. make the most of smth. и make the worst of smth.He knew the game well and you could be sure that he would make the best of his cards. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Facts of Life’) — Генри Гарнет хорошо знает эту игру; можете быть уверены, он свои карты разыграет наилучшим образом.
So when the Brazilians finally decided... that the time had come for them to set up an independent government, there was very little Portugal could do except to make the best of a bad situation... (W. Foster, ‘Outline Political History of the Americas’, ch. 9) — И когда наконец бразильцы решили... что и для них настало время создать независимое правительство, то Португалии оставалось лишь одно: выйти с минимальным уроном из создавшегося положения...
2) мириться с чём-л.; безропотно переносить что-л.; см. тж. make the most of smth.Don't bother about me, Beauty. I'm going to make the best of whatever you decide. If you're Harry's wife I'll make myself agreeable and never give you any worry. (U. Sinclair, ‘World's End’, ch. 11) — Обо мне не беспокойся, Бьюти. Что бы ты ни решила - я на все соглашусь. Если ты выйдешь замуж за Гарри, я слова не скажу и никогда ничем не огорчу тебя.
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