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1 put the finger on smb.
жарг.1) (незаметно) показать убийце намеченную жертву, вынести приговор кому-л. [первонач. амер.]What the witness has done under the Court's direction, is known to the underworld as "putting the finger" on a victim. (G. Marion, ‘The Communist Trial’, ch. 8) — Свидетель под руководством судьи сыграл роль перста указующего, и "преступник" нашелся. "Указал пальцем", как говорят в уголовном мире.
Some bull from town put the finger on us, I guess. (J. Steinbeck, ‘In Dubious Battle’, ch. VI) — Я думаю, нас засек один из городских фараонов.
He put the finger on the other members of the gang. (WD) — Он выдал полиции остальных членов шайки.
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2 below
1. adv внизу; нижеbe below the standard — быть ниже нормы; быть ниже стандарта
2. adv внизwent below — понизился; шел вниз
gone below — понижался; шел вниз
3. adv ниже по течению4. adv ниже нуля5. adv ниже, дальше6. adv театр. на авансценеСинонимический ряд:1. beneath (adj.) beneath; under; underneath2. inferior to (adj.) inferior to; subject to; subordinate to3. beneath (other) beneath; covered by; down from; inferior to; lesser in rank; subject to; subordinate to; under; underneath4. beneath a ship's decks (other) below the waterline; below-decks; beneath a ship's decks; between-decks; in steerage; in the engine room; in the hold5. downward (other) down; downward; downwards; lower; to the floor; to the ground6. hereinafter (other) herein after; hereinafter; in a subsequent paragraph; infra; later; on a following page; subsequently; vide infra7. in the underworld (other) condemned; damned; in hell; in inferno; in Pluto's realm; in the underworld; to hell; with the fallen angels8. less than (other) less than; lower than; under9. on earth (other) here; here below; in mundane existence; in this world; on earth; on the face of the earth; under the sunАнтонимический ряд:above; superior to -
3 easy money
легко доставшиеся деньги, лёгкий заработокHe had a hand in the "easy money" in the building trades and was connected from time to time with the saloon business, gambling joints, bootlegging outfits, and other underworld enterprises. (W. Foster, ‘Misleaders of Labor’, ch. V) — Этот человек имел доступ к "легким деньгам" строительных фирм, не гнушался зарабатывать контрабандным провозом спиртного, содержанием игорных притонов, имеющих дурную репутацию баров и других подозрительных заведений.
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