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61 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) tage æren* * *(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) tage ærenEnglish-Danish dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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62 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) tage æren* * *(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) tage ærenEnglish-Danish dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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63 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) tage æren* * *(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) tage ærenEnglish-Danish dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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64 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) tage æren* * *(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) tage ærenEnglish-Danish dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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65 to have something to show for something
tener algo que recompensa■ at least you've got something to show for it al menos tienes algo que recompensa el esfuerzo que has hecho■ and what have you got to show for it? ¿y qué tienes como recompensa?, ¿y qué beneficio te ha reportado?English-spanish dictionary > to have something to show for something
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66 song and dance
to make a song and dance and dance about something — (colloq) hacer* muchos aspavientos por algo
* * *to make a song and dance and dance about something — (colloq) hacer* muchos aspavientos por algo
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67 give and take
(willingness to allow someone something in return for being allowed something oneself.) villighed til at gå på kompromis* * *(willingness to allow someone something in return for being allowed something oneself.) villighed til at gå på kompromis -
68 divide something fifty-fifty / split something fifty-fifty
Divide something fifty-fifty / split something fifty-fiftyразделить поровнуTommy and Billy divided the candy fifty-fifty.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > divide something fifty-fifty / split something fifty-fifty
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69 nuts and bolts (of something)
основные сведения о чём-либоThe nuts and bolts of the research were carefully discussed by the student and his mentor.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > nuts and bolts (of something)
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70 nuts and bolts (of something)
основные сведения о чём-либоThe nuts and bolts of the research were carefully discussed by the student and his mentor.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > nuts and bolts (of something)
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71 put something over on someone
expr infmlHe's not the sort of man you can put something over on — Он не тот человек, которого легко провести
And don't think those sinners are putting anything over on God — Бог все видит! Этим грешникам не удастся его обмануть
He suspected that his friend had put something over on him but he had no proof — Он подозревал, что его друг каким-то образом облапошил его, но у него не было доказательств
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > put something over on someone
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72 there's something and something
expr infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > there's something and something
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73 what with something and something
adv infmlWhat with unemployment and high prices many folks actually can't make both ends meet — С этой безработицей да еще высокими ценами люди просто не могут свести концы с концами
What with one thing and another I don't know if I'm coming or going — То одно, то другое. У меня голова идет кругом
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > what with something and something
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74 think oneself something
(think oneself something (тж. think something of oneself))Young Hadoway thinks something of himself. He's getting too high and mighty for me. (DEI) — Юный Хэдоуэй высокого мнения о себе. Слишком он заносчив, по-моему.
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75 grin and bear it
(to put up with something unpleasant without complaining: He doesn't like his present job but he'll just have to grin and bear it till he finds another.) gøre gode miner til slet spil* * *(to put up with something unpleasant without complaining: He doesn't like his present job but he'll just have to grin and bear it till he finds another.) gøre gode miner til slet spil -
76 do something fair and square
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > do something fair and square
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77 be-all and end-all
1) Макаров: все в жизни, конец и начало всего2) Фразеологизм: чрезвычайно важное (Something considered to be of the utmost importance. Profit is the be-all and end-all of business.), что-то необходимое (something essential or ultimate), что-то основное -
78 make something work
фраз. сделать так, чтобы что-то работало; заставить что-либо работать, действоватьSignificant, too, has been "the spirit of enterprise", in other words, taking a chance on both people and ideas, and letting those who are willing to work try to make something work. — Также особое значение имел "дух предпринимательства", иными словами, возможность рискнуть и попытать счастья, как для людей, так и для идей, и позволить тем, кто желает работать попытаться, сделать так, чтобы что-то работало.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > make something work
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79 the cut and thrust (of something)
el toma y daca (de algo)English-spanish dictionary > the cut and thrust (of something)
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80 the ebb and flow of something
figurative use los cambios continuos de algo
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