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1 walk a tightrope
ходить по острию ножаAs a manager, you walk a tightrope. The dividing line between success and failure is very, very thin.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > walk a tightrope
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2 walk a tightrope
Общая лексика: искусно лавировать, рисковать, ходить по краю пропасти, ходить по острию ножа -
3 walk a tightrope
а) идти́ по натя́нутому кана́туб) лави́ровать, иску́сно баланси́роватьThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > walk a tightrope
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4 walk a tight-rope
лавировать, искусно балансироватьOften it was necessary for the Government to walk a tightrope to avoid alienating one side or the other. (A. Hailey, ‘In High Places’, ch. II) — Правительству часто приходилось лавировать, чтобы не восстановить против себя ту или иную политическую группировку.
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5 walk a tightorope (or tightrope)
лaвиpoвaть, иcкуcнo бaлaнcиpoвaть; xoдить пo ocтpию нoжa, xoдить пo кpaю пpoпacти[букв. xoдить пo тугo нaтянутoму кaнaту (oб aкpoбaтax)Often it was necessary for the Government to walk a tightrope to avoid alienating one side or the other (A. Hailey). As a manager you walk a tightrope. The dividing line between success and failure is very, very thin (The Listener)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > walk a tightorope (or tightrope)
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6 tightrope
1. туго натянутый канат, туго натянутая проволока2. опасное или трудное положениеto be on a tightrope, to walk a tightrope — ходить по проволоке, рисковать
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7 walk
1. n1) тж спорт ходьба́ ж2) прогу́лка ж2. v1) идти́ пешко́м; гуля́тьwalk about the city — гуля́ть по го́роду
walk him to the hotel — проводи́те его́ до гости́ницы
2) прогу́ливать, выгу́ливать (собаку, лошадь и т.п.)- walk/don't walk
- walk out
- walk over
- walk a tightrope
- walk on air
- walk on eggs
- walk tall
- walk the chalk
- walk the floor
- walk the plank
- walk the talk
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8 tightrope
['taɪtrəup]сущ.туго натянутый канат; туго натянутая проволокаtightrope dancer / walker — канатоходец
••to walk / tread a tightrope — ходить по краю пропасти рисковать
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9 tightrope
tight-rope
1> тугонатянутый канат, туго натянутая проволока
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tight-rope dancer (walker) канатоходец
2> опасное или трудное положение
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to be on a tight-rope, to walk a tight-rope ходить по
проволоке (по краю пропасти), рисковать -
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