-
1 get a line on someone or something
expr infmlThe police eventually managed to get a line on him — Полиции, в конце концов, удалось кое-что узнать о нем
Did you manage to get a line on what's cooking in the committee? — Тебе удалось узнать, что они там в комиссии затевают?
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > get a line on someone or something
См. также в других словарях:
manage — verb 1 DO STH DIFFICULT (I, T) to succeed in doing something difficult, especially after trying very hard: manage to do sth: Jenny managed to pass her driving test on the fifth attempt. | How do you manage to stay so slim? | We eventually managed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
manage — verb 1 succeed in doing sth ADVERB ▪ nicely, perfectly well (esp. BrE), very well ▪ I can manage perfectly well on my own, thank you. ▪ successfully ▪ skilfully/skillfully … Collocations dictionary
eventually — adverb after a long time, especially after a long delay or a lot of problems: He worked so hard that eventually he made himself ill. | She eventually passed her driving test. | “Did you manage to contact Roger?” “Well yes, eventually.” … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
eventually — adv. Eventually is used with these adjectives: ↑successful, ↑victorious Eventually is used with these verbs: ↑abandon, ↑arrive, ↑break, ↑cease, ↑collapse, ↑concede, ↑dawn, ↑decide, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
manage — [16] Etymologically, manage means ‘handle’. It comes via Italian maneggiare ‘control a horse’ from Vulgar Latin *manidiare, a derivative of Latin manus ‘hand’. To begin with it was used in the context of ‘horsetraining’ in English, but eventually … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
manage — [16] Etymologically, manage means ‘handle’. It comes via Italian maneggiare ‘control a horse’ from Vulgar Latin *manidiare, a derivative of Latin manus ‘hand’. To begin with it was used in the context of ‘horsetraining’ in English, but eventually … Word origins
Canada's Worst Driver 2 — Infobox Television show name = Canada s Worst Driver 2 caption = format = Reality television runtime = 60 minutes (including commercials) creator = developer = Proper Television producer = executive producer = presenter = Andrew Younghusband… … Wikipedia
Thracians — For other uses, see Thracian (disambiguation). Thracian peltast, 5th–4th century BC. The ancient Thracians (Ancient Greek: Θρᾷκες, Latin: Thraci) were a group of Indo European tribes inhabiting areas including Thrace in Southeastern Europe … Wikipedia
Lauren Adams — Infobox character colour = light red colour tezxt = Black name = Lauren Adams series = CHERUB first = last = cause = CHERUB agent creator = Robert Muchamore rank = Black Shirt gender = Female born =c. birth date and age|1994|09|24|df=yes age = 13 … Wikipedia
Thrace — ( bg. Тракия, Trakiya or Trakija or Trakia , el. Θράκη, Thráki , tr. Trakya) is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. Today the name Thrace designates a region spread over southern Bulgaria (Northern Thrace), northeastern Greece… … Wikipedia
Jimmy Case — Football player infobox| playername = Jimmy Case fullname = James Robert Case dateofbirth = birth date and age|1954|5|18 cityofbirth = Liverpool countryofbirth = England height = height|ft=5|in=9 currentclub = position = Midfielder youthyears =… … Wikipedia