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n infmlWhen I stop to think about it I feel it must have been a very close call — Но когда я об этом задумываюсь, то мне кажется, что я уцелел только чудом
We got here in one piece but there were too many close calls for my liking — Мы доехали целыми и невредимыми, но по дороге было слишком много аварийных ситуаций
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go — 1 verb past tense went, past participle gone, 3rd person singular present tense goes TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SPEAKER 1 LEAVE SOMEWHERE (I) to leave a place to go somewhere else; depart: I wanted to go, but Anna wanted to stay. | It s late; I must… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
turn — turn1 [ tɜrn ] verb *** ▸ 1 change position ▸ 2 change direction ▸ 3 make circular movement ▸ 4 do/become something else ▸ 5 become particular age ▸ 6 move page to other side ▸ 7 about stomach ▸ 8 milk: become sour ▸ 9 affect game/fight ▸ 10… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
go — go1 [ gou ] (past tense went [ went ] ; past participle gone [ gɔn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move/travel ▸ 2 travel to activity ▸ 3 continue to place/time ▸ 4 happen ▸ 5 be kept somewhere/fit ▸ 6 change to/be in state ▸ 7 get worse/stop working ▸ 8 die ▸… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
turn against — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms turn against : present tense I/you/we/they turn against he/she/it turns against present participle turning against past tense turned against past participle turned against a) turn against someone/something to… … English dictionary
sour on — informal : having a bad opinion of (something) She was sour on politics in general. • • • Main Entry: ↑sour sour on [phrasal verb] sour on (something) or sour (someone) on (something … Useful english dictionary
turn — turn1 W1S1 [tə:n US tə:rn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(your body)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(direction)¦ 4¦(move around central point)¦ 5¦(change)¦ 6¦(attention/thoughts)¦ 7 turn your back (on somebody/something) 8¦(age/time)¦ 9 turn something inside out … Dictionary of contemporary English
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take against — verb a) To stop liking someone. Become unfriendly. b) He took against me when I was promoted over him … Wiktionary
go off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you go off someone or something, you stop liking them. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V P n] Why have they gone off him now? It could be something he said. ... [V P n] I started to go off the idea. 2) PHRASAL VERB If an explosive device or… … English dictionary
odwidzieć się — Zmienić zdanie, zwłaszcza przestać coślubić Eng. To change one s mind, especially to stop liking or enjoying something … Słownik Polskiego slangu
(a) fall from grace — fall from grace to do something bad which makes people in authority stop liking you or admiring you. He used to be one of the president s closest advisers before his fall from grace … New idioms dictionary