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121 What more could one ask for?
Общая лексика: Чего ещё можно желать?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > What more could one ask for?
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122 be writing to ask for
Общая лексика: обращаться с просьбой (AD) -
123 call Extension 6740 and ask for Miss Peters
Общая лексика: позвоните по добавочному 6740 и спросите мисс ПитерсУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > call Extension 6740 and ask for Miss Peters
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124 don't scruple to ask for anything you want
Общая лексика: не стесняйтесь и просите все, что вам нужноУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > don't scruple to ask for anything you want
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125 has she really the cheek to ask for more money?
Общая лексика: неужели у нее хватило нахальства просить ещё денег?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > has she really the cheek to ask for more money?
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126 part of the answer appears to lie in strong networks of family and friends, and a willingness to ask for support
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > part of the answer appears to lie in strong networks of family and friends, and a willingness to ask for support
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127 you go and ask for the job and he remembers your name, and Bob's your uncle
Общая лексика: ты идёшь и просишь работу, он вспоминает твое имя, и все в порядкеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > you go and ask for the job and he remembers your name, and Bob's your uncle
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128 A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.
<01> Банк – это место, где Вам одалживают зонтик в ясную погоду, а потом просят вернуть, когда начинается дождь. Frost (Фрост).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.
См. также в других словарях:
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ask for the moon — or[cry for the moon] {v. phr.} To want something that you cannot reach or have; try for the impossible. * /John asked his mother for a hundred dollars today. He s always asking for the moon./ Compare: PROMISE THE MOON … Dictionary of American idioms
ask for the moon — or[cry for the moon] {v. phr.} To want something that you cannot reach or have; try for the impossible. * /John asked his mother for a hundred dollars today. He s always asking for the moon./ Compare: PROMISE THE MOON … Dictionary of American idioms