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21 set back
фраз. гл.1) препятствовать, задерживатьThe cost of the war has set back national development by ten years. — Расходы на войну затормозили развитие страны примерно на десять лет.
2) отсрочивать, откладывать, переноситьThe election will be set back to July to avoid the June holiday. — Выборы будут перенесены на июль, чтобы они не пришлись на июньские отпуска.
3) разг. сто́ить, обходитьсяThe boy's education has set me back more than $3000. — Обучение мальчика обошлось мне больше чем в три тысячи долларов.
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22 wiggle room
сущ.; разг.; амер.four months' worth of wiggle room to allow for unexpected delays — лишние четыре месяца на случай непредвиденных задержек
He wants wiggle room left for negotiations to avoid a major war. — Он хочет, чтобы осталась возможность для переговоров во избежание большой войны.
2) припуск, запас"Do you have enough wiggle room for your toes?" the shoe salesman asked. — "Пальцы не жмёт?" - спросил продавец обуви.
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23 law
[lɔː]nзакон, право, правилоIt's against the law. — Это запрещено законом.
The law was given out in — 1917. Этот закон был издан в 1917 году.
Respect for the law is the foundation of civilized society living. — Уважение к закону - основа цивилизованного общества.
The machinary of the law was set in motion. — В движение пришел механизм законопорядка.
Many of the laws passed by Parliament are never enforced. — Многие законы, принятые Парламентом, никогда не вступают в силу.
A degree in law would be an advantage in the job market. — Ученая степень по юридическим наукам будет преимуществом при получении работы.
Necessity knows no law. — ◊ Нужда свой закон пишет. /Для нужды нет закона.
One law for the rich and another for the poor. — ◊ Закон, что дышло, куда повернул, туда и вышло. /У сильного всегда бессильный виноват.
Possession is nine points of the law. — ◊ Бедному с богатым судиться, лучше в ложке утопиться. /Богатый всегда прав.
- economic law- wise law
- nature's laws
- old law
- active law
- just law
- fundamental law
- rigorous laws
- mortal law
- criminal law
- civil law
- public law
- common law
- customary law
- administrative law
- municipal law
- regional international law
- Mendeleev's laws
- Grimm's laws
- natural law
- economic laws
- divorce law
- conscription law
- scientific laws
- social laws
- human laws
- moral laws
- marriage laws
- irreversible laws
- Lynch law
- occupation laws
- immigration laws
- war-time laws
- copyright law
- traffic laws
- speed laws
- unwritten laws
- standing laws
- binding laws
- law and order
- law court
- law school
- law department
- law digest
- law firm
- my in-laws
- law of the country
- supreme law of the country
- law against truancy
- law of criminal procedure
- law of treaties
- law of gravity
- laws of harmony
- law of self-preservation
- law of probability
- laws of hospitality
- laws of honour
- laws of the jungle
- laws of football
- protected by law
- regulated by law
- rules set by the law
- rules provided in the law
- process governed by certain laws
- question of law
- doctor of law
- career in law
- letter of the law
- spirit of the law
- force of law
- violation of the law
- according to the law
- before the law - under Japanese laws
- in conformity with the law
- according to the laws of the country
- under existing laws
- in accordancewith the letter and spirit of the law
- abide by law
- act according to the law
- adopt a law
- amend the laws
- argue for the new law
- avoid the law
- be equal before law
- be punishable by law
- be at law with smb
- be above the law
- be against the law
- become law
- break the law
- circumvent the law
- comply with the law
- disregard law
- ignore law
- denounes law
- enact laws
- give smb to the law
- go to law
- go in for the law
- have in trouble with the law
- have the law on smb
- keep within the law
- know the law
- maintain law and order
- make severe laws
- obey the law
- observe the law
- practise law
- put the city under martial law
- read for the law
- repeal a law
- resist the law
- square the law with practice
- stretch the law
- study law
- study the laws of thermodynamics
- take the law into one's own hands
- law forbids smb to do smth
- law requires...
- law is punctually kept
- law was put into force- Billbecome law- everyone is equal under the law
- comstitution is the supreme law of the countryUSAGE:Обозначение родства, приобретенного в результате женитьбы, оформляется в английском языке образованием сложного слова с неизменным компонентом - in-law, который присоединяется к любому простому термину родства: son-in-law зять; daught-in-law невестка; father-in-law тесть/свекор; mother-in-law теща/свекровь; brother-in-law днвнрь/зять/шурин; sister-in-law невкстка/золовка/своячеица -
24 every which way
разг.1) во всех направлениях, в разные стороны [первонач. амер.]The fences... leaned every which way... (M. Twain, ‘Huckleberry Finn’, ch. XXI) — Заборы... покосились в разные стороны.
2) любым путём; во всех отношенияхBut you're not going to be able to avoid the war, Grace... It affects us every which way. (J. O'Hara, ‘A Rage to Live’, book II) — Войны не избежать, Грейс... Создавшееся положение влияет на нас во всех отношениях.
You've done... more'n [= more than] any other man would have done, working and contriving every which way. (Suppl) — Трудом и необыкновенной изобретательностью вы добились в своей области больше, чем кто-либо другой.
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25 every which way
1) вo вcex нaпpaвлeнияx, в paзныe cтopoны [пepвoнaч. aмep.]The fences leaned every which way (M. Twain). Harry Lancaster... was fat and worked in suspenders and shirt-sleeves at a desk that was piled every which way with papers (J. Shaw)2) вo вcex oтнoшeнияxBut you're not going to be able to avoid the war, Grace... It affects us every which way (J. O'Hara)
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