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НА СОПЛЙХ highly coll, rude PrepP Invar1. \С-492 дотягивать, тянуть и т. п.adv(to operate an automobile, airplane etc) on a fuel supply that is almost exhausted: (drive (run)) on empty(drive (run)) on fumes.2. держится, построено, сделано \С-492 сделать что и т. п. \С-492 ( adv or subj-compl with copula ( subj: usu. concr)) sth. is built ( sth. is done, to do sth. etc) poorly, sth. is flimsily put togetherjerry-builtsloppily (built (done)) just thrown together just hanging together almost (practically) falling down (falling apart).Лодку сделали на соплях - вот она и затонула сразу же после спуска на воду. The boat was jerry-built so it sunk the minute it hit the water.
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