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121 make out
make out а) разобрать; б) увидеть, различить, понять; you can just make outthe farm in the distance. в) доказывать; The lawyers tried to make out thatPeter had not been present at the accident. г) составлять (документ); выписы-вать (счет, чек); When you make out the bill, please give me a copy. д) amer.жить, существовать; how did he make out while his wife was away? е) справ-ляться (с чем-л.); преуспевать; how did he make out at the examination? как онсдал экзамен? ж) делать вид; притворяться; дать понять; you can't makeyourself out to be younger than you are. he's not such a fool as he's made outto be. з) удаваться, иметь успех; Whatever profession this young man chooses,I'm sure he'll make out all right. и) coll. заниматься сексом; The park wasfull of lovers making out on the grass. -
122 funny farm
n infml esp AmEAfter she freaked out the way she did there's no place for her but the funny farm — После того, как она себя так повела, ей самое место в психбольнице
I think they ought to send you to the funny farm — Я думаю, тебя пора отправлять в психушку
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123 down and out
Первоначально выражение down and out обозначало проигравшего боксёра, который лежит (down) без сознания (out). Позже это выражение использовали по отношению к человеку, потерявшему всё, не имеющего ни денег, ни друзей, ни семьи, ни дома. Down and out может использоваться и как существительное:In shop doorways in Oxford Street down and outs can be seen every night of the week. — Каждую ночь на Оксфорд-стрит у дверей магазинов можно видеть бомжей.
Джордж Оруэлл (1903—1950 гг.), автор 'Animal Farm' («Скотный двор») и 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' («1984»), написал автобиографические заметки о жизни нищего писателя в Париже и попрошайки в Лондоне под названием 'Down and Out in Paris and London' (1933). -
124 drop out
phrvi infmlSometimes I just want to drop out and buy a farm or something — Иногда мне охота плюнуть на все, купить где-нибудь ферму и отойти от этой суеты
He dropped out of conventional society because it was driving him mad — Он порвал с обществом и его моралью, потому что они стали ему ненавистны
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125 check out
1. phr v отметиться при уходе с работы по окончании рабочего дняcheck in — сдавать под расписку; сдавать на хранение
person sued on check — лицо, которому предъявлен иск по чеку
2. phr v расплатиться в гостинице и уехать3. phr v подсчитать стоимость всех покупок и выбить чек4. phr v оформить выдачу или получение5. phr v св. радио, отстраиваться; кончать связь6. phr v подтверждаться, оправдываться7. phr v сл. рассчитаться с жизнью, умеретьyou must check in at the airport an hour before your plane leaves — вам следует зарегистрироваться в аэропорту за час до вылета
Синонимический ряд:1. agree (verb) accord; agree; check; cohere; comport; conform; consist; consort; correspond; dovetail; fit; fit in; harmonise; harmonize; jibe; march; match; quadrate; rhyme; square; suit; tally2. expire (verb) buy the farm; cash in; conk; decease; depart; die; expire; go; pass away -
126 jobbing work out
1. передача работы на сторонуI do temp work — я на временной работе;
2. передающий работу на сторонуfield work — полевая съёмка, работа в поле; разведка, съёмка
English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > jobbing work out
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127 the farm was plotted out into house lots
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the farm was plotted out into house lots
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128 we have more work than we can deal with and must farm it out
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > we have more work than we can deal with and must farm it out
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farm out something to — farm out (something) (to (someone)) to give work or responsibilities to other people. Magazines often farm out articles to freelance writers. If you can t finish the reports by next week, you should farm them out … New idioms dictionary