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21 run
[rʌn]v(ran, run)1) бегать, бежать, пробегатьI've got to run for my bus. — Мне пришлось побежать, чтобы успеть на автобус.
We must not run too swiftly to our conclusions. — Не стоит так спешить с нашими выводами.
He ran as fast as he could. — Он бежал со всех ног.
She ran to meet him. — Она побежала ему навстречу.
It's been a nice visit, but now we have to run. — Было очень приятно побывать у вас, но сейчас нам надо бежать.
- run to smb- run into smb
- run home
- run upstairs
- run the streets2) двигаться, курсировать, ходить- buses run every twenty minutes3) тянуться, идти, вести- road runs across smth- scar runs across smb's cheek4) течь, впадать- tears run down the cheeks5) гласить- letter runs as follows...6) управлять, вести- run a car- run a house- run- dash, to rush, to jog, to trot, to scurry- dash
- she dashed forward and pulled the child away from the edge of the road
- I'm exhausted, I spent the whole day dashing around looking for Christmas presents
- as soon as school was over, she dashed off to play with her friends
- trot
- teacher was walking briskly, his students trotting behind
- old dog heard a noise and trotted to investigate
- jog
- she jogs regularly to keep fit
- they went jogging to gether every evening after work
- doctor said that I had to jog at least three miles every day
- scurry
- mouse scurried into its hole
- nurses were scurried about the ward, preparing everything before the doctor's inspection
- rush
- try to do your work calmly and carefully without rushing
- don't rush! You will spoil it
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22 be on one's mettle
проявлять пыл, рвение‘Now, if I had been stung by ten ad ders i should hardly have lost a day's work for 't,’ said Grandfer Cantle. ‘Such is my spirit when I am on my mettle. But perhaps 'tis natural in a man trained for war.’ (Th. Hardy, ‘The Return of the Native’, book IV, ch. VII) — - Ну а я, хоть бы меня дюжина гадюк укусила, и то не стал бы из-за этого ни одного рабочего дня терять, - заявил дедушка Кентл. - Вот я каков, когда распалюсь. Ну да недаром же меня воевать учили.
A steady beat, an even pace. Ernest, on his mettle, clung to this idea. It was only jazz, but he might as well show them he could play it. (R. Greenwood, ‘Mr. Bunting’, ch. XIII) — четкий ритм, мерное движение. Эрнест всеми силами старался не сплоховать. Это всего-навсего джаз, но он докажет им, что может играть и такую музыку.
If he wins his fight this evening, he'll be on the direct road for a world championship, so you can imagine that he's right on his mettle. (SPI) — Если он выиграет бой сегодня вечером, то ему открыт путь на чемпионат мира. Представляете себе, как он рвется в бой.
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23 on the up and up
1. adj phr; разг.1) честный, порядочный, заслуживающий доверия ( о человеке); честная, законная (напр., о сделке)He says you're the only one in the whole high-hat crowd that he considers on the up and up. (J. O'Hara, ‘Appointment in Samarra’, ch. VII) — Эд говорит, что вы единственный порядочный человек среди всех этих важных персон.
...that person has always been on the up-and-up with us; his information has been reliable. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Horrified Heirs’, ch. 6) —...этот человек никогда нас не обманывал. На его информацию можно положиться.
2) растущий, развивающийся‘They backed the right horse,’ Tod said gloomily. ‘Today the Silent Service is on the up and up. Murder Incorporated was a Sunday-school choir beside that gang.’ (D. Cusack, ‘Heatwave in Berlin’, ch. 10) — - Они поставили на верную лошадку, - мрачно сказал Тод. - Нынче "Тайная служба" идет в гору. "Лига убийц" просто воскресная школа в сравнении с этой бандой.
2. adv phr; разг.Colour television is on the up and up. — Цветное телевидение успешно развивается.
честно, порядочноI don't want to do anyone an injustice. I want to play it on the up-and-up. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Crimson Kiss’) — Я не хочу быть несправедливым по отношению к кому бы то ни было. Хочу провести расследование честно и беспристрастно.
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