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41 be on the inside
быть в курсе дела, знать все подробности, всю подноготную; быть своим человекомLanny could talk a lot about that and he found himself an important person, having been on the inside, and knowing things which the papers didn't tell. (U. Sinclair, ‘World's End’, ch. 36) — Об этом Ланни мог многое порассказать, и все внимали ему с благоговением; еще бы, ведь он видел все это изнутри, он знал то, о чем не писали в газетах.
He wanted to be on the inside wherever possible... (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. IX) — Как только представлялась возможность, он стремился узнать закулисную сторону дела...
‘There's more going on at the present time than meets the eye, Sergeant,’ he said slyly with the air of a man who was on the inside. (J. Jones, ‘From Here to Eternity’, ch. XLI) — - События развиваются, сержант, хотя и незаметно для глаза, - сказал, хитро прищурившись, капитан Холмс с видом человека, которому известна вся подноготная дела.
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42 be hard put to it (for)
быть в вecьмa зaтpуднитeльнoм пoлoжeнииIn the past readers... wanted their novels long, and the author was often hard put to it to provide more matter for the printer than the story he had to tell required (W. S. Maugham). Mrs. Merrill... found herself, in her own estimation, hard put to it for suitable companionship in Chicago (Th. Dreiser)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > be hard put to it (for)
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43 (when) the chips are down
paзг.кoгдa нacтупaeт oтвeтcтвeнный, кpитичecкий мoмeнт, в минуту oпacнocти [пepвoнaч. aмep.]The previews are always more fun than the actual shows anyway. Since the chips are not down, everyone is at ease and the audience is aware of it (A Marx). She wanted to be a person of responsibility... That's what Sam was: the kind of man people said they'd want to have with them in a rough deal, when all the chips were down (A. Myrer)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > (when) the chips are down
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