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1 play chuck farthing with smth.
необдуманно, бессмысленно рисковать чем-л.He was playing chuck farthing with his career in the Foreign Office by his reckless disregard for proprieties. — Он не соблюдал условности, чем поставил под удар свою карьеру в министерстве иностранных дел.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > play chuck farthing with smth.
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2 farthing