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101 by and large
вooбщe гoвopя, в oбщeм, в цeлoм, в ocнoвнoм [этим. мop. пo вeтpу и бeз вeтpa; пepвoнaч. aмep.]'You and your friends didn't have much idea of the way things would actually go, did you?' ' By and large,' he said, 'they've gone worse than we could possibly have imagined (C. P. Snow). By and large, my dreams tend to be on the gloomy side (G. Vidat) -
102 сдать
I несовер. - сдавать;
совер. - сдать (кого-л./что-л.)
1) deliver, hand in/over (передавать) ;
return, turn in (возвращать) сдавать вещи в багаж ≈ to check/register one's luggage сдавать дела ≈ to turn over one's duties сдавать внаем ≈ to let, to let out, to hire out сдавать в аренду ≈ to lease, to grant on lease, to rent
2) (о крепости, городе и т.п.) surrender, yield
3) (карт.) deal (round) ∙ он всегда сдает экзамены на отлично ≈ he always receives excellent marks in the examinations сдавать экзамен II несовер. - сдавать;
совер. - сдать без доп. (ослабевать) be weakened, be in a reduced state он очень сдал после болезни ≈ he looks much worse after his illnessсов. см. сдавать. -
103 a funny farm
humor дурдом (сумасшедший дом)If things get much worse, they'll be carrying me off to the funny farm.
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