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121 work wonders (with someone or something)
творить чудеса, быть благоприятным для кого-либо чего-либо“A good night’s sleep will work wonders with you.”English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > work wonders (with someone or something)
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122 zoom in on (someone or something)
электронное увеличение изображения во время фотографированияThe photographer zoomed in on the butterfly which was sitting on a flower.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > zoom in on (someone or something)
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123 zoom in on (someone or something)
электронное увеличение изображения во время фотографированияThe photographer zoomed in on the butterfly which was sitting on a flower.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > zoom in on (someone or something)
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124 do something about someone or something
expr infmlHe knows it's a mistake but he can't do anything about it — Он знает, что это ошибка, но помочь ничем не может
I don't know what to do about it — Я понятия не имею, что тут можно сделать
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > do something about someone or something
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125 come across as etc someone or something
expr infmlHe comes across as quite a nice person really — Он производит впечатление приятного молодого человека
He comes across as someone who means what he says — Он, похоже, слов на ветер не бросает
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > come across as etc someone or something
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126 put a hex on someone or something
expr infml esp AmESomebody must've put the hex on him. He can't seem to do anything right today — Его будто бы сглазили. У него сегодня все из рук валится
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > put a hex on someone or something
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127 put a jinx on someone or something
expr infmlIt looks like someone put a jinx on the whole class — Похоже, что весь класс кто-то сглазил
I don't know but somebody probably put the jinx on him — Этого парня словно подменили, черт возьми!
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > put a jinx on someone or something
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128 shaft someone into something
expr AmE slI've been shafted into signing for something I don't want — Мне подсунули какую-то бумагу, и я сдуру подписал
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > shaft someone into something
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