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1 get on the right side of smb.
(get (или keep) on the right (амер. good) side of smb. (тж. амер. get on smb.'s good side))заслужить, снискать чью-л. благосклонность, расположить кого-л. к себе; задобрить, найти подход к кому-л.; см. тж. get smb. off to one side...I suspected that he had taken the measure of the well-meaning, conscien tious chief of the camp and knew pretty well how to get on the right side of him. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘A Man with a Conscience’) —...я подумал, что он, по-видимому, давно раскусил своего ревностного к службе, но недалекого начальника и сумел подобрать к нему ключ.
He was a man whom they thought wiser to humour, better to keep on the right side of, safer to propitiate than to enrage... (A. J. Cronin, ‘Hatter's Castle’, book II, ch. 4) — Они считали, что такого человека, как Броуди, благоразумнее ублажать, лучше расположить его в свою пользу, безопаснее поддакивать ему, чем злить...
Whenever she wants anything, Janice knows how to get on her father's good side. (HAI) — Когда Дженис что-нибудь нужно от отца, она знает, как подольститься к нему.
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2 get to the back of smth.
(get to the back (или bottom) of smth.)добраться, докопаться до сути дела, понять суть чего-л.Luke felt that there was some understanding between the two women from which he was excluded. It annoyed him, but he promised himself to get to the bottom of it before long. (A. Christie, ‘Easy to Kill’, ch. 5) — Льюк знал, что между этими двумя женщинами существует известное взаимопонимание, но они не были с ним откровенны, и это раздражало его. Он дал себе слово, что постарается в ближайшее время докопаться до истины.
Basil: "I must get to the bottom of this business." (I. Murdoch, ‘The Servants and the Snow’, act II) — Бэзил: "...я должен выяснить все досконально."
I should like to get to the back of Government's policy in this matter. (SPI) — Мне хотелось бы понять суть политики правительства в этом вопросе.
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3 get on the wrong side of smb.
(get on the wrong (амер. bad) side of smb. (тж. амер. get on smb's bad side))восстановить кого-л. против себя, озлобить кого-л.; попасть в немилость к кому-л.; см. тж. no sooner said than doneGet on the wrong side of him and he'll not only ruin you, but get a big laugh out of doing it. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Razor's Edge’, ch. I) — Если ты восстановишь против себя Генри, он не только тебя погубит - твоя гибель доставит ему огромное удовольствие.
If anybody gets on the wrong side of him he can do what seem very dirty tricks indeed... (A. Sillitoe, ‘Saturday Night and Sunday Morning’, part I, ch. VIII) — Уж если у Артура зуб на кого-нибудь, он пойдет на любую подлость...
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4 get into the way of smth.
(get into the way of (doing) smth.)привыкнуть к чему-л., освоиться с чем-л.You'll find changing gear difficult at first, but You'll soon get into the way of it. (ODCIE) — Переключение скоростей будет для вас вначале делом довольно трудным, но вскоре вы с этим освоитесь.
You'll soon get into the way of using it. (CDEI) — Вы скоро научитесь этим пользоваться.
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5 get to the point
get to the matter дойти до сути делаGet to the point!
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6 get to the bottom of
• get to the bottom of something know deeply добраться до сути чего-тоHe usually gets to the bottom of things.
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7 get off the hook
освободиться от обязательства, "сорваться с крючка"Jerry got off the hook and didn't have to pay alimony to his wife.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > get off the hook
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8 get into the band-wagon
get into the band-wagon примкнуть к движению, имеющему шансы на успех; при-мазаться к победившей партии или популярному движению -
9 get off the trail
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10 get on the ball
get on the ball! amer.; coll. скорей!, живей!, пошевеливайся! -
11 get on the trail
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12 get at the meaning
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13 get at the result
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14 get into the war
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15 get off the ground
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16 get off the point
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17 get to the back of
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18 get to the bottom of
добираться до сути дела словосочетание:добираться до сути дела (get Down to bedrock, touch bottom, come down to the brass tasks, get to the bottom of, get down at the bottom of, get down to the bottom of)добираться до причины (get to the bottom of) -
19 get across the footlights
Англо-русский синонимический словарь > get across the footlights
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20 get to the back of
get at — добраться до; добираться до
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get to the point — See: COME TO THE POINT … Dictionary of American idioms
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