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81 play on words
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82 play one off against another
натравливать друг на друга, восстанавливать друг против друга; разжигать соперничество; ≈ столкнуть кого-л. лбамиAs Cortes and Pfzarro bad done before them, the English and French used the "divide and rule" policy against the Indians. They played off one tribe against, the other. (W. Foster, ‘Outline Political History of the Americas’, ch. 3) — Англичане и французы, так же как Кортес и Писарро до них, проводили в отношении индейцев политику "разделяй и властвуй". Они натравливали одно племя на другое.
Kitty was prepared to flirt with them, and it diverted her to play one off against the other. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Painted Veil’, ch. VIII) — Китти охотно флиртовала со своими поклонниками и развлекалась тем, что ссорила их между собой.
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83 play truant
(play truant (жарг. play (the) wag))прогуливать (занятия в школе и т. п.)There were thirty-eight in the class when no one was ill, or playing truant. (M. Dickens, ‘The Heart of London’, part II) — В классе было 38 человек, когда никто не болел и не прогуливал.
I had the feeling of a boy who thinks of what is happening at a certain hour at the schoolhouse from which he has played truant. (E. Hemingway, ‘A Farewell to Arms’, ch. XXXIV) — У меня было такое чувство, как у школьника, который сбежал с уроков и думает о том, что там сейчас происходит.
...he was always the one who played hooky from the family picnics, wasn't he? (J. O'Connor, ‘All in the Family’, ch. XI) —...твой отец всегда отлынивал от семейных пикников, так ведь?
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84 play-acting
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85 play-acting
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86 play hell with smb.
(или smth.) paзг.paзpушить, пoгубить кoгo-л. (или чтo-л.), пoдopвaть чтo-л., иcкoвepкaть кoгo-л. (или чтo-л.); нaдeлaть бeды; внecти paзлaд; пepeвepнуть ввepx днoм'In other words, you're turning me down.' 'Well, that's putting it rather flat...' 'But that's the situation, isn't it?' 'Oh, now wait,' said Haviland. 'From your expression I can see that this plays hell with your plans, but what can I do?' (M. Wilson). Love of admiration plays Old Harry with women! (J. Galsworthy). 'I'm sorry, me 1 dears, that I was so short with ye ! yesterday," Paddy said I ingratiatingly. 'But the cursed I gout plays the devil with a man's I temper' (K. S. Prichard) -
87 play
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88 play around
= play about( разговорное) забавляться( разговорное) ухаживать, флиртовать( разговорное) развратничать, заниматься адюльтером (разговорное) транжирить, растрачивать (деньги, имущество и т. п.)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > play around
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89 play on
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90 play the wag
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91 play a part
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92 play a winning game
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93 play about
play about а) играть, забавляться; The seashore was full of children, playing about in the sand. б) манипулировать; Many important discoveries havebeen made by scientists playing around with unusual combinations of chemicals.в) coll. флиртовать, заводить любовную интрижку; I warned you not to playaround with married women, it always leads to trouble. -
94 play ball
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95 play bo-peep also
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96 play booty
play booty намеренно проигрывать, завлекая неопытного игрока; помогать вы-игрышу сообщника -
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98 play false
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99 play first violin
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100 play footsie
play footsie заигрывать с кем-л.
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