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121 stick one's chin (or neck) out
paзг. pиcкoвaть, cтaвить ceбя пoд удap; caмoму лeзть (или coвaть гoлoву) в пeтлю [stick one's neck out пepвoнaч. aмep.He is always sticking his chin out by saying something he shouldn't. Crerar listened closely. He wondered if Willoughby would now spill the secret he had refused to divulge at their conference. If he did he was a damned fool, a reckless braggart. However, if Willoughby wanted to stick his neck out - it was his neck (S. Heym). The "career man" in government is inclined to consider the interests of his career above the immediate problems of any given moment, his cardinal principle being, "Never stick your neck out" (R. E. Sherwood)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > stick one's chin (or neck) out
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122 stick
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123 stick
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124 stick at
1) упорно продолжать he sticks at his work ten hours a day ≈ он упорно работает по десять часов в день to stick at nothing ≈ ни перед чем не останавливаться
2) разочаровываться Don't stick at small difficulties, but keep going. ≈ Не расстраивайтесь из-за пустяков, идите вперед.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > stick at
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125 stick by
1) быть лояльным к кому-л. His family can be trusted to stick by him whatever happens. ≈ На его семью можно положиться: что бы ни случилось, они всегда лояльны по отношению к нему.
2) действовать в соответствии с чем-л. Do you always stick by your promises? ≈ Вы всегда делаете то, что обещаете? оставаться вернымБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > stick by
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126 stick about
[ʹstıkəʹbaʋt] phr v разг.не уходить, оставаться поблизостиsomebody has to stick about and feed the dog - кому-то надо остаться, чтобы кормить собаку
stick about a bit - the boss will soon be back - подожди здесь немного, начальник скоро вернётся
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127 stick
I [stɪk] nпалка; тростьII [stɪk] v (stuck; stuck)1) втыкать2) прилипать; приклеивать(ся); наклеи(ва)ть -
128 stick at
не останавливаться ни перед чем; идти напроломYou must stick at it if you want to succeed.
He probably wouldn’t stick at murder to get what he wants.
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