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1 a se ridica prin muncă
to work one's way up. -
2 a face carieră
to work one's way upto make quite a careerto be on the climbto be on the up-and-up. -
3 a(-şi) plăti singur taxele şcolare
to work one's way through college.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a(-şi) plăti singur taxele şcolare
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4 a da din coate
1. to elbow one's way (through the crowd).2. fig. to work (oneself) up (to a post, etc.). -
5 a-şi face vad
fig. to make headwayto make / to work / to push one's waycom. to acquire / to establish good custom. -
6 a da rasol
to work in a slapdash wayto scamp / to muck / to bungle one's workto boil the pot
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