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1 нажать тайные пружины
General subject: work the oracle, pull the wiresУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > нажать тайные пружины
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2 нажимать на тайные пружины
1) General subject: pull the wires, work the oracle, pull wires2) Makarov: pull stringsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > нажимать на тайные пружины
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3 воспользоваться связями
Makarov: work the oracleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > воспользоваться связями
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4 добыть денег
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5 использовать влияние
General subject: work the oracleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > использовать влияние
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6 заниматься проституцией
1) General subject: be on the streets, drab, play the harlot, prostitute, walk the streets, whore, engage in prostitution2) Euphemism: work on back, work in bed one sleeps in3) Jargon: be on the game, hustle, be on the bash4) Taboo: ass-peddle, bash, bat, chippy, have apartments to let, ho, hook, let out ( one's) parlour and lie backward, red-light, sell (one's) bacon, step, sweat, turn tricks, work the hairy oracleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > заниматься проституцией
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