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1 would be assassin
Юридический термин: потенциальный убийца -
2 assassin
1. n убийца политического или общественного деятеля2. n наёмный убийца3. n ист. фанатики-мусульмане, убивавшие крестоносцевСинонимический ряд:murderer (noun) bravo; butcher; cutthroat; executioner; gun; gunman; gunslinger; hatchet man; hit man; killer; murderer; slayer; thug; torpedo; triggerman -
3 assassin
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4 call it quits
expr infml esp AmE1)Time to go home. Let's call it quits — Пора домой. На сегодня хватит
2)3)Any sensible assassin would have called it quits — Любой бы убийца, будь у него хоть доля здравого смысла, завязал бы
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5 fall guy
n sl1)He would always use his friend as the fall guy if things went wrong — В случае чего, он всегда подставит своего друга
2) AmEHe wasn't going to be the fall guy for this caper — Он совсем не собирался попадать в полицию за это дело
I didn't want to be the fall guy so I sat out the last job — Я не хотел снова мотать срок, поэтому не пошел на последнее ограбление
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