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жучок
жучок (подслушивающее уст ройство) a bug (п)
за и против the pros and cons (n)
W Specialists were called in to clean the embassy of bugs.
W Let's hear all the pros and cons before we make a decision.
за компанию be along for the ride (adj inf)
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за бортом (оказаться, остать ся) be left out in the cold
W Except for John, all of us here are practising photographers; John is just along for the ride.
за кулисами behind the scenes (fig)
W The Association of South¬ East Asian nations has expressed concern that developing countries might be left out in the cold in current world trade talks.
за версту видно (выделяться) stick out a mile
W There was endless activity behind the scenes days before the visit of the royal couple.
за обе щеки уплетать/уписы¬ вать (о еде) tuck away/in /into (inf) // stow away
W She sticks out a mile with her red hair.
за все х в а т а т ь с я // взвали вать на себя слишком много have too many irons in the fire
W Besides w r i t i n g books, Oliver does translation work and teaching. He's continually overworked because he simply has too many irons in the fire.
за глаза/спиной говорить behind smb's back // say smth behind smb's back
W What a delight to see hungry children tucking away like that! W Mary put a plate of scrambled eggs and bacon in front of Morris and he tucked in appreciatively. W Have you seen the amount of food those children can stow away at one meal? W Bob sure can stow away a lot in a short time.
за один присест at/in one fell swoop // at one go // at a/one sitting
W I don't want to talk about it behind his back. W Chris is so polite when he meets me, but apparently he's been saying terrible things about me behind my back.
за горами (дело далекого бу¬ дущего) be light years away
W I ' d prefer to do paperwork in one fell swoop. A t least then we know it's finished with. W The boys had a competition to see who could eat the most ice-cream at one go. W I can read about 300 pages at a sitting.
за плечами (об опыте, дости жениях) under one's belt (adv)
W A cure for all kinds of cancer is still light years away.
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W But w i t h no business knowledge under his belt, Joe decided to hire someone to run the business.