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облететь облететь/распространиться (о новостях, слухах) get round обноситься (быть бедно оде¬ тым) be out at the elbows W The rumour soon got round the whole village. W Stories have been getting round concerning the government's secret intentions. обливаться потом // пот гра¬ дом катится sweat like a pig (inf) // s w e a t buckets/bullets (Am inf) W When we last saw Phil he was out at the elbows. обноски // с чужого плеча hand-me-down (n inf) W As a child I was always dressed in my sister's hand-medowns and I longed for something new to wear. о б о д р а т ь как л и п к у // обо¬ брать take smb to the cleaner's/cleaners (inf) // fleece (v) // rip off (inf sl) W I was so nervous I was sweating like a pig. W I was sweating buckets under my plastic rain jacket. W He was sweating bullets by the time the police had finished questioning him. W We were sweating bullets sitting in the sun t h r o u g h a l l those graduation speeches. облом (большое разочарова¬ ние) a swiz(z)/a swizzle (n) W What a swiz! They've cancelled the concert I was going to tonight. обменяться колкостями trade barbs (v) W US Vice President A l Gore and former Sen. Bill Bradley traded barbs on health care and Russia. обмозговывать chew one's/the cud (inf) W She's going to divorce him and I hope she takes him to the cleaners. W He got into a game of poker with two professional gamblers and, of course, they took him to the cleaner's. W Unless you have expert knowledge, you can easily get fleeced by antique-dealers selling realistic imitations. W Don't buy anything at that shop - I've been ripped off there a few times. W Restaurants that use frozen fish and charge for 'fresh caught fish' are ripping people off. обойти/обходить закон beat a ban (inf) W By beating a ban and smuggling alcohol he achieved huge profit. обойти на повороте // обска¬ кать (опередить) beat to the punch/draw (Am) // steal a march (on smb) // beat smb to it (inf) W He sat chewing the cud all morning. W Don't bother your father right now. He's in the den chewing his cud over work. обнажать (раскрывать) lay bare (v) W It's been promoted as the biography that lays bare the truth behind the legend. 146 W John was going to apply for the job, but Ted beat him to the draw. W Lois bought the dress before Mary could beat her to the punch. W The company