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под перекрестным огнем
just because you were under the influence? W The police caught him driving under the influence. W After a few drinks, the man felt no pain and began to act foolishly. W I was feeling no pain after a few strong drinks.
под дулом пистолета at gunpoint
fine-tooth comb to make sure you're covered if you take your car abroad.
под мухой // навеселе // в под¬ питии tight (adj sl) // sloshed (adj)
W Anyhow, I would never come here in summer, not even at gunpoint.
под каблуком/пятой (в подчи¬ нении - о мужчинах) under smb's/the thumb
W Dennis had been at the pub since lunchtime and that evening his wife was dismayed when he returned home tight once again. W His wife warned him not to come home sloshed.
под настроение w h e n the s p i r i t (humor) moves smb
W He won't be able to do any of this without his wife's permission. He's under the thumb these days. W She's got you totally under her thumb you do everything she tells you.
под кайфом (от наркотиков) stoned (adj inf)
W He'll cook now and again, when the spirit moves him.
под (самым) носом on smb's doorstep (adv)
W Greg studied in California in the late 1960s, and as a result of his love of marijuana, spent much of his time stoned.
под колпаком // «меченый» a marked man
W When a man was shot down in their street, the inhabitants just couldn't believe that such a crime could happen on their doorstep.
под огнем // на линии огня be in the firing line/in the line of fire
W He is still free to travel the world, but he knows he is a marked man.
под ложечкой сосет (от стра¬ ха) // поджилки трясутся g e t / h a v e b u t t e r f l i e s (in o n e ' s stomach)
W Now that you're the Head of department, do you find people always blame you for any problems that may arise? - Oh, yes, I'm in the firing line all the time.
под перекрестным огнем be in the line of fire (inf) // be in the firing line
W She always gets butterflies before she goes on stage. W She had butterflies in her stomach as she walked out onto the stage.
под лупой (тщательно изучить) with a fine-tooth comb
W I ' d advise you to examine your insurance policy with a
W As both Joe's sister and Bill's wife, she was right in the line of fire whenever the two men quarreled. W Modern art is the cause of much argument so the writer of this book has placed himself in the firing line between the two sides.
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