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под пятой
под пятой (в подчинении) under smb's heel (formal)
W For nine years this isolated community lived under the heel of China.
под рукой at one's elbow // close at hand // at one's fingertips
подвернуться/попасться (най¬ тись) turn up
W I have all the books I want at my elbow. W To have a few basic shops and services close at hand is a great thing. W Seated in the cockpit, the pilot of a plane has many controls at his fingertips.
под «фанеру» (петь под фо¬ нограмму) mime (v)
W Apartments are scarce, but if I keep looking, something is bound to turn up. W It's no good waiting for something to turn up, you have to take action.
подвернуться (о работе) come up
W Mary's been hoping to find work through the Job Center, but nothing suitable has come up yet. W When I applied here, I didn't know this post in Oxford would come up.
подвести под монастырь (на¬ влечь неприятности) put smb in the cart // put smb in the doghouse (Am)
W In concerts, the group mime their songs.
под эгидой under the aegis of smb/smth
W This is the Morse collection of seventeenth-century Chinese painting, which has come to the British Museum under the aegis of the Arts Council.
подавать надежды show promise
W Jane knew that forgetting the check would put her in the doghouse. W My wife's behaviour at my office party put me in the cart at work.
подвести черту (забыть о пло¬ хом) draw a line under smth
W I met Bill in high school. Even then he showed promise.
подарок судьбы a godsend (n)
W Let's draw a line under the whole episode and try to continue our work in a more positive frame of mind.
подготовить почву prepare the g r o u n d // set the scene for smth // pave the way
W The extra twenty dollars a week was a godsend.
подачка // подаяние a handout (n)
W We said that we wouldn't be relying on handouts from anyone for our future.
подбросить (подвезти на ма¬ шине) give smb a lift
W Shall I give you a lift?
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W The leaders of both countries are preparing the ground for negotiations which may lead to peace. W The recent resignation of two government ministers has set the scene for a pre election crisis. W A peace agreement last year paved the way for this week's elections.