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прикусить язык
прижать к ногтю (наказать, расправиться) nail smb to the wall
got in and walked off with the jewels while we were out.
прикидываться невинной овечкой b u t t e r w o u l d n ' t melt in o n e ' s mouth
W I didn't care about why they did it, I just wanted to nail the guys that robbed me to the wall. W If he couldn't pay off his debt, they would nail him to the wall.
прижимистый/скупердяй tight-fisted (adj)
W Sally looks as i f butter wouldn't melt in her mouth, but she can be so cruel.
прикинуться валенком (при¬ твориться непонимающим) come the raw prawn (inf)
W Our boss is too tight-fisted to buy proper equipment for his workers.
прийтись не по вкусу (не по¬ нравиться) go down badly
W This ruling would go down badly in Britain and Germany.
п р и й т и с ь по вкусу (понра¬ виться) go down well
W Oh, don't come the raw prawn with me, Scott, I saw you writing down her telephone number as I walked into the room!
прикладываться к бутылке // закладывать за воротник crook one's elbow (Am)
W He gave a humorous account, which went down quite well, of how he had done it.
приказать долго жить (прий ти в негодность) // go west give up the ghost (humor) // go west (sl)
W Bill is known to crook his elbow now and then.
приковать внимание nail smb's attention
W The new advertising campaign was designed to nail the consumers' attention.
приковать к постели // сва¬ лить (о болезни) lay smb low
W We've had the same television for 15 years and I think it's finally about to give up the ghost! W My watch went west when I accidentally dropped it on a concrete floor.
прикарманить/прихватить чу¬ жое (украсть) make off with (inf) // walk away/ off with
W He was at home at the time, laid low with the flu. W A n outbreak of flu laid the whole family low for a week.
прикончить (убить) curl smb up (Am sl)
W The sheriff said he'd curl up that outlaw.
прикусить язык (промолчать) bite one's tongue
W Either I've lost i t , or somebody made off with my pen. W The burglars made off with the stereo and computer as well as jewelry. W It looks like somebody walked away with my textbook. W Someone
W I really wanted to tell her what I thought of him but I had to bite my tongue. W I'm perfectly prepared to bite my tongue until I've learned what
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