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провалиться help him build his model airplane. провалиться (не иметь успе¬ ха) fall flat savings. W Even after years of close acquaintance he could take you in. W That used-car salesman sucked in my uncle and aunt. провокационный вопрос a loaded question W The party fell flat because of the rain. W His joke fell flat because no one understood it. провалиться (о планах) fall through (inf) W The police kept asking him loaded questions. проворонить/прозевать // по¬ езд ушел miss the bus/boat W Our plans for a big picnic fell through. W My plans to go to Greece fell through because the journey turned out to be much more expensive than I had expected. провалиться мне на этом ме­ сте // разрази меня гром be blowed if W I meant to send her a birthday card but I missed the bus/boat - her birthday was last week. W Ted could have married Lena but he put off asking her and missed the boat. прогибаться (подхалимни¬ чать) // подлизываться brown-nose (v sl) W Steve is just ungrateful and I'll be blowed if I help him again. провернуть дельце / ворочать делами wheel and deal (v) W He's the sort of guy that likes to drive fast cars and wheel and deal on the stock exchange. провернуть ч-л (успешно спра¬ виться) bring off (inf) // pull off (inf) W The rest of the class were sick of watching him brown-nose. W Max brown-noses his teachers, that's why he gets all A's in his courses. п р о г л о т и т ь п и л ю л ю (сми¬ риться) bite the bullet (Am inf or sl) W Jim's plan seemed hopeless but he brought it off. W We managed to bring off a wonderful performance. W Much to our surprise he pulled off the deal. W I never thought we'd ever stage this play, but somehow we pulled it off. провести (обмануть) // надуть к-л // облапошить / околпачить (обмануть) take in (inf) // suck in (inf) W He disliked being indebted to someone he despised, but he was obliged to bite the bullet. W They decided to bite the bullet and pay the extra for the house they really wanted. прогуливать уроки/занятия play truant // play hooky/hookey (Am inf) // cut a class W That poor widow was taken in by the security salesman's smooth talk and gave him all her 192 W Any kid who's not in school at this time of day must be playing hooky. W Of the five missing pupils, the teacher reckoned that two were ill and three were playing truant. W " I f you keep cutting classes,