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сделать из себя посмешище сгорать от нетерпения/стра¬ стно желать ч-л be dying to do smth for 32 years, were sending him to the glue factory. сдать/сдавать (физически и морально) lose one's grip W My mother is dying to meet you in person. W They are dying to get the low-down on what's going on in Birmingham. с г о р а т ь от с т ы д а // г о т о в сквозь землю провалиться want to curl up and die W I spilled coffee all over their precious new rug and I just wanted to curl up and die. сгусток энергии a ball of fire (inf) W Mr Jones began to lose his grip; he no longer wanted the hard jobs, and he left decisions to others. W He's making a lot of mistakes these days - do you t h i n k he's losing his grip? сдвинуть дело с мертвой точ¬ ки/места set the wheels in motion W Sally is a real ball of fire she works late every night. сгущать краски paint smth too black W You don't have to paint it all too black, things will change for the best. сдавать/уступать свои пози­ ции // снизить планку lose one's edge W A phone call to the right person should set the wheels in motion. W Why did the police wait so long before setting the wheels in motion to track down the killer? сделаны из одного теста cut from the same cloth W Its staff disagrees with criticism that their magazine is out of date and has lost its edge. W The company lost its edge when we failed to invest in new technology. сдаваться (просить пощады) cry/say uncle (Am inf) W Despite differences in age and in experience, these two great writers are cut from the same cloth. сделать втык give smb a telling-off W The other team was beating us, but we wouldn't cry uncle. W I'm determined to show them I can be a star. I'm not going to say uncle. сдать в архив/в тираж (изба¬ виться) send smb to the glue factory W A customer complained about one of the waiters, so the manageress came and gave him a good telling-off. с д е л а т ь д о б р о е д е л о (ока¬ зать услугу) do smb a good turn W He helped me to find a job and I later thanked him for doing me a good turn. сделать из себя посмешище make an exhibition of oneself W When Bernard White was forced to take early retirement at the age of 59 he felt that the oil company, where he has worked W Sybille got drunk at the wedding reception and made an exhibition of herself in front of all her relatives. 217