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сесть сесть/спустить (о шине) blow out W On our trip to Florida one of our tires blew out. W This tire is about to blow out. сжигать мосты/корабли burn one's bridges/boats sponged on them. W Before I knew what had happened, the boy had moved in, and sponged on us for over two weeks! сидеть сложа руки (бездей¬ ствовать) sit on one's hands W I didn't sell it because I didn't know how long I would be there. I didn't want to burn my bridges. W Keep your job and your flat. D o n ' t burn your boats here until you know for sure that you're going to stay in Canada. сиамские близнецы be joined at the hip W Every day the crisis worsens and yet the government seems content to sit on its hands. W We asked Bill for help with our project, but he sat on his hands. сидеть/висеть на хвосте be on smb's ass (Am very inf) W There's a Mercedes on my ass and he's making me nervous. сикось-накось/наперекосяк cock-eyed/cockeyed (adj) W I can go to London without Mike. We are not joined at the hip, you know. W Though we often work together, we're not joined at the hip, so we see things differently. сидеть между двух стульев (занимать выжидательную позицию) sit on the fence W You've hung the painting all cock-eyed. сила воли mind over matter W Giving up smoking is just a question of mind over matter. W I'm sure you can talk yourself into believing that you're well. It's a case of mind over matter. сильная сторона к-л strong suit W She criticized members of the committee for sitting on the fence and failing to make a useful contribution to the debate. W No decision has been taken about the building of the new airport. The authorities are still on the fence. сидеть на шее live off smb // sponge on/off W I'm afraid mathematics isn't my strong suit. I failed all my maths exams at school. W I ' l l be glad to help you with your GCSE in history. History was always my strong suit. сильные мира сего the powers that be W Roland had not worked for two months when I met him, and had been living off his mother. W Although Eric is 40 years old, he has no job and continues to live off his elderly parents. W She found it distasteful the way Clarissa 220 W No doubt a confrontation on this scale would be deplored by the powers that be in the Labour Party. синий чулок a bluestocking (n) W He calls any intelligent woman a bluestocking.