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ударить ниже пояса hit below the belt
fell off the end of his nose in the middle of his speech.
удобная мишень // легкая до¬ быча (для критики) be fair game II a sitting duck
W In the run-up to the election, politicians won't hesitate to hit below the belt.
ударить в голову (об алкоголе) go to smb's head
W That glass of wine I had before supper went straight to my head.
ударить/бить по карману hit smb's pocket
W Members of the Royal family are considered fair game by journalists. W He wants to criticize someone, and I ' m afraid his secretary is a sitting duck.
«ужастики» (по видео) a video nasty
W His creative accounting had hit our pockets.
удариться в загул paint the town red (Am)
W Jack finished his exams today so he's gone out to paint the town red. W He inherited a lot of money and proceeded to paint the town red.
удариться в слезы burst out crying II burst into tears
W It's not so easy to stop children watching video nasties at any time of the day.
ужесточить меры tighten up (on)
W Every time that she thought about him she burst out crying. W Mary burst into tears when she heard that her brother was killed in a car accident. W The brother and sister burst into tears on hearing of the death of their dog.
удачно/мягко приземлиться (выпутаться из беды) fall on one's feet II land on one's feet (Am)
W The police are tightening up on safety for the Queen's visit. W Regulations on the testing of drugs are tightened up in the rich countries.
узкое место (проблема) a bottleneck (n)
W The strike has created a bottleneck in the assembly department.
уйти в мир иной (скончаться) go the way of all flesh I I pass away
W Don't worry about Joe's losing his job two years in a row - he always falls on his feet. W Richard takes the most awful risks, but he always seems to land on his feet.
удержаться от смеха // сохра¬ нять серьёзную мину keep a straight face
W Now that this great artist has gone the way of all flesh, the smallest talents are doing their best to discredit his phenomenal achievements. W Her uncle passed away last week. W When I pass away, I want to have lots of flowers and a big funeral.
уйти в самоволку go AWOL
W I could hardly keep a straight face when Father's spectacles
W Private Smith went AWOL last Wednesday. Now he's in a military prison.
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