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demolish (a meal) demolish (a meal) умять; смолотить; уплетать • I demolished the whole cake on my own. devil-may-care наплевательский; бесшабаш ный; беззаботный • Johny has a devil-may-care feeling about his school work. • Alfred was a devilmay-care youth but became more serious as he grew older. dig one's heels in заартачиться; упереться (рогом); заупрямиться • We suggested it would be quicker to fly, but she dug her heels in and insisted on taking the train. dig up dirt on smb копаться/рыться в грязном белье (искать компромат) • No effort is being spared to dig up dirt on the enemy. digs (inf) угол; меблированные комнаты; жилье внаем • It is difficult to find digs in this town, because students have taken up most cheap accommodation. dirt cheap (inf) стоить копейки; даром • You can buy such second-hand clothes dirt cheap on the bazaar. • In Northern Europe gardeners pay high prices for plants that are dirt cheap in their countries of origin. disappear into the blue испариться; растаять (исчез¬ нуть) • When he saw her all his 56 worries disappeared into the blue.
divide and rule разделяй и властвуй • We are still sruggling to overcome the ves¬ tiges of the feudal order and of the communism, which was encouraged by the policy of 'divide and rule'. do a snow job on smb (Am inf) вешать лапшу на уши; пудрить/ компостировать мозги • Danny'll need to do a snow job on his Dad if he's going to borrow the car again. do a split растянуться (поскользнуться и упасть) • The pavements are very icy today - I nearly did the splits twice on the way to work. do a vanishing trick испариться; слинять; смыться • That fraudster sets up false com¬ panies to get people's money, and does a vanishing trick. do one's best прилагать все усилия; стараться изо всех сил • Her children do their best to remember all they learn. do one's bit внести свою лепту • I always try to do my bit. How can I help this time? do one's business делать свои «делишки» (о соба ке на выгуле) • The neighbour's dog has done its business on our lawn. do or die пан или пропал; была не была