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lead smb by the nose lead smb by the nose вертеть как хотеть • She leads her husband by the nose. lead smb up the garden path водить за нос; обвести вокруг пальца; провести • He realized that she had been leading him up the garden path and had no inten¬ tion of marrying him. leave much to be desired оставлять желать много лучше го • This film leaves much to be desired. leave no stone unturned пустить в ход все • Both organi¬ zations have vowed to leave no stone unturned in the search for peace. • The police will leave no stone unturned in their search for the bank robbers. leave smb high and dry оставить ни с чем/на бобах (в затруднительном положении) • The car broke down, miles away from nowhere. A van took Barry to the next village to get help, so I was left high and dry until he got back. • The stock market crash left us high and dry with debts of over $200,000. leave smb holding/to hold the bag/baby бросить на произвол судьбы; заставить расхлебывать кашу; оставить ни с чем/в дураках • When the ball hit the glass, the team scattered and left George holding the bag. • In the rush for seats, Joe was kept holding the bag. • That impor¬ tant job needed three of us on it; 98 when my two colleagues went sick I was left holding the baby. leave smb in the lurch бросить на произвол судьбы • He emigrated to Taiwan and left his wife and children in the lurch on mainland China. leave smb/smth standing оставить далеко позади; быть на порядок выше/лучше • He didn't know football, but his knowledge of cricket left us all standing. leftovers (n) объедки • The dogs eat the left¬ overs. leg it (si) идти пехом; на своих двоих • I'm sorry that I'm late - I missed the bus and I had to leg it. let it all hang out дать себе волю; расслабиться • When I'm on holiday I like to let it all hang out. let off steam (inf) спустить пары; выпустить пар • After the long ride on the bus, the children let off steam with a race to the lake. let one's hair down (inf) расслабиться • It's wonderful to let your hair down at the weekend after you've been working hard all week. • Kings and queens can seldom let their hair down. let oneself go дать себе волю; разойтись •
