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pull strings/wires troubles pulled us up short and we had to leave. • The doctor also knew that people need to have a spade called a spade - to be pulled up short by people who care when they are not behaving well. pull strings/wires (inf) нажать на кнопку; снять трубку; пустить в ход все связи; сделать по блату • If you want to see the Governor, Mr Root can pull strings for you. • Jack pulled wires and got us a room at the crowded hotel. pull the plug on smb/smth перекрыть кислород • If the viewing figures drop much further, the TV company will pull the plug on the whole series. • The mayor was doing a fine job until the treas­ urer pulled the plug because there was no more money. pull the rug out from under smb выбить почву из-под ног • She was about to appeal to the bishop for support when he pulled the rug out from under her by saying that he found her attitude unchristian. pull the wool over s m b ' s eyes вешать лапшу на уши; втирать очки • She tried to pull the wool over his eyes with some ridiculous excuse. pull up stakes (Am) сняться с насиженного места • He pulled up stakes in Indiana and moved, permanently. • We've lived here for years, but now it's time to pull up stakes. pump iron качаться (накачивать мышцы) • These days, both men and women pump iron for fitness. puppy love первая/юношеская любовь • At the time I was sure I would marry him when I grew up, but of course it was just puppy love. purple patches/passages пышные/цветистые фразы (витиеватый стиль в искусстве) • There are long purple passages which distract the reader from the real point of the argument. pushed for time поджимать (о времени) • Inter¬ est rates are still high, and he may be pushed for time. pussyfoot (v) вилять; осторожничать • I didn't pussyfoot and told him what I thought of him. • Stop pussyfoot¬ ing and say what you mean. put (a product) on the map раскрутить (продукт, вещь) • He's a highly talented public rela¬ tions person so he will surely put the product on the map. put a sock in it (oid-fash) закрыть рот; помолчать • "Can he not speak for himself?"-"He can," Dermot said. - "Put a sock in it, all of you." put a spoke in s m b ' s wheel вставлять палки в колеса • The government grant for our research 126