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dummy up to duck out of any hard work. • It's unlawful to try to duck out of paying taxes. dummy up (Am) ни гу-гу; словно воды в рот набрать (молчать) • I dummied up, and I believe the police approved of this. dwell on распространяться, разглаголь¬ ствовать • His speech was too long. He dwelt too much on the school's achievements. • The teacher was always dwelling on the boy's failure. egg on (inf) подначивать, подбивать, под¬ стрекать • Stop egging him on to drink more! You can see he's had enough! • Egged on by Jago, Othello makes up his mind to kill Desdemona.
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face up to смотреть правде в глаза, трезво смотреть на вещи • She refuses to face up to reality and still believes the project will be a success. • You're going to have to face up to the fact that you're not going to get that job. fade away/out замирать (о звуке), затихать вдали • The band moved on and the music faded away. • The sound of the chopper had faded out. fag smb out (inf sl) изматывать, изнурять, утомлять • That last game really fagged me out! • I'm fagged out, let me rest a minute! fall about (inf) покатываться со смеху, хохотать • I told Mike about Sue's car break¬ ing down again and he fell about at the news. • When we complained, they fell about laughing. fall away отвернуться, отойти, отпасть • After the divorce, her friends slowly fell away. • Some of our formerly loyal members have fallen away. fall back on 1. прибегнуть (к доводам, аргу-
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ease off/up 1. расслабиться; сбавить темп • With success and prosperity, Mr Smith was able to ease off. • Ease up, we don't need to go fast now. 2. уменьшить(ся); ослабевать • Political tension eased off slowly when the heads of the two nations began talks. • The wind's eased up so I think the storm isjust about over. eat into smth 1. пробить брешь (в сбереже ниях, запасах); израсходовать (время) • The holiday in Canada will eat into our savings. • Jet lag can eat into precious holiday time. 2. разъедать • Acids eat into metals. • Iron pans are not suit¬ able as vinegar eats into them. eat up жрать (много расходовать, потреблять) • Bob's new sports car just eats up petrol. • This new heating system eats up electricity.
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