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pick up дить молчанием; не обращать внимания • "You must've had a long engagement,"Loretta said, but Alice passed that over. • The committee decided to pass over the small faults in your report as the general effect is very good. 2. уйти в мир иной, скончаться • I'm sorry to hear that your favourite uncle passed over last week. pass smb over (usu passive) обойти (по службе) • When raises were given, my secretary re¬ sented being passed over. • Nei­ ther of us got the job. We were both passed over. pass up упускать (случай, возможность) • Don't pass up the opportunity to see the eclipse of the sun today. • Never pass up a chance to im¬ prove your English. patch up уладить (ссору); наладить, за¬ латать (отношения) • Many a village quarrel was patched up that morning. • The director and the chairman seem to have patched up their differences of opinion. pay off 1. откупиться (платить за молча¬ ние, услуги); подкупить • Do you think you can pay the criminals off? • We had to pay off the man who got us the contract, with 5% of the profit. 2. рассчитать (уволить) • We've had to pay off ten employees be¬ cause there's no work for them. • A hundred workers will be paid off when the factory closes next week. 3. отплатить той же монетой, отомстить • I'll pay him off for treating me like that. • When Bob tripped Dick, Dick paid Bob off by punching him in the nose. pay smb back отплатить, отомстить • I'll pay you back for this. • We will pay them back for the trick they played on us. peg away at (inf) корпеть, вкалывать • If you peg away at cricket practice all your youth, there is some hope that you may be chosen for the team. • We found that it didn't help much to peg away at the same passage. perk up оживить(ся), приободрить(ся), встряхнуть(ся) • Mary perked up as soon as Jim's name was men­ tioned. • Peter perked up. He rose from his chair. • "Now that's a thought,"Bruno said, perking up a bit. peter out улетучиться, иссякнуть, умень¬ шиться • Their enthusiasm soon petered out. • But as he thought of her, his anger slowly petered out. pick on (inf) цепляться, придираться; драз¬ нить; приставать • You're always picking on me. • She told Mom the boys were always picking on her. pick up 1. набраться, нахвататься (знаний, умений), освоить, научиться ч-л • 219