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sink in чать • A voice at the back sang out that there were not enough mem¬ bers present for a vote. • When you are ready to leave, just sing out. sink in укладываться в голове; дойти (понять, сообразить, осознать) • The fact that Ming was dead didn't sink in with his family until the next day. • When Frank heard that war had started, it didn't sink in for a long time until his father was drafted into the army. sit back/by сидеть сложа руки; оставаться в стороне; быть безучастным • He's the sort of person who never helps, just sits back and lets others work. • I can't just sit by and let her get in trouble. sit on/upon класть под сукно (откладывать рассмотрение) • The shop has been sitting on my complaint for more than a month. • Are those people still sitting on your letter? It's time you had a reply! sit on smb (inf) одернуть, поставить на место • That new assistant is very selfopinionated. If someone doesn't sit on him soon, I will! sit out/through пересидеть, пережидать (до¬ ждаться окончания); высидеть, досидеть до конца • We spent two more days there sitting out the bad weather. • You can't expect small children to sit through a long movie. • We didn't enjoy the play, but we sat it out. • I decided to sit out the rest of the film although I wasn't especially enjoying it. sit up (inf) 1. засиживаться (допоздна) • I sat up until midnight writing letters. • Mother, please don't sit up for me. I don't like to think that you're worrying about me. 2. оживиться, встрепенуться, заинтересоваться • Jane really sat up when I told the gossip about Tom. • The unexpected news made him sit up. size up раскусить, составить мнение; оценить ситуацию • I can't quite size him up, he's a bit of a mystery to me. • Give Joe an hour to size up the situation and he'll tell you what to do next. skate over/round опускать, избегать; не касаться ч-л • Women prefer to skate over the issue of sexual preference. • He con¬ centrated on the main points of the contract and skated over the details. slam down швырнуть (бросить) • She slammed down the phone when she heard who was speaking. • He slammed down the letter and walked angrily out of the office. slave away вкалывать, пахать, батрачить (работать) • I'm sitting pretty in a nice house and you're left slaving away teaching a lot of nasty little 234