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snap at/up children the ABC. • Joseph slaved away at cutting the grass. • Poor James was still slaving away at the chopping-block. sleep on smth утро вечера мудренее; отклады¬ вать решение (до утра) • Are you sure you don't want to sleep on it? You may have changed your mind by tomorrow. • Don't worry about making a decision now; sleep on it, and let us know in the morning what you want to do. sleep through (Am) проморгать, прослушать, прозе¬ вать • We all slept through the explanation and then had trouble getting the machine started. slip up (inf) ляпнуть (сказать невпопад), про¬ махнуться (допустить ошибку) • I slipped up several times at the interview and didn't get the job. • She's slipped up in the calculations. slouch about/around слоняться без дела • Ever since he lost his job, he's done nothing but slouch unhappily around the house. • She slouched about in a dressing gown. slow down 1. сбросить газ, притормозить • I told him several times to slow down but he paid no attention. • The road was slippery, so Mr Jones slowed down the car. 2. скинуть обороты (уменьшить нагрузку); стать менее активным • Gerald has slowed down considerably since his heart attack. • The doctor advised Jim to slow down for a time, to give his heart a chance. smell out вычислить; обнаружить; проню¬ хать • The detective smelled out the criminal's hiding place. • Maggie could smell out evildoers and cast spells on them. smoke out (Am inf) 1. выудить информацию; разуз¬ нать, разыскать • It took the reporter three weeks to smoke out the whole story. • Reporters thrive on smoking out a scandal. 2. выкурить (выгнать, заставить уйти) • The few remaining enemy soldiers can easily be smoked out of their hiding place. • The boys smoked a squirrel out of a hollow tree. smooth over загладить, сгладить • Bill tried to smooth over his argument with Mary by making her laugh. • Perhaps a gift of flowers will help to smooth your quarrel over. snap at/up (inf) 1. ухватиться (за предложение, возможность); не упустить • I would snap at the chance of going to China for a year. • There was a time when Morris would have snapped up a chance like this. • Mr Hayes told Bob that he would take him skiing, and Bob snapped up the offer. 2. схватить, расхватать (быстро купить, не задумываясь) • This antique clock was a real bargain, so I snapped it up. • Of course I snapped up the coat at that cheap 235