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sneeze at price. • All the bargains in the sale had been snapped up before we got there. sneeze at (inf) отмахнуться (отказаться, прене¬ бречь) • A year's research in Sili¬ con Valley! It's an opportunity not to be sneezed at! • Is $1,000 any¬ thing to sneeze at? snitch on smb (sl) стучать (доносить на к-л) • I'm afraid John will snitch on me for my cutting classes. • The children con¬ sidered it a crime to snitch on one of their own group to the teacher. snow under (usu passive) засыпать (письмами), завалить (работой) • I've been snowed under by reports from over 200 organiza¬ tions. • The factory received so many orders that it was snowed un¬ der with work. • The disabled girl was snowed under with Christmas letters. soak oneself in окунуться с головой; с головой уйти • Only by soaking yourself in the details can you gain a thorough understanding of the sub¬ ject. • I soaked myself in the works of Dickens and George Eliot. soak up впитывать как губка • The child is exceptionally gifted. I've never seen a child soak knowledge so eagerly. • He was such an eager student that he soaked up know¬ ledge as fast as the teachers could supply it. soften up умаслить, задобрить • I have to soften Dad up. I need another loan. • I wondered if there was any hope of softening him up. sort out привести в порядок; уладить проблему/отношения; утрясти • The new clerk spent hours sorting out the files. • It's up to the direc¬ tor to sort out difficulties like this one. • Jim and Mary must be left to sort out their own affairs - it doesn't concern anyone else. sort smb out (inf) дать взбучку, задать перцу, разобраться с к-л • If you two don't get this room cleaned up, I'll come over there and sort you out! • Wait till I get you outside, and I'll sort you out! sound off (inf) распространяться (громко воз¬ мущаться или жаловаться) • Dad's always sounding off about higher taxes. • George sounded off about how the game should have been played. sound out зондировать/прощупывать ву • Alfred sounded out his about a day off from his job. • sound out the staff before decide which week we should for vacation. поч¬ boss Let's we close spell out (inf) разжевать (подробно объяс¬ нить); прояснить • But the doc¬ tor had merely been spelling it all 236