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tighten up (on) all with reality. • His story not tie in with the facts. does touched off another night of rioting. • His stupid remarks touched off a fight. • Careless political action can easily touch off a war. 2. быстро набросать; точно изо¬ бразить • The newspaper reports have really touched off the causes of the difficulty this time. • He touched off Teddy Roosevelt as well as it's ever been done. touch on/upon вскользь заметить, упомянуть; затронуть, касаться • The Presi¬ dent only touched on the issue of taxation in his speech. • The essay touched on the author's childhood. touch (smb) for тягаться , сравниться • No com¬ petitor can touch us for speed of delivery. • There is nothing to touch for mountain air for giving you an appetite. • Nobody could touch him for impudence. tough it out (Am inf) не падать духом, крепиться, выдержать трудности • It looks like this snow will stop the supplies getting through and we shall be hungry for a time, but we've no choice but to tough it out. • His boss has a terrible temper, but Joe is determined to tough it out. toy with подумывать о ч-л • I'm toying with the idea of writing a novel. • Father often toys with the thought of going to live on a tropical island. track down напасть на след; разыскать • tighten up (on) закрутить гайки (ужесточить) • The police are tightening up on safety for the Queen's visit. • Regulations on the testing of drugs are tightened up in the rich countries. tip off (inf) шепнуть на ушко (предупредить об опасности, выгоде и т. д.); по¬ ставить в известность • Somehow they were tipped off and left the country before the police could catch them. • The class president tipped off the class that it was the superintendent's birthday. tone down смягчить (требования; тон пись¬ ма, речи) • Tone down your re¬ marks, or you'll offend a lot of peo¬ ple. • You'd better tone down some of the opinions in your article. toss back/down/off опрокинуть, пропустить (стакан¬ чик), осушить одним глотком • He tossed back another glass of wine. • He tossed off the beer and headed for the door. touch for (inf) клянчить, п о п р о ш а й н и ч а т ь ; занять (деньги) • Do you think you can touch your father for the ticket money? • An old man on the street touched me for $1 this morning. touch off (Am inf) 1. повлечь за собой, навлечь, в ы з в а т ь • The police action 246