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also called H-hour; moment of truth, crisis, turning point, vital moment, appointed hour, moment of decision: Your zero hour has arrived.
Zero in on (something/somebody) (inf) - прицелиться; взять на мушку; быть под прицелом; максимально скон центрироваться на чем-л./ком-л.
Adjust a gun so that it will exactly hit a target; aim at: Big guns were zeroed in on the enemy fort. As a slang expression it means to give your full attention to; to aim accurately for something one wants; to concentrate hard on something in particular: Police are zeroing in on a new wave of terrorism that takes the form of parcel bombs.* The journalists zeroed in on the filmstar as she stepped off the plane.
Zero-sum game (Am) - так на так; «кто-то теряет, а кто-то находит»; принцип равновесия
A situation where two people compete and i f one of them wins anything, exactly the same must be lost by the other: Radio has become a zero-sum game with stations gaining listeners only at each other's expense.
Zero-tolerance (policy) - политика нетерпимости, жёстких мер; жёсткая политика
Have no more patience with wrongdoers and make no more allowances for them: Because the village policeman showed zero tolerance toward lager louts, thugs and petty thieves, the village was nearly free of crime.
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A1/A-1/A-one [ e i w A n ] - крепкий, прочный, здоровый, отличный, первоклассный, высшего качества
In good health; physically fit (military); first class; excellent, of the highest quality (informal); with hull and equipment in first-class condition (said of a
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