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Словарь американских идиом: 8000 единицShe should have let well enough alone, because she made several new mistakes./ Compare: LET RIDE. [level] See: ON THE LEVEL. [level best]{adj. phr.} Ones utmost; ones very best. /Eric refused to stay in school although his parents did their level best to make him finish./ [levelheaded]{adj. phr.} Having good common sense; practical; reasonable. /What our office needs is a good, level-headed manager./ [level off] or [level out] {v.} 1. To make flat or level. /The steamroller leveled out the gravel roadbed and then the concrete was poured./ 2. To move on an even level. /The airplane leveled out at 2,000 feet./ /After going up for six months, the cost of living leveled off in September./ [level with]{v. phr.} To tell someone the truth; not engage in lies and subterfuge. /"You can level with me," his father said. "Did you break that window?"/ [liberty] See: TAKE LIBERTIES. [lick and a promise]{n. phr.}, {informal} A careless, hasty job; an unsatisfactory piece of work. /You didnt wash your hands. You just gave them a lick and a promise./ /The boys didnt cut the grass properly ...» |
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