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Словарь американских идиом: 8000 единицBrown was living on borrowed time because a year ago the doctors had told him he would only live six months./ [live out]{v.} 1. To finish (a period of time); spend. /Smith lived out the year in the North as he had agreed, but then moved to the South again./ /After retiring, John and his wife lived out their lives in Florida./ 2. To last through; endure to the end of. /We lived out the winter on short ration./ /He lived out the earthquake, but his house was destroyed./ [live out of a suitcase]{v. phr.} To have no permanent residence or a permanent place to hang ones clothes. /When Jennifer accepted her new job, she had no idea that she would have to live out of a suitcase for six months./ [live up to]{v.} To act according to; come up to; agree with; follow. /So far as he could, John had always tried to live up to the example he saw in Lincoln./ /Bob was a man who lived up to his promises./ /The new house didnt live up to expectations./ [live wire]{n. phr.} 1. An electrically charged wire, usually uninsulated. /The electrician was severely burned by the live wire./ 2 ...» |
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