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Словарь американских идиом: 8000 единицShe still forgot to feed him./ /When Ann told Jim the name of the new teacher it rang a bell, and Jim said, "I went to school with a James Carson."/ [ring in]{v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To bring in (someone or something) from the outside dishonestly or without telling; often: hire and introduce under a false name. /Bob offered to ring him in on the party by pretending he was a cousin from out of town./ /No wonder their team beat us; they rang in a professional to pitch for them under the name of Dan Smith./ 2. To ring a special clock that records the time you work. /We have to ring in at the shop before eight oclock in the morning./ [ringleader]{n. phr.} The chief of an unsavory group; a higher-up. /The FBI finally caught up with the ringleader of the dope smugglers from South America./ [ring out]{v.} To ring a special clock that records the time you leave work. /Charles cant leave early in his new job; he has to ring out./ [ring the changes]{v. phr.} To say or do the same thing in different ways; repeat the same idea in many ways. /David wanted a new bicycle and he kept ringing the changes on it all day until his parents got angry at him./ /A smart girl saves money on clothes by learning to ring the changes on a few dresses and clothes./ [ring true]{v. phr.} To have a tone of genuineness; sound convincing. /I believed his sob story about how he lost his fortune, because somehow it all rang true./ [ring up]{v.} 1 ...» |
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