 361  Newspaper reports play up the few accidents and injuries which do occur. 2. барахлить (о механизме) Г.: My car’s been playing up again. I Our phone is playing up. 3. проказничать, беситься If the children start playing up, just send them out to the park. \ I hope the children don’t start playing up when the guests arrive. play up to (inf) выслужиться перед к-л; подыграть к-л [ Did you think the professor’s joke was really funny or did you laugh just to play up to him? J I played up to his vanity. play with подумывать о ч-л, прикидывать (в уме) □ I played with the idea of going to work abroad, but I think I’d miss home too much. I He had played with the idea of moving her to an apartment of her own. plonk down плюхнуть(ся) I She plonked down in an armchair and lit a cigarette. '• The workman plonked down his heavy bag of tools. plug away at (Am) вкалывать, корпеть над ч-л I If you keep plugging away at your biology, you can’t help but succeed. I John kept plugging away at the trumpet until he became pretty good at it. □ If you keep plugging away at it, the painting will soon be done. plug in (Aminf) въехать, врубиться (понять) . I I didn’t plug in to what she was talking about. plump down 361 |
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