 394  sting for sting for (si) содрать, снять (лишние деньги); облапошить! The seller stung те for 50 bucks for a dress not more than thirty I How much did they sting you for that pair of boots? stir up подхлестнуть, расшевелить, будоражить, разбудить L The coach’s pep talk stirred up the team to win. I He’s always trying to stir up everyone with his arguments about politics. i The opposition are trying to stir up feelings of dissatisfaction among the voters. stop by/in (on) заскочить, заглянуть, забежать (на минутку) On ту way home, I plan to stop in on a sick friend. I I just stopped in to say hello. 3 I hope you’ll stop by this afternoon. stow away уплетать, уписывать (о еде), смолотить I Have you seen the amount of food those children can stow away at one meal? Bob sure can stow away a lot in a short time. string along водить за нос, обманывать i Lynn doesn’t care much for Luke. I have the feeling that she’s just stringing him along until she finds someone else. 3 He has no intention of marrying her, he’s just stringing her along. stumble across/on/upon набрести, наткнуться; обнаружить I I stumbled across this old photograph in the back of the drawer, f i I stumbled on a real bargain at the bookstore last week. stump up раскошелиться; неохотно выложить деньги С I had to stump up $25 fora suitable present. I We've done the work but the customer won’t stump up. We had to stump up a lot of money to have the house insulated. 394 |
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