 405  tighten up (on) закрутить гайки (ужесточить) □ The police are tightening up on safety for the Queen’s visit. Regulations on the testing of drugs are tightened up in the rich counthes. tip off (inf) шепнуть на ушко (предупредить об опасности, выгоде и т. д.); поставить в известность I Somehow they were tipped off and left the country before the police could catch them. The class president tipped off the class that it was the superintendent’s birthday. tone down смягчить (требования; тон письма, речи) I Tone down your remarks, or you’ll offend a lot of people. You'd better tone down some of the opinions in your article. toss back/down/off опрокинуть, пропустить (стаканчик), осушить одним глотком L Не tossed back another glass of wine. I He tossed off the beer and headed for the door. touch for (inf) клянчить, попрошайничать; занять (деньги) Do you think you can touch your father for the ticket money? An old man on the street touched me for $1 this morning. touch off (Am inf) 1. повлечь за собой, навлечь, вызвать The police action touched off another night of rioting. Z His stupid remarks touched off a fight. J Careless political action can easily touch off a war. 2. быстро набросать; точно изобразить I The newspaper reports have really touched off the causes of the difficulty this time. i He touched off Teddy Roosevelt as well as it’s ever been done. 405 |
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