The axe has fallen mercilessly on dozens of one-time favourites. (‘Daily Worker’) — На футболистов, бывших любимцев публики, обрушился жестокий удар.
So we still don't know where Beeching's axe will fall next. (‘Daily Worker’) — Нам до сих пор еще не известно, на кого Бичинг, председатель комиссии, обрушит свой очередной удар.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
blame — I n. 1) to ascribe, assign, attribute (the) blame to smb. 2) to lay, place, put the blame on smb.; to lay the blame at smb. s door 3) to assess; fix the blame 4) to shift the blame to smb. (else) 5) to assume, bear, take the blame for (she took… … Combinatory dictionary
pressure — I n. 1) to exert, place, put pressure on smb. 2) to bring pressure to bear on smb. 3) to build up, increase (the) pressure 4) to feel pressure 5) to ease, relieve (the) pressure 6) to face; resist pressure (to resist pressure from extremist… … Combinatory dictionary
wind — I n. /wind/ movement, current of air 1) an adverse; balmy, gentle, light; biting, cold, cutting, icy; brisk, heavy, high, stiff, strong; fair, favorable; gale force; gusty; head; raw; tail; trade wind 2) the prevailing winds 3) the wind blows;… … Combinatory dictionary
hair — n. 1) to brush; comb hair 2) to backcomb (BE), tease (AE); braid; do; set; style hair 3) to cut; trim hair 4) to shampoo, wash hair 5) to color; dye; tint hair 6) to part one s hair (he parts his hair in the middle, and I part mine on the side)… … Combinatory dictionary
shower — I n. bath using an overhead spray 1) to have (BE), take a shower short period of rain brief downpour 2) a heavy; light shower 3) April; passing; scattered showers 4) a meteor; rain; thunder shower 5) a sun shower (esp. AE) ( rain that falls while … Combinatory dictionary
fall — I n. dropping, coming down 1) to have, take a fall 2) to break a fall 3) a bad, nasty fall (she had a bad fall and broke her ankle) 4) a free fall (of a parachutist) 5) a fall from (a fall from a horse) autumn (AE) 6) an early; late fall 7) in… … Combinatory dictionary
temperature — n. degree of heat or cold 1) to take smb. s temperature 2) a high; low; normal temperature 3) (smb. s) body temperature 4) room temperature (at room temperature) 5) a temperature drops, falls; goes down 6) a temperature goes up, rises 7) a… … Combinatory dictionary
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