We don't want a lot of rich old crooks... working out how to keep their hold over us when the war's over... (J. B. Priestley, ‘Daylight on Saturday’, ch. 35) — Мы не хотим, чтобы горстка богатых мошенников... продолжала свои махинации, цель которых - удержать над нами власть после войны.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
hold — I n. grip 1) to catch, get, grab, lay, seize, take hold of 2) to keep hold of 3) to relax one s hold 4) a firm, strong hold type of wrestling grip 5) to break a hold control, domination 6) to relinquish one s hold 7) a hold over (they refused to… … Combinatory dictionary
head — I n. upper part of the body 1) to nod; shake one s head 2) to bare; bow; drop, hang, lower; lift, raise; move; poke, stick; scratch; toss; turn one s head (to scratch one s head in amazement; to poke one s head around the comer) 3) to hold one s… … Combinatory dictionary
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line — n. long, thin mark 1) to draw a line 2) a broken; contour; crooked; curved; dotted; fine, thin; heavy, thick; horizontal; parallel; perpendicular; solid, unbroken; straight; vertical; wavy line queue (AE) 3) to form a line 4) to buck ( push into… … Combinatory dictionary
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