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The Universal Dictionary- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
down to the wire
до самого конца, до упора
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"Okay," Prew whispered luxuriously, "pretty soon," not wanting to think about the stumbling back down along the wire through the dark without a flash and the slapping at the clouds of mosquitoes that would be rising from the grass at every step.– Хорошо, скоро пойдем. – Пруит блаженствовал в тепле кухни, ему не хотелось думать о том, как они будут спотыкаться в темноте, шагая без фонарика вдоль колючей проволоки, и отмахиваться от москитов, тучами взмывающих из травы при каждом шаге.Jones, James / From Here to EternityДжонс, Джеймс / Отныне и вовекОтныне и вовекДжонс, Джеймс© Издательство "Правда", 1989From Here to EternityJones, James© 1951 by James Jones© renewed 1991 by Gloria Jones, James Anthony Phillipe Jones, and Kaylie Anne Jones
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down to the wire
до самого конца; до упораExamples
The battle will go down to the wire. — Борьба будет продолжаться до самого последнего момента.
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Спуститься по тросу
translation added by Лана Белкина