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skim off

фраз. гл.

выбрать самое лучшее

Examples from texts

The bribe would come from what that person was paid, of course: they would skim off the rest for themselves, as their "finders' fee' for managing the business.
Деньги на взятки шли, конечно, из тех, которые заинтересованные лица заплатили ему, а остальные они могли свободно прикарманить себе как плату за дилерские услуги.
Duane, Diane / Spock's WorldДуэйн, Диана / Мир Спока
Мир Спока
Дуэйн, Диана
Spock's World
Duane, Diane
© 1988 Paramount Pictures
The water was boiling by now and Styopka was skimming off the froth.
Вода уже кипела, и Степка снимал пену.
Чехов, А.П. / СтепьChekhov, A. / The steppe
The steppe
Chekhov, A.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Степь
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1974
"Shall I put in some fat?" asked Styopka, skimming off the froth.
- Класть сала? - спросил Степка, снимая ложкой пену.
Чехов, А.П. / СтепьChekhov, A. / The steppe
The steppe
Chekhov, A.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Степь
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1974
Off she skimmed, bearing the cherub along, nor ever stopped, nor suffered him to stop, until she had pulled at the bell.
Она помчалась вперед, таща за собой херувима, и ни разу не остановилась и не дала остановиться ему, пока не дернула за колокольчик.
Dickens, Charles / Our Mutual FriendДиккенс, Чарльз / Наш общий друг
Наш общий друг
Диккенс, Чарльз
© Государственное издательство художественной литературы, 1960
Our Mutual Friend
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1997

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skim off
выбрать самое лучшее

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skim off oil
собирать нефтяной разлив на поверхности воды
skim off oil
собирать нефть, разлившуюся на поверхности воды