- put smb. in for promotion
1) продвинуть кого-л. по служебной лестнице
2) присвоить очередное воинское звание
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
promotion — n. advancement in rank 1) to put smb. in for promotion; to recommend smb. for promotion 2) to make, win one s promotion (he made his promotion to major) ( he was promoted to major ) 3) a promotion from; to (a promotion to captain; a promotion to… … Combinatory dictionary
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
back — I adj., adv. 1) back to (things are back to normal) 2) way back (way back in the eighteenth century) 3) (misc.) to go back on one s promise/word ( to fail to keep one s promise ) II n. part of the body opposite to the front 1) to turn one s back… … Combinatory dictionary