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1 справляться
I св - спра́витьсяон не спра́вился с зада́нием — he failed to cope with/to carry out/to fulfil(l) the task
вам помо́чь? - Нет, спаси́бо, я спра́влюсь сама́ — shall I help you? - No, thanks, I'll manage
справля́ться с проти́вником — to overcome/to get the better of/to defeat the enemy
II св - спра́витьсяон прекра́сно справля́ется с подро́стками — he knows very well how to deal with/to handle/to manage teenagers
осведомляться о ком/чём-л to inquire/to ask about sb/sth, у кого-л to refer to sb; о здоровье to ask/to inquire after sbсправля́ться в словаре́ — to look sth up in the dictionary, to consult a dictionary
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2 осиливать
vt; св - оси́лить1) одолевать to overpowerоси́ливать врага́ — to overpower the enemy
оси́ливать тру́дности — to overcome difficulties
оси́ливать матема́тику — to master mathematics
оси́ливать кни́гу — to get through a book
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3 обходиться
св - обойти́сь2) без чего-л to do without sth, to dispense withон обойдётся оста́вшимися спи́чками — he'll get along with the few matches left
дать тебе ещё де́нег? - Ничего́, я обойду́сь — shall I give you more money? - No, thank you, I'll manage
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4 З-188
HE ПО ЗУБАМ кому highly coll PrepP Invar subj-compl with copula)1. ( subj: a noun denoting food) sth. is very tough, difficult for s.o. to chewX Y-y не по зубам - X is too hard (for Y to chew)Y can't chew X X can't manage Y."...Вот здесь хороший кусочек оленьего мяса. Правда, мне он не по зубам. Он немножко жилистый...» (Гинзбург 2). "Here's a nice bit of venison for you. The fact is I can't manage it. It's too stringy for me" (2a).2. ( subj: abstr) sth. is too difficult, complicated for s.o. to cope withX Y-y не по зубам = X is over Y's headX is too much for Y (to handle) X is more than Y can handle (manage) Y doesn't have what it takes (to do X).He давай детям эту задачу. Она слишком трудная, им не по зубам. Don't give the kids this problem. It's too hard, it will be over their heads. -
5 не по зубам
• НЕ ПО ЗУБАМ кому highly coll[PrepP; Invar; subj-compl with copula]=====1. [subj: a noun denoting food]⇒ sth. is very tough, difficult for s.o. to chew:- X can't manage Y.♦ "...Вот здесь хороший кусочек оленьего мяса. Правда, мне он не по зубам. Он немножко жилистый..." (Гинзбург 2). "Here's a nice bit of venison for you. The fact is I can't manage it. It's too stringy for me" (2a).2. [subj: abstr]⇒ sth. is too difficult, complicated for s.o. to cope with:- Y doesn't have what it takes (to do X).♦ Не давай детям эту задачу. Она слишком трудная, им не по зубам. Don't give the kids this problem. It's too hard, it will be over their heads.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не по зубам
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6 Б-76
ПО БЛАТУ достать, получить что, устроить кого-что и т. п. coll PrepP Invar adv(to get, receive, arrange sth., get s.o. a desired position etc) by using connections, with the help of influential friends, contacts etc, illicitlyby pulling stringsthrough by (through) knowing the right people use influence (to get sth. etc) (one got (obtained etc) sth.) because one has pull (connections).Она курила длинные иностранные сигареты, которые доставала по блату... (Войнович 6). She smoked long foreign cigarettes that she got through her connections (6a).Мазила на выставку попасть не смог. Неврастеник, попавший на неё по блату, сказал, что выставка, конечно, любопытная. Но стоять часами в очередях из-за неё не стоит (Зиновьев 1). Dauber didn't manage to get in (to the exhibition) at all. Neurasthenic, who did manage to get in thanks to his connections, said that the exhibition was interesting enough, but not so interesting as to be worth queuing for hours to see (1a).Видно, друзья по блату устроили ему однодневный пропуск (Искандер 3). Evidently some friends had used influence to arrange a one-day pass for him (3a)....Растление литературы дошло до того, что совершенно стёрлись всякие грани между профессиональным писателем и пришедшим по блату (Войнович 1). The corruption of literature has gone so far as to have obliterated all the boundary lines between the professional writer and those who are published because they have pull (1a). -
7 по блату
[PrepP; Invar; adv]=====⇒ (to get, receive, arrange sth., get s.o. a desired position etc) by using connections, with the help of influential friends, contacts etc, illicitly:- through < thanks to> one's connections;- use influence (to get sth. etc);- (one got (obtained etc) sth.) because one has pull (connections).♦ Она курила длинные иностранные сигареты, которые доставала по блату... (Войнович 6). She smoked long foreign cigarettes that she got through her connections (6a).♦ Мазила на выставку попасть не смог. Неврастеник, попавший на неё по блату, сказал, что выставка, конечно, любопытная. Но стоять часами в очередях из-за неё не стоит (Зиновьев 1). Dauber didn't manage to get in [to the exhibition] at all. Neurasthenic, who did manage to get in thanks to his connections, said that the exhibition was interesting enough, but not so interesting as to be worth queuing for hours to see (1a).♦ Видно, друзья по блату устроили ему однодневный пропуск (Искандер 3). Evidently some friends had used influence to arrange a one-day pass for him (3a).♦...Растление литературы дошло до того, что совершенно стёрлись всякие грани между профессиональным писателем и пришедшим по блату (Войнович 1). The corruption of literature has gone so far as to have obliterated all the boundary lines between the professional writer and those who are published because they have pull (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > по блату
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8 Т-218
С ТРУДОМ PrepP Invar advhaving to exert effort and almost not succeedingwith difficultyhardly (barely, scarcely) manage (to do sth.) have trouble (doing sth.) find it hard (to do sth.) have difficulty (in) (doing sth.) (in limited contexts) one can (could) hardly (barely, scarcely) (do sth.)."А вы читаете по-английски?» - «С трудом, но читаю» (Гончаров 1). "So you read English?" "I do, though with difficulty" (1 a).На седьмой день выступили чуть свет, но так как ночью дорогу размыло, то люди шли с трудом... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). On the seventh day they got on the march at daybreak, but, since the road had been washed away in the night, the men had trouble walking... (1a).Очевидно, люди с трудом понимают замаскированные или даже слегка прикрытые высказывания. Им нужно, чтобы все било прямо в лоб (Мандельштам 1). People evidently find it hard to understand anything that is camouflaged, or even just slightly veiled They need to have everything said straight out... (1a).Мысль увидеть императрицу лицом к лицу так устрашала ее, что она с трудом могла держаться на ногах (Пушкин 2). The thought of finding herself face to face with the Empress frightened her so much that she could hardly stand on her feet (2a). The thought of coming face to face with the Empress so terrified her that she could scarcely stand up straight (2b). -
9 с трудом
• С ТРУДОМ[PrepP; Invar; adv]=====⇒ having to exert effort and almost not succeeding:- hardly (barely, scarcely) manage (to do sth.);- have trouble (doing sth.);- find it hard (to do sth.);- have difficulty (in) (doing sth.);- [in limited contexts] one can (could) hardly (barely, scarcely) (do sth.).♦ "А вы читаете по-английски?" - "С трудом, но читаю" (Гончаров 1). "So you read English?" "I do, though with difficulty" (1a).♦ На седьмой день выступили чуть свет, но так как ночью дорогу размыло, то люди шли с трудом... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). On the seventh day they got on the march at daybreak, but, since the road had been washed away in the night, the men had trouble walking... (1a).♦ Очевидно, люди с трудом понимают замаскированные или даже слегка прикрытые высказывания. Им нужно, чтобы все било прямо в лоб (Мандельштам 1). People evidently find it hard to understand anything that is camouflaged, or even just slightly veiled They need to have everything said straight out... (1a).♦ Мысль увидеть императрицу лицом к лицу так устрашала ее, что она с трудом могла держаться на ногах (Пушкин 2). The thought of finding herself face to face with the Empress frightened her so much that she could hardly stand on her feet (2a). The thought of coming face to face with the Empress so terrified her that she could scarcely stand up straight (2b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с трудом
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10 Г-393
С ГРЕХОМ ПОПОЛАМ coll AdvP Invar adv fixed WO1. Also: С ГОРЕМ ПОПОЛАМ coll with difficulty and almost not succeeding: (just) barely(just) barely manage (to do sth.) just scrape through sth. (in limited contexts) by the skin of one's teeth (of one's ability to do sth.) after a fashion.Антифашистский роман, в центре - интересный образ эсэсовца. Написанный в той субъективной манере, которая уже протискивалась, хотя и с грехом пополам, в узкие щели наших издательств и журналов (Орлова 1). It was an antifascist novel with a very powerful portrait of an SS officer, written in that subjective fashion that just barely allowed it to squeeze through the narrow cracks of our publishing houses and journals (1a).(Сарафанов:) У меня было звание капитана, меня оставляли в армии. С грехом пополам я демобилизовался (Вампилов 4). (S.:) I was a captain in the army and they wanted me to stay. I just barely managed to get a discharge (4b).Ты говоришь по-испански?» — «С грехом пополам». "Do you speak Spanish?" "After a fashion."2. obs through deception, trickeryin an underhand(ed) wayby dishonest means. -
11 Ш-68
НИ ШИША highly coll NP gen Invar obj or subj / gen)1. — нет у кого, не дать, не получить и т. п. (to have, give, receive etc) no money, nothing at allnot (so much as) a kopeck (a penny, a dime etc)(be) without a kopeck (a penny, a dime etc) not a bean zero not a fig."...Имеешь ты какое-нибудь влияние на тех-то, на мать да сестру? Осторожнее бы с ним (Раскольниковым) сегодня...» - «Сговорятся!» - неохотно ответил Разумихин. «И чего он так на этого Лужина? Человек с деньгами, ей, кажется, не противен... а ведь у них ни шиша?» (Достоевский 3). "Incidentally, do you have any influence over those two, the mother and the sister? They should be more careful with him today...." 'They'll manage!" Razumikhin answered reluctantly "And why is he so much against this Luzhin? The man has money, she doesn't seem averse to him...and they don't have a bean, do they?" (3c).Оказывается, на днях тем, кто едет на дальний сенокос, правление выписало по три килограмма ячменной муки, а им (Пряслиным) ни шиша (Абрамов 1). It turned out that the people who had been sent out to the remote hayfields had recently been issued three kilos of barley flour, while they (the Pryaslins) had been given zero (1a).Денег он не просит, правда, а всё же от меня ни шиша не получит» (Достоевский 1). "It's true he's never asked for money, and he won't get a fig out of me anyway" (1a).2. \Ш-68 не знать, не смыслить и т. п. \Ш-68 не светит и т. п. (to know, understand etc) absolutely nothing(there is) absolutely no chance (of obtaining, achieving, realizing etc sth.): (in refer, to knowing, understanding etc) not a damn(ed) (goddamn(ed), frigging) thing not one damn(ed) bit (in limited contexts) not be able to make any goddamn(ed) sense of sth (in refer, to being unable to obtain, achieve etc sth.) there's no chance in hell... ( s.o.) hasn't a snowball chance in hell... there's absolutely no way in the world... -
12 с горем пополам
• С ГРЕХОМ ПОПОЛАМ coU[AdvP; Invar; adv; fixed WO]=====1. Also: С ГОРЕМ ПОПОЛАМ coll with difficulty and almost not succeeding: (just) barely; (just) barely manage (to do sth.); just scrape through (sth.); [in limited contexts]⇒ by the skin of one's teeth; [of one's ability to do sth.] after a fashion.♦ Антифашистский роман, в центре - интересный образ эсэсовца. Написанный в той субъективной манере, которая уже протискивалась, хотя и с грехом пополам, в узкие щели наших издательств и журналов (Орлова 1). It was an antifascist novel with a very powerful portrait of an SS officer, written in that subjective fashion that just barely allowed it to squeeze through the narrow cracks of our publishing houses and journals (1a).♦ [Сарафанов:] У меня было звание капитана, меня оставляли в армии. С грехом пополам я демобилизовался (Вампилов 4). [S.:] I was a captain in the army and they wanted me to stay. I just barely managed to get a discharge (4b).♦ "Ты говоришь по-испански?" - " С грехом пополам". "Do you speak Spanish?" "After a fashion."2. obs through deception, trickery:- by dishonest means.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с горем пополам
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13 с грехом пополам
[AdvP; Invar; adv; fixed WO]=====1. Also: С ГОРЕМ ПОПОЛАМ coll with difficulty and almost not succeeding: (just) barely; (just) barely manage (to do sth.); just scrape through (sth.); [in limited contexts]⇒ by the skin of one's teeth; [of one's ability to do sth.] after a fashion.♦ Антифашистский роман, в центре - интересный образ эсэсовца. Написанный в той субъективной манере, которая уже протискивалась, хотя и с грехом пополам, в узкие щели наших издательств и журналов (Орлова 1). It was an antifascist novel with a very powerful portrait of an SS officer, written in that subjective fashion that just barely allowed it to squeeze through the narrow cracks of our publishing houses and journals (1a).♦ [Сарафанов:] У меня было звание капитана, меня оставляли в армии. С грехом пополам я демобилизовался (Вампилов 4). [S.:] I was a captain in the army and they wanted me to stay. I just barely managed to get a discharge (4b).♦ "Ты говоришь по-испански?" - "С грехом пополам". "Do you speak Spanish?" "After a fashion."2. obs through deception, trickery:- by dishonest means.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с грехом пополам
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14 ни шиша
• НИ ШИША highly coll[NPgen; Invar; obj or subj/ gen]=====1. ни шиша нет у кого, не дать, не получить и т.п. (to have, give, receive etc) no money, nothing at all:- not (so much as) a kopeck <a penny, a dime etc>;- (be) without a kopeck <a penny, a dime etc>;- not a bean;- zero;- not a fig.♦ "...Имеешь ты какое-нибудь влияние на тех-то, на мать да сестру? Осторожнее бы с ним [Раскольниковым] сегодня..." - "Сговорятся!" - неохотно ответил Разумихин. "И чего он так на этого Лужина? Человек с деньгами, ей, кажется, не противен... а ведь у них ни шиша?" (Достоевский 3). "Incidentally, do you have any influence over those two, the mother and the sister? They should be more careful with him today...." 'They'll manage!" Razumikhin answered reluctantly. "And why is he so much against this Luzhin? The man has money, she doesn't seem averse to him...and they don't have a bean, do they?" (3c).♦ Оказывается, на днях тем, кто едет на дальний сенокос, правление выписало по три килограмма ячменной муки, а им [Пряслиным] ни шиша (Абрамов 1). It turned out that the people who had been sent out to the remote hayfields had recently been issued three kilos of barley flour, while they [the Pryaslins] had been given zero (1a).♦ "Денег он не просит, правда, а всё же от меня ни шиша не получит" (Достоевский 1). "It's true he's never asked for money, and he won't get a fig out of me anyway" (1a).2. ни шиша не знать, не смыслить и т. п.; - не светит и т.п. (to know, understand etc) absolutely nothing; (there is) absolutely no chance (of obtaining, achieving, realizing etc sth.): [in refer, to knowing, understanding etc]⇒ not a damn(ed) <goddamn(ed), frigging thing; not one damn(ed) bit; [in limited contexts] not be able to make any goddamn(ed) sense of sth; [in refer, to being unable to obtain, achieve etc sth.] there's no chance in hell...; (s.o.) hasn't a snowball's chance in hell...; there's absolutely no way in the world...Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни шиша
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15 суметь
св vt с неопрto be able (to), to manage (to), to succeed (in doing sth)суме́ть почини́ть замо́к — to be able to/to manage to repair/to fix the lock, to succeed in repairing/fixing the lock
он не суме́л отве́тить на вопро́сы экзамена́торов — he failed to answer the examiners' questions
бою́сь, я не суме́ю вам помо́чь — I'm afraid I won't be able to help you
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16 П-267
ПОЖИВЁМ - УВИДИМ (saying) time will show how things will turn out (said when a person does not have sufficient basis to judge sth. or does not want to express his opinion on sth. that is unclear at present and will become obvious only in the future): - we shall see (what we shall see) (only) time will tell wait and see we'll see what happens.При всей его дикости, письмо (письмо-донос трех литераторов в партийные органы) вызвало чуткую реакцию наверху. Требования «подлинных советских ленинградцев» были частично удовлетворены... Директора (Дома Маяковского) попросту сняли. Был также изменён состав комиссии по работе с молодыми литераторами... Единственное, чего не удалось добиться авторам письма, - так это привлечения молодых литераторов к уголовной ответственности. А впрочем, поживём - увидим (Довлатов 1)....Despite its crudeness, this letter (a denunciation submitted to the Party Organs by three writers) evoked a sympathetic response from the higher-ups. The demands of the "genuine Soviet Leningraders" were satisfied in part....The director (of Mayakovsky House) was simply removed from office. The staff of the commission that worked with young writers was also changed....The only thing that the authors of the letter didn't manage to accomplish was the institution of criminal proceedings against the young writers. However, we shall see what we shall see (1a).(Зилов:) Утиная охота - это вещь... (Галина:) Ну скажи, убил ты что-нибудь хоть раз? Признайся! Ну хотя бы маленькую, ну хоть вот такую (показывает на пальце) птичку? (Кузаков:) Ну что ты ему показываешь? Он в такую (показывает обеими руками) не попадает, а ты что хочешь? (Все смеются.) (Зилов:) Ладно, ладно. Поживём - увидим (Вампилов 5). (Z.:) It's a fine thing, duck-shooting.... (G.:) Well, have you ever shot anything? Even once? Own up! Even a tiny little bird, even this big? (Showing length on one finger.) (K.:) What's that you're showing him? He couldn't hit one this big, (Showing with both hands) let alone that little thing. (All laugh.) (Z.:) All right, all right. Wait and see (5a). -
17 С-658
НА НЕТ И СУДА НЕТ (saying) used to express resignation to, but not dissatisfaction with, the absence of sth., s.o. 's refusal to do sth. etc: = if s.o. doesn't (can't, hasn't etc), then s.o. doesn't (can't, hasn't etc) if it hasn't come (didn't happen etc), it hasn't (come) ( didn't (happen) etc) if that's the way it is ( s.o. feels about it etc) then there's nothing to be done about it so be it what cannot be cured must be endured.(Кочкарёв:) Да ведь вы слышали, у ней приданого ничего нет. (Жевакин:) На нет и суда нет (Гоголь 1). (К.:) But you must have heard. She's got no dowry. (Zh.:) If she hasn't, then she hasn't (1a).«Сегодня вас не ждали, батюшка, говядинки не привезли», - промолвил Тимофеич... «И без говядинки обойдёмся, на нет и суда нет» (Тургенев 2). "They didn't expect you today, master, and the beef's not come," announced Timofeyich...."We'll manage without the beef, if it's not there, it's not" (2e). -
18 поживем - увидим
[saying]=====⇒ time will show how things will turn out (said when a person does not have sufficient basis to judge sth. or does not want to express his opinion on sth. that is unclear at present and will become obvious only in the future):- wait and see;- we'll see what happens.♦ При всей его дикости, письмо [письмо-донос трёх литераторов в партийные органы] вызвало чуткую реакцию наверху. Требования "подлинных советских ленинградцев" были частично удовлетворены... Директора [Дома Маяковского] попросту сняли. Был также изменён состав комиссии по работе с молодыми литераторами... Единственное, чего не удалось добиться авторам письма, - так это привлечения молодых литераторов к уголовной ответственности. А впрочем, поживём - увидим (Довлатов 1)....Despite its crudeness, this letter [a denunciation submitted to the Party Organs by three writers] evoked a sympathetic response from the higher-ups. The demands of the "genuine Soviet Leningraders" were satisfied in part....The director [of Mayakovsky House] was simply removed from office. The staff of the commission that worked with young writers was also changed....The only thing that the authors of the letter didn't manage to accomplish was the institution of criminal proceedings against the young writers. However, we shall see what we shall see (1a).♦ [Зилов:] Утиная охота - это вещь... [Галина:] Ну скажи, убил ты что-нибудь хоть раз? Признайся! Ну хотя бы маленькую, ну хоть вот такую (показывает на пальце) птичку? [Кузаков:] Ну что ты ему показываешь? Он в такую (показывает обеими руками) не попадает, а ты что хочешь? (Все смеются.) [Зилов:] Ладно, ладно. Поживём - увидим (Вампилов 5). [Z.:] It's a fine thing, duck-shooting.... [G.:] Well, have you ever shot anything? Even once? Own up! Even a tiny little bird, even this big? (Showing length on one finger.) [K.:] What's that you're showing him? He couldn't hit one this big, (Showing with both hands) let alone that little thing. (All laugh.) [Z.:] All right, all right. Wait and see (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > поживем - увидим
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19 на нет и суда нет
[saying]=====⇒ used to express resignation to, but not dissatisfaction with, the absence of sth., s.o.'s refusal to do sth. etc:- ≈ if s.o. doesn't <can't, hasn't etc>, then s.o. doesn't <can't, hasn't etc>;- if it hasn't come (didn't happen etc), it hasn't (come) <didn't (happen) etc>;- if that's the way it is < s.o. feels about it etc> then there's nothing to be done about it;- so be it;- what cannot be cured must be endured.♦ [Кочкарёв:] Да ведь вы слышали, у ней приданого ничего нет. [Жевакин:] На нет и суда нет( Гоголь 1). [К.:] But you must have heard. She's got no dowry. [Zh.:] If she hasn't, then she hasn't (1a).♦ "Сегодня вас не ждали, батюшка, говядинки не привезли", - промолвил Тимофеич... "И без говядинки обойдёмся, на нет и суда нет" (Тургенев 2). "They didn't expect you today, master, and the beef's not come," announced Timofeyich...."We'll manage without the beef, if it's not there, it's not" (2e).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на нет и суда нет
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20 сомневаться
нсвв ком/чём-л и союз "что" to doubt sb/sth/that...; to have doubts about sb/sthона́ си́льно сомнева́ется, что он придёт — she very much doubts that he will come
а я всё же сомнева́юсь (на э́тот счёт) — I still have my doubts
не сомнева́йтесь, он не пропадёт — he'll manage somehow, you can be sure of that
См. также в других словарях:
manage — verb 1 DO STH DIFFICULT (I, T) to succeed in doing something difficult, especially after trying very hard: manage to do sth: Jenny managed to pass her driving test on the fifth attempt. | How do you manage to stay so slim? | We eventually managed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
manage — man|age W1S1 [ˈmænıdʒ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(business)¦ 2¦(do something difficult)¦ 3¦(deal with problems)¦ 4¦(time/money etc)¦ 5¦(live without much money)¦ 6¦(not need help)¦ 7¦(keep tidy)¦ 8¦(control)¦ 9¦(be strong enough)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
manage — verb 1 succeed in doing sth ADVERB ▪ nicely, perfectly well (esp. BrE), very well ▪ I can manage perfectly well on my own, thank you. ▪ successfully ▪ skilfully/skillfully … Collocations dictionary
bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
get your head around sth — get your head round/around sth ► to manage to understand something: »It s hard to get your head round these new tax laws. Main Entry: ↑head … Financial and business terms
get your head round sth — get your head round/around sth ► to manage to understand something: »It s hard to get your head round these new tax laws. Main Entry: ↑head … Financial and business terms
get your head round/around sth — ► to manage to understand something: »It s hard to get your head round these new tax laws. Main Entry: ↑head … Financial and business terms
keep pace with sb/sth — ► to manage to do things at the same time or speed as someone else, or as quickly as necessary: »They simply can t keep pace with the competition. »We need to keep pace with the latest IT developments. Main Entry: ↑pace … Financial and business terms
keep pace with sth — keep pace with sb/sth ► to manage to do things at the same time or speed as someone else, or as quickly as necessary: »They simply can t keep pace with the competition. »We need to keep pace with the latest IT developments. Main Entry: ↑pace … Financial and business terms
pack sth in — UK US pack sth in Phrasal Verb with pack({{}}/pæk/ verb [T] ► to manage to include a lot of things in a short time: »We re only in New York for a day so we need to pack in a lot of meetings. ► INFORMAL to stop doing something because you have not … Financial and business terms
pull sth off — UK US pull sth off Phrasal Verb with pull({{}}/pʊl/ verb [T] ► to manage to do something difficult: pull off a feat/miracle/deal »It takes skilled negotiators to pull off a deal like that. »It s an ambitious plan, so let s see if we can really… … Financial and business terms