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cry one's eyes out cry one's eyes out выплакать глаза • She cried her eyes out after his death. cry uncle (Am inf) сдаваться; просить пощады • The other team was beating us, but we wouldn't cry uncle. cut and run 1. рвать когти; сматывать удоч­ ки; улепетывать • Max decided to cut and run when he heard the police sirens. 2. выйти из игры; умыть руки • When foreigners own property and corporations in the US, they are less likely to cut and run in bad times, and more likely to invest extra capital. • When his business started to fail, he decided to cut and run, rather than face financial ruin. cut both ways палка о двух концах; иметь плюсы и минусы • People who gossip find it cuts both ways. • Remember that your suggestion that costs should be shared cuts both ways. You will have to pay as well. cut from the same cloth сделаны из одного теста • De¬ spite differences in age and in ex¬ perience, these two great writers are cut from the same cloth. cut it fine уложиться тютелька в тютельку (точно рассчитать) • Tom always cut it fine, arriving at the last minute. 54 cut off one's nose to spite one's face рубить сук, на котором сидишь (наказать самого себя) • By re¬ fusing to work they are cutting off their noses to spite their faces be¬ cause the company will close down. cut smb dead в упор не видеть (игнорировать) • I must have offended her, because last time we met she cut me dead. cut s m b down to size (inf) поставить на место • I'll cut this cheeky young rascal down to size! cut smb short оборвать на полуслове; пере¬ бить • I introduced myself again but he cut me short with a kindly "of course". • When Dick began to tell about his summer vacations, the teacher cut him short, saying "Tell us about that another time." cut smb to the quick уязвить; задеть за ж и в о е • Tom's sharp words to Mary cut her to the quick. cut the Gordian knot разрубить гордиев узел (ради¬ кально решить проблему) • The Gordian knot had been cut, and the peace talks could begin. • The way to socialism and democracy was a Gordian knot which could not be cut. cut-throat (adj) беспощадный; не на жизнь, а на смерть • Our company is faced with cut-throat competition.