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run rings around/round smb run rings around/round smb дать сто очков вперед • The Ital¬ ian prince was rich and handsome, and could run rings around other suitors for the hand of the princess. • For sheer cleverness Matilda could run rings around them all. run smb to earth настигнуть (выследить и найти) • The film star was run to earth by re¬ porters in an exclusive golf complex. run the gauntlet проходить сквозь строй (под¬ вергаться нападкам, критике) • After the publication of his article sharply criticising the Queen, he had to run the gauntlet of outraged mon¬ archists from all over the country. run the show стоять во главе; править бал • He started off working in the kitchen and now he's running the show. • Ever since Bill retired from the business, his daughter's been running the show. run to seed опуститься (морально) • I al¬ most didn't recognise John. He's really run to seed since his wife left him. • Famous for his profligacy, many of George Gordon Byron's contemporaries feared he might completely run to seed. run wild беситься; шалить • They let their children run wild. run with the hare and hunt with the hounds сидеть между двух стульев • 134 You've got to decide where you stand on this issue. You can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds. S safe and sound жив-здоров; цел и невредим • It was a challenging climb, so I'm relieved they got home safe and sound. save face сохранить лицо; спасти репута¬ цию/честь мундира • The am¬ bassador was more interested in saving his face than winning the argument. save one's bacon спасать шкуру • The teacher knew that it was Tom who had torn the book, and the boy managed to save his bacon by admitting it straightaway. save the day спасти ситуацию • We thought we were stranded but his offer of a lift saved the day. say uncle (Am inf) сдаваться; просить пощады • The Serbs want the Bosnians to say uncle. s c a r c e a s hen's teeth (Am) днем с огнем не найти • On a rainy night, taxis are as scarce as hen's teeth. scare smb out of s m b ' s wits до смерти перепугать/испугать