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в критическом состоянии; разорённый | |||
наркоман (особенно "сидящий" на героине); в трудной ситуации; в тупике; в засаде (We are up against it, because Paul got a cold and lost his voice. == Мы в тупике: Пол простудился и не может петь.) | |||
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in a very difficult position (Yet as intelligently as Rafferty, back at left-back following her recovery from a third ruptured cruciate ligament, was defending against the dangerous Élodie Thomis her side were up against it. wiktionary.org) |
up against it: 13 phrases in 5 subjects |
General | 9 |
Idiomatic | 1 |
Informal | 1 |
Makarov | 1 |
Rhetoric | 1 |