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Terms for subject Figurative containing plugs | all forms
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plug a holeзаткнуть дыру (As a citizen and a taxpayer, I don't want the government to plug that hole with my money. – затыкало эту дырку моими деньгами ART Vancouver)
plug awayпахать (george serebryakov)
plug away atпахать (надрываться В.И.Макаров)
pull the plugотказаться (в контексте: Moore has now given an interview to The Guardian, where he talks about the point where he decided to pull the plug on the Dreamcast project. • The saga surrounding Leeds United's chase for then-Swansea City star Daniel James rumbled on throughout the January transfer window and came to a dramatic halt on deadline day, with the Welsh side pulled the plug on the deal in the 11th hour. Himera)
pull the plugсвернуть (on something; to stop an activity, especially by no longer providing the money needed to allow it to continue: The banks have the power to pull the plug on the project. • If the viewing figures drop much more, the TV network will probably pull the plug on the whole series. Val_Ships)
pull the plugсвернуть поддержку (on something; to stop an activity, especially by no longer providing the money needed to allow it to continue: The Arts Council had pulled the plug on the scheme. 4uzhoj)
pull the plugперекрыть кислород (on somebody Anglophile)
pull the plugзакрыть (on something; проект, дело и т.п., только в контексте: Mathie was looking for work after he decided to pull the plug on the 20-year-old classic emporium. • Moore has now given an interview to The Guardian, where he talks about the point where he decided to pull the plug on the Dreamcast project.)
pull the plugпрекратить сотрудничество (Himera)
pull the plugпокончить с собой (AnnaOchoa)