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| English | Russian |
| be kicked off | начаться (this user guide is a work-in-progress that was kicked off in Autumn 2015 Alex_Odeychuk) |
| blast off | отправиться (Nasa probe blasts off to study Mars quakes) |
| kick off into high gear | начаться (This opening will kick off into high gear with Etkin's notable jazz quintet. • WWE's 2012 year kicked off into high gear last night. • The awards season has kicked off into high gear. 4uzhoj) |
| pull off life support | отключить от системы жизнеобеспечения (An asylum-seeking migrant detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement was pulled off life support after his relatives said they requested that doctors continue the lifesaving measures.  usatoday.com 4uzhoj) |
| sign off | согласовать (Officials say the holdup can be laid firmly at the feet of the customs union itself, which has repeatedly refused to put the change into effect despite all parties having signed off on it. • The purchase – said to include attack helicopters and missiles – was only signed off in October. Alexander Demidov) |
| siphon off | выводить (о деньгах, активах и т. п.: BTA Bank has filed civil suits claiming the former chairman siphoned off more than $5 billion. Евгений Тамарченко) |
| siphon off | вывести (funds, assets tfennell) |