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⇒ fancy footwork | |||
выписывать кренделя (в танце; танцуя, выделывать замысловатые фигуры; выражение встречалось у Вудхауса; skillful movement of one's feet, especially in dancing or sport: they performed foxtrots with fancy footwork and great panache [Оксфордский словарь] kartaslov.ru ART Vancouver) | |||
проявить изобретательность (We had to do some fancy footwork to win over our competitors for the project. 4uzhoj) | |||
петлять (сугубо контекстуально Liv Bliss); изворачиваться (4uzhoj); лавировать (4uzhoj) | |||
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syn.: do some nifty footwork | |||
resort to clever thinking or actions, especially when navigating a complex or difficult issue (The governor did some fancy footwork to keep from getting blamed for the scandal. thefreedictionary.com); do some artful maneuvering / fast and clever thinking (Ken did a lot of fancy footwork to get out of that one. thefreedictionary.com) |