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| first base (к чему-либо); gambit (в предприятии, действии); the thin end of the wedge (к чему-либо); the initiatory step; first (к чему-либо); A toe in the water (To put a toe in the water ZWern); preliminary; lead (в деле); the first plunge | |||
| gambit (в предложении, действии и т.п.) | |||
| opening salvo (в политической и др. борьбе; the first in a series of questions, statements etc that you use to try to win an argument: The newspaper article was the opening salvo in what proved to be a long battle. • Congressman Saunders fired the opening salvo during a heated debate on capital punishment. • Clinton fired the opening salvo last month when he included tax cuts in his proposed 1997 budget. • Lunar fired the opening salvo last month when it filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. 4uzhoj) | |||
| initiative | |||
| stepping stone (jouris-t) | |||
| the thin end of the wedge (к чему-либо) | |||
| first step (к чему-либо ssn); initial step (ssn) | |||
| первый шаг: 93 phrases in 25 subjects |
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