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| lose traction (traction: the grip of a tyre on a road or a wheel on a rail. COED Alexander Demidov); о реформах falter: reforms falter (Vic_Ber); revolve; spin; skip; go nowhere fast (VLZ_58) | |||
| of wheels spin (impf of пробуксовать); of wheels revolve (impf of пробуксовать) | |||
| stumble; be bogged down | |||
| falter (Баян); come to a halt (Andrey Truhachev); come to a standstill (Andrey Truhachev) | |||
| thrash | |||
| spin tires; spin wheels; tread water; be stuck (Реформы буксуют. The reforms are stuck.; не получаться, не удаваться, не идти (о реформах и т.п.) to fail to achieve the desired results despite efforts) | |||
| spin out | |||
| fail to gain traction (Sakhalin Energy) | |||
| be losing momentum (CNN Alex_Odeychuk) | |||
| skid | |||
| slip | |||
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