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borders
border1. [ʹbɔ:də] n
<Í> 1. граница
border control post - воен. пограничный контрольно-пропускной пункт
on the border - на границе, в пограничном районе
over the border - через границу
out of borders - за границей
no man in /within/ our border knows it - никто в нашей стране этого не знает
2. (the Border)
1) граница между Англией и Шотландией
2) граница между США и Мексикой
3) граница между США и Канадой
4) пограничный район
the enemy ravaged the borders - враг разграбил пограничные районы
3. предел, грань, граница
beyond the border of science - за пределами науки
to be on the border of - граничить с чем-л.
4. 1) край, кайма, бордюр, кромка
a coloured border round a dress - цветная отделка /кайма/ по подолу платья
the newspapers appeared with black borders in sign of mourning - в знак траура газеты вышли в траурных рамках
2) окаймляющий газон; бордюр (клумбы)
border plant - бордюрное растение
border method of irrigation - с.-х. орошение методом чеков
5. архит. фриз
6. спорт. бровка беговой дорожки
inner border - внутренняя бровка
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2. [ʹbɔ:də] v
<Í> 1. 1) граничить
lands that border the Mediterranean - страны, которые расположены на побережье Средиземного моря
the two countries border on /upon/ one another - эти две страны граничат друг с другом
2) (on, upon) быть на грани
it borders on insanity - это граничит с безумием
he is bordering on sixty - ему под шестьдесят
3) походить, быть похожим
this borders upon truth - это похоже на правду
colour bordering on red - цвет, приближающийся к красному
2. 1) окаймлять
a low stone-wall borders the road - низкая каменная стена идёт вдоль дороги
the fields are bordered by large forests - поля окружены большими лесами
the lane is bordered by trees - вдоль тропинки растут деревья
2) обшивать
the cap was bordered with lace - чепчик был обшит кружевом
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be in take orders Идиома
give someone their marching orders
fire someone: "After the argument, he was given his marching orders."
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get your feet under the table
get settled in: "It only took him a week to get his feet under the table, then he started to make changes."
under orders|orders|under
adv. phr. Not out of one's own desire or one's own free will; obligatorily; not freely. "So you were a Nazi prison guard? " the judge asked. "Yes, your Honor," the man answered, "but I was acting under orders and not because I wished to harm anyone."
walking papers|orders|papers|ticket|walking|walkin
n., informal A statement that you are fired from your job; dismissal. The boss was not satisfied with Paul's work and gave him his walking papers. George is out of work. He picked up his walking ticket last Friday.
holy orders
holy orders
take holy orders
to receive Christian ordination
marching orders, get one's
marching orders, get one's
Be ordered to move on or proceed; also, be dismissed from a job. For example, The sales force got their marching orders yesterday, so now they'll be on the road with the new product, or It's too bad about Jack—the boss gave him his marching orders Friday. This expression originally alluded to a military command. [Colloquial; late 1700s]
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