Смысл: abrupt

abrupt[əʹbrʌpt]
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<Í> 1. внезапный; неожиданный
abrupt departure - внезапный отъезд
abrupt turn - неожиданный поворот
abrupt discharge - эл. мгновенный разряд
abrupt change - внезапное или резкое изменение состояния (тж. спец.)
the train came to an abrupt stop - поезд резко затормозил
2. резкий, грубый (о манерах и т. п.)
abrupt reply - резкий ответ
3. отрывистый, неровный (о стиле)
4. крутой, обрывистый
abrupt coast - обрывистый берег
abrupt curve - спец. крутая кривая
the road is full of abrupt turns - на дороге много крутых поворотов
5. скачкообразный (об изменении и т. п.)

ring the curtain up Идиома

a checkup

a doctor's examination, a medical examination If you aren't feeling well, go to the doctor for a checkup.

a cut-up

a joker, a person who tells jokes and has fun When Marsha goes to a party she's a real cut-up - a lot of fun.

a dust-up

"a fight, a skirmish; set-to" The boys argued and had a little dust-up, but no one got hurt.

a fill-up

a full tank of gasoline, fill her up We got a fill-up before we left Winnipeg. The truck needed gas.

a leg up

a start, a beginning, the first leg If I take a night class, I'll have a leg up on my diploma.

a pick-me-up

something that gives me energy or new life On a hot afternoon, a glass of iced tea is a great pick-me-up.

a send-up

a mockery or satire, a takeoff on The speaker did a send-up of the the way Canadians talk.

a stiff upper lip

(See keep a stiff upper lip)

act up

not work right, give pain or problems My stomach is acting up today. I don't feel well.

add up

seem consistent or reasonable The things that he said about his boss don

ring the blind up (on something)

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ring the blind up

1. Fig. to accession the blind in a theater. (Alludes to sending the arresting to accession the curtain.) The stagehand rang the blind up absolutely on time. Let's arena up the curtain. It's time to alpha the show.
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