замять дело
English translation: They'll try to hush up an affair
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| 10:38 May 19, 2003 |
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|  Selected response from: Evgeny Filimonov (X) Taiwan Local time: 23:23 | ||||||
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9 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1to hush up Explanation: :)) |
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11 mins confidence:
They'll try to hush up an affair Explanation: They'll try to hush up an affair |
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11 mins confidence:
They will try to do their best hush up a scandal/ business not to let anybody know Explanation: about their shady dealings. + -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-05-19 10:50:44 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- They will try to do their best TO hush up a scandal/ business not to let anybody know |
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19 mins confidence:
They will try to burke the case. They don't want anyone to know about their shady work. Explanation: it might also be "filthy work" |
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25 mins confidence:
to smother up the (affair/issue); to hugger-mugger Explanation: . -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-05-19 11:10:58 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Можно и без \"up\", просто - smother. Sample: ... In one instance Sasha Traskin was so badly beaten by bullies that he had to be hospitalized and the whole school board __smothered_the_affair__. ... http://freestudentessays.com/get_essays/book/111.shtml The government avoided all responsibilities and __matters_were_hugger-muggered__, hence the people ... http://ajet.nsysu.edu.tw/hpct/sp1195/html/page1-3.htm - |
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57 mins confidence:
They do their utmost to conceal their shady dealings. Explanation: Or, they do their utmost to prevent their shady dealings from coming to light. All the best. Sara. |
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4 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3sweep the affair under the rug Explanation: They are trying to sweep the affair under the rug to try to keep anyone from fiding out about their dirty dealings. |
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