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Go down in history

Ex: They will go down in history as possibly the greatest pop musicians of all time

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Войти в историю

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Make no bones about sth

Ex: He made no bones about his dissatisfaction with the service

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Открыто говорить

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Not miss a trick

Ex: Jonathan doesn’t miss a trick! If there’s a bargain to be had, he’ll find it.

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Не упускать возможности

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Channel

Example:
POSE star Billy Porter channels ballroom icon Hector Xtravaganza on the Academy Awards red carpet

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Вдохновляться

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See the writing on the wall

Ex: A lot of writing on the wall, I should have read it.

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Распознать намёк, читать между строк, получить предостережение

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To keep on one’s toes

Ex: Sometimes he just wanted to mix things up a bit - to keep everybody on their toes

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Держать в тонусе

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We are in the homestretch

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Мы на финишной прямой

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Ingenious

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Изобретательный, искусный

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We need to hash things out

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Мы должны проговорить эти вопросы

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Auspicious

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Успешный, многообещающий

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Fastidious

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Привередливый, придирчивый

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It didn’t pan out

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Не сработало, не принесло ожидаемых результатов

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Pusillanimous

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Малодушный, робкий, трусливый

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Loquacious

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Говорливый, болтливый

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Sell down the river

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Наколоть, надуть

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Sell somebody on something

Ex: She’s really sold on the idea of moving to Australia

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Убедить, склонить

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Go pear-shaped

Ex: We started well, but it all went pear-shaped and we lost five matches in a row

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If a situation or activity goes pear-shaped, it starts to fail or have problems

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Something never ceases to amaze somebody

Ex: It never ceases to amaze me how quick email is.
He never ceases to be amazed by her physical strength

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You are always impressed or surprised by a particular person or thing, even though you know them well

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To cement the presence in the … landscape

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Прочно удерживать позиции

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To strike a chord with …

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Прийтись по душе

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Раскручивать

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To pitch

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To run/operate a skeleton crew

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Сводить концы с концами; располагать минимальным количеством ресурсов при максимальной нагрузке

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23
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Что у трезвого на уме, у пьяного - на языке

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A drunk mind speaks a sober heart

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To pitch smth

Ex: to pitch a book to a publisher

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Предлагать
Раскручивать

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Исследование по чему-либо

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A study into

Ex: A study into asset management and the surrounding services is also being considered.

He tells me about a study into the respiration of musicians and crowd at a classical concert

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Красноречивый
Видимый
Явный

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Tell-tale

Ex: tell-tale eye, tell-tale sign

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To be down-at-heel

Ex: Some of the buildings are a little bit down-at-heel.

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Быть/выглядеть потрепанным, видавшим виды

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Integer

Ex: If the gear ratio is an integer such as 1, 2 or 3…

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Целое число

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Remain on the offensive

Example: Ukraine will remain on the offensive this winter.

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Продолжить наступление

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To keep a lid

Example:
The wartime measures could keep a lid on dissent in Russia and allow the pro-Moscow authorities to impose curfews, seize property.

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Сдерживать, не позволять себе

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A staple

Example:
Drones, the smaller, cheaper weapons, are likely to become a staple of modern conflicts.

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Неотъемлемый элемент, основной товар

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To gain momentum

Example:
But his campaign never really gained momentum, underscoring how much has changed since he won a landslide general election victory in 2019.

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Набирать силу, укреплять положение

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Wavering

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Нерешительный, неуверенный

Example:
In the U.S. and elsewhere, support for Ukraine is wavering.

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To take stock of

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Критически, трезво оценить

Example:
Nations will gather at UN climate talks in Egypt to discuss unfulfilled promises and take stock of the fight to stave off environmental catastrophe.

35
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Разнервничаться, распсиховаться

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To have nerves to build

Example:
A decision I regret because my nerves have had more time to build.

36
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Портить репутацию, образ

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To mar the image

Example:
The tragedy, along with questions about the authorities’ responsibility to manage the crowd, has marred the image of South Korea.

37
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Powerhouse

Example:
The tragedy has marred the image of South Korea, a thriving technology and pop-culture powerhouse that is chronically prone to man-made disasters.

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Лидер, центр какой-то отрасли

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Повлечь серьезные последствия

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To unleash dire consequences

Example:
Western leaders urged Moscow to reconsider its decision on Saturday to withdraw from the grain deal, a move that they warned would unleash dire consequences on a planet already facing hunger.

39
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Incumbent

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Занимающий должность в данное время

Example:
Two days after losing Brazil’s presidential election, Jair Bolsonaro, the incumbent, agreed to a transition of power.

40
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Уменьшить опасения

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To ease fear

Example:
Bolsonaro’s 2-minute speech has eased fear that he would contest the results.

41
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Небольшое преимущество

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A narrow lead

Example:
Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing alliance may have won a narrow lead in Israel’s fifth election in less than four years.

42
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All-hands-on-deck effort/approach

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Принцип использования всех сиди средств

Example:
The all-hands-on-deck effort has some analysts more hopeful that they have been in months that Europe can make it to spring without energy rationing or blackouts.

43
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Weighed down

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Отягощенный

Example:
World leaders gathered yesterday for the 2-day G20 summit as the global economy slinks toward recession weighed down by high inflation.

44
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Предзнаменовать, предрекать

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To foreshadow

Example:
The plane was shot down over eastern Ukraine during a Moscow-backed separatist uprising that foreshadowed Russia’s full-scale invasion this year.

45
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To have nerves time to build

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Нервничать
Example:
A decision I now regret because my nerves have had more time to build.

46
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Безнаказанно

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Scot-free
Example:
Before then, you can sin scot-free.

47
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Прилагать усилия

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To do the legwork
Example:
I think they wanted the perk of going to heaven without doing the legwork.

48
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Второй человек по важности / заместитель

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Second-in-command
Example:
Laura is Barbara’s second-in-command and the only other agent working for the company.

49
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Почувствовать огромное облегчение

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To feel a huge wave of relief wash over me
Example:
When class is over, I feel a huge wave of relief wash over me.

50
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Для верности, для разнообразия

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For good measure
Example:
Mom keeps them on for forty-five, for good measure.

51
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Bumper-to-bumper

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Плотное движение
Example:
We could just take the 5, but traffic’s always bumper-to-bumper in that freeway.

52
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Bring an easy marketing hook

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53
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To put in the work

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= apply efforts (прикладывать усилия)

Example:
Don’t be afraid to put in the work and deliver true value no matter which one of these methods you decide to implement.

54
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Keep on the QT

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Держать в тайне

Example:
These are opinions Farage might want to keep on the QT now how he appears to be acting as unofficial advisor to Italy’s version of the Brexit Party.

55
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Strong grasp of social cues

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Четко улавливать социальные сигналы

Example:
And despite her insistence that she didn’t have a strong grasp on social cues, Nancy had watched her when she spoke to the group as a whole.

56
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To gear up for a bitter battle

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Готовится к ожесточенной борьбе

Example:
The country is now gearing up for a bitter partisan battle over raising the debt cap.

57
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Hit a high (low)

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Подняться до самой высокой (низкой) оценки

Example:
Employment growth has left Britain with fewer out-of-work households, but many of those who found employment were still vulnerable when inflation hit a 41-year high a few months ago.

58
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Восстановить доступ (аккаунт)

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Reinstate access (account)

Example:
Meta, the owner of the platforms, said that it would reinstate the former president’s access to them.

59
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Run the risk

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Существует опасность / подвергаться риску

Example:
Meta, along with other mainstream social media services, suspended Trump from its platforms in 2021 after hundreds of people stormed the Capitol in his name, saying his posts ran the risk of inciting more violence.

60
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Правонарушение, проступок

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Wrongdoing

Example:
Zahawi is the 2nd minister in 3 months to be forced out over accusations of wrongdoing.

61
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Scandal-scarred

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Скандальный

Example:
The prime minister rose to power by helping topple a scandal-scarred predecessor, Boris Johnson.

62
Q

A demand dries up

Example:
As global demand for Covid-19 vaccines dries up, Gavi, a nongovernmental organisation is making urgent attempts to get out of deals for shots.

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Прекращаться, иссякнуть

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Застать врасплох, потрясти

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To blindside

Example:
Saudi Arabia has reached a deal with FIFA to be a sponsor of the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, blindsiding local officials, players and fans.

64
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Прокатиться по миру

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Ripple around the globe

Example:
Fear about risks to the financial system rippled around the globe yesterday, deepening worries of a banking crisis.

65
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To give an account

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Рассказать

Example:
The former director of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant gave a harrowing account of the abuse of Ukrainian workers and careless practices by the Russians in charge

66
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To subside

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Улечься, успокоиться

Example:
Emotions subsided after weeks of unrest

67
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To overshadow

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Омрачить, отодвигать на задний план

Example:
Netanyahu’s proposal is overshadowing a speech Biden plans to give today at the White House-led Summit for Democracy

68
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Отношение, взгляд, позиция

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Stance

Example:
The crisis is testing the U.S. stance on autocratic practices, opponents have called Israel’s proposal anti-democratic

69
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Расстановка политических сил

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Political landscape

Example:
A day after the arraignment of Donald Trump on 34 felony counts, the U.S. political landscape is more uncertain than ever as the former president’s legal peril grows.

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Давать плоды, обеспечить, принести

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To yield

Example:
But the moment didn’t yield a rush to abandon him by many voters or party leaders.

71
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Вписываться (в модель, в теорию)

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To feed into

Example:
It feeds into Donald Trump’s whole theme that the Democrats are out to get him at any cost.

72
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Играть на руку

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To play into hands

Example:
It plays right into his hands

73
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Choreographed

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Срежиссированный, координированный

Example:
Kevin McCarthy, the U.S. House speaker, hosted a carefully choreographed series of meetings with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan.

74
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To have game face on

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быть настроенным по-деловому

Example:
They came to the Trivia Night with their game faces on.

75
Q

Выполнить свою часть сделки / договора

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To follow through on one’s end of the bargain

Example:
I knew she wasn’t getting in that Cadillac Escalade until I followed through on my end of the bargain.

76
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To have a good read on someone

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Хорошо разбираться в ком-то

Example:
She might just have such a good read on me that she knows how devastated I’ll be at having to keep down the sliders.

77
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To reign supreme

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Доминировать, править бал, не иметь себе равных

Example:
For making holes in wood, the power drill reigns supreme

78
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To spin a narrative

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Преподносить историю
Example:
Scam artists are really good at spinning a narrative

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