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private eye
A private investigator; a detective.
Buddy Ebsen played a private eye on "Bamaby Jones."
prolong the agony
Продлить агонию; сделать так, что неприятная или напряженная ситуация длится дольше, чем это необходимо.
Please don't prolong the agony. Just tell me whether I've been accepted or not.
Пожалуйста, не мучай меня. Просто скажи, приняли меня или нет.
proof of the pudding is in the eating
Only through actual experience can the value of something be tested. A proverb.
Только через реальный опыт можно проверить ценность чего-либо. Пословица.
He was intrigued by the ads about the new high mileage sports cars. "Drive one, sir," the salesman said. "The proof of the pudding is in the eating."
I'm going to try out my new DVD player. The proof of the pudding is in the eating as we all know!
Я собираюсь проверить свой новый DVD проигрыватель. Обо всем судят по результатам!
public speaker
A person who speaks to the public.
A public speaker must appeal to all kinds of people.
public-address system
A set of devices for making a speaker's voice louder so that he can be heard by more people.
The public-address system broke down during the senator's speech.
The news was announced over the public-address system.
pull a fast one
To gain the advantage over one's opponent unfairly; deceive; trick.
When Smith was told by his boss that he might be fired, he called the company president, his father-in-law, and pulled a fast one by having his boss demoted.
pull date
The date stamped on baked goods, dairy products, or other perishable foods indicating the last day on which they may be sold before they must be removed from the shelves in a retail store.
This pie is way past the pull date - small wonder it's rotten.
pull in one's horns
draw in one's horns
haul in one's horns
To reduce your boasts; calm down from a quarrel; back down on a promise.
He said he could beat any man there single-handed, but he pulled in his horns when Jack came forward.
To cut back from one's usual way of living; reduce spending or activities; save.
After the business failed, Father had to pull in his horns.
As one advances in years, it is prudent to pull in one's horns more and more as to physical activity.