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to sit on one's hands

  1. не аплодировать; воздерживаться от выражения одобрения

  2. бездействовать; сидеть сложа руки

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sit on one's hands

разг сидеть сложа руки

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Therefore, I found a quiet spot by the river and merely sat, with one hand on a pistol at all times.
Поэтому я нашел тихое местечко у реки, где и стал ждать, не выпуская из рук пистолета.
Liss, David / A Spectacle Of CorruptionЛисс, Дэвид / Ярмарка коррупции
Ярмарка коррупции
Лисс, Дэвид
© И. Нелюбова, перевод, 2007
© Издательский дом "Азбука-классика", 2007
© 2004 by David Liss
A Spectacle Of Corruption
Liss, David
© 2004 by David Liss

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не аплодировать; воздерживаться от выражения одобрения

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