to take in a reef

брать рифы (уменьшать площадь паруса)
действовать осторожно
разг. затянуть, подтянуть пояс

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"Take a reef in the fores'l!" the mate roared, "and look alive about it!"
— Взять рифы на фоке! — рявкнул помощник. — Да поживей!
Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Firm Of GirdlestoneКонан Дойль, Артур / Торговый Дом Гердлстон
Торговый Дом Гердлстон
Конан Дойль, Артур
© Издательство "Правда", 1966
The Firm Of Girdlestone
Conan Doyle, Arthur
© 1889 by John W. Lowell

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брать рифы

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to take in a reef

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