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The Russian-English Dictionary: the American edition.- Сontains 50,949 words and phrases.
- Selection of vocabulary, presentation of pronunciation peculiarities, grammar and spelling reflect the American variant of conversational English widely used in different areas of contemporary life.
- Сontains 50,949 words and phrases.
- Selection of vocabulary, presentation of pronunciation peculiarities, grammar and spelling reflect the American variant of conversational English widely used in different areas of contemporary life.
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(an allusion to Pushkin's fairy tale) be left with a broken washtub, be back to square one
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be left with a broken washtub; be back to square one
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to be left with nothing, to be left with ruins, to be back at the bottom of the ladder
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