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build up

[build up] {v.} 1. To make out of separate pieces or layers; construct from parts. * /Johnny built up a fort out of large balls of snow./ * /Lois built […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

build castles in the air

[build castles in the air] or [build castles in Spain] {v. phr.} To make impossible or imaginary plans, dream about future successes that are unlikely. * /He liked to build […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

jerry-built

[jerry-built] {adj.} 1. Built poorly or carelessly of cheap materials; easily broken. * /That jerry-built cabin will blow apart in a strong wind./ 2. Done without careful preparation or thought; […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

build a fire under

[build a fire under] {v. phr.} To urge or force (a slow or unwilling person) to action; get (someone) moving; arouse. * /The health department built a fire under the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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проехали

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holdup

[holdup] {n.} 1. Robbery. * /John fell victim to a highway holdup./ 2. A delay, as on a crowded highway. * /Boy we're […]