dig in one's heels(korafilija); stand firm(jouris-t); press the point(That is the only scene I asked Waugh to leave out. But he didn't agree, and I didn' t press the point. • She gave no answer, so I didn't press the point.bigmaxus); push the message(на какой-л. версии событий • In the fifties and sixties, officers with the domestic-security service—a predecessor to the P.S.T.—carried out illegal surveillance of former partisans and suspected Communists in South Varanger, and sought to prohibit them from being employed at the mine. The Soviets seized on these divisions, establishing a Norwegian-Soviet Friendship Society and pushing the message that Oslo didn’t care about the north—that the government was merely a tool of officials in Brussels and Washington, D.C. (newyorker.com)ART Vancouver); twist someone's arm(to pressure or force someone into doing something. • I had to twist her arm a little, but she agreed. Do I have to twist your arm, or will you cooperate? If you twist my arm, I'll stay for a second beer.thefreedictionary.comanita_storm)
claim(smth., на чем-л. • The defendant claims innocence. — Обвиняемый настаивает на своей невиновности.); contend(Prosecutors contended that Mrs. Shannon, a member of an anti-abortion group, continued to pose a threat even from prison. — Прокуроры утверждали, что миссис Шеннон, член группы, выступающей против абортов, продолжает представлять угрозу даже из тюрьмы.); press
digest; draw(о чае); infuse(о чае и т. п.); ingrain(о травах и т.п.); stew(о чае); soak; brew; steep(Does bouncing your tea bag actually make it steep faster, or enough to make a noticeable difference?VLZ_58)
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