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| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | it is still teeming down, but I can't wait any longer to go out | дождь всё ещё льёт, но я не могу больше ждать, я пойду |
| inf. | sit tight and wait it out | отсидеться ("The cops will be there by now. I don't know what they will make of it. We just have to sit tight and wait it out." (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| mil. | wait-it-out strategy | выжидательная стратегия |
| mil. | wait-it-out strategy | стратегия выжидания |