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хныкать(Ellefson decided to play with other bands. "The last thing I wanted to do was sit around with sour grapes and sit on a pity pot of 'poor me.' • But the biker community didn't let me fall or sit on a pity pot for long. For a time, they helped me change lanes once again.Alexander Oshis)
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)