| Subject | English | Russian |
| inf. | get down to the wire | выйти на финишную прямую (aksa) |
| Makarov., idiom., inf. | get in under the wire | чуть не опоздать |
| Makarov., idiom., inf. | get in under the wire | едва успеть |
| sec.sys. | get stuck in razor wire | запутаться в колючей проволоке (Daily Mail Alex_Odeychuk) |
| mil. | get the wire in | протягивать телефонный кабель |
| telecom. | get wire | протягивать кабель |
| media. | get wire in | протягивать телефонный кабель |
| idiom., inf. | get one's wires crossed | неправильно понять (Wanda got her wires crossed and got off at the wrong station. В.И.Макаров) |
| idiom., inf. | get one's wires crossed | неправильно понять друг друга (to get confused or mixed up about another person's intentions; to misunderstand one another • We got our wires crossed so I went to the bus station and she to the railway station. • Somehow we got our wires crossed because I'd written the 23rd in my diary and Jen had the 16th. • We got our wires crossed and I waited for an hour in the wrong place. 4uzhoj) |
| idiom., inf. | get one's wires crossed | не так понять друг друга (to get confused or mixed up about another person's intentions; to misunderstand one another • We got our wires crossed and I waited for an hour in the wrong place. • We got our wires crossed so I went to the bus station and she to the railway station. 4uzhoj) |
| idiom., inf. | get one's wires crossed | неверно понять (что-либо В.И.Макаров) |
| busin. | get one's wires crossed | запутаться |
| busin. | get one's wires crossed | не разбираться (в чем-л.) |
| telecom. | got wire | протягивал кабель |
| gen. | he pulled wires to get the position for his son | он пустил в ход свои связи, чтобы устроить сына на эту должность |
| gen. | if we can get some strong ropes or wires around the sunken boat, we might be able to haul her up | если обвязать затонувшую лодку крепкими верёвками или тросом, можно будет её поднять (В.И.Макаров) |