engage in shenanigans(silly or high-spirited behaviour; mischief (Oxford Dictionary); high-spirited or mischievous activity (Merriam-Webster) • I remember spending time on boats down at Mosquito Creek or Lynnwood back in the early 2000s. Carpenters from IATSE, firefighters, loggers even, all had sailboats down there. It was actually pretty low class judging from some of the nightly shenanigans. (Reddit) -- если судить по тому, что они устраивали / вытворяли по ночам • students engaging in youthful shenanigans on the last day of school (Merriam-Webster)ART Vancouver)
suit the agenda("Bruce Pardy wrote an eye opening piece (hope it gets published by Post Media) that demonstrated we are no longer a country under the law, but given all the various levels of government and agencies created by government, the latter rules by law. The administrative state rules this country, not us." "Exactly, rule of law has become rule by law in Canada. The Charter gets largely ignored when it comes to the presumption of innocence as a fundamental right of our so called justice system. We elected the BC NDP knowing full well they only believe in Charter Rights when it suits their agenda." -- когда это их устраивает (vancouversun.com)ART Vancouver)
like it that way(кого-л., что-л. • Politicians don’t directly control one of the biggest factors in housing costs — mortgage rates. And they mostly like it that way, because it gets them off the hook for being blamed for prices soaring or, recently, flattening. -- их в целом это устраивает, так как это освобождает их от ответственностиvancouversun.comART Vancouver)
lay on(вечеринку и т. п.); pull off things(We're so glad we have each other because our parents have both passed away. Sometimes we sit and laugh over the things we pulled off as kids.ART Vancouver); show(выставку, спектакль); cause; create(a scene, scandal, etc.); work(обыкн. в конструкции с it); be good for(кого-либо; в значении "быть приемлемым" Abysslooker); throw(вечер, вечеринку); cut it(Баян)
set up home(на новом месте • Since 2017, roughly 10,000 to 12,000 more British Columbians a year have been leaving Greater Vancouver than moving into it. They’re setting up homes on Vancouver Island and the Thompson-Okanagan. (vancouversun.com)ART Vancouver)
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