rivet ['rivit] one’s attention on (to)
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when things rivet sb, they fascinate sb and hold sb’s interest firmly and completely; |
bir kəsin diqqətini cəlb etmək; |
- World attention was riveted on the talks in Geneva.
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take action
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to do things in order to deal with or achieve something; |
ölçü götürmək; addım atmaq; bir şeyin qarşısını almağa çalışmaq; |
- The government is already taking action to stop the strike.
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get a new angle on sth
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to consider a problem or situation, to change one’s point of view of sth; |
hər hansı bir məsələyə başqa tərəfdən baxmaq; yeni fikir nümayiş etdirmək; |
- He has got a new angle on the problem.
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agree to differ
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to agree to accept the fact that they will never have the same opinion about sth and so stop arguing about it; |
müxtəlif fikirdə olan adamların bir araya gəlməsi; razılaşmaq; bir-birinə güzəştə getmək; |
- Sometimes, where important matters are concerned, people agree to differ.
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hardly annual
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a question (problem) discussed every year; |
hər il müzakirə olunan məsələ; çeynənmiş məsələ; |
- Readers are one more filling the columns of that newspaper with "Is the government’s policy a Failure?" The hardly annual attracts everybody’s attention this time.
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drive into the background
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not to pay much attention to sth, to find sth unimportant; |
bir şeyə əhəmiyyət verməmək, diqqət yetirməmək, bir şeyi arxa plana keçirmək; |
- This missile crisis drove again into the background, for a time, the social and political aspirations of the people.
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keep in the background
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to try not to be noticed; |
gözdən yayınmağa çalışmaq; diqqəti cəlb etməməyi/gözdən uzaq/ arxa planda qalmağa çalışmaq; |
- He keeps himself very much in the background.
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on (upon) the anvil ['anvil]
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under discussion; sth which is still being considered and talked about; |
hələ də müzakirə obyekti olan məsələ; |
- The new immigration laws are on the anvil.
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kill the bill
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to defeat a proposed new law; |
təklif olunan qanun layihəsini rədd etmək; |
- The bill was killed by 230 votes to 150.
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lay down (one’s) arms
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to stop fighting and surrender; |
əl saxlamaq; vuruşmanı dayandırmaq, təslim olmaq; |
- Having suffered a defeat, they laid down their arms.
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rise in arms (take up arms against)
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to prepare to attack sb and fight against sb; |
əldə silah üsyan etmək/ üsyana qalxmaq/silaha sarılmaq; |
- The people immediately took up arms against the invader.
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under arms
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if a country has people under arms, it has people trained to use weapons and ready to fight a war; |
döyüşə hazır əsgərlər; |
- At this time our country has more forces under arms than ever before.
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up in arms over sth
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to be very angry about sth and protest strongly; |
qəti etiraz etmək; nəyinsə qəti əleyhinə; |
- The youth is really up in arms over an unpopular war in Iraq.
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big stick policy/the big stick
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the threat of using military or political force to get what one wants; |
bir kəsə hərbə-zorba gəlmək, qorxutmaq; güc/dəyənək siyasəti; |
- What is their policy? Is it the big stick policy of their President?
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a carrot and stick policy/the carrot and the stick
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the promise of reward and threat of punishment, both at the same time; |
bir kəsi aldadaraq tələyə salmaq; həm mükafat söz vermək, həm də hədə-qorxu gəlmək; sülh və güc siyasəti; bişim-bişimlə öz istədiyinə nail olma; |
- Their method of negotiating is a combination of the carrot and the stick.
- His father used the carrot and stick when he talked about his low grades.
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shuttle diplomacy
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international talks, e.g. to try to make peace, carried out by someone who travels between the countries concerned taking messages and suggesting answers to problem; |
müxtəlif ölkələr arasında sülh əldə etmək üçün aparılan beynəlxalq danışıqlar zamanı vasitəçilik diplomatiyası; |
- We find Secretary Brown’s shuttle diplomacy very important.
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shirtsleeve diplomacy
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informal and direct diplomacy; |
bağlı qapı arxasında aparılan danışıqlar; qeyri-rəsmi və üzbəüz danışıq; |
- Two presidents continue their shirtsleeve diplomacy.
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political prisoner
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someone who is put in prison because they oppose and criticize the government of their own country; |
siyasi məhbus; |
- The President says they have no political prisoners.
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political asylum
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the right to remain safely in another country, for a person who cannot live safely in their own because of the political situation; |
siyasi sığınacaq; |
- He is seeking political asylum.
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be at peace with sb
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a situation in which there is no war between countries or in a country; |
sülh şəraitində yaşamaq; |
- They’ve been at peace with Germany for many years.
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go into politics
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to become a politician; |
siyasətçi olmaq; |
- He went into politics in his early thirties.
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under a government
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during the period of a government; |
hər hansı bir hökumətin hakimiyyəti dövründə; |
- There were some changes in policy under the last government.
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be in government
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to be governing a country; |
hakimiyyətdə olmaq; |
- How long has this president been in government?
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