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toe the line
buyruqqa yoki qoidalarga to‘liq bo‘ysunmoq
pour oil on troubled waters
vaziyatni yumshatmoq, janjalni tinchlantirmoq
The chattering classes
Ko‘p gapiradigan ziyolilar sinfi
public enemy number one
Jamiyatdagi asosiy xavf manbai
power behind the throne
Soya ostidagi kuchli shaxs
put someone in their place
kimnidir o‘z darajasini eslatmoq, joyiga qo‘ymoq
water under the bridge
o‘tgan ishlar, endi muhim emas
a second-class citizen
Ikkinchi darajali fuqarolar (kamsitilgan odamlar)
new kid on the block
Yangi odam (odatda tajribasiz)
be in the public eye
Ommaviy e’tiborda bo‘lmoq
clear the air
tushunmovchilik yoki kelishmovchilikni bartaraf etmoq
let bygones be bygones
o‘tgan gap-so‘zlarni unutmoq, kechirmoq
the grass roots
Ommaviy qatlam, oddiy xalq
movers and shakers
Ta’sir kuchiga ega odamlar, liderlar
pull the strings
Boshqaruvni qo‘l ostida tutmoq
let sleeping dogs lie
eski muammolarni ko‘tarmaslik, tinchlikni buzmasl
move on
bo‘lganini qabul qilib, yangi sahifani boshlamoq
the silent majority
Sukut saqlovchi ko‘pchilik
win by a landslide
Yirik ustunlik bilan g‘alaba qozonmoq
grey vote
Keksalarning ovozlari (saylovda)
hold out an olive branch
yarashmoq uchun qadam tashlamoq
a self-made man
O‘z mehnati bilan boy bo‘lgan odam
the men in grey suits
Quvvatga ega lekin ko‘rinmaydigan siyosatchilar yoki byurokratlar
rig the election
Saylov natijalarini soxtalashtirmoq
Mr Big
Yashirin kuchga ega katta shaxs (odatda jinoyatda)