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Словарь американских идиом 8000 единиц - Letter Z.
[zero hour] {n.} 1. The exact time when an attack or other military
action is supposed to start. * /Zero hour for the bombers to take off
was midnight./ 2. The time when an important decision or change is
supposed to come; the time for a dangerous action. * /It was zero hour
and the doctor began the operation on the man./ * /On the day of the
championship game, as the zero hour came near, the players grew
nervous./
[zero in on] {v.} 1. To adjust a gun so that it will exactly hit (a
target); aim at. * /Big guns were zeroed in on the enemy fort./ *
/American missiles have been zeroed in on certain targets, to be fired
if necessary./ 2. {slang} To give your full attention to. * /The
Senate zeroed in on the Latin-American problems./ * /Let's zero in on
grammar tonight./
[zip one's lip] See: BUTTON ONE'S LIP.
[zone defense] {n.} A defense in a sport (as basketball or
football) in which each player has to defend a certain area. * /The
coach taught his team a zone defense because he thought his players
weren't fast enough to defend against individual opponents./
[zonk out] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To fall asleep very quickly. *
/Can I talk to Joe? - Call back tomorrow, he zonked out./ 2. To pass
out from fatigue, or alcohol. * /You won't get a coherent word out of
Joe, he has zonked out./
[zoom in] {v. phr.} 1. To rapidly close in on (said of airplanes
and birds of prey). * /The fighter planes zoomed in on the enemy
target./ 2. To make a closeup of someone or something with a camera. *
/The photographer zoomed in on the tiny colibri as it hovered over a
lovely tropical flower./
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