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Значение идиомы on trial

[on trial] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. For testing or trying out for atime before making a decision.

I was lucky that I had bought themachine on trial because I didn’t like it and was able to return it.

Mother bought a new dishwasher on trial and was trying it outbefore deciding whether to keep it.

2. In a court being tried for acrime before a judge or jury.

John White was on trial for murder.

Mary was on trial before the Student Committee for spoiling schoolproperty.



Найти русский аналог идиомы the grass is always.
Сочинение to be a vet.

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  39. Значение идиомы come back to earth[come back to earth] or [come down to earth] {v. phr.} To return to the real world; stop imagining or dreaming; think and behave as usual. After Jane met the movie star it was hard for her to come back to earth. Bill was sitting and daydreaming so his mother told him to come down ... Читать далее...
  40. Значение идиомы ear to the ground[ear to the ground] {n. phr.}, {informal} Attention directed to theway things are going, or seem likely to go, or to the way people feeland think. The city manager kept an ear to the ground for a whilebefore deciding to raise the city employees’ pay. Reporters keepan ear to the ground so as to know ... Читать далее...

Значение идиомы on trial