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• up the ante
  повысить ставки

  The artist seems to up the ante when he refused to sell his pictures very cheap.
• when the chips are down
  (быть) в трудной ситуации (chips – жетоны в казино)

  Sam is not a loser, and when the chips are down, he is always able to find a way out.
• work out
  прорабатывать, срабатывать, иметь определённый результат

  The boss asked me to work out the marketing costs.
• work out (a problem)
  решить проблему

  Tamara had had trouble getting along with her mother-in-law, but they finally worked it out.
• work overtime
  работать сверхурочно

  I had been working overtime almost every day last month before I finished the design of the office building.
• write off (a loan/debt)
  списывать со счёта, вычёркивать долг

  The bank had to write off Mr. Parker's debt because he had gone bankrupt.