go the pace

go the pace
   пpoжигaть жизнь, вecти буpный oбpaз жизни
    Fouldes. You see, Charlie is a young fool. He thinks you a paragon of all the virtues, and it's never occurred to him that you've rather gone the pace in your time (W. S. Maugham)

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  • set\ the\ pace — • set the pace • pace setter • pace setting v. phr. To decide on a rate of speed of travel or rules that are followed by others. The scoutmaster set the pace so that the shorter boys would not get tired trying to keep up. Louise set the pace in… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • set the pace — {v. phr.} To decide on a rate of speed of travel or rules that are followed by others. * /The scoutmaster set the pace so that the shorter boys would not get tired trying to keep up./ * /Louise set the pace in selling tickets for the school… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set the pace — {v. phr.} To decide on a rate of speed of travel or rules that are followed by others. * /The scoutmaster set the pace so that the shorter boys would not get tired trying to keep up./ * /Louise set the pace in selling tickets for the school… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set the pace — ► to be the first to do new things or to do them particularly well, so that other people or organizations have to follow your example if they want to succeed: »The company has set the pace for flexibility and rapid turnaround of orders. »The… …   Financial and business terms

  • force the pace — ► to make things happen more quickly or to force other people to do things more quickly: »New technologies are forcing the pace of globalization. »There will be no attempt to force the pace at next week s meeting. Main Entry: ↑pace …   Financial and business terms

  • set the pace — if someone sets the pace in a particular activity, they do it very well or very quickly and other people try to do the same. America s reforms have set the pace for European finance ministers. (often + for) For many years this company has set the …   New idioms dictionary

  • set the pace — 1) to establish a rate or standard that others have to achieve The deal will set the pace for the EU s enlargement over the next decade. 2) to run at a speed that other runners try to match, especially at the beginning of a race …   English dictionary

  • stand the pace — 1) to manage to do something at the same rate or to the same standard as others If you can stand the pace, you can make enough money to retire in five years. 2) to continue running as fast as the other runners in a race …   English dictionary

  • set the pace — decide on a rate of speed to do something that others will follow The manager of our section sets the pace for the employees under him …   Idioms and examples

  • set the pace — verb a) To establish the speed for a group to move at, for example in a race. In May 2003, South Africa set the pace by banning thin plastic bags and imposing a tax on thick ones. b) To establish a common goal by example …   Wiktionary

  • quicken the pace — increase the rate of speed, accelerate the pace …   English contemporary dictionary


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