on the turf

on the turf
adj AmE sl

During her early years on the turf she was thrifty and ambitious — Когда она только начала заниматься проституцией, она была расчетлива и честолюбива

She found herself on the turf — Она оказалась на панели


Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . . 2003.

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