smoke-out

smoke-out — {n.} A successful conclusion of an act of investigative journalism revealing some long kept secrets. * /Journalist Bob Woodward was the hero of the Watergate smoke out./ …   Словарь американских идиом

smoke out — 1> выкуривать Ex: to smoke out snakes from a hole выкурить змей из норки Ex: to smoke out mosquitoes отогнать москитов дымом 2> разоблачать, обнаруживать (преступника и т. п.); вывести на чистую воду …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

smoke out — а) выкуривать; We ll have to smoke the insects out. б) разобла чать …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

smoke out — {v. phr.} 1. To force out with smoke. * /The boys smoked a squirrel out of a hollow tree./ * /The farmer tried to smoke some gophers out of their burrows./ 2. {informal} To find out the facts about. * /It took the reporter three weeks to smoke… …   Словарь американских идиом

smoke out — {v. phr.} 1. To force out with smoke. * /The boys smoked a squirrel out of a hollow tree./ * /The farmer tried to smoke some gophers out of their burrows./ 2. {informal} To find out the facts about. * /It took the reporter three weeks to smoke… …   Словарь американских идиом

smoke out — transitive verb Date: 1593 1. to drive out by or as if by smoke 2. to cause to be made public …   New Collegiate Dictionary

smoke out — 1) выкуривать We ll have to smoke the insects out. ≈ Нам нужно выкурить отсюда насекомых. 2) разоблачать выкуривать to * snakes from a hole выкурить змей из норки to * mosquitoes отогнать москитов дымом разоблачать …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

smoke out — verb a) to drive out using smoke b) to expose …   Wiktionary

Smoke — Smoke, v. t. 1. To apply smoke to; to hang in smoke; to disinfect, to cure, etc., by smoke; as, to smoke or fumigate infected clothing; to smoke beef or hams for preservation. [1913 Webster] 2. To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Smoke testing — is a term used in plumbing, woodwind repair, electronics, computer software development, and the entertainment industry. It refers to the first test made after repairs or first assembly to provide some assurance that the system under test will… …   Wikipedia