ПОПАСТЬ В ЖИЛУ

• ПОПАДАТЬ/ПОПАСТЬ В (САМУЮ) ЖИЛКУ (ЖИЛУ) obs

[VP; subj: human]

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⇒ to do or say the proper thing at the proper time:

- X попал в жилку••≈ X said (suggested, did) just the right thing;

- X did (said) just what the occasion called for.