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1 get one's knife into smb.
разг.(get (или have) one's knife into smb. (тж. have one's knife in smb.))воспылать злобой к кому-л.; резко нападать, напуститься на кого-л.; беспощадно критиковать кого-л.; ≈ точить нож против кого-лYou got your knife into me because I wouldn't flatter you. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Outstation’) — Вы готовы сжить меня со свету, потому что я к вам не подлаживаюсь.
I told her to be careful, last night, the way they were getting their knife into her, and in she comes, half an hour ago, and tells me they've had a regular dust-up and the long and short of it all is, my lady's sacked. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Angel Pavement’, ch. VI) — Говорила я ей вчера, что надо быть осторожней, раз уже есть люди, которые хотят ее выжить, а сегодня, полчаса тому назад, она является с новостью, что у них была основательная чистка, - короче говоря, наша мисс уволена.
Got his knife into Paddy because he did him out of a wad of brewery shares. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XXIII) — У него зуб против Пэдди - тот обставил его на пивных акциях.
...it is the Admirals that have got their knife into me. (A. J. P. Taylor, ‘The Struggle for Mastery in Europe, 1848-1918’, ch. XVI) —...адмиралы попросту зарезали меня без ножа.
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2 play into smb.'s hands
(play into smb.'s hands (или into the hands of smb.))играть на руку кому-л.; ≈ лить воду на чью-л. мельницу‘No,’ he said: ‘It's just playing into your hands to lose temper with you. Make me angry if you can...’ (B. Shaw, ‘Cashel Byron's Profession’, ch. XIV) — - Нет, - сказал он. - Рассердиться на вас - значит лить воду на вашу мельницу. Попробуйте рассердить меня, если сумеете...
...then, unexpectedly, fortune played into her hands. Miss Tinto offered her two tickets for the Empire. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Three Loves’, book II, ch. 22) —...судьба неожиданно улыбнулась Люси: мисс Тинто предложила ей два билета в театр "Эмпайр"
The luck was playing into Martin's hand. (C. P. Snow, ‘The New Men’, part IV, ch. 34) — Удача явно сопутствовала Мартину.
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3 put fear into smb.'s heart
нaгoнять cтpax нa кoгo-л., вceлять cтpax в чью-л. душу, уcтpaшaть, зaпугивaть, тeppopизиpoвaть кoгo-л. (cp. дepжaть в cтpaxe бoжьeм)The fortification was inhabited by Pequot Indians - a tribe whose very name put fear into the heart of most Connecticut settlers (Wild West). In 7, when Ike was President and sputnik had put the fear of God... into America, two lanky young men [Bush and Baker] teamed up on a tennis court in Houston (Newsweek)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > put fear into smb.'s heart
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4 beat smth. into smb.'s head
разг.(beat (или knock) smth. into smb.'s head (или into the head of smb.))вбивать, вколачивать что-либо кому-л. в головуI cannot beat it into his head that he should take off his hat in the house. (DAI) — Не могу вдолбить ему, что шляпу в доме надо снимать.
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5 drive one into smb.'s arms
(drive one into smb.'s arms (или into the arms of smb.))заставить кого-л. искать помощи у кого-лThe rebuff this weak-willed man suffered at the hands of his friends drove him into the arms of his enemies. — Отказ друзей заставил этого слабовольного человека искать помощи у врагов.
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6 fall into smb.'s hands
(fall (или get) into smb.'s hands (или into the hands of smb.))попасть в чьи-л. руки; перейти в чьи-л. рукиA letter intended for me fell into your hands... and then you used it. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Faraway’, ch. X) — Письмо, предназначенное мне, попало в ваши руки... и вы воспользовались этим.
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7 get into smb.'s bad books
(get into smb.'s bad (или black) books)впасть в немилость, потерять чьё-л. расположение; см. тж. get into smb.'s good booksOn Sundays two miles to church twice or you get into John Ford's black books... (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘A Man of Devon’) — По воскресеньям вам придется дважды ходить за две мили в церковь; иначе вы потеряете расположение Джона Форда...
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8 get into smb.'s good graces
(get into smb.'s good graces (тж. get into the good graces of smb.))снискать чьё-л. расположение, добиться чьей-л. благосклонностиI tried to get into his good graces... but in vain. (W. Irving, ‘Tales of a Traveller’, ‘Buckthorne, the Young Man of Great Expectations’) — я пытался снискать его расположение... но безуспешно.
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9 get into smb.'s skin
(get into smb.'s skin (тж. get into the skin of smb.))поставить себя на чьё-л. место, влезть в чью-л. шкуруGeorge Eliot got so into the skin of her personages that we see them not only as others see them but as they see themselves. (W. S. Mougham, ‘Books and You’, ‘Preface’) — Джордж Элиот так вживается в своих персонажей, что мы видим их не только глазами других людей, а так, как они видят себя сами.
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10 pass into smb.'s hands
(pass into smb.'s hands (или into the hands of smb.))переходить в чьи-л. руки...the Commission on Industrial Relations, set up by Congress in 1912, made its final report in 1915, contained in eleven volumes. This report found that "control of manufacturing, mining and transportation" was "to an increasing degree passing into the hands of great corporations through stock ownership". (G. Green, ‘The Enemy Forgotten’, ch. II) —...комиссия, созданная Конгрессом в 1912 году для обследования отношений в промышленности, опубликовала в 1915 году свой окончательный доклад объемом в одиннадцать томов. В докладе констатировалось, что по мере того, как крупные корпорации становятся главными держателями акций, в их руки во все возрастающей степени переходит контроль над обрабатывающей и добывающей промышленностью, а также над транспортом.
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11 poke one's nose into smb.'s affairs
(poke (put или thrust) one's nose into smb.'s affairs (или business; амер. stick one's nose in или into smb.'s affairs или business))Fritz Thornton minded his own business and did not stick his nose in matters that did not concern him. (J. O'Hara, ‘From the Terrace’) — Фритц Торнтон занимался своими делами, а в чужие не вмешивался.
‘If you don't quit sticking your nose into Scott's business,’ Casey said, ‘you're likely to wind up setting a good example by being shipped off to the Aleutians.’ (I. Knebel and Ch. Bailey, ‘Seven Days in May’, ‘Sunday’) — - Если вы не прекратите совать свой нос в дела Скотта, - сказал Кейси, - возможно, все кончится тем, что вас в назидание другим отправят на Алеутские острова.
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12 fall into smb.'s clutches
или get into smb.'s clutches(или into the clutches of smb.)пoпacть в чьи-л. лaпыThe stranger had fallen into the clutches of the actors and there was some joke going on at his expense (J. Plunkett)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > fall into smb.'s clutches
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13 fall into smb.'s hands
или get into smb.'s hands(или into the hands of smb.)пoпacть в чьи-л. pуки; пepeйти в чьи-л. pуки A letter intended for me fell into your hands... and then you used it (J. B. Priestley) -
14 fall into smb.'s clutches
(fall (или get) into smb.'s clutches)попасть в чьи-л. лапы; см. тж. escape from smb.'s clutchesThe stranger had fallen into the clutches of the actors and there was some joke going on at his expense. (J. Plunkett, ‘The Trusting and the Maimed’, ‘The Scoop’) — Незнакомец попал в лапы к актерам, и они принялись подшучивать над ним.
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15 throw oneself into smb.'s arms
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16 to put one's business into smb's hands
to put (to place) one's/the business into smb's hands/to turn the business over to smb/to entrust the/one's business to someone else передать (доверить) дело кому-либоEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to put one's business into smb's hands
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17 put spirit into smb.
(put spirit into smb. (или smth.))воодушевить, подбодрить кого-л., поднять дух кого-л. (вдохнуть жизнь во что-л.)He's a weakling, we need somebody who'll put spirit into him. — Он такой слабовольный человек. Кто-то должен сильной рукой направлять его.
If we wanted to win we had to put spirit into our team. — Чтобы выиграть этот матч, нужно поднять дух нашей команды.
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18 stick pins into smb.
(stick pins (или a pin) into smb.)1) побуждать кого-л. к действию, разжечь, раззадорить кого-л.‘D'you know, Dinny, I think Adrian's goin' potty.’ ‘Aunt Em!’ ‘He moons so; and I don't believe there's anywhere you could stick a pin into him.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Maid in Waiting’, ch. VIII) — - Знаешь, Динни, мне кажется, что Адриан скоро свихнется. - Тетя Эм! - Он такой мрачный, подавленный, ничем его не развлечешь.
2) раздражать, сердить кого-л., досаждать, докучать кому-л.This ain't meant to stick pins into you. (DAF) — Это вовсе не для того сделано, чтобы вам досадить.
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19 poke one's nose into smb.'s affairs
или stick one's nose into smb.'s affairs (business, etc.)coвaть нoc в чужиe дeлaThey should not poke their noses into his affairs any more (J. Galsworthy). 'If you don't quit sticking your nose into Scott's business,' Casey said, 'you're likely to wind up setting a good example by being shipped off to the Aleutians' (F. Knebel and Ch. Bailey)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > poke one's nose into smb.'s affairs
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20 (an) inquiry into smb's personality
an inquiry into smb's personality (into the varying views of people) выяснение чьей-либо личности (различных мнений/взглядов людей)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (an) inquiry into smb's personality
См. также в других словарях:
If smb. fell into a bucketful of tits, he'd come up sucking his thumb — smb. is really unlucky … Dictionary of Australian slang
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if smb. fell into a bucketful of tits, he'd come up sucking his thumb — Australian Slang smb. is really unlucky … English dialects glossary
bring smb into line — persuade someone to agree with you He was finally able to bring the other members of the committee into line … Idioms and examples
Hope one's crabs turn into lobsters and eat one's crutch out — said to (or about) a person that smb. really doesn t like much … Dictionary of Australian slang
May one's chooks turn into emus and kick one's door down — implying smb. is not very happy with someone else … Dictionary of Australian slang
hope one's crabs turn into lobsters and eat one's crutch out — Australian Slang said to (or about) a person that smb. really doesn t like much … English dialects glossary
may one's chooks turn into emus and kick one's door down — Australian Slang implying smb. is not very happy with someone else … English dialects glossary
go\ smb\ one\ better — v. phr. informal To do something better than (someone else); do more or better than; beat. Bill s mother gave the boys in Bill s club hot dogs for refreshments, so Tom s mother said that she would go her one better next time by giving them hot… … Словарь американских идиом
give smb enough rope and they will hang themself — give someone enough time and freedom to do what they want and they will make a mistake or get into trouble and be caught Don t worry about trying to control him. If you give him enough rope he will hang himself … Idioms and examples
let smb have it — hit someone hard He really let the other man have it when they got into a fight on the bus … Idioms and examples
