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1 have a nerve
expr infmlShe's got a nerve going to work dressed like that! — Надо вообще наплевать на мнение других, чтобы заявиться в таком платье на работу
That woman got a nerve. Just let me get my hands on her! — Вот наглая баба. Ну она мне еще попадется
He's got a bloody nerve — Ну он и хам, блин!
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2 get cracking
разг.1) заняться делом не мешкая, пошевеливаться (тж. get going) [get cracking ав. жарг. выжимать скорость]...let's get cracking. We've lost enough time as it is. (A. Sillitoe, ‘The Ragman's Daughter’, ‘To Be Collected’) —...давайте займемся делом, да поскорее. Мы и так потеряли много времени.
2) удирать, сматываться; ≈ сматывать удочкиWe'd better get cracking if we're to be out of here before the storm's over. (Gr. Greene, ‘The Comedians’, part III, ch. III) — Ну-с, надо поторапливаться, если мы хотим убраться отсюда до грозы.
Fred: "I'm not serving you, Miss Mott - not to-day or any other day. That's clear enough, isn't it?" Gladys: "You've got a bloody nerve, talking to me like that! Who do you think you are?" Fred: "Nothing doing, Miss. Get cracking." (N. Coward, ‘Peace in Our Time’, act II, sc. IV) — Фред: "я вас не буду обслуживать, мисс Мотт, ни сегодня, ни завтра, ни в какой другой день. Понятно?" Глэдис: "Как ты смеешь так со мной разговаривать, нахал! Да кто ты такой?" Фред: "Ничего не попишешь, мисс Мотт. Придется вам убираться отсюда подобру-поздорову."
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3 get cracking
paзг.1) зaнятьcя дeлoм нe мeшкaя, пoшeвeливaтьcя, пoтopaпливaтьcя (этим. aв. жapг. выжимaть cкopocть]Let's get cracking. We've lost enough time as It la (A Sitlttoe). We'd better get cracking If we're to be out of here before the storm's over (Gr. Creene)2) удpaть, cмытьcя; cмoтaть удoчкиFred. I'm not serving you, Miss Mott - not today or any other day. That"s dear enough, isn't it? Gladys. You've got a bloody nerve, talking to me like that! Who do you think you are? Fred. Nothing doing, Miss. Get cracking (N. Coward) -
4 the likes of someone
n pl infmlI've met the likes of you before — Я таких, как ты, уже видел
I've no time for the likes of him — Таких, как он, я презираю
The bloody nerve - how dare you. I'm a respectable girl - I'd never mix with the likes of you — Какая наглость! Что ты тут себе позволяешь?! Я честная девушка и не хочу иметь дело с такими, как ты
People have got to be protected against the likes of him — Людей надо защищать от таких, как он
It's not for the likes of us who've never had to go without anything we really needed to condemn him — У нас всегда всего было полно, и поэтому не нам его осуждать
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