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expr infml1)If we trade with the East we'll go west — Если мы начнем торговать с Востоком, то вылетим в трубу
2)My new camera has gone west after only three months — Моя новая кинокамера вышла из строя уже через три месяца
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2 go west
разг.1) умереть, скончаться; ≈ отправиться на тот свет, отправиться к праотцам‘Could I get a picture painted by that man, for Jon and my sister?’ ‘I am afraid not,’ said Michael. ‘You see, he was a Chink - not quite of the best period; but he must have gone West five hundred years ago at least.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Silver Spoon’, part I, ch. IV) — - Нельзя ли устроить, чтобы этот художник написал мне картину, я бы отвез ее Энн и Джону - Боюсь, что нельзя, - ответил Майкл. - Видите ли, он был китаец, даже не самого лучшего периода, и уже лет пятьсот как отправился к праотцам.
Would she have posed a war widow if I had gone west with the rest and the best of them? (R. Aldington, ‘All Men Are Enemies’, part II, ch. II) — Она что, собиралась разыгрывать из себя солдатскую вдову, если бы я вместе со многими другими - лучшими из лучших - отправился на тот свет?
2) рухнуть, провалиться (напр., о планах); исчезнуть, пропасть; ≈ поминай как звалиOur connection in the hotels has gone west, and the business is finished anyway. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘Gigolo and Gigolette’) — Связи в отелях мы растеряли, да и вообще со старым покончено.
A promising theory had gone west... (F. W. Crofts, ‘The Sea Mystery’, ch. VII) — Многообещающая теория оказалась несостоятельной...
As he looked down into the dense brown vegetable depth of the pool something suddenly flashed past him. There was a glint of blue and a splash and a receding sinking glimmer. ‘Dear me,’ said Millie. ‘One of my earrings has gone west.’ (I. Murdoch, ‘The Red and the Green’, ch. 4) — Эндрю вглядывался в густо-коричневую, заросшую водорослями глубину, как вдруг что-то мелькнуло у него перед глазами. Голубая искра, легкий всплеск, светлая точка прочертила воду, погасла. - Ай-ай-ай, - сказала Милли. - Пропала моя сережка!
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paзг.1) умepeть, cкoнчaтьcя; oтпpaвитьcя нa тoт cвeт, oтпpaвитьcя к пpaoтцaм'Could I get a picture painted by that man, for Jon and my sister?' 'I am afraid not,' said Michael. 'You see, he was a Chink - not quite of the best period; but he must have gone West five hundred years ago at least' (J. Galsworthy)2) иcчeзнуть, пpoпacть; pуxнуть, пpoвaлитьcя (нaпp., o плaнax); пoминaй кaк звaлиA promising theory had gone west (F. W. Crofts). 'Dear me,' said Millie. 'One of my earrings has gone west" (J. Murdoch)
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