-
1 climb etc the wall
expr infmlThe fellow was so scared he started climbing the wall — Этот парень готов был лезть на стенку от страха
I'm so bored I could climb the wall — Такая тоска, что хоть на стенку лезь
After he had come down he could climb the wall — Когда у него началась ломка, он был готов лезть на стену от боли
This awful child had my wife climbing the wall the last time he stayed here — В последний свой приезд сюда этот ужасный ребенок чуть не свел мою жену с ума
I'd better get along home or Dad'll be climbing the wall — Я лучше пойду домой, а то мой предок будет беспокоиться
She'll go up the wall if she finds out you've been cheating on her — Она сойдет с ума, когда узнает, что ты ей изменял
When I arrived home I found mother going up the wall — Когда я вернулся домой, то застал мамашу в совершенном отчаянии
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > climb etc the wall
-
2 climb the wall(s)
(тж. go up the wall)paзг.oбeзумeть, пoлeзть нa cтeнку (oт нeпpиятнocтeй и т. п.); пoтepять гoлoвуThis week Blessing will walk bravely into a Kentucky meeting of the Organisation of American Historians and deliver a paper on the new poll results. Reagan partisans will start to climb the wall (Time). When I arrived home, I found mother going up the wall. The fire was out, the baby was crying. Johnny had just cut his knee and our visitors were due to arrive at any moment
См. также в других словарях:
The Mysterious Mr. Quin — … Wikipedia
The Pianist (memoir) — The Pianist is a memoir written by the Polish musician of Jewish origins Władysław Szpilman. He tells how he survived the German deportations of Jews to extermination camps, the 1943 destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto, and the 1944 Warsaw Uprising… … Wikipedia
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus — Theatrical release poster Directed by Terry Gilliam … Wikipedia
The Claidi Journals — is a fantasy novel quartet written by Tanith Lee. A collection of the first three novels was released in 2003. Contents 1 Law of the Wolf Tower 1.1 Plot 2 Wolf Star Rise 2.1 … Wikipedia
The Princess and the Frog — Original theatrical release poster … Wikipedia
The Kingston Trio — s original lineup: Dave Guard, Bob Shane and Nick Reynolds Background information Origin Palo Alto, Calif … Wikipedia
The Holocaust — Holocaust and Shoah redirect here. For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). Selection on … Wikipedia
The Rolling Stones — Rolling Stones redirects here. For other uses, see Rolling Stones (disambiguation). The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts … Wikipedia
The rise of Jat power — ’ (king) was conferred upon him in 1724. [Dr P.L. Vishwakarma, The Jats, I, Ed Dr Vir Singh, (Delhi:2004), 116] In past Jats always rose against tyranny, injustice, economic and social exploitations and were never overawed by claims of racial or… … Wikipedia
The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show — Boris Natasha redirects here. For the movie by that name, see Boris and Natasha: The Movie. This article is about the television series. For the video game, see The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends (video game). For the 2000 movie,… … Wikipedia
The Crucible — Infobox Play name = The Crucible image size = 170px caption = writer = Arthur Miller characters = Abigail Williams Reverend John Hale Reverend Samuel Parris John Proctor Elizabeth Proctor Thomas Danforth Mary Warren setting = rafeal house… … Wikipedia