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БОБЫ РАЗВОДИТЬ substand VP subj: human usu. this WO1. to waste one's time on trifles, act very slowly, procrastinateX бобы разводит - X fritters (fiddles) away the time(in limited contexts) X drags his feet.(author's usage) «Чем в губернское правление-то шататься да пустяки на бобах разводить, лучше бы дело делать!» (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "Instead of wasting his time in government departments and frittering away the precious minutes on some stupid trifles, he (the pompadour) should have been doing something!" (2a).2. obsoles to talk about insignificant, frivolous matters (often in order to distract s.o. from sth.), engage in idle chatterX бобы разводит - X is prattling (on)X is babbling (in limited contexts) X is beating around (about) the bushX и Y бобы разводят - X and Y are gabbingX and Y are shooting the breeze (the bull). -
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• БОБЫ РАЗВОДИТЬ substand[VP; subj: human; usu. this WO]=====1. to waste one's time on trifles, act very slowly, procrastinate:- [in limited contexts] X drags his feet.♦ [author's usage] "Чем в губернское правление-то шататься да пустяки на бобах разводить, лучше бы дело делать!" (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "Instead of wasting his time in government departments and frittering away the precious minutes on some stupid trifles, he [the pompadour] should have been doing something!" (2a).2. obsoles to talk about insignificant, frivolous matters (often in order to distract s.o. from sth.), engage in idle chatter:- [in limited contexts] X is beating around (about) the bush;- X and Y are shooting the breeze (the bull).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > бобы разводить
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