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  • 1 Ж-42

    ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ ЖИЗНИ highly coll VP subj: human most often pfv)
    1. кому \Ж-42 to scold s.o. severely
    X дал жизни Y-y - X gave it to Y good
    X gave Y hell (what for) X chewed (bawled) Y out X lowered the boom on Y X let Y have it (with both barrels) Y caught hell (from X).
    "...Ваше счастье, что не встретили нашего коменданта, не раздевшись, в пальто, он бы вам дал жизни...» (Гроссман 2). "You're lucky you didn't meet the commandant still in your outdoor coat. He really would have given you what for..." (2a).
    2. \Ж-42- кому (subj: human ( usu. pi) or collect) to fight s.o. ( usu. a hostile army, the enemy) vehemently, overwhelming or defeating him: Х-ы дадут Y-ам жизни = Xs will crush (rout, clobber) Ys
    Xs will run (drive) Ys into the ground.
    3. \Ж-42\Ж-42 кому to beat, thrash s.o.: X дал жизни Y-y = X beat Y up
    X beat the (living) daylights out of Y X beat Y within an inch of Y's life.
    ...Пантелей подумал, что, расправившись с Вадимом, вернётся и даст жизни грязному шакалу-антисемиту... (Аксёнов 6)....Pantelei decided that, once he had dealt with Vadim, he would come back and beat up this filthy anti-Semite jackal...(6a).
    4. to work, do sth. using all ones strength and energy
    X даст жизни - X will go all out
    X will go at it (at his work etc) hammer and tongs ( usu. in refer, to a physical task) X will (do sth.) with might and main (in limited contexts) X will show them what he can do.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Ж-42

  • 2 давать жизни

    • ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ ЖИЗНИ highly coll
    [VP; subj: human; most often pfv]
    =====
    1. кому ≈ to scold s.o. severely:
    - X дал жизни Y-y ≈ X gave it to Y good;
    - Y caught hell (from X).
         ♦ "...Ваше счастье, что не встретили нашего коменданта, не раздевшись, в пальто, он бы вам дал жизни..." (Гроссман 2). "You're lucky you didn't meet the commandant still in your outdoor coat. He really would have given you what for..." (2a).
    2. давать жизни кому [subj: human (usu. pl) or collect]
    ⇒ to fight s.o. (usu. a hostile army, the enemy) vehemently, overwhelming or defeating him:
    - X-ы дадут Y-ам жизни≈ Xs will crush (rout, clobber) Ys;
    - Xs will run (drive) Ys into the ground.
    3. давать жизни кому to beat, thrash s.o.:
    - X дал жизни Y-y ≈ Xbeat Y up;
    - X beat Y within an inch of Y's life.
         ♦...Пантелей подумал, что, расправившись с Вадимом, вернётся и даст жизни грязному шакалу-антисемиту... (Аксёнов 6)....Pantelei decided that, once he had dealt with Vadim, he would come back and beat up this filthy anti-Semite jackal...(6a).
    4. to work, do sth. using all ones strength and energy: X даст жизни ≈ X will go all out; X will go at it <at his work etc> hammer and tongs; [usu. in refer, to a physical task]
    ⇒ X will (do sth.) with might and main; [in limited contexts] X will show them what he can do.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > давать жизни

  • 3 дать жизни

    • ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ ЖИЗНИ highly coll
    [VP; subj: human; most often pfv]
    =====
    1. кому ≈ to scold s.o. severely:
    - X дал жизни Y-y ≈ X gave it to Y good;
    - Y caught hell (from X).
         ♦ "...Ваше счастье, что не встретили нашего коменданта, не раздевшись, в пальто, он бы вам дал жизни..." (Гроссман 2). "You're lucky you didn't meet the commandant still in your outdoor coat. He really would have given you what for..." (2a).
    2. дать жизни кому [subj: human (usu. pl) or collect]
    ⇒ to fight s.o. (usu. a hostile army, the enemy) vehemently, overwhelming or defeating him:
    - X-ы дадут Y-ам жизни≈ Xs will crush (rout, clobber) Ys;
    - Xs will run (drive) Ys into the ground.
    3. дать жизни кому to beat, thrash s.o.:
    - X дал жизни Y-y ≈ Xbeat Y up;
    - X beat Y within an inch of Y's life.
         ♦...Пантелей подумал, что, расправившись с Вадимом, вернётся и даст жизни грязному шакалу-антисемиту... (Аксёнов 6)....Pantelei decided that, once he had dealt with Vadim, he would come back and beat up this filthy anti-Semite jackal...(6a).
    4. to work, do sth. using all ones strength and energy: X даст жизни ≈ X will go all out; X will go at it <at his work etc> hammer and tongs; [usu. in refer, to a physical task]
    ⇒ X will (do sth.) with might and main; [in limited contexts] X will show them what he can do.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дать жизни

  • 4 когда ему задержали оплату, он стал действовать решительно

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > когда ему задержали оплату, он стал действовать решительно

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