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ВОЛА ВЕРТЕТЬ (КРУТИТЬ) substand, disapprov VP subj: human usu. neg imper or infin with брось(те), хватит etc usu. this WO to speak nonsensically, assert sth. ridiculous intentionallyX вола вертит - X talks (a lot of) nonsense (rubbish)X spins (person Y) a yarn X talks through his hat.«Что касается Криворучко, - сказал Саша, - то на бюро я рассказал про случай с лопатами». - «Какие лопаты?» — перебил его Столпер. - «Лопаты на стройке, кладовщика не было...» - «Не крутите вола! - рассвирепел Столпер. -Отвечайте: почему вы защищали Криворучко?» (Рыбаков 2). "As far as Krivoruchko is concerned, I told the committee meeting about the problem with the shovels." "What shovels?" Stolper broke in. "Shovels, to work on the building, the storekeeper wasn't there—" "Stop talking rubbish," Stolper interrupted him savagely. "Answer the question-why did you defend Krivoruchko?" (2a). -
2 вола вертеть
• ВОЛА ВЕРТЕТЬ < КРУТИТЬ> substand, disapprov=====⇒ to speak nonsensically, assert sth. ridiculous intentionally:- X talks through his hat.♦ "Что касается Криворучко, - сказал Саша, -то на бюро я рассказал про случай с лопатами". - "Какие лопаты?" - перебил его Столпер. - "Лопаты на стройке, кладовщика не было..." - "Не крутите вола! - рассвирепел Столпер. - Отвечайте: почему вы защищали Криворучко?" (Рыбаков 2). "As far as Krivoruchko is concerned, I told the committee meeting about the problem with the shovels." "What shovels?" Stolper broke in. "Shovels, to work on the building, the storekeeper wasn't there - " "Stop talking rubbish," Stolper interrupted him savagely. "Answer the question-why did you defend Krivoruchko?" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > вола вертеть
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3 вола крутить
• ВОЛА ВЕРТЕТЬ < КРУТИТЬ> substand, disapprov=====⇒ to speak nonsensically, assert sth. ridiculous intentionally:- X talks through his hat.♦ "Что касается Криворучко, - сказал Саша, -то на бюро я рассказал про случай с лопатами". - "Какие лопаты?" - перебил его Столпер. - "Лопаты на стройке, кладовщика не было..." - "Не крутите вола! - рассвирепел Столпер. - Отвечайте: почему вы защищали Криворучко?" (Рыбаков 2). "As far as Krivoruchko is concerned, I told the committee meeting about the problem with the shovels." "What shovels?" Stolper broke in. "Shovels, to work on the building, the storekeeper wasn't there - " "Stop talking rubbish," Stolper interrupted him savagely. "Answer the question-why did you defend Krivoruchko?" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > вола крутить
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