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X was born under a lucky star

  • 1 Р-192

    РОДИТЬСЯ В РУБАШКЕ (В СОРОЧКЕ) coll. occas. humor VP subj: human usu. past) to be lucky
    X родился в рубашке - X was born under a lucky star
    X was born lucky. Cf. have the luck of the Irish.
    «Может быть, вы в сорочке родились, если это вам так сойдет» (Солженицын 2). "If you get away with this, you must have been born under a lucky star" (2a).
    According to popular belief a baby born with a caul («в рубашке», «в сорочке») will succeed in everything he or she does.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Р-192

  • 2 родиться в рубашке

    • РОДИТЬСЯ В РУБАШКЕ < B СОРОЧКЕ> со// occas. humor
    [VP; subj: human; usu. past]
    =====
    ⇒ to be lucky:
    - X родился в рубашке≈ X was born under a lucky star;
    - X was born lucky. Cf. have the luck of the Irish.
         ♦ "Может быть, вы в сорочке родились, если это вам так сойдет" (Солженицын 2). "If you get away with this, you must have been born under a lucky star" (2a).
    —————
    ← According to popular belief a baby born with a caul ("в рубашке", "в сорочке") will succeed in everything he or she does.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > родиться в рубашке

  • 3 родиться в сорочке

    [VP; subj: human; usu. past]
    =====
    ⇒ to be lucky:
    - X родился в рубашке≈ X was born under a lucky star;
    - X was born lucky. Cf. have the luck of the Irish.
         ♦ "Может быть, вы в сорочке родились, если это вам так сойдет" (Солженицын 2). "If you get away with this, you must have been born under a lucky star" (2a).
    —————
    ← According to popular belief a baby born with a caul ("в рубашке", "в сорочке") will succeed in everything he or she does.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > родиться в сорочке

  • 4 бабушка ворожит

    everything comes easy to someone; someone is always lucky and successful; cf. smb. is born under a lucky star; all water runs to smb.'s mill; smb. was born with a silver spoon in the mouth; smb. is wrapped in his mother's smock

    - Я всегда говорил: Штум - счастливец, ему ворожит бабушка.... смотрите, как ему повезло даже с безнадёжным случаем. (К. Федин, Санаторий Арктур) — 'I've always said that Stum was born under a lucky star.... look how his luck has held even with a hopeless case!'

    Мне буквально ворожила бабушка. В автосекции я всегда встречал ласку и привет как один из её основателей, как достойный сотоварищ братства автомобилистов. (А. Бек, Жизнь Бережкова) — What an amazing stroke of good luck! I had always been welcomed at the Motoring Department as one of its founders, and a worthy member of the motoring brotherhood.

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > бабушка ворожит

  • 5 З-93

    РОДИТЬСЯ ПОД СЧАСТЛИВОЙ ЗВЕЗДОЙ VP subj: human to be very lucky, be fortunate in everything
    X родился под счастливой звездой - X was born under a lucky star.
    Под счастливой звездой родился критик Латунский. Она спасла его от встречи с Маргаритой, ставшей ведьмой в эту пятницу! (Булгаков 9). The critic Latunsky had been born under a lucky star-it saved him from meeting with Margarita, who had become a witch that Friday (9a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > З-93

  • 6 З-94

    ВЕРИТЬ В (СЧАСТЛИВУЮ) ЗВЕЗДУ чью VP subj: human to believe that one (or someone else) will have good fortune in life
    X верит в свою (Y-oey) счастливую звезду - X believes in his (Yb) lucky star
    X believes that he (Y) was born under a lucky star X believes that luck is on his (Yb) side.
    И хотя дядя Сандро верил в свою звезду, как никто в мире, он все-таки сильно волновался (Искандер 5). If ever anyone believed in his lucky star it was Uncle Sandro, yet he was still very worried (5a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > З-94

  • 7 верить в звезду

    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    ⇒ to believe that one (or someone else) will have good fortune in life:
    - X верит в свою < Y-ову> счастливую звезду ≈ X believes in his < Y's> lucky star;
    - X believes that he <Y> was born under a lucky star;
    - X believes that luck is on his < Y's> side.
         ♦ И хотя дядя Сандро верил в свою звезду, как никто в мире, он всё-таки сильно волновался (Искандер 5). If ever anyone believed in his lucky star it was Uncle Sandro, yet he was still very worried (5a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > верить в звезду

  • 8 верить в счастливую звезду

    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    ⇒ to believe that one (or someone else) will have good fortune in life:
    - X верит в свою < Y-ову> счастливую звезду ≈ X believes in his < Y's> lucky star;
    - X believes that he <Y> was born under a lucky star;
    - X believes that luck is on his < Y's> side.
         ♦ И хотя дядя Сандро верил в свою звезду, как никто в мире, он всё-таки сильно волновался (Искандер 5). If ever anyone believed in his lucky star it was Uncle Sandro, yet he was still very worried (5a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > верить в счастливую звезду

  • 9 родиться под счастливой звездой

    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    ⇒ to be very lucky, be fortunate in everything:
    - X родился под счастливой звездой≈ X was born under a lucky star.
         ♦ Под счастливой звездой родился критик Латунский. Она спасла его от встречи с Маргаритой, ставшей ведьмой в эту пятницу! (Булгаков 9). The critic Latunsky had been bom under a lucky star-it saved him from meeting with Margarita, who had become a witch that Friday (9a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > родиться под счастливой звездой

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