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X was playing on person Y's sympathies

  • 1 лазаря запеть

    ЛАЗАРЯ ПЕТЬ/ЗАПЕТЬ obsoles, disapprov
    [VP; subj: human; usu. impfv (often infin with хватит, перестань etc)]
    =====
    to pretend to be miserable and complain about one's fate in an attempt to move s.o. to pity:
    - X пел Лазаря X was moaning and groaning about his fate;
    - X was playing Lazarus (the beggar, the pauper);
    - X was pleading poverty.
         ♦ [Иванов:] А я-то, какой смешной болван! Православный народ смущаю, по целым дням Лазаря пою (Чехов 4). [I..] And I - I'm just a ludicrous dolt! Day in and day out I go about upsetting decent people, playing Lazarus (4a)
         ♦ "Да полно тебе Лазаря петь", - перебил опять Базаров... " Лазаря петь! - повторил Василий Иванович. - Ты, Евгений, не думай, что я хочу... разжалобить гостя..." (Тургенев 2). "Now that's enough playing the beggar," Bazarov cut him short again...."Playing the beggar'" repeated Vasily Ivanovich. "Don't you take it into your head that I want to make our guest sorry for us.. " (2e) "Come, that's enough of your pleading poverty," Bazarov interrupted him again.. "Pleading poverty!" echoed the father. "Don't get the notion, Evgenii, that I want to win the sympathy of our guest..." (2d).
    —————
    ← From the Biblical parable about the beggar Lazarus (Luke 16:20-21).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > лазаря запеть

  • 2 лазаря петь

    ЛАЗАРЯ ПЕТЬ/ЗАПЕТЬ obsoles, disapprov
    [VP; subj: human; usu. impfv (often infin with хватит, перестань etc)]
    =====
    to pretend to be miserable and complain about one's fate in an attempt to move s.o. to pity:
    - X пел Лазаря X was moaning and groaning about his fate;
    - X was playing Lazarus (the beggar, the pauper);
    - X was pleading poverty.
         ♦ [Иванов:] А я-то, какой смешной болван! Православный народ смущаю, по целым дням Лазаря пою (Чехов 4). [I..] And I - I'm just a ludicrous dolt! Day in and day out I go about upsetting decent people, playing Lazarus (4a)
         ♦ "Да полно тебе Лазаря петь", - перебил опять Базаров... "Лазаря петь! - повторил Василий Иванович. - Ты, Евгений, не думай, что я хочу... разжалобить гостя..." (Тургенев 2). "Now that's enough playing the beggar," Bazarov cut him short again...."Playing the beggar'" repeated Vasily Ivanovich. "Don't you take it into your head that I want to make our guest sorry for us.. " (2e) "Come, that's enough of your pleading poverty," Bazarov interrupted him again.. "Pleading poverty!" echoed the father. "Don't get the notion, Evgenii, that I want to win the sympathy of our guest..." (2d).
    —————
    ← From the Biblical parable about the beggar Lazarus (Luke 16:20-21).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > лазаря петь

  • 3 Л-18

    ЛАЗАРЯ ПЕТЬ/ЗАПЁТЬ obsoles, disapprov VP subj: human usu. impfv (often infin with хватит, перестань etc)) to pretend to be miserable and complain about one's fate in an attempt to move s.o. to pity
    X пел Лазаря = X was moaning and groaning about his fate
    X was playing on person Y4 sympathies X was playing Lazarus (the beggar, the pauper) X was pleading poverty.
    (Иванов:) А я-то, какой смешной болван! Православный народ смущаю, по целым дням Лазаря пою (Чехов 4). (I..) And I - I'm just a ludicrous dolt! Day in and day out I go about upsetting decent people, playing Lazarus (4a)
    «Да полно тебе Лазаря петь», - перебил опять Базаров... «Лазаря петь! - повторил Василий Иванович. - Ты, Евгений, не думай, что я хочу... разжалобить гостя...» (Тургенев 2). "Now that's enough playing the beggar," Bazarov cut him short again...."Playing the beggar'" repeated Vasily Ivanovich. "Don't you take it into your head that I want to make our guest sorry for us.. " (2e) "Come, that's enough of your pleading poverty," Bazarov interrupted him again.. "Pleading poverty!" echoed the father. "Don't get the notion, Evgenii, that I want to win the sympathy of our guest.." (2d).
    From the Biblical parable about the beggar Lazarus (Luke 16:20-21).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Л-18

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