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X's legs are giving way

  • 1 Н-149

    НОГИ HE ДЕРЖАТ кого VP subj. pres or past usu. this WO s.o. can barely stand or walk (because of exhaustion, illness, old age etc)
    X-a ноги не держат = X's legs won't (refuse to) support him
    X's legs won't hold him up (won't hold up under him) X's legs are giving way X is ready to drop in his tracks.
    «Ступайте домой, мсьё Вольдемар, почиститесь, да не смейте идти за мной - а то я рассержусь, и уже больше никогда...» Она не договорила своей речи и проворно удалилась, а я присел на дорогу... ноги меня не держали (Тургенев 3). "Go home, M'sieu Woldemar, and brush yourself, and don't you dare follow me, or I shall be angry and will never again — " She did not finish the sentence and walked rapidly away, while I sat down by the side of the road. My legs would not support me (3a).
    «Багратионский, меня ноги не держат. Догони эту падлу и дай ему по затылку», - попросил Пантелей (Аксенов 6). "Bagra-tionsky, my legs won't hold me up. Chase after that bastard and give him a rabbit punch in the back of the neck," Pantelei begged (6a)

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  • 2 ноги не держат

    [VPsubj; pres or past; usu. this WO]
    =====
    s.o. can barely stand or walk (because of exhaustion, illness, old age etc):
    - X-a ноги не держат X's legs won't (refuse to) support him;
    - X is ready to drop in his tracks.
         ♦ "Ступайте домой, мсьё Вольдемар, почиститесь, да не смейте идти за мной - а то я рассержусь, и уже больше никогда..." Она не договорила своей речи и проворно удалилась, а я присел на дорогу... ноги меня не держали (Тургенев 3). "Go home, M'sieu Woldemar, and brush yourself, and don't you dare follow me, or I shall be angry and will never again-" She did not finish the sentence and walked rapidly away, while I sat down by the side of the road. My legs would not support me (3a).
         ♦ "Багратионский, меня ноги не держат. Догони эту падлу и дай ему по затылку", - попросил Пантелей (Аксенов 6). "Bagrationsky, my legs won't hold me up. Chase after that bastard and give him a rabbit punch in the back of the neck," Pantelei begged (6a)

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ноги не держат

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