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121 что делается!
[VPsubj; pres only; fixed WO]=====⇒ s.o. or sth. is the same as always, has not changed (and there is no reason why he or it should be otherwise, or anyone should think otherwise):- what could be wrong with X?;- [in limited contexts;- in refer, to a person, usu. in response to the question "X здоров?"] why wouldn't X be?♦ "Я считаю долгом предостеречь вас. Нашему брату, старому холостяку, можно сюда ходить: что нам делается? Мы народ прокалённый, нас ничем не проберёшь; а у вас кожица ещё нежная..." (Тургенев 3). "I consider it my duty to warn you. It is all very well for people like me - for old bachelors - to go on coming here. What could possibly happen to us? We are a hard-boiled lot; you cannot do much to us. But you have a tender skin" (3b).♦ На другой день, только что Обломов проснулся... Захар, подавая ему чай, сказал, что когда он ходил в булочную, так встретил барышню... " Ну?" - нетерпеливо спросил Обломов. "Ну, кланяться приказали, спрашивали, здоровы ли вы, что делаете". - "Что ж ты сказал?" - "Сказал, что здоровы; что, мол, ему делается?.." (Гончаров 1). Next morning, as soon as Oblomov woke up...Zakhar, who had brought him his breakfast, told him that he had met the young lady on his way to the baker's...."Well?" Oblomov asked impatiently. "Well, sir, she sent you her greetings, and asked how you were and what you were doing." "What did you say?" "Me, sir? I said that you were all right - what could be wrong with you?" (1a). The next morning, as soon as Oblomov woke up...Zakhar brought him his breakfast and told him that he had met the young lady on his way to the baker's...."Well?" inquired Oblomov impatiently. "Well, she sends you her greetings, asks how you are and what you are doing." "What did you say?" "I said you were well. 'Why wouldn't he be?' I said" (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > что делается!
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122 делать свое дело
• ДЕЛАТЬ/СДЕЛАТЬ СВОЕ ДЕЛО[VP]=====1. [subj: human]⇒ to perform one's specific function or role:- X делал своё дело≈ X did his work <job, thing>;- [in limited contexts] X did his part;- X did what he was supposed to < had to> do.♦ В саду уже порядочно и иностранных корреспондентов, фоторепортеров и кинооператоров. Они - спокойные, деловитые... и умело, без лишней суеты делают свое дело (Гладков 1). By now there were also a good many foreign correspondents, photographers and newsreel men in the garden. They were calm and business - I ike... they did their job impassively, without fuss (1a).♦ "Мужики... делают свое дело, ни за чем не тянутся; а теперь развратятся!" (Гончаров 1). "The peasants... went about their business and asked for nothing, but now they'll be corrupted!" (1a).♦ Нет, полностью отрицать заслуги того, который сидел в метро, я не буду. Он [Сталин] тоже свое дело делал: и трубку курил, и жирным пальцем глобус мусолил, указывая, куда какую кинуть дивизию... (Войнович 4). No. I will not completely deny the merits of the man who lived in the metro. He [Stalin] did his part too-he smoked his pipe, he soiled his globe with a greasy finger, indicating where a division was to be hurled... (4a).♦ В двадцатых годах все понемногу учили Мандельштама, в тридцатых на него показывали пальцами, а он жил, поплевывая, в окружении дикарей и делал свое дело (Мандельштам 2). In the twenties everybody tried to reason with M[andelstam], but in the thirties they were already pointing their fingers at him; not concealing his distaste, he went on living among the barbarians and did what he had to do (2a).2. [subj: abstr or concr]⇒ to produce its usual result, influence s.o., make itself felt:- [of age, illness etc] X began to take < X had taken> its toll;- [impfv only] X began to tell on person Y.♦ Иногда, уязвленные пренебрежением покупателей, чегемцы увозили назад свои продукты, говоря: ничего, сами съедим. Впрочем, таких гордецов оставалось все меньше и меньше, деспотия рынка делала свое дело (Искандер 3). Sometimes, stung by the contempt of the customers, the Chegemians would cart their produce back: All right, then, we'll eat it ourselves. As time went on, however, there were fewer and fewer people so arrogant; the despotism of the marketplace did its work (3a).♦...В общем, это хорошо, что меня показали по телевизору. Слух об этом сегодня же облетит всю Москву и сделает свое дело (Зиновьев 2)....On the whole it's a good thing that I've been seen on television. The news'll be round all Moscow by this evening, and it'll have its effect (2a).♦ Быть может, возраст все же делает свое дело и вместе с проплешинами и серебряными искорками, вместе с разными "звоночками", появляется и у их хамоватого поколения вкус к истинной дружбе? (Аксенов 6). Perhaps age was, after all, beginning to tell on them, and along with patches of mold, spots before the eyes, and ringing in the ears, even their boorish generation was developing a taste for true friendship? (6a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > делать свое дело
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123 сделать свое дело
• ДЕЛАТЬ/СДЕЛАТЬ СВОЕ ДЕЛО[VP]=====1. [subj: human]⇒ to perform one's specific function or role:- X делал своё дело≈ X did his work <job, thing>;- [in limited contexts] X did his part;- X did what he was supposed to < had to> do.♦ В саду уже порядочно и иностранных корреспондентов, фоторепортеров и кинооператоров. Они - спокойные, деловитые... и умело, без лишней суеты делают свое дело (Гладков 1). By now there were also a good many foreign correspondents, photographers and newsreel men in the garden. They were calm and business - I ike... they did their job impassively, without fuss (1a).♦ "Мужики... делают свое дело, ни за чем не тянутся; а теперь развратятся!" (Гончаров 1). "The peasants... went about their business and asked for nothing, but now they'll be corrupted!" (1a).♦ Нет, полностью отрицать заслуги того, который сидел в метро, я не буду. Он [Сталин] тоже свое дело делал: и трубку курил, и жирным пальцем глобус мусолил, указывая, куда какую кинуть дивизию... (Войнович 4). No. I will not completely deny the merits of the man who lived in the metro. He [Stalin] did his part too-he smoked his pipe, he soiled his globe with a greasy finger, indicating where a division was to be hurled... (4a).♦ В двадцатых годах все понемногу учили Мандельштама, в тридцатых на него показывали пальцами, а он жил, поплевывая, в окружении дикарей и делал свое дело (Мандельштам 2). In the twenties everybody tried to reason with M[andelstam], but in the thirties they were already pointing their fingers at him; not concealing his distaste, he went on living among the barbarians and did what he had to do (2a).2. [subj: abstr or concr]⇒ to produce its usual result, influence s.o., make itself felt:- [of age, illness etc] X began to take < X had taken> its toll;- [impfv only] X began to tell on person Y.♦ Иногда, уязвленные пренебрежением покупателей, чегемцы увозили назад свои продукты, говоря: ничего, сами съедим. Впрочем, таких гордецов оставалось все меньше и меньше, деспотия рынка делала свое дело (Искандер 3). Sometimes, stung by the contempt of the customers, the Chegemians would cart their produce back: All right, then, we'll eat it ourselves. As time went on, however, there were fewer and fewer people so arrogant; the despotism of the marketplace did its work (3a).♦...В общем, это хорошо, что меня показали по телевизору. Слух об этом сегодня же облетит всю Москву и сделает свое дело (Зиновьев 2)....On the whole it's a good thing that I've been seen on television. The news'll be round all Moscow by this evening, and it'll have its effect (2a).♦ Быть может, возраст все же делает свое дело и вместе с проплешинами и серебряными искорками, вместе с разными "звоночками", появляется и у их хамоватого поколения вкус к истинной дружбе? (Аксенов 6). Perhaps age was, after all, beginning to tell on them, and along with patches of mold, spots before the eyes, and ringing in the ears, even their boorish generation was developing a taste for true friendship? (6a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сделать свое дело
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124 дело в шляпе
• ДЕЛО В ШЛЯПЕ coll[Invar; VPsubj with быть, usu. pres, also fut or subjunctive; often a clause in a compound (after Conj "и") or complex sent; usu. preceded by one or more clauses; fixed WO]=====⇒ the success of some undertaking, effort etc is assured, the desired outcome is or will be achieved:- in the bag;- it's a cinch;- that does it < the trick>;- [in limited contexts] oneb got it made.♦ "Прежде молодым людям приходилось учиться; не хотелось им прослыть за невежд, так они поневоле трудились. А теперь им стоит сказать: все на свете вздор! - и дело в шляпе" (Тургенев 2). "Before, young men had to study; they didn't want to be known for ignoramuses so they had to work, whether they liked it or not. And now all they have to do is to say 'Everything in the world is rubbish!'-and it's all in the bag for them" (2e). "Formerly young people were faced with having to study; they were averse to becoming known as ignoramuses; so, like it or not, they worked hard. But now all they have to do is to say 'Everything in the world is bosh!' - and that does it" (2d).♦ "Поздравляю, старик! Только сейчас твою рожу по телевизору показали. Правда, в толпе и на сотую долю секунды, но для начала и то хлеб. Теперь твоё дело в шляпе" (Зиновьев 2). "Congratulations, old man! I have just seen your mug on television. It's true you were only one of a crowd, and you were only there for about a hundredth of a second, but it's something for a start. Now you've got it made" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дело в шляпе
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125 за деревьями леса не видеть
• ЗА ДЕРЕВЬЯМИ < ИЗ-ЗА ДЕРЕВЬЕВ> ЛЕСА НЕ ВИДЕТЬ disapprov[VP; subj: human; usu. pres]=====⇒ not to have a complete understanding of the whole because one pays too much attention to minor details:- X за деревьями леса не видит≈ X doesn't (can't) see the forest (the wood<s>) for the trees;- X misses the forest for the trees.♦ Многие из них [моих современников] всю жизнь ждали революцию, но увидев ее будни, испугались и отвернулись. А были и другие - они боялись собственного испуга: еще проморгаешь, из-за деревьев не увидишь леса... (Мандельштам 1). Many of them [my contemporaries] had awaited the Revolution all their lives, but at the sight of what it meant in terms of everyday life, they were horrified and looked away. Then there were others who were frightened of their own fears and were terrified of not seeing the wood for the trees (1a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > за деревьями леса не видеть
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126 из-за деревьев леса не видеть
• ЗА ДЕРЕВЬЯМИ < ИЗ-ЗА ДЕРЕВЬЕВ> ЛЕСА НЕ ВИДЕТЬ disapprov[VP; subj: human; usu. pres]=====⇒ not to have a complete understanding of the whole because one pays too much attention to minor details:- X за деревьями леса не видит≈ X doesn't (can't) see the forest (the wood<s>) for the trees;- X misses the forest for the trees.♦ Многие из них [моих современников] всю жизнь ждали революцию, но увидев ее будни, испугались и отвернулись. А были и другие - они боялись собственного испуга: еще проморгаешь, из-за деревьев не увидишь леса... (Мандельштам 1). Many of them [my contemporaries] had awaited the Revolution all their lives, but at the sight of what it meant in terms of everyday life, they were horrified and looked away. Then there were others who were frightened of their own fears and were terrified of not seeing the wood for the trees (1a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > из-за деревьев леса не видеть
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127 мертвые души
[NP; pl only; fixed WO]=====⇒ people counted fictitiously somewhere (orig. used in refer, to serfs who had died in the period between two censuses but were still counted in the rolls):- dead souls.♦ Они с Ганичевым подсчитали: подписка [на заем] пошла в гору. Нажим помог. Но до плановой цифры все ещё было далеко. Тогда Лукашин опять стал доказывать, что добрая треть этой суммы падает на мёртвых душ, на тех, кто только на бумаге числится в колхозе (Абрамов 1)... He and Ganichev tallied the pledges [to contribute to the government loan] and saw that things were looking up. The pressure had helped, but they were still far from the Plan target. Lukashin again tried to show that a good third of the target sum fell on dead souls, that is, on people who were in the kolkhoz on paper only (1a).—————← The title of a novel by Nikolai Gogol, 1842.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мертвые души
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128 убивать двух зайцев
I• ГОНЯТЬСЯ < ГНАТЬСЯ>/ПОГНАТЬСЯ ЗА ДВУМЯ ЗАЙЦАМИ coll[VP; subj: human; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====⇒ to attempt to reach two different goals, accomplish two different things at the same time:- X погнался за двумя зайцами≈ X chased two hares at the same time.—————← From the proverb "За двумя зайцами погонишься, ни одного не поймаешь". See 3-37.II• УБИВАТЬ/УБИТЬ ДВУХ ЗАЙЦЕВ[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]=====⇒ to accomplish two important things at once, realize two goals through a single action (the notion of a single action may either be expressed by adverbials like сразу, одним ударом, одновременно etc, or be implied):- X убил двух зайцев≈ X killed two birds with one stone.♦ Я помню растерянный вид Мандельштама, когда мы вернулись домой, поглядев, как происходит изъятие [церковного имущества]... Предложение [патриарха] Тихона [организовать помощь голодающим] отклонили, а теперь вопят, что церковники не жалеют голодающих и прячут свои сокровища. Одним ударом убивали двух зайцев: загребали золото и порочили церковников (Мандельштам 2). I remember the appalled look on M[andelstam]'s face as we returned home after watching the "confiscation" [of church property] for a while....[Patriarch] Tikhon's proposal [to organize aid for the starving] had been turned down, and now they were shrieking that the church people had no pity for the starving and were hoarding their treasures. In this way they were killing two birds with one stone: while vilifying the church, they were also grabbing its gold (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > убивать двух зайцев
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