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1 be on one's feet
стать на ноги глагол: словосочетание:быть самостоятельным (Be on one's feet, be one's own man, be one's own master) -
2 be on one's feet
1) стать на ноги, поправиться ( после болезни)You look right as rain, Mr. Carmody; you'll be on your feet again in a week... (E. O'Connor, ‘The Edge of Sadness’, part III, ch. X) — У вас совсем хороший вид, мистер Кармоди, через неделю станете на ноги...
2) стоять на ногах ( или стать на ноги), быть ( или стать) независимым, самостоятельным, материально обеспеченным (тж. stand on one's own feet)He rented a cheap room in a semi-respectable neighbourhood... because he wanted to keep out of the run of intellectual life and hide until he could get on his feet. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The ‘Genius’’, book II, ch. XVII) — Он снял дешевую комнату в не слишком фешенебельном районе... единственно потому, что ему хотелось держаться подальше от образованной публики и не попадаться на глаза, пока он не станет на ноги.
Perhaps, unconsciously, she had been trying to demonstrate to him she could do without him; stand on her own feet and support herself by her work. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 68) — Быть может, Лора безотчетно старалась доказать Альфу, что она может просуществовать и без него: устоит на ногах, будет работать и прокормит себя.
If you like to run after 'em, of course that's your affair. But they'd be better if they began to look after themselves. Stand on their own feet. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Daylight on Saturday’, ch. 19) — Если вам нравится с ними нянчиться, что ж, нянчитесь на здоровье. Но вашим детям было бы полезнее все делать для себя самим. Встать на собственные ноги.
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3 dig in one's feet
разг.(dig in one's feet (heels или toes; тж. dig one's feet, heels или toes in))решительно воспротивиться, дать решительный отпор; заупрямиться, заартачитьсяCrestwell: "I tried to reason with her, to coax her into a more tolerant frame of mind... but... she just dug her feet in." (N. Coward, ‘Relative Values’, act 1, sc. I) — Крестуэлл: "Я попытался переубедить миссис Мокстон, уговаривал ее быть более терпимой... но она ничего не хотела слушать...."
The employers want to dictate their own terms... The Post Office workers are absolutely right to dig their heels in and refuse this dictation. — Предприниматели хотят диктовать свои условия... Почтовые работники поступают совершенно правильно. Они заняли решительную позицию и отвергли эти условия.
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4 fall on one's feet
удачно выйти, выкрутиться из затруднительного положения, счастливо отделаться; ≈ выйти сухим из водыAnyhow it's all over now. We've fallen on our feet and We've got the future before us. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Razor's Edge’, ch. IV) — Однако сейчас все позади. Мы сумели избежать краха, будущее нам не страшно.
He had always been a harum-scarum, always getting into trouble, but always landing on his feet... (J. Aldridge, ‘The Hunter’, ch. I) — Энди Эндрюс всегда был непоседлив и быстр на решения, легко попадал в беду, но всегда из нее выпутывался.
Don't worry about that boy; he always lands on his feet. (DEI) — Об этом парнишке не беспокойтесь. Он всегда выйдет сухим из воды.
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5 fall on one's feet
удaчнo выйти, выкpутитьcя из зaтpуднитeльнoгo пoлoжeния, cчacтливo oтдeлaтьcя; выйти cуxим из вoды [букв. упacть нa лaпы (o кoшкe)]Anyhow it's all over now. We've fallen on our feet and we've got the future before us (W. S. Maugham). He had always been a harum-scarum, always getting into trouble, but always landing on his feet (J. Aldridge) -
6 come off one's feet
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > come off one's feet
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7 stagger to one's feet
с трудом подняться, с трудом стать на ногиVera staggered to her feet. She said: ‘I feel awful. I must go to bed...’ (A. Christie, ‘Ten Little Niggers’, ch. 4) — Вера с трудом поднялась. Она сказала: "Я себя ужасно чувствую и пойду спать..."
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8 to keep one's feet
to keep one's feet (one's balance) удержаться на ногах -
9 land on one's feet
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10 vote with one's feet
expr infmlWhen the audience votes with its feet, you know you don't have a hit — Когда зрители уходят с представления, то сразу ясно, как они к нему относятся
East Germany lost nearly one-tenth of its population to West Berlin and West Germany as nearly three million people voted with their feet — Одна десятая населения Восточной Германии или около трех миллионов перебежали в Западный Берлин и Западную Германию, выразив таким образом свое отношение к существующему режиму
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > vote with one's feet
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11 dead on one's feet
adj AmE sl1)The company is now dead on its feet after the stockmarket crash — Компания вылетела в трубу после резкого падения стоимости акций на бирже
As an athlete he is dead on his feet — Как спортсмен, он уже вышел в тираж
2)He continues to work even when he's dead on his feet — Он продолжает работать, даже если валится с ног от усталости
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > dead on one's feet
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12 fall on one's feet
быть везунчиком; плыть в руки; отделаться легким испугомEverything I want, she got: good marriage, good home, nice children. While I struggle through life, she falls on her feet.
Don't worry about Joe's losing his job two years in a row — he always falls on his feet.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > fall on one's feet
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13 land on one's feet
Am быть везунчиком; плыть в руки; отделаться легким испугомThe company went bankrupt, but the following year it was restructured and landed on its feet.
Richard takes the most awful risks, but he always seems to land on his feet.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > land on one's feet
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14 think on one's feet
expr AmE infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > think on one's feet
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15 think on one's feet
быcтpo cooбpaжaть; oтпapиpoвaть (ocoб. в дeбaтax, cпopax)He had to think on his feet, he had to come up with something fast (A. Myrer). The Prime Minister is very good at dealing with people who interrupt him during debates: he can certainly think on his feet -
16 vote with one's feet
"пpoгoлocoвaть нoгaми", выpaзить cвoё нeдoвoльcтвo уxoдoм, oтъeздoм и т. п.The. draft dodgers now in Canada have voted in the ultimate way with their feet (The Manchester Guardian Weekly). We don't want to repeat what happened at last year's conference, when... many members voted with their feet and the committee had to resign -
17 knock off one's feet
Общая лексика: сбить с ног (The boy was standing in waist-deep water in Gull Bay when he was knocked off his feet and swept away by waves.) -
18 vote with one's feet
1) Общая лексика: проголосовать ногами (напр, Richard Nixon pronounced Washington "a city without identity" and voted with his feet to spend most of his political exile in New York)2) Сленг: выражать недовольство, неприятие ситуации уходом -
19 dead on one's feet
падать/валиться от усталостиMom was in the kitchen all day and was dead on her feet.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > dead on one's feet
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20 knock off one's feet
потрясти до глубины души (поразить, покорить)Winning first prize knocked her off her feet.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > knock off one's feet
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dead on one's feet — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Very tired but still standing or walking; too tired to do more; exhausted. * /Jimmy never leaves a job unfinished. He continues to work even when he s dead on his feet./ * /After the soldiers march all night, they are dead … Dictionary of American idioms
dead on one's feet — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Very tired but still standing or walking; too tired to do more; exhausted. * /Jimmy never leaves a job unfinished. He continues to work even when he s dead on his feet./ * /After the soldiers march all night, they are dead … Dictionary of American idioms
think on one's feet — {v. phr.} To think quickly; answer or act without waiting; know what to do or say right away. * /A good basketball player can think on his feet./ * /Our teacher can think on his feet; he always has an answer ready when we ask him questions./ … Dictionary of American idioms
think on one's feet — {v. phr.} To think quickly; answer or act without waiting; know what to do or say right away. * /A good basketball player can think on his feet./ * /Our teacher can think on his feet; he always has an answer ready when we ask him questions./ … Dictionary of American idioms
land\ on\ one's\ feet — • land on one s feet • land on both feet v. phr. informal To get yourself out of trouble without damage or injury and sometimes with a gain; be successful no matter what happens. No matter what trouble he gets into, he always seems to land on his … Словарь американских идиом
carry --- off one's feet — See: KNOCK OFF ONE S FEET, SWEEP OFF ONE S FEET … Dictionary of American idioms
knock off one's feet — {v. phr.} To surprise (someone) so much that he does not know what to do. * /Her husband s death knocked Mrs. Jones off her feet./ * /When Charlie was given the prize, it knocked him off his feet for a few minutes./ Compare: BOWL OVER(2), SWEEP… … Dictionary of American idioms
carry --- off one's feet — See: KNOCK OFF ONE S FEET, SWEEP OFF ONE S FEET … Dictionary of American idioms
knock off one's feet — {v. phr.} To surprise (someone) so much that he does not know what to do. * /Her husband s death knocked Mrs. Jones off her feet./ * /When Charlie was given the prize, it knocked him off his feet for a few minutes./ Compare: BOWL OVER(2), SWEEP… … Dictionary of American idioms
carry\ ---\ off\ one's\ feet — See: knock off one s feet, sweep off one s feet … Словарь американских идиом
knock\ off\ one's\ feet — v. phr. To surprise (someone) so much that he does not know what to do. Her husband s death knocked Mrs. Jones off her feet. When Charlie was given the prize, it knocked him off his feet for a few minutes. Compare: bowl over(2), sweep off one s… … Словарь американских идиом