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1 обнаружив что-либо приносящее доход
Jargon: onto a good thingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > обнаружив что-либо приносящее доход
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2 оказаться в выгодном положении
General subject: be onto a good thing, to be on to a good thing, to be onto a good thingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > оказаться в выгодном положении
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прил.favo(u)rable, propitious, auspicious- благоприятные условия
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св vtпогре́ть ру́ки на чём-л разг неодобр — to profit by sth, to take advantage of sth, to be onto a good thing coll
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ГУБА (ГУБА) HE ДУРА у кого highly coll VP subj. with бытье (present only) fixed WOs.o. knows how to choose the very best, has a keen understanding of quality: у X-a губа не дура = X has good tasteX's taste isn't bad X doesn't have bad taste X is no fool when it comes to... X knows a good thing when he sees it (one).«Кто это? - спросил его Базаров... - Какая хорошенькая!»...Аркадий, не без замешательства, объяснил ему в коротких словах, кто была Фенечка. «Ага! - промолвил Базаров, - у твоего отца, видно, губа не дура» (Тургенев 2). "Who's that?" Bazarov inquired...."What a pretty girl!"...Arkady, not without embarrassment, explained to him briefly who Fenichka was. "Aha!" remarked Bazarov. "That shows your father's got good taste" (2c).(Митя:)...Я весь тут-с: я вашу дочку полюбил душою-с. (Гордей Карпыч:) Как, чай, не любить! У тебя губа-то не дура! (Островский 2). (М.:) Here I amI've fallen in love with your daughter with all my heart and soul. (G.K.:) Well, how could you help loving her? Your taste isn't bad! (2a).Собакевич... опрокинул половину бараньего бока к себе на тарелку, съел всё, обгрыз, обсосал до последней косточки. «Да, - подумал Чичиков, - у этого губа не дура» (Гоголь 3). Sobakevich... overturned half the side of mutton onto his plate, and ate it all up, gnawing clean and sucking dry every bit of a bone. "Yes," reflected Chichikov, "this fellow is no fool when it comes to his belly" (3b).Телятев:)...Что ж бы ты думал, на кого он (Васильков) так уставился?.. На (Лидию) Чебоксарову. (Глумов:) У него губа-то не дура (Островский 4). (Т.:)...What do you think he (Vas-silkov) was staring at?...He was staring at sweet Lydia! (G.:) He certainly knows a good thing when he sees one (4b). -
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[VPsubj with быть (present only); fixed WO]=====⇒ s.o. knows how to choose the very best, has a keen understanding of quality:- X is no fool when it comes to...;- X knows a good thing when he sees it (one).♦ "Кто это? - спросил его Базаров... - Какая хорошенькая!"...Аркадий, не без замешательства, объяснил ему в коротких словах, кто была Фенечка. "Ага! - промолвил Базаров, - у твоего отца, видно, губа не дура" (Тургенев 2). "Who's that?" Bazarov inquired...."What a pretty girl!"...Arkady, not without embarrassment, explained to him briefly who Fenichka was. "Aha!" remarked Bazarov. "That shows your father's got good taste" (2c).♦ [Митя:]...Я весь тут-с: я вашу дочку полюбил душою-с. [Гордей Карпыч:] Как, чай, не любить! У тебя губа-то не дура! (Островский 2). [М.:] Here I am; I've fallen in love with your daughter with all my heart and soul. [G.K.:] Well, how could you help loving her? Your taste isn't bad! (2a).♦ Собакевич... опрокинул половину бараньего бока к себе на тарелку, съел всё, обгрыз, обсосал до последней косточки. "Да, - подумал Чичиков, - у этого губа не дура" (Гоголь 3). Sobakevich... overturned half the side of mutton onto his plate, and ate it all up, gnawing clean and sucking dry every bit of a bone. "Yes," reflected Chichikov, "this fellow is no fool when it comes to his belly" (3b).♦ [Телятев:]...Что ж бы ты думал, на кого он [Васильков] так уставился?.. На [Лидию] Чебоксарову. [Глумов:] У него губа-то не дура (Островский 4). [Т.:]... What do you think he [Vassilkov] was staring at?...He was staring at sweet Lydia! [G.:] He certainly knows a good thing when he sees one (4b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > губа не дура
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( у кого)прост.smb. knows a good thing when he sees it; smb. knows what's good for him; smb. knows what is what; smb. knows what he is about; smb. is no fool when it comes to his belly; cf. he knows on which side his bread is buttered[Собакевич] опрокинул половину бараньего бока к себе на тарелку, съел всё, обгрыз, обсосал до последней косточки. "Да, - подумал Чичиков, - у этого губа не дура". (Н. Гоголь, Мёртвые души) — Sobakevich... overturned half the side of mutton onto his plate, and ate it all up, gnawing clean and sucking every last bit of a bone. 'Yes,' reflected Chichikov, 'this fellow is no fool when it comes to his belly.'
- Ну, брат, здорово кутил, по-сибирски. Тоже губа не дура, какую девчонку облюбовал. (Л. Толстой, Воскресение) — 'There, old fellow, that was something like! Real Siberian fashion! He knew what he was about, no fear! That's the sort of wench for me.'
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