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101 get etc a load off one's feet
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102 get one's feet wet
expr AmE infmlI can't wait to get behind the steering wheel and get my feet wet — Мне не терпится сесть за руль и посмотреть, как у меня получится
He can't do the job right, he's hardly got his feet wet — Он не сможет выполнить эту работу как надо, потому что у него мало опыта
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103 have smb. at one's feet
целиком, всецело подчинить себе кого-л.; сломить чьё-л. сопротивление; подчинить своей власти, держать у своих ног, покорить кого-лShe's proud of having this... man at her feet. (A. Trollope, ‘Barchester Towers’, ch. XXIX) — Элеонора гордилась тем, что всецело подчинила себе этого человека.
She had had him at her feet... and now had lost him utterly. (J. Murdoch, ‘Bruno's Dream’, ch. XXVIII) — Уилл ведь был у ее ног... а теперь она потеряла его навсегда.
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104 find one's feet
ocвoитьcя; нaйти мecтo в жизни, пoлучить пpизнaниe; cтaть нa нoгиMotion had charm. I had no doubt that in a day or two he would find his feet (W. S. Maugham). About a year previously, just as I was beginning to find my feet at the Bar he had sent me a couple of cases (C. P. Snow) -
105 get back on one's feet
1) пoпpaвитьcя, вcтaть нa нoгиHe was sick for a while, but now he's getting back on his feet2) вcтaть нa нoги, cнoвa cтaть нeзaвиcимымMy parents helped a lot when I lost my job. I'm glad I've got back. I'm on my feet now -
106 get one's feet wet
aмep. paзг.(впepвыe) взятьcя зa чтo-л.I'm looking forward to learning to drive. I can't wait to get behind the wheel and get my feet wet. 'It's not hard to dance once you get your feet wet,' said the teacher -
107 run one's feet off
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108 drag (one's) feet
1) Разговорное выражение: работать медленно и неохотно2) Бухгалтерия: замедлять процесс ("drag their feet" on cash outflows by delaying payments)3) Макаров: "раскачиваться", устраивать проволочку, тянуть (с каким-л. делом) -
109 be rushed off one's feet
сбиться с ногJust before Christmas the staff in the shop are always rushed off their feet.
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110 get back on one's feet
снова встать на ноги; обрести почву под ногамиMy parents helped me a lot when I lost my job. I'm glad I'm back on my feet now.
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111 let the grass grow under one's feet
ждать у моря погодыThe Managing Director is not a man who lets the grass grow under his feet when there are decisions to be made.
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112 be back on one’s feet
healthy again or better financially встать на ноги после трудного времениHe’s back on his feet after a long period of debt and unemployment.
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113 to land on one's feet
счастливо отделаться, удачно выйти из трудного положенияShe always lands on her feet. — Ей всегда удаётся выйти сухой из воды.
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114 drag one's feet etc
expr infmlYour firm is dragging its feet over signing this contract — Ваша фирма тянет с заключением этого контракта
There is also considerable evidence that the authorities are dragging their heels in cracking down on violence in the streets — Вполне очевидно, что власти мешкают с принятием решительных мер по борьбе с уличной преступностью
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115 not let the grass grow under one's feet
expr infmlI see you don't let the grass grow under your feet — Я вижу, что вы время даром не теряете
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116 be dead on one's feet
амер.; разг.быть смертельно усталым, едва держаться на ногахJimmy never leaves a job unfinished. He continues to work even when he's dead on his feet. (DAI) — Джимми никогда не оставляет работу неоконченной, даже если валится с ног от усталости.
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117 be light on one's feet
иметь лёгкую походку; легко танцеватьI'm not as light on my feet as I was once, but I guess I can get around. (Th. Dreiser, ‘Jennie Gerhardt’, ch. XLV) — Когда-то я танцевал легко. Теперь уже не то, но, пожалуй, попробовать можно.
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118 drag one's feet
медлить, мешкать ( отсюда foot-dragging) [первонач. амер.]...even during the years of deepest submission in practice, there was no lack of evidence of friction, or of what the American press indignantly denounced as British "isolationism" or Britain "dragging her feet". (R. P. Dutt, ‘The Crisis of Britain and the British Empire’, ch. XVIII) —...даже в годы сильнейшего фактического подчинения Англии США не было недостатка ни в доказательствах существования трений, ни в том, что американская пресса с негодованием называла английским "изоляционизмом" или английской "медлительностью"
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119 get one's feet wet
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120 have one's feet on the ground
стоять на реальной почве, обладать здравым смыслом, быть практичным человекомFor all his oddity he has his feet very firmly on the ground. — Несмотря на все свои чудачества, этот человек твердо стоит на ногах.
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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