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81 keep oneself to oneself
быть замкнутым, необщительным, предпочитать одиночество; держаться особняком, сторониться людей; замкнуться в себеShe admitted she had passed the time of day with them, but that was all: she was a woman who kept herself to herself. (L. P. Hartley, ‘Two for the River’, ‘Interference’) — Она сказала, что действительно поздоровалась с этими людьми, но на этом дело и кончилось: она предпочитает коротать время в одиночестве.
Our profession is dependent on politics and economy and it is vitally necessary to participate and not just keep oneself to oneself. — Наша профессия требует понимания экономических и политических проблем; мы должны активно участвовать во всем, что происходит вокруг, а не отсиживаться в башне из слоновой кости.
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82 lift oneself by one's own bootlaces
разг.выбиться в люди благодаря собственным усилиям, самому пробить себе дорогу; быть всем обязанным самому себе см. тж. lift oneself by one's own bootstrapWhat football needs to pull itself up by its tattered bootlaces, and get in time with the world around it is a sensible plan and policy. — Чтобы наш футбол занял должное место в мировом спорте, необходима продуманная стратегия и тактика.
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83 lift oneself by one's own bootstrap
разг.(lift (или pull) oneself (тж. pull oneself up) by one's own bootstraps)выбиться в люди благодаря собственным усилиям, самому пробить себе дорогу; быть всем обязанным самому себе; см. тж. lift oneself by one's own bootlaces...he had supplied the data which proved that the country was able to pull itself up by its own bootstraps. (S. Heym, ‘The Eyes of Reason’, book II, ch. I) —...используя имеющиеся официальные данные, Новак докладывал, что страна вполне может своими силами выбраться из создавшихся трудностей.
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84 avow oneself
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85 fling oneself on
Общая лексика: наброситься на (fling oneself on the food - наброситься на пищу; fling oneself on the whisky and soda - наброситься на виски с содовой) -
86 beggar oneself
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87 ally oneself
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88 spend oneself
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89 thrust oneself
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90 bestir oneself
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91 cloister oneself
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92 come to oneself
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93 drown oneself
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94 compose oneself
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95 cross to oneself
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96 declare oneself
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97 distress oneself
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98 ensconce oneself cosily
Англо-русский синонимический словарь > ensconce oneself cosily
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99 familiarize oneself
осваиваться глагол: -
100 fix oneself in a place
устраиваться глагол:Англо-русский синонимический словарь > fix oneself in a place
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oneself — 1540s, one s self. Hyphenated 18c.; written as one word from c.1827, on model of himself, itself, etc … Etymology dictionary
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oneself — [[t]wʌnse̱lf[/t]] (Oneself is a third person singular reflexive pronoun.) 1) PRON REFL A speaker or writer uses oneself as the object of a verb or preposition in a clause where oneself meaning me or any person in general refers to the same person … English dictionary
oneself */ — UK [wʌnˈself] / US pronoun formal Summary: Oneself is a reflexive pronoun, which can be used in the following ways: as an object that refers back to the pronoun one when it is the subject of the sentence: One should be careful not to hurt oneself … English dictionary
oneself — one|self [ wʌn self ] pronoun MAINLY BRITISH FORMAL Oneself is a reflexive pronoun, which can be used in the following ways: as an object that refers back to the pronoun one when it is the subject of the sentence: One should be careful not to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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