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1 beggar belief
Общая лексика: превзойти все ожидания (The unprecedented scale of the credit bubble that burst last August suggests that the extent of the resulting wealth transfer will beggar belief.), умопомрачительный (напр. о цене - "One of the finest pieces of laptop engineering on the market, but the price range beggars belief" - beggar - to be beyond the resources of (Collins)) -
2 to beggar belief
не укладываться в голове, не поддаваться описанию -
3 beggar
['begə] 1. сущ.1) попрошайка, нищий2) неимущий, беднякSyn:3) шутл. парень, малый; плут••Beggars must / should be no choosers. — посл. Беднякам не приходится выбирать.
The beggar may sing before the thief. — посл. Голый разбоя не боится.
Set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil. — посл. Посади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол.
2. гл.to know smth. as well as a beggar knows his bag — знать что-л. как свои пять пальцев
1) разорять; доводить до нищеты2) превосходить; выходить за пределы- beggar description- beggar belief
- beggar the imagination
См. также в других словарях:
beggar belief — To be impossible to believe • • • Main Entry: ↑beg * * * beggar belief/description/ phrase used for expressing shock at something that is extremely difficult to believe or describe His attitude simply beggars belief! … Useful english dictionary
beggar belief — ► beggar belief (or description) be too extraordinary to be believed or described. Main Entry: ↑beggar … English terms dictionary
beggar belief (or description) — be too extraordinary to be believed or described. → beggar … English new terms dictionary
beggar belief — verb To appear implausible or unbelievable It beggars belief to suppose that corporate policies can always pursue the best interests of a company … Wiktionary
beggar description — beggar belief/description/ phrase used for expressing shock at something that is extremely difficult to believe or describe His attitude simply beggars belief! Thesaurus: ways of saying that you are surprised or shockedsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
beggar — ► NOUN 1) a person who lives by begging for food or money. 2) informal a person of a specified type: lucky beggar! ► VERB ▪ reduce to poverty. ● beggar belief (or description) Cf. ↑beggar description ● … English terms dictionary
beggar description — ► beggar belief (or description) be too extraordinary to be believed or described. Main Entry: ↑beggar … English terms dictionary
beggar — I UK [ˈbeɡə(r)] / US [ˈbeɡər] noun [countable] Word forms beggar : singular beggar plural beggars someone who is very poor and lives by asking people for money or food • lucky/lazy/cheeky etc beggar British spoken used in a friendly way for… … English dictionary
beggar — beg|gar1 [ begər ] noun count someone who is very poor and lives by asking people for money or food beggars can t be choosers INFORMAL used for saying that you have to accept anything that is offered to you, usually because you have no money or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
beggar — [[t]be̱gə(r)[/t]] beggars, beggaring, beggared 1) N COUNT A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food. Syn: panhandler 2) VERB If something beggars a person, country, or organization, it makes them very poor. [V n] He warned… … English dictionary
beggar — /ˈbɛgə / (say beguh) noun 1. someone who begs alms, or lives by begging. 2. a penniless person. 3. Chiefly British Colloquial a person: a lucky beggar. –verb (t) 4. to reduce to beggary; impoverish. 5. to exhaust the resources of: to beggar… …