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1 bless
∎ God bless (you)!, bless you! que Dieu vous bénisse!;∎ Mary, bless her, has agreed to do it Mary, Dieu soit loué, a accepté de le faire;∎ he remembered her birthday, bless his heart! et il n'a pas oublié son anniversaire, le petit chéri!;∎ bless your heart! que tu es gentil!;∎ familiar old-fashioned bless me if I didn't forget her name! figurez-vous que j'avais oublié son nom!;∎ familiar I'm blessed if I know! que le diable m'emporte si je sais!;∎ I bless the day I learnt to swim béni soit le jour où j'ai appris à nager;∎ God bless America = phrase traditionnellement prononcée par le président des États-Unis pour terminer une allocution∎ to be blessed with sth jouir de qch, avoir le bonheur de posséder qch;∎ she is blessed with excellent health elle a le bonheur d'avoir une excellente santé;∎ Nature has blessed him with an extraordinary memory la nature l'a doué d'une mémoire extraordinaire;∎ they have been blessed with two fine children ils ont deux enfants adorables;∎ familiar he hasn't a penny to bless himself with il n'a pas le sou∎ to bless God bénir ou adorer Dieu -
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bless [bles](preterite, past participle blest or blessed) [blest]• Nature blessed him with... la Nature l'a doué de...• and Paul, bless him, had no idea that... et ce brave Paul ne savait pas que...* * *[bles] 1.transitive verb1) Religion bénirgoodbye, God bless! — au revoir!
2) (colloq) ( affectionately)bless her — ou
bless you! — ( after sneeze) à vos souhaits!
3) (colloq & dated) ( in surprise)bless me! — ou
bless my soul! — ou
4) ( favour)to be blessed with — jouir de [health, beauty]
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A vtr1 Relig bénir [building, congregation, food, marriage, person, sacrament] ; God bless America/the Queen que Dieu bénisse l'Amérique/la Reine ; God bless you que Dieu vous bénisse ; we bless you for your great mercy nous vous rendons grâce pour votre grande miséricorde ; goodbye, God bless! au revoir! ;2 ○ ( affectionately) bless her ou bless her heart! c'est un ange! ; bless you! ( after sneeze) à vos souhaits! ;4 ( favour) to bless sb with doter qn de ; to be blessed with jouir de [health, luck, skill, intelligence, beauty] ; we were never blessed with children le ciel a voulu que nous n'ayons jamais eu d'enfants ; to be blessed with six children avoir le bonheur d'avoir eu six enfants ;5 ( be grateful to) bless you for answering so quickly merci d'avoir répondu si vite ; you paid the bill? bless you! tu as réglé la facture? tu es un ange!(I'm) blessed if I know je ne sais absolument pas ; (I'm) blessed if I can remember je ne m'en souviens absolument pas. -
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[bles] 1.1) relig. benedire2) colloq. (affectionately)3) ant. colloq. (in surprise)4) (favour)2.to be blessed with — godere di o avere il dono di [health, beauty]
to bless oneself — segnarsi o farsi il segno della croce
••* * *[bles]to ask God to show favour to: Bless this ship.) benedire- blessed- blessedly
- blessedness
- blessing
- a blessing in disguise* * *[bles] 1.1) relig. benedire2) colloq. (affectionately)3) ant. colloq. (in surprise)4) (favour)2.to be blessed with — godere di o avere il dono di [health, beauty]
to bless oneself — segnarsi o farsi il segno della croce
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blesto ask God to show favour to: Bless this ship.) velsigne, signe- blessed- blessedly
- blessedness
- blessing
- a blessing in disguisevelsigne1) velsigne, nedkalle Guds velsignelse over2) gjøre lykkelig3) prise (og love)(I'm) blessed\/blest if I will så pokker om jeg vil, ikke sørenbless his\/her soul ( om avdød) måtte han\/hun hvile i fredbless me! eller (God) bless my soul eller well, I'm blessed\/blest du store min, bevare meg velbless oneself korse seg, gjøre korsets tegnblessed with velsignet med, utrustet medGod bless (him\/her\/them) stakkars liten, arme menneske, arme sjel• Sarah, God bless her, married himSara, stakkars menneske, giftet seg med hamGod bless you! eller bless you! Gud bevare deg!, Gud velsigne deg!, Gud være med deg!prositt!not have a penny to bless oneself with ikke eie en rød øre, ikke ha nåla i veggenI'm blessed\/blest if I know det må gudene vite -
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blesto ask God to show favour to: Bless this ship.) bendecir- blessed- blessedly
- blessedness
- blessing
- a blessing in disguise
bless vb bendecirbless you! ¡salud! / ¡Jesús!tr[bles]1 bendecir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto bless oneself persignarse, santiguarsebless you! (on sneezing) ¡Jesús!bless my soul! dated ¡Dios mío!well, I'll be blessed! ¡caramba!1) consecrate: bendecir, consagrar2) : bendecirmay God bless you!: ¡que Dios te bendiga!3)to bless with : dotar de4)to bless oneself : santiguarsev.• bendecir v.(§pres: bendigo, bendices...) pret: bendij-pp: bendichofut/c: bendir-•)• favorecer v.• santiguar v.blesa) ( give benediction) bendecir*b) ( favor) (usu pass)to be blessed with something: he is blessed with good health — goza de buena salud
c) (in interj phrases)bless you! — ( to somebody who sneezes) salud! or (Esp) Jesús!; ( expressing gratitude) (colloq) muchísimas gracias; ( as benediction) (que) Dios te (or los etc) bendiga
he's done all the ironing, bless him! — (colloq) ha planchado toda la ropa qué tierno! (fam)
Jane, bless her heart, has offered to put us up — la buena de Jane nos ha ofrecido alojamiento
bless me/my soul! — (colloq) válgame Dios!
d) ( consecrate) \<\<wine/bread/marriage\>\> bendecir*e) ( adore) bendecir*bless the Lord! — bendito or alabado sea el Señor!
[bles]VT1) [God, priest] bendecirGod bless you! — ¡Dios te bendiga!
God bless the Pope! — ¡Dios guarde al Papa!
bless you! — ¡qué cielo eres!; (after sneezing) ¡Jesús!
and Paul, bless him or bless his heart, had no idea that... — y Paul, el pobre, no tenía ni idea de que...
to bless o.s. — santiguarse
2) (fig)well I'm blessed!, God bless my soul! — † * ¡vaya por Dios!
I'm blessed if I know — (Brit) * no tengo ni idea
* * *[bles]a) ( give benediction) bendecir*b) ( favor) (usu pass)to be blessed with something: he is blessed with good health — goza de buena salud
c) (in interj phrases)bless you! — ( to somebody who sneezes) salud! or (Esp) Jesús!; ( expressing gratitude) (colloq) muchísimas gracias; ( as benediction) (que) Dios te (or los etc) bendiga
he's done all the ironing, bless him! — (colloq) ha planchado toda la ropa qué tierno! (fam)
Jane, bless her heart, has offered to put us up — la buena de Jane nos ha ofrecido alojamiento
bless me/my soul! — (colloq) válgame Dios!
d) ( consecrate) \<\<wine/bread/marriage\>\> bendecir*e) ( adore) bendecir*bless the Lord! — bendito or alabado sea el Señor!
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[God] bless you — Gottes Segen; (as thanks) das ist sehr lieb von dir/Ihnen; (to person sneezing) Gesundheit!
goodbye and God bless — Wiedersehen, [und] mach's/macht's gut!
bless me!, well I'm blest!, bless my soul! — du meine Güte! (ugs.)
* * *[bles]to ask God to show favour to: Bless this ship.) segnen- academic.ru/7486/blessed">blessed- blessedly
- blessedness
- blessing
- a blessing in disguise* * *[bles]vt▪ to \bless sb/sth jdn/etw segnen▶ \bless him/her! der/die Gute!▶ \bless you! [or your heart] Gott segne dich!* * *[bles]vt1) (God, priest) segnenGod bless (you) — behüt dich/euch Gott
did you buy that for me, bless you? (inf) — hast du das für mich gekauft? das ist aber lieb von dir!
bless you, darling, you're an angel (inf) — du bist wirklich lieb, du bist ein Engel (inf)
he's lost it again, bless him (iro) — prima, er hat es wieder mal verloren! (iro)
I'll be blessed or blest if I'm going to do that! (inf) — das fällt mir ja nicht im Traum ein! (inf)
2)3) (ECCL: adore) preisen* * *bless [bles] prät und pperf blessed, blest [blest] v/t1. segnen, den Segen sprechen über (akk)2. eine Hostie, Reliquie weihen, segnen3. Gott benedeien, lobpreisen4. glücklich machen, beseligen:a child blessed the union dem Ehepaar wurde ein Kind beschert;be blessed with mit Talenten, Reichtum etc gesegnet sein5. glücklich preisen:bless o.s. sich glücklich preisen oder schätzen;b) das Kreuz machen über (akk):bless o.s. sich bekreuzigen7. euph verwünschen:bless him! der Teufel soll ihn holen!Besondere Redewendungen: (God) bless you! Gesundheit!;well, I’m blessed! umg na, so was!;bless me!, bless my heart!, bless my soul! umg du meine Güte!;not at all, bless you! iron o nein, mein Verehrtester!;Mr Brown, bless him iron Herr Brown, der Gute;I am blessed if I know ich weiß es wirklich nicht;bless that boy, what’s he doing there? umg was zum Kuckuck stellt der Junge dort an?;he hasn’t a penny to bless himself with er hat keinen roten Heller* * *[God] bless you — Gottes Segen; (as thanks) das ist sehr lieb von dir/Ihnen; (to person sneezing) Gesundheit!
goodbye and God bless — Wiedersehen, [und] mach's/macht's gut!
bless me!, well I'm blest!, bless my soul! — du meine Güte! (ugs.)
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<- ed orto \bless sb/ sth jdn/etw segnen;PHRASES:\bless your [little] cotton socks! ( Brit) du bist ein Schatz!;\bless my soul! (dated) du meine Güte!;\bless you! [or your heart] Gott segne dich!;\bless him/her! der/die Gute!;\bless you! ( after a sneeze) Gesundheit!;( as thanks) das ist lieb von dir! -
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Британский английский: (вот) умница, молодец (spoken) -
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♦ (to) bless /blɛs/1 benedire: God bless you!, (che) Dio ti benedica!● Bless his [her] heart!, povero caro [povera cara]!: He just doesn't have any money sense, bless his heart!, non ci sa proprio fare coi soldi, povero caro! □ Bless him [her, etc.]!, poverino! [poverina, ecc.]!; ( anche) che gentile!, che tesoro! □ (fam. antiq.) Bless me! (o bless my soul!), perbacco!; santo cielo!; mamma mia! □ (arc.) to bless oneself, farsi il segno della croce; segnarsi □ Bless you!, ( a chi starnuta) salute!; ( come ringraziamento) sei un tesoro!, grazie mille! □ to be blessed with, avere la fortuna di avere; avere il dono di; godere di: He's been blessed with a tolerant nature, ha il dono di un carattere tollerante; Our region has been bless with a mild climate, la nostra regione gode di un clima mite □ (antiq.) I'll be blessed!, perbacco!; perdinci!; caspiterina! □ (fam.) (I'll be) blessed if I know!, non ne ho la più pallida idea! □ (fam.) I'll be blessed if I'll speak to him again!, non gli parlerò più neanche morto! □ not to have a penny to bless oneself with, non avere il becco di un quattrino. -
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♦ (to) bless /blɛs/1 benedire: God bless you!, (che) Dio ti benedica!● Bless his [her] heart!, povero caro [povera cara]!: He just doesn't have any money sense, bless his heart!, non ci sa proprio fare coi soldi, povero caro! □ Bless him [her, etc.]!, poverino! [poverina, ecc.]!; ( anche) che gentile!, che tesoro! □ (fam. antiq.) Bless me! (o bless my soul!), perbacco!; santo cielo!; mamma mia! □ (arc.) to bless oneself, farsi il segno della croce; segnarsi □ Bless you!, ( a chi starnuta) salute!; ( come ringraziamento) sei un tesoro!, grazie mille! □ to be blessed with, avere la fortuna di avere; avere il dono di; godere di: He's been blessed with a tolerant nature, ha il dono di un carattere tollerante; Our region has been bless with a mild climate, la nostra regione gode di un clima mite □ (antiq.) I'll be blessed!, perbacco!; perdinci!; caspiterina! □ (fam.) (I'll be) blessed if I know!, non ne ho la più pallida idea! □ (fam.) I'll be blessed if I'll speak to him again!, non gli parlerò più neanche morto! □ not to have a penny to bless oneself with, non avere il becco di un quattrino. -
12 ахи да охи
прост., неодобр.sighing and moaning; oh dear and oh my- Про сестрицу Егора Ильича, Прасковью Ильиничну, что в девках сорок лет сидит, и говорить не желаю. Ахи да охи, да клохчет как курица, - надоела мне совсем - ну её! (Ф. Достоевский, Село Степанчиково и его обитатели) — 'As for Yegor Ilyich's sister, Praskovya Ilyinichna, who is an old maid of forty, I don't care to speak of her. It's oh dear, and oh my, and cackling like a hen. I am sick of her - bless her!'
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13 от судьбы не уйдёшь
посл.there's no escaping fate; no flying from fate; the fated will happen; cf. what will be, will be; every bullet has its billet- Благослови её бог, коли её такая судьба! - набожно перекрестилась Лизавета Прокофьевна. - Судьба, значит, - подтвердил генерал, - и от судьбы не уйдёшь! (Ф. Достоевский, Идиот) — 'God bless her if such is her fate!' said Lizaveta Prokofyevna, crossing herself devoutly. 'It must be her fate,' the general agreed, 'and there's no escaping fate.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > от судьбы не уйдёшь
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ГОРЕ МЫКАТЬ НАМЫКАТЬСЯ ГОРЯ both obsoles, coll VP subj: human more often this WO (1st var.)) to experience hardship, adversity, suffering, extreme povertyX горе мыкал - X led a wretched (hard) lifeX lived in hardship.«Кабы не барыня, дай бог ей здоровье! - прибавил Захар, крестясь, - давно бы сгиб я на морозе. Она одежонку на зиму даёт и хлеба сколько хочешь... Да из-за меня и её стали попрекать, и я ушёл... Вот теперь второй год мыкаю горе...» (Гончаров 1). "If it wasn't for the mistress—God bless her! - I'd have perished long ago in the frost. She gives me some clothes for the winter and as much bread as I want...but they began nagging at her on my account, so I just walked out of the house, sir. Aye, sir, it'll be two years soon since I began leading this wretched life..." (1a). -
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ХОДИТЬ ПО СТРУНКЕ (В СТРУНКУ') (у кого, перед кем) ХОДИТЬ ПО НИТОЧКЕ (у кого) all coll VP subj: human to obey some person fully and unquestioning 1 у ( usu. because one fears him) or to obey the rules at some place fully and unquestioningly ( usu. because one is afraid of the superior, supervisor etc and the possible negative consequences of unacceptable behavior)X (y Y-a) по струнке ходит = (with (for) Y,) X toes the line (the mark)X is on his best behavior (with (for) Y) (in limited contexts) X is at Y's beck and call.(Буланов:) Я вам не Раиса Павловна у меня все по струнке будете ходить, а то и марш со двора (Островский 7). (В.:) I am not like Raisa Pavlovnawith me you will all have to toe the mark or get fired (7a).«Вот Наталья Афанасьевна, дай ей бог всего хорошего, моего Ванюшку согласилась у себя поместить...»...Будет шалить вместе с Владей, - угрюмо сказал Передонов - еще дом сожгут». - «Не посмеет! - решительно крикнул Мурин. - Вы, матушка Наталья Афанасьевна, за это не беспокойтесь: он у вас по струнке будет ходить» (Сологуб 1). "Natal'ya Afanas'evna, God bless her, has agreed to room my Vaniushka...." "He'll get into trouble with Vladya, and they'll burn the house down," said Peredonov morosely. "He wouldn't dare!" declared Murin with conviction. "Don't you worry about that, my dear Natal'ya Afanas'evna. He'll be on his best behavior" (1a).Прошу покорно, Ольга, девочка! По ниточке, бывало, ходила. Что с ней?» (Гончаров 1). "A child, if you please, a little girl who used to be at my beck and call! What is the matter with her?" (1b). -
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• ГОРЕ МЫКАТЬ; НАМЫКАТЬСЯ ГОРЯ both obsoles, coll[VP; subj: human; more often this WO (1st var.)]=====⇒ to experience hardship, adversity, suffering, extreme poverty:- X lived in hardship.♦ "Кабы не барыня, дай бог ей здоровье! - прибавил Захар, крестясь, - давно бы сгиб я на морозе. Она одежонку на зиму даёт и хлеба сколько хочешь... Да из-за меня и её стали попрекать, и я ушёл... Вот теперь второй год мыкаю горе..." (Гончаров 1). "If it wasn't for the mistress-God bless her! - I'd have perished long ago in the frost. She gives me some clothes for the winter and as much bread as I want...but they began nagging at her on my account, so I just walked out of the house, sir. Aye, sir, it'll be two years soon since I began leading this wretched life..." (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > горе мыкать
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17 намыкаться горя
• ГОРЕ МЫКАТЬ; НАМЫКАТЬСЯ ГОРЯ both obsoles, coll[VP; subj: human; more often this WO (1st var.)]=====⇒ to experience hardship, adversity, suffering, extreme poverty:- X lived in hardship.♦ "Кабы не барыня, дай бог ей здоровье! - прибавил Захар, крестясь, - давно бы сгиб я на морозе. Она одежонку на зиму даёт и хлеба сколько хочешь... Да из-за меня и её стали попрекать, и я ушёл... Вот теперь второй год мыкаю горе..." (Гончаров 1). "If it wasn't for the mistress-God bless her! - I'd have perished long ago in the frost. She gives me some clothes for the winter and as much bread as I want...but they began nagging at her on my account, so I just walked out of the house, sir. Aye, sir, it'll be two years soon since I began leading this wretched life..." (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > намыкаться горя
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18 ходить в струнку
• ХОДИТЬ ПО СТРУНКЕ (в СТРУНКУ obs) (у кого, перед кем; ХОДИТЬ ПО НИТОЧКЕ (у кого) all coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to obey some person fully and unquestioningly (usu. because one fears him) or to obey the rules at some place fully and unquestioningly (usu. because one is afraid of the superior, supervisor etc and the possible negative consequences of unacceptable behavior):- X (y Y-a) по струнке ходит≈ (with (for) Y,) X toes the line (the mark);- [in limited contexts] X is at Y's beck and call.♦ [Буланов:] Я вам не Раиса Павловна; у меня все по струнке будете ходить, а то и марш со двора (Островский 7). [В.:] I am not like Raisa Pavlovna; with me you will all have to toe the mark or get fired (7a).♦ "Вот Наталья Афанасьевна, дай ей бог всего хорошего, моего Ванюшку согласилась у себя поместить..." - "Будет шалить вместе с Владей, - угрюмо сказал Передонов - еще дом сожгут". - "Не посмеет! - решительно крикнул Мурин. - Вы, матушка Наталья Афанасьевна, за это не беспокойтесь: он у вас по струнке будет ходить" (Сологуб 1). "Natalya Afanas'evna, God bless her, has agreed to room my Vaniushka...." "He'll get into trouble with Vladya, and they'll burn the house down," said Peredonov morosely. "He wouldn't dare!" declared Murin with conviction. "Don't you worry about that, my dear Natal'ya Afanas'evna. He'll be on his best behavior" (1a).♦ "Прошу покорно, Ольга, девочка! По ниточке, бывало, ходила. Что с ней?" (Гончаров 1). "A child, if you please, a little girl who used to be at my beck and call! What is the matter with her?" (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ходить в струнку
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19 ходить по ниточке
• ХОДИТЬ ПО СТРУНКЕ (в СТРУНКУ obs) (у кого, перед кем; ХОДИТЬ ПО НИТОЧКЕ (у кого) all coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to obey some person fully and unquestioningly (usu. because one fears him) or to obey the rules at some place fully and unquestioningly (usu. because one is afraid of the superior, supervisor etc and the possible negative consequences of unacceptable behavior):- X (y Y-a) по струнке ходит≈ (with (for) Y,) X toes the line (the mark);- [in limited contexts] X is at Y's beck and call.♦ [Буланов:] Я вам не Раиса Павловна; у меня все по струнке будете ходить, а то и марш со двора (Островский 7). [В.:] I am not like Raisa Pavlovna; with me you will all have to toe the mark or get fired (7a).♦ "Вот Наталья Афанасьевна, дай ей бог всего хорошего, моего Ванюшку согласилась у себя поместить..." - "Будет шалить вместе с Владей, - угрюмо сказал Передонов - еще дом сожгут". - "Не посмеет! - решительно крикнул Мурин. - Вы, матушка Наталья Афанасьевна, за это не беспокойтесь: он у вас по струнке будет ходить" (Сологуб 1). "Natalya Afanas'evna, God bless her, has agreed to room my Vaniushka...." "He'll get into trouble with Vladya, and they'll burn the house down," said Peredonov morosely. "He wouldn't dare!" declared Murin with conviction. "Don't you worry about that, my dear Natal'ya Afanas'evna. He'll be on his best behavior" (1a).♦ "Прошу покорно, Ольга, девочка! По ниточке, бывало, ходила. Что с ней?" (Гончаров 1). "A child, if you please, a little girl who used to be at my beck and call! What is the matter with her?" (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ходить по ниточке
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20 ходить по струнке
• ХОДИТЬ ПО СТРУНКЕ ( в СТРУНКУ obs) (у кого, перед кем; ХОДИТЬ ПО НИТОЧКЕ (у кого) all coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to obey some person fully and unquestioningly (usu. because one fears him) or to obey the rules at some place fully and unquestioningly (usu. because one is afraid of the superior, supervisor etc and the possible negative consequences of unacceptable behavior):- X (y Y-a) по струнке ходит≈ (with (for) Y,) X toes the line (the mark);- [in limited contexts] X is at Y's beck and call.♦ [Буланов:] Я вам не Раиса Павловна; у меня все по струнке будете ходить, а то и марш со двора (Островский 7). [В.:] I am not like Raisa Pavlovna; with me you will all have to toe the mark or get fired (7a).♦ "Вот Наталья Афанасьевна, дай ей бог всего хорошего, моего Ванюшку согласилась у себя поместить..." - "Будет шалить вместе с Владей, - угрюмо сказал Передонов - еще дом сожгут". - "Не посмеет! - решительно крикнул Мурин. - Вы, матушка Наталья Афанасьевна, за это не беспокойтесь: он у вас по струнке будет ходить" (Сологуб 1). "Natalya Afanas'evna, God bless her, has agreed to room my Vaniushka...." "He'll get into trouble with Vladya, and they'll burn the house down," said Peredonov morosely. "He wouldn't dare!" declared Murin with conviction. "Don't you worry about that, my dear Natal'ya Afanas'evna. He'll be on his best behavior" (1a).♦ "Прошу покорно, Ольга, девочка! По ниточке, бывало, ходила. Что с ней?" (Гончаров 1). "A child, if you please, a little girl who used to be at my beck and call! What is the matter with her?" (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ходить по струнке
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