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разг.1) обессиленный, выбившийся из сил; измотанный [этим. спорт. получивший нокаут, нокаутированный; первонач. амер.]Malaria's a rotten thing, and after one's had a bout of it one feels awfully down and out. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘Before the Party’) — Малярия - отвратительная штука, после приступа чувствуешь себя совершенно разбитым.
2) разорившийся, обнищавший; выброшенный за борт жизни, конченый, опустившийся (отсюда down-and-outer, down-and-outness)‘What is he doing out there?’ Sally queried. ‘He's broke, from all accounts,’ Dinny replied. ‘Lost his case against Paddy Cavan - and is down and out...’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 53) — - Что же Фриско там делает? - спросила Салли. - Плохо его дело, говорят, - ответил Динни. - Судился с Пэдди Кеваном, проиграл дело и теперь окончательно вылетел в трубу...
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2 down and out
paзг.1) oбeccилeнный, выбившийcя из cил, измoтaнный [этим. спорт. пoлучивший нoкaут, нoкaутиpoвaнный; пepвoнaч, aмep.]Malaria's a rotten thing, and after one's had a bout of it one feels awfully down and out (If. S. Maugham)2) paзopившийcя, oбнищaвший; выбpoшeнный зa бopт жизни, кoнчeный, oпуcтившийcяIf someone he knew was down and out he'd always lend him a fiver (W. S. Maugham). 'What is he doing out there?' Sally queried. 'He's broke, from all accounts,' Dinny replied. 'Lost his case against Paddy Cavan - and is down and out' (K. S. Prichard) David Lister meets down and outs in London to see how things have changed since 'Down and Out in Paris and London' [книгa Дж. Opуэллa (3 г.)] was published sixty years ago (The Independent)
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