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1 brass monkey(s)
прил.; разг.ледяной; чертовски или ужас какой холодныйbrass monkey(s) weather — чертовски / ужасно холодная погода
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2 brass monkey(s)
прил.; разг.ледяной; чертовски или ужас какой холодныйbrass monkey(s) weather — чертовски / ужасно холодная погода
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3 brass monkey weather
inf собачий холодIt's brass monkey weather outside.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > brass monkey weather
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4 brass monkey
adj BrE slReal brass monkey weather we're having, aren't we? — Ну и колотун, да?
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Сленг: «дубак» (очень холодная погода), «колотун» (очень холодная погода), очень холодная погода -
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English-Russian australian expression > brass monkey weather
См. также в других словарях:
brass monkey weather — variant UK US Main entry: brass monkeys * * * ˌbrass ˈmonkeys | ˌbrass ˈmonkey weather idiom (BrE, slang) i … Useful english dictionary
brass monkey Brit. — brass monkey Brit. informal used to indicate extremely cold weather: cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. [from a type of brass rack or ‘monkey’ in which cannonballs were stored and which contracted in very cold weather, ejecting… … English new terms dictionary
brass monkey weather — brass monkeys UK / US or brass monkey weather UK / US noun [uncountable] British very informal very cold weather … English dictionary
brass monkey — If it s brass monkey weather, or cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey, it is extremely cold … The small dictionary of idiomes
Brass monkey (colloquial expression) — This article is about the colloquial expression. For other uses of the term, see Brass monkey (disambiguation). The Brass Monkey of Stanthorpe, Queensland the place known for its brass monkey weather , complete with a set of balls The phrase cold … Wikipedia
brass monkey — /bras ˈmʌŋki/ (say brahs mungkee) phrase Colloquial 1. brass monkey weather, very cold weather. 2. cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey, extremely cold. {US (mid 19th century); with reference to a monkey figurine made of brass,… …
brass\ monkey — British slang for very cold weather, short for colder than a brass monkey s tit. {Hmmm. And here I thought it was Colder than a witch s tit and Colder than the balls on a brass monkey.} How cold is it? It s brass monkey … Dictionary of american slang
brass\ monkey — British slang for very cold weather, short for colder than a brass monkey s tit. {Hmmm. And here I thought it was Colder than a witch s tit and Colder than the balls on a brass monkey.} How cold is it? It s brass monkey … Dictionary of american slang
brass monkey weather — Noun. Very cold weather. From the phrase, cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey . Cf. brassy and brass monkeys … English slang and colloquialisms
brass monkey weather — British, very informal extremely cold weather. It s brass monkey weather today, isn t it! … New idioms dictionary
brass monkey — If it s brass monkey weather, or cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey, it is extremely cold. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions