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надоедать, наскучить Why should you feel browned off? You're supposed to be on holiday. ≈ И чего ты скучаешь? Ты же в отпуске. All this endless bad news browns me off. ≈ Эти бесконечные плохие новости удручают меня. Syn: cheese off, feed up
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1) (разговорное) надоедать, наскучить - his talk browns people off его болтовня надоедает людямБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > brown off
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фраз. гл.; разг. надоедать, наскучитьWhy should you feel browned off? You're supposed to be on holiday. — И чего ты скучаешь? Ты же в отпуске.
All this endless bad news browns me off. — Эти бесконечные плохие новости удручают меня.
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phrvt sl1) BrEHearing him say that really browned her off — Услышав это, она потеряла к нему всякий интерес
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Дипломатический термин: вся эта история ужасно разозлила егоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > that whole business really browned him off
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browned-off
1> _сл. недовольный, раздраженный; сытый по горло чем-л.
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1) отделиться от метрополии, добиться автономии, стать самостоятельной ( о колонии) [painter в данном выражении значит фалинь (верёвка, которой шлюпка привязывается к пристани или судну)]A colonial Imperialist is one who raises colonial troops, equips a colonial squadron, claims a Federal Parliament sending its measures to the Throne instead of to the Colonial Office, and, being finally brought by this means into insoluble conflict with the insular British Imperialist, "cuts the painter" and breaks up the Empire. (B. Shaw, ‘Man and Superman’, ‘The Revolutionist's Handbook’) — Империалист-колонизатор - это тот, кто посылает войска в колонию, снаряжает колониальную эскадру, требует, чтобы решения федеральных парламентов направлялись прямо английскому монарху, минуя министерство колоний. Вследствие всего этого империалист-колонизатор вступает в неразрешимый конфликт с империалистом-изоляционистом, приходит конец колониальному господству и рушится империя.
But the very end of it was he got browned off again. Cut the painter. Did a bunk. (R. Lehmann, ‘The Echoing Grove’, ‘Midnight’) — В конце концов ему все надоело. Порвал с ней отношения и удрал.
She was cutting the painter so far as her past was concerned. (WD) — Она решила порвать с прошлым.
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См. также в других словарях:
browned off — To be tired of or fed up with … The small dictionary of idiomes
browned off — adjective greatly annoyed; out of patience had an exasperated look on his face felt exasperated beyond endurance • Syn: ↑exasperated, ↑cheesed off • Similar to: ↑displeased * * * adj bored … Useful english dictionary
browned-off — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: browned from past participle of brown (III) slang : disgruntled, digusted : fed up * * * browned off «BROWND F, OF», adjective. Slang … Useful english dictionary
browned off — ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you say that you are browned off, you mean that you are annoyed and depressed. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] Far from being content with their lot, these graduates are pretty browned off. Syn: fed up … English dictionary
browned off — If you are browned off, you are bored, fed up or disheartened. Tom is browned off with his job … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
browned off — adjective Annoyed, upset, angry, bored, fed up, disgusted Bob was browned off when he was passed over for promotion. Syn: cheesed off, peed off, pissed off … Wiktionary
browned (off) — mod. angry. □ I am really browned off at you! □ The boss is browned to say the least … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
browned off — unhappy, a little bit angry, ticked off Tran was browned off because we were late. She didn t like that … English idioms
browned off — /braʊnd ˈɒf/ (say brownd of) adjective Colloquial bored; discontented; fed up. Also, (especially in attributive use), browned off …
browned off (with somebody) — ˌbrowned ˈoff (with sb/sth) idiom (BrE, informal) bored, unhappy and/or annoyed Syn: ↑fed up • By now the passengers were getting browned off with the delay … Useful english dictionary
browned off (with something) — ˌbrowned ˈoff (with sb/sth) idiom (BrE, informal) bored, unhappy and/or annoyed Syn: ↑fed up • By now the passengers were getting browned off with the delay … Useful english dictionary