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1 задеть за живое
1) General subject: catch (smb.) on the raw, hit a nerve, hit home, (кого-л.) hurt to the quick, offend sensibilities, (кого-л.) ruffle feelings, shock sensibilities, sting somebody to the quick, sting to the quick, strike a raw nerve, strike home, (кого-л.) strike to the quick, touch a nerve, touch home, (кого-л.) touch on a sore place, (кого-л.) touch on the raw, touch somebody to the quick, (кого-л.) touch to the quick, wound somebody to the quick, (кого-л.) touch on the raw, get home, pare beyond the quick, pare to the quick, touch the right chord, wound sensibilities, hit where it hurts, hit a raw nerve, touch a raw nerve, strike a nerve2) Colloquial: touch smb on tenderest nerve (from The Final Diagnosis by A.Hailey)3) British English: catch on the raw4) Set phrase: move deeply, touch to the quick5) Makarov: (кого-л.) hurt (smb.) to the quick, offend (smb.'s) sensibilities (кого-л.), shock (smb.'s) sensibilities (кого-л.), wound sensibilities (кого-л.), wound to the quick, come home, cut to the heart, cut to the quick -
2 насыпать соли на хвост
груб.-прост.lit. put salt on smb.'s tail; cf. touch (catch) smb. on the rawОн [Кирилл] говорил, довольный, что слово его не вызывает в Дибиче протеста, но ещё приятнее ему было, что явно претит другому слушателю. На фронте это называлось: насыпать соли на хвост. (К. Федин, Необыкновенное лето) — As he spoke he was glad that Dibich agreed with him, but even more glad that he was irritating the officer. At the front they had called this 'putting salt on somebody's tail.'
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wind — I n. /wind/ movement, current of air 1) an adverse; balmy, gentle, light; biting, cold, cutting, icy; brisk, heavy, high, stiff, strong; fair, favorable; gale force; gusty; head; raw; tail; trade wind 2) the prevailing winds 3) the wind blows;… … Combinatory dictionary
