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• ВОТ, ВОТ coll[indep. sent]=====⇒ precisely (used to express agreement with the interlocutor's words, occas. with an implication that the speaker has already thought or said the same thing):- exactly;- that's right;- [in limited contexts] hear that?;- what did I tell you?;- there you are.♦ [Иванов:] Чувствую, что сегодняшнее мое напряжение разрешится чем-нибудь... Или я сломаю что-нибудь, или... [Саша:] Вот, вот, это именно и нужно. Сломай что-нибудь, разбей или закричи (Чехов 4). [I.:]... I'm so tense, I feel something's bound to snap. I'll either smash something or... [S.:] That's right - it's just what you need. Break something, smash things or start shouting (4b).♦ [Семён:] Приказали прийти? [Леонид Фёдорович:] Да, да... Так вот, дружок, ты так же делай, как давеча, садись и отдавайся чувству. А сам ничего не думай. [Семён:] Чего ж думать? Что думать, то хуже. [Леонид Фёдорович:] Вот, вот, вот (Толстой 3). [S.:] Did you call me? [L.E:] That's right....Now, my friend, you'll do just what you did before-sit down and abandon yourself to your feelings. But don't think. [S.:] Why think? It's only worse if you do. [L.F:] That's just it (3a).♦ "Конечно, ты прав, - сказала она. - Менять что-либо поздно. Особенно мне - женщине..." - "Вот, вот!" - откликнулся Курильский... (Залыгин 1). "You're right, of course," she said. "It's too late to change anything. Specially for me, a woman..." "What did I tell you?" exclaimed Kurilsky... (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > вот, вот
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change for the worse — index adulterate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
change the name and not the letter, change for the worse and not the better — Explained in William Henderson’s Notes on the Folk Lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders (1866): ‘It is unlucky for a woman to marry a man whose surname begins with the same letter as her own’ (p. 26). 1853 Notes & Queries 1st… … Proverbs new dictionary
change for the worse — deterioration, negative change … English contemporary dictionary
a change for the worse — a change for the better/worse/ phrase something new or different that will make a situation better worse Mr Appleby described the new legislation as definitely a change for the better. Thesaurus: improvement and improvementssynonym changes for… … Useful english dictionary
(a) change for the worse — a change for the ˈbetter/ˈworse idiom a person, thing, situation, etc. that is better/worse than the previous or present one • Voters see the new leader as a change for the better. Main entry: ↑changeidiom … Useful english dictionary
change for the worse — … Useful english dictionary
a change for the better — a change for the better/worse/ phrase something new or different that will make a situation better worse Mr Appleby described the new legislation as definitely a change for the better. Thesaurus: improvement and improvementssynonym changes for… … Useful english dictionary
(a) change for the better — a change for the ˈbetter/ˈworse idiom a person, thing, situation, etc. that is better/worse than the previous or present one • Voters see the new leader as a change for the better. Main entry: ↑changeidiom … Useful english dictionary
for the better — {adj.} or {adv. phr.} With a better result; for something that is better. * /The doctor felt that moving Father to a dry climate would be for the better./ * /The new large print in the book is a change for the better./ Compare: TAKE A TURN.… … Dictionary of American idioms
for the better — {adj.} or {adv. phr.} With a better result; for something that is better. * /The doctor felt that moving Father to a dry climate would be for the better./ * /The new large print in the book is a change for the better./ Compare: TAKE A TURN.… … Dictionary of American idioms
for\ the\ better — adj or adv. phr. With a better result; for something that is better. The doctor felt that moving Father to a dry climate would be for the better. The new large print in the book is a change for the better. Compare: take a turn Contrast: for the… … Словарь американских идиом
