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разг.lost cause (hope); bad job; hopeless job; it's all up; it's a gone case; it's a dead frost; it's all day (domino) with smb., smth.- Скажи, Лео, ты понимаешь, что случилось? - Нет, не понимаю... Никто ничего не знает. Генералы сами лезут в плен. Офицеры переодеваются в штатское и говорят: всё равно дело пропащее... (И. Эренбург, Буря) — 'Tell me, Leo, do you understand what's happening?' 'No, I don't... Nobody knows anything. The generals surrender. Officers change into civvies and say: 'It's all up, anyhow.'
Теперь я понимаю, что это был замечательный боевой петух, но он не вовремя родился. Эпоха петушиных боёв давно прошла, а воевать с людьми - пропащее дело. (Ф. Искандер, Петух) — Now I realise that he was really a splendid fighting cock, but born too late. The days of cock fighting have long since passed, and fighting the human race is a lost cause from the start.
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civvies — [siv′ēz] pl.n. Informal civilian clothes, as distinguished from a military uniform; mufti * * * civ·vies also civ·ies (sĭvʹēz) pl.n. Slang Civilian clothes. [Shortening and alteration of civilian.] * * * … Universalium
civvies — [siv′ēz] pl.n. Informal civilian clothes, as distinguished from a military uniform; mufti … English World dictionary
civvies — [[t]sɪ̱viz[/t]] N PLURAL: oft in N People in the armed forces use civvies to refer to ordinary clothes that are not part of a uniform. [INFORMAL] They might have been soldiers in civvies … English dictionary
civvies — [“siviz] n. civilian clothes rather than a uniform. (Originally military.) □ I feel sort of funny in civvies. □ I re upped because I couldn’t stand the thought of civvies and stuff like that … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
civvies — civ|vies civies [ˈsıviz] n [plural] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: civilian] informal ordinary clothes, rather than military uniform ▪ Sam! I didn t recognise you in civvies … Dictionary of contemporary English
civvies civies — noun (plural) slang ordinary clothes, as opposed to military uniform, used mainly by people in the army, navy, or airforce: sailors on leave wearing their civvies … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
civvies — noun /ˈsɪv.ɪis/ civilian clothes (of a military, or former military person) … Wiktionary
civvies — Canadian Slang civilian attire; civilians … English dialects glossary
civvies — civ|vies [ sıviz ] noun plural INFORMAL ordinary clothes rather than a military uniform … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
civvies — civ·vies || sɪvɪz n. civilian clothes (as opposed to military uniform)n. civilian; civilian clothes as opposed to a military uniform (also civy) … English contemporary dictionary
civvies — civilian clothes, as opposed to uniform. → civvy … English new terms dictionary
