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3 cleft stick
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5 in a cleft stick
in a cleft stickem situação difícil, em apuros.————————in a cleft stickem um dilema. -
6 in a cleft stick
в безвыходном, отчаянном положении, в тупикеRamsden: "...Ha! I see. You have got me in a cleft stick." (B. Shaw, ‘Man and Superman’, act I) — Рамсден: "...Понятно! Вы поставили меня в безвыходное положение."
He had waited a long time, knowing that if he didn't get something from the play, the family would be in a cleft stick of poverty. (S. O'Casey, ‘Rose and Crown’, ‘A Long Ashwednesday’) — Шон ждал долго. Он понимал, что если ничего не получит за пьесу, то его семья окажется в тисках нужды.
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7 to be in a cleft stick
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8 be (caught) in a cleft stick
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9 he has us in a (cleft) stick
Общая лексика: он поставил нас в отчаянное положениеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he has us in a (cleft) stick
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10 he has us in a cleft stick
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > he has us in a cleft stick
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11 in a cleft stick
Общая лексика: в безвыходном положении, в затруднительном положении, в тупике -
12 in a cleft stick
в безвыходном положенииАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > in a cleft stick
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13 in a cleft stick
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14 be in a cleft stick
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15 be in a cleft stick
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16 in a cleft stick
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18 in a cleft stick
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20 cleft
cleft [kleft]1 pt & pp of cleave(split → gen) fendu; (→ branch) fourchu3 noun(opening → gen) fissure f; (→ in rock) fissure f, crevasse f►► Medicine cleft palate palais m fendu;cleft stick branche f fourchue;
См. также в других словарях:
cleft stick — noun A stick with a split at one end, once used by runners to carry written messages … Wiktionary
in a cleft stick — phrasal : in an inextricable position : in a dilemma : in a fix I never saw his equal to put a fellow in a cleft stick Charles Lever * * * in a cleft stick (figurative) 1. In a difficult situation 2. In a dilemma • • • … Useful english dictionary
in a cleft stick — British & Australian, old fashioned if someone is in a cleft stick, they have a problem which is very difficult to solve. I m in a real cleft stick because I can t sell my house. Because of new employment laws, these companies are caught in a… … New idioms dictionary
in a cleft stick — If you are in a cleft stick, you are in a difficult situation, caught between choices … The small dictionary of idiomes
be (or be caught) in a cleft stick — be in a situation in which any action one takes will have adverse consequences. → cleft … English new terms dictionary
be caught in a cleft stick — ► be (or be caught) in a cleft stick chiefly Brit. be in a situation in which any action one takes will have adverse consequences. Main Entry: ↑cleft … English terms dictionary
be in a cleft stick — ► be (or be caught) in a cleft stick chiefly Brit. be in a situation in which any action one takes will have adverse consequences. Main Entry: ↑cleft … English terms dictionary
be in a cleft stick — british phrase to be in a difficult situation, especially one that forces you to make one of two choices that will each bring problems Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym Main entry: cleft … Useful english dictionary
in a cleft stick — If you are in a cleft stick, you are in a difficult situation, caught between choices. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
In a cleft stick — If you are in a cleft stick, you are in a difficult situation, caught between choices … Dictionary of English idioms
(be) (caught) in a cleft stick — be (caught) in a cleft ˈstick idiom to be in a difficult situation when any action you take will have bad results Main entry: ↑cleftidiom … Useful english dictionary