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1 cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)
Cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)поставить кого-либо на местоJane is too conceited. I think her new boss will cut her down to size.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)
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2 cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)
Cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)поставить кого-либо на местоJane is too conceited. I think her new boss will cut her down to size.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)
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3 cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)
Cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)поставить кого-либо на местоJane is too conceited. I think her new boss will cut her down to size.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)
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4 cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)
Cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)поставить кого-либо на местоJane is too conceited. I think her new boss will cut her down to size.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > cut someone down (to size) / take someone down (to size)
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5 cut someone down to size
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6 cut smb. down to size
разг.поставить кого-л. на (своё) место; сбить спесь с кого-л.Jackson seems to be adopting a high and mighty attitude these days. It's time someone cut him down to size. (ECI) — Что-то в последнее время Джексон заносчиво держится. Пора кому-нибудь сбить с него спесь.
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7 cut smb. down to size
paзг. нeoдoбp.пocтaвить кoгo-л. нa cвoё мecтo, ocaдить кoгo-л.; cбить cпecь c кoгo-л.He seems to be adopting a high and mighty attitude these days. It's time someone cut him down to size -
8 cow
̈ɪkau I сущ.
1) мн. -s;
уст. тж. kine а) корова б) самка представителей семейства быков: вола, буйвола, бизона и т. п.) ∙ Syn: ox
2) мн.;
амер. крупный рогатый скот Syn: cattle
3) самка слона, носорога, кита, тюленя и т. д.
4) а) корова (о вульгарной или опустившейся женщине) б) корова (как грубое обращение к женщине) Now, you cow, move it yourself. ≈ Ну, ты, корова, поворачивайся! Silly cow! ≈ Глупая корова! ∙ till the cows come home ≈ после дождичка в четверг II сущ.;
шотланд.
1) тонкая ветка
2) а) вязанка хвороста;
охапка прутьев, веток б) розги в) веник, метла Syn: broom III
1. сущ.;
шотланд.
1) огородное чучело;
пугало Syn: hobgoblin, scarecrow
2) пугало, страшилище( о человеке) Syn: bugaboo
2. гл. пугать;
запугивать, устрашать;
удручать;
внушать страх to cow someone into submission ≈ подчинить Don't let yourself be cowed down by the director's heavy scolding. ≈ Ты не должен пасовать перед нападками директора. Syn: intimidate, dispirit, overawe IV гл.;
шотланд.
1) а) стричь волосы Syn: poll, clip б) обрезать, подрезать (деревья и т. п.) Syn: prune
2) превышать, превосходить Syn: overtop, surpass, excel (зоология) корова (Bos gen.) - * in calf стельная корова - * in milk дойная корова самка слона, кита, тюленя, моржа, носорога (разговорное) неуклюжий, глупый, надоедливый человек( грубое) "корова", некрасивая, толстая и неряшливая женщина;
распустеха( грубое) чрезмерно плодовитая женщина;
вечно с пузом (австралийское) (сленг) трудное положение, испытание (американизм) (сленг) молоко;
сливки;
масло;
говядина;
мясное блюдо( горное) автоматический тормоз > to make * eyes смотреть кротко и грустно;
> till the *s come home долго, нескоро;
после дождичка в четверг;
> curst *s have cut horns, God sends a curst * short horns бодливой корове Бог рог не дает;
> the * knows not what her tail is worth until she has lost it что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем ( шотландское) пугало пугать, запугивать;
устрашать - the child had a *ed look у ребенка был запуганный вид - to be *ed испугаться;
устрашиться - he refused to be *ed он не поддался на угрозы cash ~ бизнес, дающий непрерывный приток наличных денег cash ~ доходная компания cow самка (слона, носорога, кита, тюленя и т. д.) ;
till the cows come home = после дождичка в четверг ~ запугивать, терроризировать;
усмирять ~ (pl s, уст. тж. kine) корова kine: kine pl от cow уст., поэт. cow самка ( слона, носорога, кита, тюленя и т. д.) ;
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9 knee
[niː]nHe was struck below the knee. — Его ударили под коленку.
He twisted/sprained his knee. — У него подвернулось колено.
Her knees failed her (gave way). — У нее колени подкосились.
He touched his own knee. — Он потрогал свое колено.
He sat with a hand on each knees. — Он сидел, положив ладони на колени/упершись руками в колени.
She hunched forward, her forearms on her knees. — Она сидела, наклонившись вперед и опустив руки на колени.
He fell slowly forwards his knees bending. — Колени у него подогнулись, он стал валиться вперед.
Any trouble with joints, hips or knees? — Суставы, бёдра, колени не беспокоят?
- bad kneeThe shock made me go all weak at the knees. — У меня от этой неожиданности/от шока подкосились ноги.
- smb's left knee
- both knees
- feeble knees
- trick knee
- cut knee
- sagging knees
- sprung knee
- dislocated knee
- knee deep
- knee breeches
- knee socks
- knee joint
- knee jerk
- knee compasses
- knee pad
- knee room
- knee drip
- knee drop
- knee pipe
- knee roof
- knees of the trousers
- pain in the knee
- pain above the knee
- bruise on the knee
- back of the knee
- callouses on her knees from praying
- baggy at the knees
- leg amputated at the knee
- at knee level
- on one's handsand knees
- on one's knees
- up to one's knee's
- on bended knee
- dislocate one's knee
- scrape one's knee
- hug one's knees with one's hands
- lift one's knees high
- break one's knee
- press one's knees together
- bump knees
- hit one's knee on smth
- hurt the knee- go in to one's knees in the water- get up from one's knees
- crawl on one's knees
- fall on one's knees
- go to knees to smb
- sink to one's knees
- throw oneself onto one's knees
- strike one's knee against smth
- hurt one's knees badly enough to draw blood
- be on one's knees
- stay on one's knee
- wear out the knees of one's jeans
- bring someone to his knees
- hit the knee against the door
- bend the knee
- bend the knee to smb
- sit knee by knee
- sit knee to knee
- cover the knees with a rug
- reach the knee
- nurse the knees
- ride on smb's knee
- dance a baby on one's knee
- put a bandage on smb's knee
- break smth across the knee
- hold a gun against the knee
- clutch at one's knee with both hands
- take the stick between the knees
- get up rise from one's knees
- slide off smb's knee
- smb's knee is still sore
- smb's knees shake
- smb's knee hurtCHOICE OF WORDS:
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