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detachment (noun)

  • 1 О-127

    ХОТЬ ОТБАВЛЙИ кого-чего (у кого) coll (хоть + VPimpcr Invar quantit subj-compl with бытье ( subj / gen
    any common noun), more often pres
    fixed WO
    a large or excessive number or amount of (people, some type of person, things, some substance etc): Х-ов (у Y-a) хоть отбавляй there are (Y has) more than enough Xs
    there are (Y has) plenty of Xs there is (Y has) an abundance of Xs there are (Y has) Xs galore Y has enough and to spare of Xs there is no end of Xs there are Xs everywhere.
    «Лиха в нашем хозяйстве хошь ( ungrammat = хоть) отбавляй бедность, морковь одна да картошка» (Федин 1). "We've got more'n enough trouble in our farming, poverty, only carrots and potatoes" (1a).
    Добился... он (Митька) офицерского чина, да не так, как Григорий Мелехов, рискуя головой и бесшабашно геройствуя. Чтобы выслужиться в карательном отряде, от человека требовались иные качества... А качеств этих у Митьки было хоть отбавляй... (Шолохов 5)....(Mitka) had acquired officers rank, and not like Grigory Melekhov, by risking his neck in reckless exploits. Meritorious service in a punitive detachment required other qualities....And Mitka had enough and to spare of such qualities (5a).
    А сюда, в Азию, уже по третьему кругу захожу, в первый раз ешё до войны был, место хлебное, фраеров - хоть отбавляй, жить можно» (Максимов 2). This is my third time round on the trip to Asia. The first time was before the war, when there was plenty to eat, and suckers everywhere-you could really live in those days" (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > О-127

  • 2 хоть отбавляй

    [ хоть + VPimper; Invar; quantit subj-compl with быть (subj/ gen: any common noun), more often pres; fixed WO]
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    ⇒ a large or excessive number or amount of (people, some type of person, things, some substance etc):
    - X-ов (y Y-a) хоть отбавляй≈ there are (Y has) more than enough Xs;
    - there are Xs everywhere.
         ♦ "Лиха в нашем хозяйстве хошь [ungrammat = хоть] отбавляй; бедность, морковь одна да картошка" (Федин 1). "We've got more'n enough trouble in our farming; poverty, only carrots and potatoes" (1a).
         ♦ Добился... он [Митька] офицерского чина, да не так, как Григорий Мелехов, рискуя головой и бесшабашно геройствуя. Чтобы выслужиться в карательном отряде, от человека требовались иные качества... А качеств этих у Митьки было хоть отбавляй... (Шолохов 5)....[Mitka] had acquired officer's rank, and not like Grigory Melekhov, by risking his neck in reckless exploits. Meritorious service in a punitive detachment required other qualities....And Mitka had enough and to spare of such qualities (5a).
         ♦ "А сюда, в Азию, уже по третьему кругу захожу, в первый раз ешё до войны был, место хлебное, фраеров - хоть отбавляй, жить можно" (Максимов 2). "This is my third time round on the trip to Asia. The first time was before the war, when there was plenty to eat, and suckers everywhere-you could really live in those days" (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > хоть отбавляй

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