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  • 1 П-206

    НА ПОБЕГУШКАХ coll PrepP Invar
    1. ( subj-compl with бытье, находиться (subj: human, obj-compl with держать ( obj: human), or nonagreeing postmodif of мальчик, девочка) one performs minor services, small tasks for s.o.
    (to have s.o.) perform minor services, small tasks for one
    X (y Y-a) на побегушках - X runs errands (for Y)
    X fetches and carries (for Y) X does (all) the legwork for Y X is an errand boy (girl) X is a gofer
    Y держит X-a на побегушках = Y keeps X running errands
    Y has made an errand boy (an errand girl, a gofer) out of X
    мальчик (девочка) на побегушках - errand boy (girl)
    gofer.
    И после такой жизни на него (Захара) вдруг навалили тяжелую обузу выносить на плечах службу целого дома! Он и служи барину, и мети, и чисть, он и на побегушках! (Гончаров 1). And after such a life, he (Zakhar) was suddenly burdened with the heavy task of doing the work of a whole household single-handed' He had to look after his master, sweep and clean, and run errands! (1a).
    Тут старуха стала ругаться, что Скороход не чтит абхазские обычаи, по которым старого человека надо уважать, а не держать его на побегушках (Искандер 5). Now the old woman began to scold, saying that Highspeed didn't revere Abkhazian custom, according to which an old person must be respected and not be kept running errands (5a).
    У редактора был денщик, мальчик на побегушках, некий Орлов (Довлатов 1). Не (the editor) had a kind of batman or errand boy named Orlov (1a).
    2. - у кого (the resulting PrepP is subj-compl with бытьв, состоять etc (subj: human) one is under s.o. 's influence or control, fulfills s.o. 's desires, whims without question
    X у Y-a на побегушках = X is at Y's beck and call
    X is at Y's service X waits on Y hand and foot.
    Дома всем заправляют жена и теща, он у них на побегушках. His wife and mother-in-law run everything at home: he's at their beck and call.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > П-206

  • 2 на побегушках

    [PrepP; Invar]
    =====
    1. [subj-compl with быть, находиться (subj: human), obj-compl with держать (obj: human), or nonagreeing postmodif of мальчик, девочка]
    ⇒ one performs minor services, small tasks for s.o.; (to have s.o.) perform minor services, small tasks for one:
    - X (y Y-a) на побегушках≈ X runs errands (for Y);
    || Y держит X-a на побегушках≈ Y keeps X running errands;
    - Y has made an errand boy (an errand girl, a gofer) out of X;
    || мальчик( девочка) на побегушках≈ errand boy (girl);
    - gofer.
         ♦ И после такой жизни на него [Захара] вдруг навалили тяжелую обузу выносить на плечах службу целого дома! Он и служи барину, и мети, и чисть, он и на побегушках! (Гончаров 1). And after such a life, he [Zakhar] was suddenly burdened with the heavy task of doing the work of a whole household single-handed! He had to look after his master, sweep and clean, and run errands! (1a).
         ♦ Тут старуха стала ругаться, что Скороход не чтит абхазские обычаи, по которым старого человека надо уважать, а не держать его на побегушках (Искандер 5). Now the old woman began to scold, saying that Highspeed didn't revere Abkhazian custom, according to which an old person must be respected and not be kept running errands (5a).
         ♦ У редактора был денщик, мальчик на побегушках, некий Орлов (Довлатов 1). Не [the editor] had a kind of batman or errand boy named Orlov (1a).
    2. на побегушках у кого [the resulting PrepP is subj-compl with быть, состоять etc (subj:
    - human)] one is under s.o.'s influence or control, fulfills s.o.'s desires, whims without question: X у Y-а на побегушках≈ X is at Y's beck and call;
    - X waits on Y hand and foot.
         ♦ Дома всем заправляют жена и тёша, он у них на побегушках. His wife and mother-in-law run everything at home: he's at their beck and call.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на побегушках

  • 3 собирать голые факты

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > собирать голые факты

  • 4 П-261

    НА ПОДХВАТЕ (у кого) coll PrepP Invar subj-compl with бытье (subj: human) one performs minor services, small tasks for s.o.: X (y Y-a) на подхвате = X runs errands (for Y) X fetches and carries (for Y) X does (all) the legwork for Y X is an errand boy (girl) X is a gofer.
    На новой работе он первое время был на подхвате, ничего важного ему не поручали. At first in his new job he was only an errand boy, they didn't entrust him with anything important

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > П-261

  • 5 на подхвате

    [PrepP; Invar; subj-compl with быть (subj: human)]
    =====
    ⇒ one performs minor services, small tasks for s.o.:
    - X (y Y-a) на подхвате≈ X runs errands (for Y);
    - X is a gofer.
         ♦ На новой работе он первое время был на подхвате, ничего важного ему не поручали. At first in his new job he was only an errand boy; they didn't entrust him with anything important

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на подхвате

  • 6 подхват

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    быть на подхва́те у кого́-л — be smb's helper / auxiliary; ( выполнять мелкие поручения) run errands for smb; do the legwork for smb

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > подхват

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