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81 to drop one's head on one's breast
to drop one's head on one's breast/to let one's head down on one's chest уронить/опустить голову на грудьEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to drop one's head on one's breast
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82 batter one's head against a brick wall
(batter (beat, butt, knock или run) one's head against a brick (или a stone) wall (тж. run one's head into a brick или a stone wall))прошибать лбом стену, лезть на рожон‘You're just knocking your heads against a stone wall,’ she said testily. ‘No good will come of it.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XXVIII) — - Ты лезешь на рожон, - говорила Салли сварливо. - Толку от этого все равно не будет.
He was far from enjoying the "scrap". He felt tired, irritable, worried. He asked himself fretfully if he was to spend all his life running his head into stone walls. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Citadel’, book II, ch. 15) — Он был далек от того, чтобы "наслаждаться скандалами". Он был озабочен, утомлен, раздражен. Он с озлоблением спрашивал себя, неужели ему всю жизнь предстоит биться головой о каменную стену.
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83 come into one's head
Useless to think of what she was going to say - she must say whatever came into her head when she saw him. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Flowering Wilderness’, ch. XXVIII) — Нечего заранее загадывать, что она скажет Уилфриду. Лишь бы увидеть его, а уж там она найдет что сказать.
The idea of allowing a child to do whatever comes into its head, in order to permit it free expression, seems to me to be absolute nonsense. It makes for spoiled, whining and disrespectful children. (I. Shaw, ‘The Young Lions’, ch. 22) — Идея, согласно которой ребенку можно позволять делать все, что ему вздумается, для свободного проявления инстинктов, представляется мне абсурдом. При таком воспитании получаются испорченные, капризные, непослушные дети.
He gave the first name that came into his head. — Он назвал наудачу первое попавшееся имя.
It hasn't even entered my head. — У меня этого даже и в мыслях не было.
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84 have one's head screwed on right
иметь голову на плечах, быть смышлёным, сообразительнымMrs. Bessie had her head screwed on the right way, there was no denying it, although why she married Ted Watt no one could imagine. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Coonardoo’, ch. II) — Нельзя отрицать, что миссис Бесси - женщина с головой, хотя и непонятно, как она могла выйти замуж за Теда Уотта.
But she's got her head screwed on, has Kitty. She'll be careful, she won't let the police get hold of her again. (C. P. Snow, ‘The Sleep of Reason’, ch. 29) — У Китти голова хорошо варит. Она больше не попадет в руки полиции.
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85 bother one's head about smb.
разг.(bother (или trouble) one's head about (или over) smb. (или smth.))беспокоиться, волноваться, тревожиться о ком-л. (или о чём-л.); забивать себе голову кем-л. (или чем-л.)...if you'll take my advice, you won't bother your head about it. Simply a waste of time. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Faraway’, ch. II) —...разрешите дать вам совет: не забивайте себе голову поисками зарытого сокровища. Это ведь чистая потеря времени.
I believe you have talent, extraordinary possibilities, otherwise I shouldn't bother my head over you. (A. J. Cronin, ‘A Thing of Beauty’, part I, ch. IV) — я считаю, что ты человек исключительно способный, талантливый, можно сказать. Иначе я не стал бы возиться с тобой.
Don't bother your head about it, sweetheart. Leave it to me. (J. Baldwin, ‘Giovanni's Room’, part II, ch. 4) — Выкинь все из головы, дорогой. я сама займусь этим.
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86 get smb. out of one's head
(get (или put) smb. (или smth.) out of one's head)выбросить кого-л. (или что-л.) из головы, стараться забыть кого-л. (или что-л.)‘Put it out of your head,’ Shaw advised his American publisher when an edition of his collected letters was proposed in 1949. ‘There are billions of them,’ he argued, ‘and I am adding to them every day.’ (D. H. Lawrence, ‘Introduction to the Collected Letters of B. Shaw’) — - Выбросьте это из головы, - посоветовал Шоу своему американскому издателю, когда тот предложил в 1949 году издать все письма писателя. - я написал огромное количество писем и каждый день пишу новые, - сказал он ему.
...get it out of your heads that music's only good when it's loud. (Th. Wilder, ‘Our Town’, act I) —...поверьте, что хороша не только громкая музыка.
He made up his mind to have another talk with Margot, and meanwhile he put the matter out of his head. (D. Carter, ‘Tomorrow Is with Us’, ch. VIII) — Он решил еще раз поговорить с Марго, а пока что не думать об этих делах.
He cannot get it out of his head. — Это у него из ума нейдет.
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87 to get one's head round smth.
брит.; разг.; = get one's head around smth. понимать, брать в толк, постигатьSacking me was illogical and I still can't get my head round it. — До сих пор не могу взять в толк, почему меня уволили. Для этого не было никаких причин.
Syn:get one's mind round smth.Англо-русский современный словарь > to get one's head round smth.
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88 clap a hat on one's head
нахлобучить шляпу глагол:Англо-русский синонимический словарь > clap a hat on one's head
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89 slap a hat on one's head
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90 hang one's head
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91 get smb. out of one's head
(или mind)выбpocить кoгo-л. (или чтo-л.) из гoлoвы, cтapaтьcя зaбыть кoгo-л. (или чтo-л.)She had seen the man only once in her life, and yet she was unable to get him out of her mind (S. Sheldon). You must put all thought of... this man Mathry right out of your head (A. J. Cronin). One boy told me: 'I felt sick and couldn't get it out of my mind that my father had left. It took a couple of years, to get used to it' (The Times)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > get smb. out of one's head
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92 have got one's head in the clouds
have (got) one's head in the clouds витать в облакахShe walks around all day with her head in the clouds. She must be in love.
He'll never be able to run the business — he's always got his head in the clouds.
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93 have one's head in the clouds
have (got) one's head in the clouds витать в облакахShe walks around all day with her head in the clouds. She must be in love.
He'll never be able to run the business — he's always got his head in the clouds.
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94 hang one's head
повесить, понурить голову, поникнуть головой; унывать, впадать в уныниеAs Mr. Pecksniff ceased to speak, she hung her head, and dropped a tear upon his hand. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’, ch. IX) — Как только мистер Пекснифф замолчал, мисс Пинч опустила голову, и на его руку скатилась слеза.
Francis hung his head. ‘I am annoyed with myself.’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Keys of the Kingdom’, ‘An Unsuccessful Curate’) — - я так недоволен собой, - уныло проговорил Фрэнсис.
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95 not know whether one is on one's head or one's heels
см. not know if one is on one's head or one's heelsConcise English-Russian phrasebook > not know whether one is on one's head or one's heels
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96 to put one's fist under one's head
to put one's fist under one's head (one's cheek) подложить кулак под голову (под щёку)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to put one's fist under one's head
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97 be above one's head -.
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98 have one's head screwed on
have one's head screwed on (the right way) иметь голову на плечахRobert has his head screwed on the right way — if he gets lost he'll ask someone for directions.
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99 have one's head screwed on the right way
have one's head screwed on (the right way) иметь голову на плечахRobert has his head screwed on the right way — if he gets lost he'll ask someone for directions.
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100 top of one's head
Макушка головы. Off the top of one's head — без предварительной подготовки, спонтанно. Выражение вошло в употребление в конце 1930-х гг. и пришло из мира радио, а позже из телевизионных программ. Режиссёр передачи обычно похлопывал себя по макушке, показывая тем, кто находился в студии, что программа опережает расписание, имеет лишнее эфирное время и что им нужно быстро найти дополнительный материал, чтобы заполнить это время.I don't know exactly how old he is. Off the top of my head, I would say about forty. — Я точно не знаю, сколько ему лет. Не долго думая, я бы дала ему лет сорок.
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get it into one's head — To conceive the (esp wrong or foolish) notion, to believe (with that) • • • Main Entry: ↑head … Useful english dictionary
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