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1 draw the long-bow
draw the long-bow рассказывать небылицы; преувеличивать -
2 draw the long bow
cильнo пpeувeличивaть, paccкaзывaть нeбылицы, пpивиpaтьYou've been drawing the long bow a bit, haven't you, with all those stories, I hear of your gallantry in the trenches (W. S. Maugham) -
3 draw the long-bow
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > draw the long-bow
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4 draw the long bow
1) Общая лексика: отливать пули, привирать, рассказывать сказки про белого бычка2) Макаров: натягивать большой лук букв. (т. е. преувеличивать), преувеличивать, рассказывать небылицы, сильно преувеличивать -
5 draw the long-bow
Общая лексика: рассказывать небылицы -
6 draw the long-bow
рассказывать небылицы; преувеличиватьАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > draw the long-bow
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7 draw the long-bow
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8 draw the long bow
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9 draw the long bow
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10 draw the long-bow
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11 draw\ the\ long\ bow
túloz, elveti a sulykot, túllő a célon, nagyít -
12 draw the long bow
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13 to draw the long bow
to draw the long bowcoll mentir, contar histórias, contar vantagem. -
14 to draw the long bow
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15 to draw the long bow
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16 to draw the long-bow
pārspīlēt; stāstīt neticamas lietas -
17 draw a long bow
сильно преувеличивать, рассказывать небылицы, привиратьYou've been drawing the long bow a bit, haven't you, with all those stories. I hear of your gallantry in the trenches. I suppose you did get a commission, or is that a fake too? (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Lion's Skin’) —...говорят, вы рассказываете какие-то небылицы о доблести, проявленной вами в окопах. А в офицеры-то вас произвели? Или и это выдумка?
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18 draw a the long bow
Макаров: рассказывать небылицы, сильно преувеличивать -
19 long-bow
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20 long-bow
ˈlɔŋbəu сущ. большой лук (оружие) ;
лучник draw the long-bow pull the long-bow n большой лук (оружие) ;
to draw (или to pull) the ~ рассказывать небылицыБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > long-bow
См. также в других словарях:
draw the long bow — To make extravagant statements • • • Main Entry: ↑bow draw the long bow see under ↑bow2 • • • Main Entry: ↑draw draw the long bow see under ↑bow2 • • • Main Entr … Useful english dictionary
draw the long bow — to boast or exaggerate The longer the bow, the further the potential range. Also as pull the long bow: ... draw the long bow better now than ever. (Byron, 1824, of boasting) You will say, Ah, here s Flashy pulling the long bow, but… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
pull the long bow — see draw the long bow … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
To draw a long bow — Bow Bow (b[=o]), n. [OE. bowe, boge, AS. boga, fr. AS. b[=u]gan to bend; akin to D. boog, G. bogen, Icel. bogi. See {Bow}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow. [1913 Webster] I do set my bow in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To draw the longbow — draw draw (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bow — (b[=o]), n. [OE. bowe, boge, AS. boga, fr. AS. b[=u]gan to bend; akin to D. boog, G. bogen, Icel. bogi. See {Bow}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow. [1913 Webster] I do set my bow in the cloud. Gen … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bow bearer — Bow Bow (b[=o]), n. [OE. bowe, boge, AS. boga, fr. AS. b[=u]gan to bend; akin to D. boog, G. bogen, Icel. bogi. See {Bow}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow. [1913 Webster] I do set my bow in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bow drill — Bow Bow (b[=o]), n. [OE. bowe, boge, AS. boga, fr. AS. b[=u]gan to bend; akin to D. boog, G. bogen, Icel. bogi. See {Bow}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow. [1913 Webster] I do set my bow in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bow instrument — Bow Bow (b[=o]), n. [OE. bowe, boge, AS. boga, fr. AS. b[=u]gan to bend; akin to D. boog, G. bogen, Icel. bogi. See {Bow}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow. [1913 Webster] I do set my bow in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bow window — Bow Bow (b[=o]), n. [OE. bowe, boge, AS. boga, fr. AS. b[=u]gan to bend; akin to D. boog, G. bogen, Icel. bogi. See {Bow}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow. [1913 Webster] I do set my bow in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To draw the longbow — Longbow Long bow , n. The ordinary bow, not mounted on a stock; so called in distinction from the {crossbow} when both were used as weapons of war. Also, sometimes, such a bow of about the height of a man, as distinguished from a much shorter one … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English