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1 draw a long bow
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2 draw the long-bow
draw the long-bow рассказывать небылицы; преувеличивать -
3 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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4 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) -
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > draw a long bow
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6 draw the long-bow
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > draw the long-bow
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7 draw a long bow
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8 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 -
9 draw the long-bow
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10 draw a long bow
преувеличивать, рассказывать небылицыАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > draw a long bow
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11 draw the long-bow
рассказывать небылицы; преувеличиватьАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > draw the long-bow
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12 draw a long bow
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13 draw the long-bow
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14 draw the long bow
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15 draw the long bow
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17 Draw a long bow
Отливать пули ( преувеличивать)Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Draw a long bow
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18 draw\ the\ long\ bow
túloz, elveti a sulykot, túllő a célon, nagyít -
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20 to draw the long bow
to draw the long bowcoll mentir, contar histórias, contar vantagem.
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 a long bow — If someone draws a long bow, they lie or exaggerate … The small dictionary of idiomes
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
draw a long bow — If someone draws a long bow, they lie or exaggerate. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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
pull the long bow — see draw the long bow … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
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