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drove a wedge

  • 1 К-134

    ВБИВАТЬ/ВБИТЬ КЛИН VP
    1. \К-134 между чем и чем, во что (subj: human or collect) to force apart, disunite (armies, military units, or two component parts of an army or military unit) by driving one's forces between them (or it)
    X вбил клин между Y-ом и Z-ом - X drove a wedge between Y and Z.
    2. \К-134 между кем и кем, между чем и чем (subj: human or abstr
    to cause alienation, dissociation, hostility (between two or more people, groups etc)
    X вбил клин между Y-ом и Z-ом = X drove a wedge between Y and Z
    X caused a rift between Y andZ.
    ...Видимо, оно (институтское руководство) полагало, что профессор Эткинд ещё пригодится. Хоть и «вбил клин» между партией и литературой, но лекции читает, семинары проводит, с аспирантами занимается... (Эткинд 1)....They (those in charge of the Institute) obviously thought that Professor Etkind could still be of some service. Although he had "driven a wedge" between the Party and literature, he was still giving lectures, running seminars, supervising graduate work... (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > К-134

  • 2 вбивать клин

    ВБИВАТЬ/ВБИТЬ КЛИН
    [VP]
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    1. вбивать клин между чем и чем, во что [subj: human or collect]
    to force apart, disunite (armies, military units, or two component parts of an army or military unit) by driving one's forces between them (or it):
    - X вбил клин между Y-ом и Z-ом X drove a wedge between Y and Z.
    2. вбивать клин между кем и кем, между чем и чем [subj: human or abstr]
    to cause alienation, dissociation, hostility (between two or more people, groups etc):
    - X вбил клин между Y-ом и Z-ом X drove a wedge between Y and Z;
    - X caused a rift between Y and Z.
         ♦...Видимо, оно [институтское руководство] полагало, что профессор Эткинд ещё пригодится. Хоть и "вбил клин" между партией и литературой, но лекции читает, семинары проводит, с аспирантами занимается... (Эткинд 1)....They [those in charge of the Institute] obviously thought that Professor Etkind could still be of some service. Although he had "driven a wedge" between the Party and literature, he was still giving lectures, running seminars, supervising graduate work... (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > вбивать клин

  • 3 вбить клин

    ВБИВАТЬ/ВБИТЬ КЛИН
    [VP]
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    1. вбить клин между чем и чем, во что [subj: human or collect]
    to force apart, disunite (armies, military units, or two component parts of an army or military unit) by driving one's forces between them (or it):
    - X вбил клин между Y-ом и Z-ом X drove a wedge between Y and Z.
    2. вбить клин между кем и кем, между чем и чем [subj: human or abstr]
    to cause alienation, dissociation, hostility (between two or more people, groups etc):
    - X вбил клин между Y-ом и Z-ом X drove a wedge between Y and Z;
    - X caused a rift between Y and Z.
         ♦...Видимо, оно [институтское руководство] полагало, что профессор Эткинд ещё пригодится. Хоть и "вбил клин" между партией и литературой, но лекции читает, семинары проводит, с аспирантами занимается... (Эткинд 1)....They [those in charge of the Institute] obviously thought that Professor Etkind could still be of some service. Although he had "driven a wedge" between the Party and literature, he was still giving lectures, running seminars, supervising graduate work... (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > вбить клин

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