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1 бежать сломя голову
1) General subject: flee for (one's) life, pull foot, pull it, run for ( one's) life, run for dear life, scurry2) Makarov: flee for dear lifeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > бежать сломя голову
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2 изо всех сил
1) General subject: ( at) full fling, all out, all-out, amain, at full tilt, billy oh, flat out, for all one is worth, for dear life, full tilt, full-blast, full-pelt, galley west, hammer and tongs, horse and foot, like blazes, like grim death, like the devil, tooth and nail (to fight tooth and nail - бороться не на жизнь, а на смерть; to go at it tooth and nail - энергично браться за что-либо), with a mighty heave, with all ones might, with might and main, with a vengeance, over the top2) Colloquial: flat-out, full out, like mad, like anything3) American: galley-west4) Obsolete: beat the cats, to5) Jargon: bust a cut, like old boots6) Emotional: billy7) Set phrase: (бежать, мчаться, пр.) as fast as one's legs can carry one, (трудиться, стараться, пр.) for all one is worth, (трудиться, стараться, пр.) for dear life, (трудиться, стараться, пр.) with might and main8) Makarov: by main force, by main strength, for all it is worth, one's head off, with all( one's) force -
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ЗУБАМИ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ за что highly coll VP subj: human fixed WOto value sth. very highly and do everything possible not to lose itX зубами держится заУ ' X hangs on to Y for dear life (for all X is worth)X holds fast to Y.Бондарев этой должности долго добивался, и теперь он за нее зубами держится. Bondarev worked long and hard to get this position and now he hangs on to it for dear life. -
4 зубами держаться
• ЗУБАМИ ДЕРЖАТЬСЯ за что highly coll[VP; subj: human; fixed WO]=====⇒ to value sth. very highly and do everything possible not to lose it:- X holds fast to Y.♦ Бондарев этой должности долго добивался, и теперь он за неё зубами держится. Bondarev worked long and hard to get this position and now he hangs on to it for dear life.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > зубами держаться
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5 to use a lot of effort to keep something
General subject: hold on for dear life (With so few jobs available, workers are holding on for dear life to the jobs they already have)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > to use a lot of effort to keep something
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6 бежать со всех ног
1) General subject: pull foot, pull it, run hard, run for dear life2) Makarov: cut and run, flee for dear lifeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > бежать со всех ног
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7 спасаться бегством
1) General subject: absquatulate, flee, fly, run, run for dear life, run for life, run for very life, seek safety in flight, skirr, sprint to cover, make a safe getaway2) Naval: escape3) Dialect: scuddle4) Military: ran for safety5) Makarov: fled, cut and run, flee away, flee for life, flee for safety, flee from, flee out ofУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > спасаться бегством
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8 бежать изо всех сил
1) General subject: run for dear life, run for life, run for very life2) Makarov: go all out, flee for lifeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > бежать изо всех сил
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9 что есть духу
разг.1) (очень быстро (бежать, скакать, мчаться и т. п.)) run at full (breakneck) speed; cf. run for dear life; run for one's life; fly (go, rush, etc.) like a bat out of hellРотшильд помертвел от страха, присел и замахал руками над головой, как бы защищаясь от ударов, потом вскочил и побежал прочь что есть духу. (А. Чехов, Скрипка Ротшильда) — Rothschild was frozen with terror; he squatted down and waved his arms above his head, as if warding off blows, and then jumped up and ran for his life.
Не разбирая дороги, с хрустом ломая ледяную корку, разбрызгивая грязь и чёрную дождевую воду, бежал Виктор через посёлок, бежал что было духу, словно гнались за ним и люди и призраки. (Б. Горбатов, Донбасс) — Victor ran blindly through the settlement, crushing the ice crust on the puddles and splashing the mud and black rain water about him; ran at breakneck speed, as if men and ghosts were hot on his heels.
2) (очень громко (кричать, орать, вопить и т. п.)) yell (shout, etc.) with all one's strength; yell at the top of one's voice (lungs, throat)Так сердце у него и оборвалось. Замахал руками, закричал что было духу своим: - Братцы, выручай!., братцы!.. (Л. Толстой, Кавказский пленник) — His heart quite failed him. He waved his arms, and with all his strength he yelled to his countrymen: 'Brothers, save me!., brothers!..'
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10 полис страхования на случай смерти
сражаться не на жизнь, а на смерть — to fight for dear life
Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > полис страхования на случай смерти
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11 не на жизнь, а на смерть
не на жизнь (живот), а на смерть(о борьбе, вражде и т. п.)for dear life; to the death ( of a life and death struggle)Все почувствовали, что между ними будет борьба не на жизнь, а на смерть. (Ф. Гладков, Вольница) — Everybody understood that there would be a life-and-death struggle between them.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не на жизнь, а на смерть
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12 нестись во весь опор
1) General subject: burn the earth, burn the wind, career, go like blazes, ride for dear life, ride hell for leather, run hell-for-leather, go at full lick, ride for a fall, ride full tilt (во всю прыть)2) American: burn the breeze, burn up the road, go like sixty, go like sixty /split/, go like split3) Agriculture: whirl away4) Makarov: go the paceУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > нестись во весь опор
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13 сломя голову
1) General subject: at a breakneck pace, at a breakneck speed, at breakneck pace, at breakneck speed, by leaps and bounds, flat, flat out, full tilt, headlong, hell for leather, lickety split, like anything, pell-mell, pellmell, posthaste, slap bang, slap-bang, for all one is worth, for dear life, at full lick, at a dead run, fit to bust2) Colloquial: flat-out, hell-for-leather, lickety-split3) Poetical language: amain4) Set phrase: (бежать, мчаться, скакать, пр.) at breakneck speed, (бежать, мчаться, скакать, пр.) like mad5) Makarov: like blue murder -
14 сражаться
1. fight; battle; contend; playсражаться не на жизнь, а на смерть — to fight for dear life
2. battle3. combatСинонимический ряд:1. воевать (глаг.) биться; бороться; воевать; драться2. играть (глаг.) играть -
15 изо всех сил (трудиться , стараться , пр.)
Set phrase: for all one is worth, for dear life, with might and mainУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > изо всех сил (трудиться , стараться , пр.)
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16 бежать во весь дух
Makarov: flee for dear lifeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > бежать во весь дух
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17 бежать что есть мочи
Makarov: flee for dear lifeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > бежать что есть мочи
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18 во все лопатки
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19 драться не на живот, а на смерть
1) General subject: make war to the knife, wage war to the knife2) Makarov: fight for dear lifeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > драться не на живот, а на смерть
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20 драться отчаянно
Makarov: fight for dear life
См. также в других словарях:
for dear life — adverb as though your life was at stake he was running for dear life * * * DESPERATELY, with all one s might, with might and main, for all one is worth, as fast/hard as possible, like the devil. → life * * * adverb : so as to save or as if trying … Useful english dictionary
for dear life — {adv. phr.} As though afraid of losing your life. * /He was running for dear life toward town./ * /When the horse began to run, she held on for dear life./ … Dictionary of American idioms
for dear life — {adv. phr.} As though afraid of losing your life. * /He was running for dear life toward town./ * /When the horse began to run, she held on for dear life./ … Dictionary of American idioms
for\ dear\ life — adv. phr. As though afraid of losing your life. He was running for dear life toward town. When the horse began to run, she held on for dear life … Словарь американских идиом
for dear life — to save your life, because a life is in danger When the bear stood up on its hind legs, we ran for dear life … English idioms
for dear life — as though afraid of losing one s life The mountain climber held on to the rock for dear life as he waited for someone to rescue him … Idioms and examples
for dear life — we held on to the rope for dear life Syn: desperately, with all one s might, for all one is worth, as fast/hard as possible, like the devil … Thesaurus of popular words
for dear life — informal using all your strength, speed, or determination in order to avoid danger or serious trouble He clung on to the edge of the cliff for dear life … English dictionary
hang on to something for dear life — hang/hold on (to (something/someone)) for dear life to hold something or someone as tightly as you can in order to avoid falling. I sat behind Gary on the bike and hung on for dear life as we sped off. A rope was passed down and she held on to it … New idioms dictionary
hang on to someone for dear life — hang/hold on (to (something/someone)) for dear life to hold something or someone as tightly as you can in order to avoid falling. I sat behind Gary on the bike and hung on for dear life as we sped off. A rope was passed down and she held on to it … New idioms dictionary
hang on to for dear life — hang/hold on (to (something/someone)) for dear life to hold something or someone as tightly as you can in order to avoid falling. I sat behind Gary on the bike and hung on for dear life as we sped off. A rope was passed down and she held on to it … New idioms dictionary