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81 back the wrong horse
"поставить не на ту лошадь", т. е. сделать плохой выбор, просчитаться; ошибиться в расчётах, в выборе [выражение взято из языка посетителей скачек]...I have to do business for you with people we both know. In their view, I've backed the wrong horse. Fairly openly. It wouldn't have mattered so much doing it openly, if it hadn't been the wrong horse... I should be no good with these people any more. It's time to go. (C. P. Snow, ‘Corridors of Power’, ch. XLVI) —...по долгу службы мне приходится встречаться с людьми, которых мы с вами хорошо знаем. С их точки зрения, я сделал ставку не на ту лошадь. Причем у всех на глазах. Конечно, никто не упрекнул бы меня за это, если бы лошадь выиграла... Для переговоров с этими людьми я больше не гожусь. Значит, мне пора уходить.
‘...we shan't attempt violence. Just keep you under restraint, so to speak.’ ‘I'm afraid you're backing the wrong horse,’ said Tommy. ‘I've no intention of being kept under restraint as you call it.’ (A. Christie, ‘Partners in Crime’, ch. XIV) — -...мы не станем прибегать к насилию. Мы, как говорится, применим к вам меру пресечения. - Боюсь, вы меня не за того принимаете, - ответил Томми. - я не допущу, чтобы в отношении меня применили меру пресечения, как вы это называете.
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82 while the grass grows the horse starves
посл."пока трава вырастет, лошадь околеет"; ≈ пока солнце взойдёт, роса очи выестLouis: "...It's hard for her here, seeing me piling up drawings and nothing coming in for them. Of course I shall sell them next year fast enough after my one-man show; but while the grass grows the steed starves." (B. Shaw, ‘The Doctor's Dilemma’, act III) — Луи: "...Жене трудно здесь. Гора рисунков растет, а денег ни гроша. я, конечно, легко их распродам после моей выставки, но это будет через год. А пока солнце взойдет, роса очи выест."
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83 go for
transitive verb1) (go to fetch)go for somebody/something — jemanden/etwas holen
2) (apply to)go for somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas gelten
that goes for me too — das gilt auch für mich; ich auch
3) (like)go for somebody/something — jemanden/etwas gut finden. See also academic.ru/31516/go">go 1. 15); going 2. 5)
* * *(to attack physically or in words: The two dogs went for each other as soon as they met.) losgehen auf* * *◆ go forvi1. (fetch)2. (try to achieve)\go for for it! nichts wie ran! famhe was shown the red card for \go foring for the man er bekam die Rote Karte, weil er gegen den Mann gingif I were you I'd \go for for it ich an deiner Stelle würde zugreifento \go for for broke aufs Ganze gehen fam3. (choose)that's the sofa I'd \go for for ich würde dieses Sofa nehmen4. (attack)5. (be true for)what Mary just said \go fores for me too was Mary gerade gesagt hat, gilt auch für michall my pious resolutions went for nothing aus all meinen frommen Vorsätzen wurde nichts7. (believe)▪ to \go for for sth etw glaubenthey told me that... but I don't \go for for that sie sagten, dass..., aber das kaufe ich ihnen nicht ab fam8. (have as advantage)he's got real talent and creative ideas \go foring for him, but... für ihn sprechen sein großes Talent und seine kreativen Ideen, aber...this film has absolutely nothing \go foring for it an diesem Film gibt es absolut nichts Positives9. (do)to \go for for a drive [ein bisschen] rausfahren famto \go for for a newspaper eine Zeitung holen gehento \go for for a sail/swim/walk segeln/schwimmen/spazieren gehen* * *go for v/i1. holen (gehen)2. eine Probefahrt, einen Spaziergang etc machen3. a) gelten als oder für, betrachtet werden als4. streben nach, sich bemühen um, nachjagen (dat):he has everything going for him er hat alles, was man sich nur wünschen kann5. umga) stehen auf (akk), schwärmen für, begeistert sein vonb) verknallt in jemanden sein6. a) losgehen auf (akk), sich stürzen auf (akk):go for him! fass (ihn)!;go too fast for the first 200 yards SPORT die ersten 200 Yards zu schnell angehen;go for the shot (Tennis) in den Schlag hineingehenb) herziehen über (akk)* * *transitive verbgo for somebody/something — jemanden/etwas holen
2) (apply to)go for somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas gelten
that goes for me too — das gilt auch für mich; ich auch
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84 go for
vi1) ( fetch)to \go for for sth etw holen;( get) food etc. etw besorgen2) ( try to achieve)to \go for for sth auf etw akk aus sein ( fam) ( try to get hold of) es auf etw akk abgesehen haben;\go for for it! nichts wie ran! ( fam)he was shown the red card for \go foring for the man er bekam die rote Karte, weil er gegen den Mann ging;if I were you I'd \go for for it ich an deiner Stelle würde zugreifen;to \go for for broke aufs Ganze gehen ( fam)3) ( choose)that's the sofa I'd \go for for ich würde dieses Sofa nehmen4) ( attack)5) ( be true for)what Mary just said \go fores for me too was Mary gerade gesagt hat, gilt auch für mich;all my pious resolutions went for nothing aus all meinen frommen Vorsätzen wurde nichts7) ( believe)to \go for for sth etw glauben;they told me that... but I don't \go for for that sie sagten, dass..., aber das kaufe ich ihnen nicht ab ( fam)8) ( have as advantage)to have sth \go foring for one etw für einen sprechen haben;he's got real talent and creative ideas \go foring for him, but... für ihn sprechen sein großes Talent und seine kreativen Ideen, aber...;this film has absolutely nothing \go foring for it an diesem Film gibt es absolut nichts Positives9) (do)to \go for for a drive [ein bisschen] rausfahren ( fam)to \go for for a newspaper eine Zeitung holen gehen;to \go for for a ride ( on a horse) reiten gehen;( in a vehicle) rumfahren ( fam) -
85 clothes horse
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86 clothes horse
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87 salt horse
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88 Imitation Horse-Hair Lining
A plain weave, very coarse and stiff fabric used for interlinings. It is made from heavily-sized vegetable fibres of grass growth.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Imitation Horse-Hair Lining
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89 (as) strong as a horse
paзг. cилён кaк лoшaдь, здopoв кaк бык (выpaжeниe (as) strong as an ox нe упoтp. пo oтнoшeнию к жeнщинaм)Taylor. Don't touch the trunk, it's too heavy for you. Norah. I'm as strong as a horse (W. S. Maugham). He was strong as an ox, I had to give him that (J. Fowles) -
90 hell for leather
во весь опор, во всю мочь, изо всей силы, со всех ног (обыкн. употр. с гл. to come, to go и to ride)He gave the horse a touch of his spurs and galloped hell for leather till they came to the wood. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Catalina’, ch. XXX) — Диего пришпорил коня и помчался во весь опор к лесу.
‘They're traveling too,’ said Charlie. ‘Doesn't look it from here, but they're going hell for leather.’ (J. B. Priestley, ‘The Doomsday Men’, ch. 7) — - Они тоже путешествуют, - сказал Чарли. - Из самолета не так хорошо видно, но их машина идет на бешеной скорости.
Mackintosh and I came hell for leather and it will be hours before they pick us up! (M. Innes, ‘The Secret Vanguard’, ch. 21) — Макинтош и я со всех ног примчались сюда, но оказалось, что помощь придет только через несколько часов.
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91 hellbent for leather
I adj infml II adv infmlThey took off after the horse thief riding hellbent for leather — Они ринулись в погоню за конокрадом, нещадно нахлестывая лошадей
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92 hell for leather
вo вecь oпop, вo вcю мoчь, изo вceй cилы; нa бeшeнoй cкopocти; co вcex нoгHe gave the horse a touch of his spurs and galloped hell for leather till they came to the wood (W. S. Maugham). Mackintosh and I came hell for leather and it will be hours before they pick us up! (M. Innes) -
93 all lay load on the willing horse
Пословица: была бы шея, а хомут найдётся (used ironically to mean: if there is a worker, very hard work is not to be long in waiting for him), была бы шея, хомут найдётся (used ironically to mean: if there is a worker, very hard work is not to be long in waiting for him), ретивому коню всегда работы вдвое, а тот же корм (дословно: На добросовестную лошадь все груз взваливают. Смысл: свою работу все валят на добро совестного работника)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > all lay load on the willing horse
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94 all lay loads on the willing horse
Пословица: была бы шея, а хомут найдётся (used ironically to mean: if there is a worker, very hard work is not to be long in waiting for him), была бы шея, хомут найдётся (used ironically to mean: if there is a worker, very hard work is not to be long in waiting for him)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > all lay loads on the willing horse
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95 flog a dead horse
(to try to create interest in something after all interest in it has been lost.) tale for døve øren; sælge sin gamle bedstemor* * *(to try to create interest in something after all interest in it has been lost.) tale for døve øren; sælge sin gamle bedstemor -
96 step for step
...my lord putting his horse into a canter after taking off his hat and making a bow to the officer, who rode alongside him step for step. (W. Thackeray, ‘Henry Esmond’, part I, ch. V) —....мой отец снял шляпу, поклонился офицеру, ехавшему с ним бок о бок, и пустил лошадь в галоп.
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97 clothes horse
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98 towel horse
subst. \/ˈtaʊ(ə)lhɔːs\/tørkestativ (for håndklær) -
99 Trojan horse
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100 flog a dead horse
(to try to create interest in something after all interest in it has been lost.) terpe på/mase om noe som for lengst er avgjort
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