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1 give smb. his head
(give smb. his head (тж. let smb. have his head))1) бросить, опустить поводьяThey were lost in the boiling snow. He leaned close to bawl, ‘Letting the horses have their heads. They'll get us home.’ (S. Lewis, ‘Main Street’, ch. XV) — Они затерялись в бушующей снежной стихии. Кенникот наклонился к жене и крикнул: - я отпущу поводья. Лошади сами привезут нас к жилью.
2) гнать, пустить во весь опор (напр., лошадь)They jumped into the gig. ‘Give her her head, Tom,’ cried the host; and away they went, down the narrow lanes... (Ch. Dickens, ‘Pickwick Papers’, ch. IX) — Они прыгнули в двуколку. - Ну, Том, гони во весь опор, - крикнул хозяин, и они понеслись по узким проселкам...
This car wants rousing; she doesn't get her hind legs under her up-hill. I shall have to give her her head on the slope if I'm to catch that train. (J. Galsworthy, ‘To Let’, part I, ch. V) — Машина явно просит кнута: в гору еле плетется. Придется под гору гнать ее вовсю, не то я опоздаю на поезд.
3) ничем не ограничивать кого-л., предоставить кому-л. полную свободу действий, дать волю кому-лHe would have to be given his head a little - but there would be no difficulty with him. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Patrician’, part I, ch. X) — Молодому Харбинджеру надо дать немного воли, с ним не будет никаких хлопот.
Constance: "...Good-bye, darling. I hope you'll get on all right in my absence. Just give the cook her head and you'll have no trouble." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Constant Wife’, act 3) — Констанция: "...До свидания, дорогой. Надеюсь, все будет хорошо без меня. Положись во всем на кухарку, и у тебя не будет никаких забот."
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2 give someone some head
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > give someone some head
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3 give (her) some head
Ругательство: "бросить палку", "поставить пистон", "трахать мочалку", "трахать телку" -
4 give (smb.) his head
Макаров: дать (кому-л.) волю, разрешить (кому-л.) действовать по своему усмотрению -
5 give a go-head
Экономика: одобрять, санкционировать, утверждать -
6 give somebody his head
Общая лексика: давать кому-либо волю, дать кому-либо волюУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > give somebody his head
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7 give somebody some head
Табуированная лексика: совокупляться с женщинойУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > give somebody some head
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8 give someone their head
Идиоматическое выражение: дать (кому-л.) свободу действий, выбораУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > give someone their head
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9 give smb. his head
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10 give smb. his head
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11 give someone his head
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12 give\ sy\ his\ head
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13 give (one's) head for (smth.)
Макаров: давать голову на отсечение, ручаться головой (за что-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > give (one's) head for (smth.)
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14 give (one's) head for the washing
Макаров: покорно сносить оскорбленияУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > give (one's) head for the washing
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15 give smb a head game
Общая лексика: полоскать мозги -
16 to give one his head
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17 to give one's head for smth, state one's head on smth
ручаться за что-либо головой/давать за что-либо голову на отсечениеEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to give one's head for smth, state one's head on smth
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18 to give somebody his head
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19 to give one's head for a washing
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to give one's head for a washing
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20 to give smb his head
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to give smb his head
См. также в других словарях:
give someone their head — give (someone their) head to allow someone the freedom to do what they want. He s got some great ideas. Why not give him his head and see what kind of campaign he comes up with … New idioms dictionary
give someone their head — british phrase to allow someone the freedom to make their own decisions Thesaurus: to set a person or animal freesynonym Main entry: head … Useful english dictionary
give somebody their head — give sb their ˈhead idiom to allow sb to do what they want without trying to stop them Main entry: ↑headidiom … Useful english dictionary
give someone a head start — give (someone) a head start have a head start to have an advantage that makes you more likely to be successful. Bamforth s natural popularity gave him a head start over the other leadership contenders. (often + over) … New idioms dictionary
give someone her head — ► give someone his (or her) head allow someone complete freedom of action. Main Entry: ↑head … English terms dictionary
give someone his head — ► give someone his (or her) head allow someone complete freedom of action. Main Entry: ↑head … English terms dictionary
give someone his head — give someone his (or her) head allow someone complete freedom of action … Useful english dictionary
give sb their head — A blonde and a brunette were talking one day. The brunette said that her boyfriend had a slight dandruff problem but she gave him Head and Shoulders and it cleared it up. The blonde asked inquisitively, How do you give shoulders? … English expressions
give someone his head — verb To allow (someone) to act without constraint: to give (someone) free rein … Wiktionary
To give one the head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
give someone their head — British to allow someone the freedom to make their own decisions … English dictionary