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hanging in midair

  • 1 В-65

    НА ВЕСУ держать что (less often кого), держаться и т. п. PrepP Invar adv
    (to hold, keep etc sth. or, occas., s.o) in a hanging position, without support from below or supported only by a persons hand(s): (hold s.o. or sth. (keep s.o. or sth., remain etc)) suspended (dangling) in midair (mid-air)
    (hold s.o. sth.) in midair hanging in midair (hold (keep etc) sth.) balanced (in one's hand (hands)) (in limited contexts) (weigh sth.) in one's hand(s) hold up sth.
    Гай ухватывает Ленчика за горло обеими руками, перетягивает за стену и держит на весу (Солженицын 8). Gai grabs Lennie by the throat with both hands, pushes him over the wall and holds him there in mid-air (8a).
    Вместо того чтоб держать посылку бережно на весу, неопытный посланец кинул её на дно телеги... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). Instead of keeping the parcel carefully balanced, the inexperienced messenger tossed it into the bottom of the wagon... (1a).
    Евсей щепал лучину. Ловко, красиво сбегал с полена тонкий розовато-белый ремень... А когда этот ремень совсем отделился от полена, Евсей не дал ему упасть на пол, а быстро подхватил его и покачал на весу: а ну-ка, скажи, друг-приятель, на что ты пригоден... и бросил отдельно, в сторону от растопки, - надо полагать, для дела (Абрамов 1)....Evsei was chopping kindling. A thin pinkish-white strip came beautifully away from the log....And when the strip had detached itself completely from the log, Evsei did not let it fall to the ground, but quickly caught it up and weighed it in his hand: Well now, my dear friend, tell me what you're fit for....Then he tossed it over to a place separate from the kindling, presumably to use for some job (1a).
    ...Два ружья разом грохнули, хрипло завизжала Калинка, бросившаяся под ноги качнувшемуся вперед медведю... Ду-дырев и Митягин стояли не шевелясь, держа на весу ружья, всё ещё сочившиеся дымком (Тендряков 1)....Ttoo rifles cracked simultaneously. Kalinka gave a hoarse yelp and threw herself at the feet of the bear as he swayed forward....Dudyrev and Mityagin stood stock-still, holding up their rifles which were still smoking (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > В-65

  • 2 на весу

    • НА ВЕСУ держать что (less often кого), держаться и т.п.
    [PrepP; Invar; adv]
    =====
    ⇒ (to hold, keep etc sth. or, occas., s.o) in a hanging position, without support from below or supported only by a persons hand(s):
    - (hold s.o. or sth. <keep s.o. or sth., remain etc>) suspended (dangling) in midair < mid-air>;
    - (hold s.o. < sth.>) in midair;
    - (hold <keep etc> sth.) balanced (in one's hand < hands>);
    - [in limited contexts](weigh sth.) in one's hand(s);
    - hold up sth.
         ♦ Гай ухватывает Лёнчика за горло обеими руками, перетягивает за стену и держит на весу (Солженицын 8). Gai grabs Lennie by the throat with both hands, pushes him over the wall and holds him there in mid-air (8a).
         ♦ Вместо того чтоб держать посылку бережно на весу, неопытный посланец кинул её на дно телеги... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). Instead of keeping the parcel carefully balanced, the inexperienced messenger tossed it into the bottom of the wagon... (1a).
         ♦...Евсей щепал лучину. Ловко, красиво сбегал с полена тонкий розовато-белый ремень... А когда этот ремень совсем отделился от полена, Евсей не дал ему упасть на пол, а быстро подхватил его и покачал на весу: а ну-ка, скажи, друг-приятель, на что ты пригоден... и бросил отдельно, в сторону от растопки, - надо полагать, для дела (Абрамов 1)....Evsei was chopping kindling. A thin pinkish-white strip came beautifully away from the log....And when the strip had detached itself completely from the log, Evsei did not let it fall to the ground, but quickly caught it up and weighed it in his hand: Well now, my dear friend, tell me what you're fit for....Then he tossed it over to a place separate from the kindling, presumably to use for some job (1a).
         ♦...Два ружья разом грохнули, хрипло завизжала Калинка, бросившаяся под ноги качнувшемуся вперёд медведю... Дудырев и Митягин стояли не шевелясь, держа на весу ружья, всё ещё сочившиеся дымком (Тендряков 1)....Two rifles cracked simultaneously. Kalinka gave a hoarse yelp and threw herself at the feet of the bear as he swayed forward....Dudyrev and Mityagin stood stock-still, holding up their rifles which were still smoking (1a).

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  • 3 В-208

    ПОВИСАТЬ/ПОВИСНУТЬ В ВОЗДУХЕ VP fixed WO
    1. ( subj: usu. рука, нога) having interrupted a movement before it is completed, to remain motionless in that position: рука (нога) повисла в воздухе - s.o. 's arm (leg) remained (was left) suspended in midair.
    2. coll. Also: ВИСЕТЬ В ВОЗДУХЕ coll (subj: human or abstr (дело, поездка, планы etc)) to be in a state of uncertainty, in an indefinite position
    X повис в воздухе — X was left hanging
    X was up in the air X was in (a state of) limbo.
    Из-за маминой болезни моя командировка в Прагу повисла в воздухе. Because of my mother's illness, my business trip to Prague is up in the air.
    3. ( subj: слова, возражения etc) (of s.o. 's remarks, objections etc) to receive no reaction, response, or support (from others)
    X повис в воздухе = X fell on deaf ears
    X was of (to) no avail.
    (Бывший партийный работник) стал агитатором в каком-то техникуме, в Ленинграде... Пришёл поторопить своих подопечных в день выборов - никто идти не хочет. Он говорит: «Вам надо с нас пример брать - мы революцию делали»... А ему отвечают: «А кто вас просил революцию делать? Раньше лучше жилось...» Вся его революционная фразеология повисла в воздухе... (Мандельштам 1)....He (a former Party official) had taken on the job of giving political instruction in a Leningrad technical college....On one election day he had come to the college early to get all the students out to vote, but none of them wanted to. He said they should take an example from people like himself who had "made the Revolution."...To this they replied that nobody had asked him to make a revolution and that people had been better off before. This had left him speechless, and the whole of his "revolutionary" claptrap had been to no avail (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > В-208

  • 4 висеть в воздухе

    • ПОВИСАТЬ/ПОВИСНУТЬ В ВОЗДУХЕ
    [VP; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [subj: usu. рука, нога]
    ⇒ having interrupted a movement before it is completed, to remain motionless in that position:
    - рука < нога> повисла в воздухе ≈ s.o.'s arm (leg) remained (was left) suspended in midair.
    2. coll. Also: ВИСЕТЬ В ВОЗДУХЕ coll [subj: human or abstr (дело, поездка, планы etc)]
    ⇒ to be in a state of uncertainty, in an indefinite position:
    - X повис в воздухе≈ X was left hanging;
    - X was in (a state of) limbo.
         ♦ Из-за маминой болезни моя командировка в Прагу повисла в воздухе. Because of my mother's illness, my business trip to Prague is up in the air.
    3. [subj: слова, возражения etc]
    ⇒ (of s.o.'s remarks, objections etc) to receive no reaction, response, or support (from others):
    - X повис в воздухе≈ X fell on deaf ears;
    - X was of (to) no avail.
         ♦ [Бывший партийный работник] стал агитатором в каком-то техникуме, в Ленинграде... Пришёл поторопить своих подопечных в день выборов - никто идти не хочет. Он говорит: "Вам надо с нас пример брать - мы революцию делали"... А ему отвечают: "А кто вас просил революцию делать? Раньше лучше жилось..." Вся его революционная фразеология повисла в воздухе... (Мандельштам 1).... Не [a former Party official] had taken on the job of giving political instruction in a Leningrad technical college....On one election day he had come to the college early to get all the students out to vote, but none of them wanted to. He said they should take an example from people like himself who had "made the Revolution."...To this they replied that nobody had asked him to make a revolution and that people had been better off before. This had left him speechless, and the whole of his "revolutionary" claptrap had been to no avail (1a).

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  • 5 повисать в воздухе

    • ПОВИСАТЬ/ПОВИСНУТЬ В ВОЗДУХЕ
    [VP; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [subj: usu. рука, нога]
    ⇒ having interrupted a movement before it is completed, to remain motionless in that position:
    - рука < нога> повисла в воздухе ≈ s.o.'s arm (leg) remained (was left) suspended in midair.
    2. coll. Also: ВИСЕТЬ В ВОЗДУХЕ coll [subj: human or abstr (дело, поездка, планы etc)]
    ⇒ to be in a state of uncertainty, in an indefinite position:
    - X повис в воздухе≈ X was left hanging;
    - X was in (a state of) limbo.
         ♦ Из-за маминой болезни моя командировка в Прагу повисла в воздухе. Because of my mother's illness, my business trip to Prague is up in the air.
    3. [subj: слова, возражения etc]
    ⇒ (of s.o.'s remarks, objections etc) to receive no reaction, response, or support (from others):
    - X повис в воздухе≈ X fell on deaf ears;
    - X was of (to) no avail.
         ♦ [Бывший партийный работник] стал агитатором в каком-то техникуме, в Ленинграде... Пришёл поторопить своих подопечных в день выборов - никто идти не хочет. Он говорит: "Вам надо с нас пример брать - мы революцию делали"... А ему отвечают: "А кто вас просил революцию делать? Раньше лучше жилось..." Вся его революционная фразеология повисла в воздухе... (Мандельштам 1).... Не [a former Party official] had taken on the job of giving political instruction in a Leningrad technical college....On one election day he had come to the college early to get all the students out to vote, but none of them wanted to. He said they should take an example from people like himself who had "made the Revolution."...To this they replied that nobody had asked him to make a revolution and that people had been better off before. This had left him speechless, and the whole of his "revolutionary" claptrap had been to no avail (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > повисать в воздухе

  • 6 повиснуть в воздухе

    • ПОВИСАТЬ/ПОВИСНУТЬ В ВОЗДУХЕ
    [VP; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [subj: usu. рука, нога]
    ⇒ having interrupted a movement before it is completed, to remain motionless in that position:
    - рука < нога> повисла в воздухе ≈ s.o.'s arm (leg) remained (was left) suspended in midair.
    2. coll. Also: ВИСЕТЬ В ВОЗДУХЕ coll [subj: human or abstr (дело, поездка, планы etc)]
    ⇒ to be in a state of uncertainty, in an indefinite position:
    - X повис в воздухе≈ X was left hanging;
    - X was in (a state of) limbo.
         ♦ Из-за маминой болезни моя командировка в Прагу повисла в воздухе. Because of my mother's illness, my business trip to Prague is up in the air.
    3. [subj: слова, возражения etc]
    ⇒ (of s.o.'s remarks, objections etc) to receive no reaction, response, or support (from others):
    - X повис в воздухе≈ X fell on deaf ears;
    - X was of (to) no avail.
         ♦ [Бывший партийный работник] стал агитатором в каком-то техникуме, в Ленинграде... Пришёл поторопить своих подопечных в день выборов - никто идти не хочет. Он говорит: "Вам надо с нас пример брать - мы революцию делали"... А ему отвечают: "А кто вас просил революцию делать? Раньше лучше жилось..." Вся его революционная фразеология повисла в воздухе... (Мандельштам 1).... Не [a former Party official] had taken on the job of giving political instruction in a Leningrad technical college....On one election day he had come to the college early to get all the students out to vote, but none of them wanted to. He said they should take an example from people like himself who had "made the Revolution."...To this they replied that nobody had asked him to make a revolution and that people had been better off before. This had left him speechless, and the whole of his "revolutionary" claptrap had been to no avail (1a).

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