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121 be the most rewarding part
Общая лексика: принести наибольшее удовлетворение (Going on the great journey alone was non-negotiable; in fact, proving he could be self-reliant was the most rewarding part.), приносить наибольшее удовлетворение (What's the most rewarding part of working for this company?)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > be the most rewarding part
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122 to be in the chair
Общая лексика: председательствовать, быть председателем ("I must go. I have to call for my husband at the club, to take him to some absurd meeting at Willis's Rooms, where he is going to be in the chair. (The Picture of Dorian Gray)) -
123 down in the dumps
down in the dumps/mouth inf как в воду опущенный; подавленныйThings hadn't been going so well for her at work and she was feeling a bit down in the dumps.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > down in the dumps
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124 down in the mouth
down in the dumps/mouth inf как в воду опущенный; подавленныйThings hadn't been going so well for her at work and she was feeling a bit down in the dumps.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > down in the mouth
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125 up the spout
adj1) infml2) slHe's been in prison for a year, so he's not going to enjoy finding out that his wife is up the spout — Он просидел в тюрьме целый год, и вряд ли ему понравится, когда он узнает, что его жена в интересном положении
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126 a flash in the pan
1) безрезультатная или неудачная попытка; мимолётный успех; удача, лопнувшая как мыльный пузырь; поражение, фиаско [этим. воен. осечка при стрельбе из кремнёвого ружья]Of course it's only a flash in the pan... She'll never write anything else. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Colonel's Lady’) — Успех ее книги - успех мимолетный... Она никогда ничего больше не напишет.
‘My girl,’ I wanted to say, ‘Things are going badly. My bit of success may have a flash in the pan.’ (C. P. Snow, ‘Time of Hope’, ch. XLV) — - Девочка моя, - хотелось мне сказать Шейле, - дела наши идут скверно. Моя карьера, начавшаяся весьма удачно, может кончиться полным фиаско.
2) человек, потерпевший фиаско или не оправдавший надеждThere was little or no surprise that a play of mine should be so appallingly bad, for, in their minds at least I had never been anything but a flash in the pan, a playboy whose meteoric rise could only result in an equally meteoric fall into swift oblivion. (N. Coward, ‘Present Indicative’, part VIII, ch. 2) — Не приходится удивляться (или почти не приходится), что моя пьеса оказалась столь ужасающе плохой. Ибо я, по крайней мере с точки зрения театральных критиков, был кратковременной вспышкой на литературном небосклоне, несерьезным писакой, чей головокружительный успех должен смениться столь же головокружительным провалом и полной безвестностью.
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127 in the bag
разг.дело верное; ≈ дело в шляпе [первонач. амер.]...Blaise, for one, was certain that Burden's nomination was "in the bag". (G. Vidal, ‘Washington, D. C.’, part II, ch. IV) — Что касается Блейза, то он не сомневался, что Вердену обеспечена победа на президентских выборах.
‘I'm not going to sell you something we haven't got,’ said Luke. ‘It's not in the bag yet.’ (C. P. Snow, ‘The Affair’, part III, ch. 19) — - Я не собираюсь рекламировать то, чего у нас нет. Новых научных достижений пока еще не заметно, - сказал Люк.
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128 like the clappers
жарг.; усил.1) очень быстро, стремительноI could feel her thinking, ‘...I'm going to surrender like the clappers.’ (J. Wain, ‘The Contenders’, ch. IX) — Я понимал, Майра хочет сказать Неду, что... готова без промедления выйти за него замуж.
Benson... sets out for London. He drives like the clappers, and arrives... at a quarter to six. (DNE) — Бенсон... отправляется в Лондон. Мчится на машине так, будто за ним черти гонятся, и приезжает... без четверти шесть.
2) основательно, с полной отдачейI've got to work like the clappers this morning. — Сегодня утром придется основательно поработать.
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