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1 one's mouth waters
(one's mouth waters (after, at или for))1) ≈ слюнки текут; см. тж. make smb.'s mouth water...a child that was passing, towed by a nurse-maid, tossed a luxurious big pear minus one bite into the gutter. I stopped, of course, and fastened my desiring eye on that muddy treasure. My mouth watered for it, my whole being begged for it. (M. Twain, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The £1,000,000 Bank-Note’) —...ребенок, проходивший мимо на буксире у няньки, бросил в канаву большую, роскошную грушу, только один раз надкушенную. Разумеется, я остановился и сосредоточил свое внимание на этом грязном сокровище. У меня текли слюнки, все мое существо молило о ней.
2) ≈ глаза разгорелись (на)I can't put my name to something that may be a pack of lies, even if my mouth waters at that £100. (J. Lindsay, ‘All on the Never-Never’, ch. 13) — я не хочу, чтобы мое имя было связано с такой ложью, хотя бы мне и очень хотелось получить эти сто фунтов.
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2 one's heart is in one's mouth
one's heart is in one's mouth/boots душа/сердце в пятки уходитHis heart was in his mouth as he watched the firemen trying to reach the child on the roof of the burning building.
The boy's heart was in his boots as he arrived home because he knew his mother would be angry with him for tearing his jersey.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > one's heart is in one's mouth
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3 one's tongue cleaved to the roof of one's mouth
у него (у неё и т. д.) язык к гортани прилип [этим. библ. Job XXIX, 10, Psalms CXXXVII, 6]But glancing up suddenly, he found her eyes fixed on him, suspicious and hostile, in silence they stared at each other. His throat turned dry and his tongue glued itself to the roof of his mouth. (A. Saxton, ‘The Great Midland’, ch. 24) — Внезапно взглянув на Стефани, Дейв поймал на себе ее настороженный, враждебный взгляд; они молча смотрели друг на друга. У Дейва вдруг пересохло в горле и язык прилип к гортани.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > one's tongue cleaved to the roof of one's mouth
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4 one's heart came into one's mouth
Concise English-Russian phrasebook > one's heart came into one's mouth
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5 one's mouth waters at the sight of smth
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > one's mouth waters at the sight of smth
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6 shut one's mouth
разг.(shut (up) one's mouth (жарг. face или head))попридержать язык, держать язык за зубами; помалкивать, молчать (обыкн. употр. в повелительном наклонении) [shut one's face или head первонач. амер.]; см. тж. open one's faceShut your heads, and let Tom go on! (M. Twain, ‘Tom Sawyer’, ch. XVIII) — Заткните глотки и дайте Тому говорить!
Less patient ones bid her shut her head, or ask her roughly what is wrong with her. (B. Shaw, ‘Pygmalion’, act I) — Менее терпеливые цыкают на нее и сердито спрашивают, чего, собственно, она орет?
...the marshal bade him "shut his face", and emphasized the command by a twist at his coat-collar. (U. Sinclair, ‘King Coal’, book III) —...начальник охраны прикрикнул: "Заткни пасть!" - и подкрепил свой приказ действием, крепко скрутив ворот его пиджака.
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7 in one's mouth
in one's (the) mouth в рот -
8 into one's mouth
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9 open one's mouth
expr infmlTrust you to go and open your big mouth! — Тебя что, за язык тянули?
If you so much as open your mouth about it to her - you can pack your bags and go — Если ты только что-нибудь ляпнешь ей об этом, то можешь собирать свои вещи и проваливать отсюда
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > open one's mouth
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10 open one's mouth
oткpыть poт, гoвopить; пpoгoвopитьcяHe was the kind of tad who lost the Labour Party votes every time he opened his mouth (K. Amis). If you so much as open your mouth about it to her - you can pack your bags and go (J. Osborne and A. Creighton) -
11 flap one's mouth
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > flap one's mouth
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12 flap (one's) mouth
Сленг: злословить, сплетничать, чесать языки -
13 flap one's mouth
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14 prim (one's) mouth
Макаров: поджимать губы -
15 purse one's mouth
Общая лексика: поджать губы, поджимать губы -
16 rinse (one's) mouth
Макаров: прополоскать рот -
17 shut (one's) mouth
Общая лексика: попридержать язык -
18 flap one's mouth
болтать; сплетничатьАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > flap one's mouth
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19 wash one's mouth
мед.гл.фраз. полоскать рот -
20 flap one's mouth
болтать, толковать
См. также в других словарях:
watch one's mouth — (informal) To be careful not to be indiscreet • • • Main Entry: ↑mouth * * * I informal be careful about what one says II see mouth … Useful english dictionary
shut one's mouth — verb refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information Don t tell him any secrets he cannot keep his mouth shut! • Syn: ↑keep quiet, ↑keep one s mouth shut • Ant: ↑talk (for: ↑keep quiet) … Useful english dictionary
in one's mouth — See: BUTTER WOULDN T MELT IN ONE S MOUTH, MELT IN ONE S MOUTH … Dictionary of American idioms
in one's mouth — See: BUTTER WOULDN T MELT IN ONE S MOUTH, MELT IN ONE S MOUTH … Dictionary of American idioms
in\ one's\ mouth — See: butter wouldn t melt in one s mouth, melt in one s mouth … Словарь американских идиом
watch one's mouth — informal be careful about what one says. → mouth … English new terms dictionary
To put one's foot in one's mouth — Mouth Mouth (mouth), n.; pl. {Mouths} (mou[th]z). [OE. mouth, mu[thorn], AS. m[=u][eth]; akin to D. mond, OS. m[=u][eth], G. mund, Icel. mu[eth]r, munnr, Sw. mun, Dan. mund, Goth. mun[thorn]s, and possibly L. mentum chin; or cf. D. muil mouth,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To talk out of both sides of one's mouth — Mouth Mouth (mouth), n.; pl. {Mouths} (mou[th]z). [OE. mouth, mu[thorn], AS. m[=u][eth]; akin to D. mond, OS. m[=u][eth], G. mund, Icel. mu[eth]r, munnr, Sw. mun, Dan. mund, Goth. mun[thorn]s, and possibly L. mentum chin; or cf. D. muil mouth,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
keep one's mouth shut — verb refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information Don t tell him any secrets he cannot keep his mouth shut! • Syn: ↑keep quiet, ↑shut one s mouth • Ant: ↑talk (for: ↑keep quiet) … Useful english dictionary
shoot one's mouth off — verb speak spontaneously and without restraint She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets • Syn: ↑lip off • Hypernyms: ↑talk, ↑speak, ↑utter, ↑mouth, ↑verbalize, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
laugh\ on\ the\ other\ side\ of\ one's\ mouth — • laugh on the wrong side of one s mouth • laugh on the other side of one s mouth • laugh out of the other side of one s mouth v. phr. informal To be made sorry; to feel annoyance or disappointment; cry. Paul boasted that he was a good skater,… … Словарь американских идиом