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1 stand smth. on its head
1) пocтaвить чтo-л. c нoг нa гoлoву, иcтoлкoвывaть чтo-л в пpoтивoпoлoжнoм cмыcлeJohn stood the curator's argument on its head saying that charging admission to museums would attract more, not fewer people to them2) пepeвepнуть чтo-л. ввepx днoм, вызвaть пepeпoлoxModern electronics has turned the economics of design on its head (Business Week International). The clothes made by this company have stood the whole fashion world on its headConcise English-Russian phrasebook > stand smth. on its head
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2 raise its head
поднять голову, (снова) появитьсяScepticism suddenly reared its head - rather nervous scepticism, not at all assured of its back, but scepticism nevertheless. (H. G. Wells, ‘The Invisible Man’, ch. 10) — Скептицизм внезапно поднял голову. Правда, скептицизм беспокойный и несколько неуверенный в себе, но все же скептицизм.
Hope raising its head, she turned to Prissy and ordered her to run quickly to the Meades' house and see if he were there or Mrs. Meade. (M. Mitchell, ‘Gone with the Wind’, ch. XXII) — У Скарлетт снова появилась надежда. Она приказала Присси сбегать к Мидам и посмотреть, дома ли доктор Мид или его жена.
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3 make keep its head up
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4 to stand something on its head
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5 to stand something on its head
to stand something on its headmudar de repente, virar de pernas para o ar.English-Portuguese dictionary > to stand something on its head
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6 stand everything on its head
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7 the cat burrowed its head into her shoulder
the cat burrowed its head into her shoulderEnglish-Dutch dictionary > the cat burrowed its head into her shoulder
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8 stand smth. on its head
поставить что-л. с ног на голову, истолковывать что-л. в противоположном смыслеJohn stood the curator's argument on its head, saying that charging admission to museums would attract more, not fewer, people to them. (ODCIE) — Джон сказал, что с введением входной платы в музеи число посетителей увеличится, а не уменьшится. Куратор же придерживался противоположного мнения.
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9 turn smth. on its head
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10 bird tucked its head under its wing
Макаров: птица спрятала голову под крылоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > bird tucked its head under its wing
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11 the bird tucked its head under its wing
Макаров: птица спрятала голову под крылоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the bird tucked its head under its wing
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12 (a) tortoise pulls its head and legs into its shell
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (a) tortoise pulls its head and legs into its shell
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13 a horse with a white mark on its head
1) Общая лексика: лошадь с белым пятном (с белой звездой) на головеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > a horse with a white mark on its head
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14 anxiety raises its head
1) СМИ: возникает чувство тревоги2) Макаров: появляется чувство тревогиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > anxiety raises its head
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15 counter-revolution reared its head
Макаров: контрреволюция подняла головуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > counter-revolution reared its head
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16 dog rubbed its head against my legs
Макаров: собака тёрлась головой о мои ногиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > dog rubbed its head against my legs
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17 famine raised its head in the land
Макаров: в стране свирепствует голодУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > famine raised its head in the land
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18 fish rots from its head
Общая лексика: рыба гниёт с головыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > fish rots from its head
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19 horse perked up its head
Макаров: лошадь вскинула головуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > horse perked up its head
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20 horse with a white mark on its head
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > horse with a white mark on its head
См. также в других словарях:
stand something on its head — stand/turn/something on its head informal phrase to make someone think in a completely new way about something Einstein’s theories stood the mathematical world on its head. Thesaurus: to have an effect on someone s emotions or attitudessynonym … Useful english dictionary
turn something on its head — stand/turn/something on its head informal phrase to make someone think in a completely new way about something Einstein’s theories stood the mathematical world on its head. Thesaurus: to have an effect on someone s emotions or attitudessynonym … Useful english dictionary
run around like a chicken with its head cut off — See: RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES … Dictionary of American idioms
run around like a chicken with its head cut off — See: RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES … Dictionary of American idioms
A House and Its Head — infobox Book | name = A House and Its Head title orig = translator = image caption = author = Ivy Compton Burnett illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = W. Heinemann Ltd release … Wikipedia
turn (something) on its head — 1. to use something in a completely wrong way. The basic problem is that your report turns history on its head. 2. to change something completely. I really hope that doctors and nurses can pull together and turn the system on its head. Related… … New idioms dictionary
run around like a chicken with its head cut off — verb To act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control. The president doesnt know what to do. Hes running around like a chicken with its head cut off. See Also: like a chicken with its head cut off … Wiktionary
turn sth on its head — ► to make something the opposite of what it was previously: »The internet turned the world of flight booking on its head. Main Entry: ↑turn … Financial and business terms
rear its head — rear its (ugly) head to become a problem that has to be dealt with. It was in the 1970s that the problem of violent soccer fans first reared its head in Britain … New idioms dictionary
stand (something) on its head — stand/turn (something) on its head to make an idea or belief the opposite of what it was before. The first feminists simply took the accepted view that men were superior to women and turned it on its head … New idioms dictionary
turn (something) on its head — stand/turn (something) on its head to make an idea or belief the opposite of what it was before. The first feminists simply took the accepted view that men were superior to women and turned it on its head … New idioms dictionary
