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I[PrepP; Invar; adv]=====⇒ (to say sth., call s.o. sth., laugh at s.o., lie to s.o. etc) openly, directly addressing the person involved:- (right < straight>) to s.o.'s face;- (tell s.o. sth.) face to face;- (laugh) in s.o.'s face;- [in refer, to lying] tell a boldfaced (barefaced) lie;- lie through one's teeth.♦ Она [Фанни Невская] - настоящая, с ней нельзя болтать, ей нельэя солгать, она заставляет говорить, как на исповеди. Она говорит в лицо то, что думает (Аллилуева 2). She [Fanny Nevskaya] was a real person. You couldn't just gossip with her, or lie to her. With her you spoke as if you were at confession. And she always said straight to your face what she thought (2a).♦ Они лежали и говорили о чём придется, точно обкладывая то самое главное, хрупкое и ломкое, что было сказано, мягкими оберегающими пустяками. Когда лежишь, легче вести такой разговор: можно, закрыв глаза, сказать то, что в лицо говорить не решишься... (Распутин 2). They lay and talked about anything that came to mind, bolstering the most important thing, delicate and fragile, with soft padding trifles. It's always easier to have a conversation like that when you're lying down: you can say things with your eyes closed that you could never say to someone's face.. (2a)II[PrepP; Invar; adv]=====⇒ (to know s.o.) by his outward appearance (without being acquainted with him):- X would recognize Y.♦ Митя хоть и знал этого купца в лицо, но знаком с ним не был и даже ни разу не говорил с ним (Достоевский 1). Though Mitya knew the merchant by sight, he was not acquainted with him and had never once spoken to him (1a).♦ Вскоре Ольга Петровна знала уже всех в издательстве - и по фамилиям, и по должности, и в лицо: счетоводов, редакторов, техредов, курьерш (Чуковская 1). Soon Olga Petrovna knew everyone in the publishing house - their names, their jobs and what they looked like - ledger clerks, editors, technical editors, messengers (1a).♦ Игорь Владимирович танцевал не так профессионально, как Левочка, но хорошо, на них [Игоря Владимировича и Варю] обращали внимание - он был известен, его знали в лицо (Рыбаков 2). Igor Vladimirovich danced very well, not as professionally as Lyova, but people watched as they [Igor Vladimirovich and Varya] danced. They recognized him (2a).[VP: subj: human or collect; often infin with надо, нужно, будем etc]=====⇒ to see things or evaluate facts as they really are, look at things clearly, soberly:- we (you etc) must face (up to) the truth;- we (you etc) must look the facts in the face;- we (you etc) must face (the) facts;- we (you etc) must face up to reality;- we (you etc) must confront the truth;- [in limited contexts] left (you might as well etc) face it.♦ [Трофимов:] Продано ли сегодня имение или не продано - не все ли равно? С ним давно уже покончено, нет поворота назад... Надо хоть раз в жизни взглянуть правде прямо в глаза (Чехов 2). [Т..] Whether or not the estate is sold today -does it really matter? That's all done with long ago, there's no turning back. At least once in one's life one ought to look the truth straight in the eye (2a).♦ "Нас казаки предали, не пошли за нами и не пойдут. Надо иметь мужество и смотреть правде в глаза, а не обольщаться дурацкими надеждами" (Шолохов 5). "The Cossacks have betrayed us. They didn't follow us then and they won't now. You've got to have the courage to face the truth, not comfort yourself with vain hopes (5a).♦ Глянем правде в глаза. Его [мой роман] никто не читал (Булгаков 12)....No one, let's face it, had read it [my novel](12a). -
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В ЛИЦО1 кому говорить что, называть кого чем, смеяться, лгать и т. п. PrepP Invar adv(to say sth., call s.o. sth., laugh at s.o., lie to s.o. etc) openly, directly addressing the person involved: (right (straight)) to s.o. 's face(tell s.o. sth.) face to face (laugh) in s.o. face (in refer, to lying) tell a boldfaced (barefaced) lie lie through one's teeth.Она (Фанни Невская) - настоящая, с ней нельзя болтать, ей нельзя солгать, она заставляет говорить, как на исповеди. Она говорит в лицо то, что думает (Аллилуева 2). She (Fanny Nevskaya) was a real person. You couldn't just gossip with her, or lie to her. With her you spoke as if you were at confession. And she always said straight to your face what she thought (2a).Они лежали и говорили о чём придется, точно обкладывая то самое главное, хрупкое и ломкое, что было сказано, мягкими оберегающими пустяками. Когда лежишь, легче вести такой разговор: можно, закрыв глаза, сказать то, что в лицо говорить не решишься... (Распутин 2). They lay and talked about anything that came to mind, bolstering the most important thing, delicate and fragile, with soft padding trifles. It's always easier to have a conversation like that when you're lying down: you can say things with your eyes closed that you could never say to someone's face.. (2a) -
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несов. - завира́ться, сов. - завра́ться; разг.( врать нагло) lie through one's teeth; ( запутаться во лжи) get entangled in one's lies -
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5 мерин
м.••врать как си́вый ме́рин прост. — ≈ lie through one's teeth / throat; be an out-and-out liar
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6 в открытую
говорить в открытую — to speak candidly/frankly/outright
смеяться над кем-л. в открытую — to laugh out loud at smb./smth.
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7 О-151
В ОТКРЫТУЮ действовать, говорить что, смеяться над кем-чем, врать и т. п. coll PrepP Invar adv(to act, speak etc) overtly, hiding nothing, (to laugh at s.o. or sth., lie etc) in an unconcealed manneropenlyдействовать \О-151 -operate out in the openговорить - = speak candidlyfrankly, straight from the shoulder, outright etc)смеяться над кем\О-151чем \О-151 - laugh out loud at s.o. (sth.)laugh one's head off (at s.o.'s expense)врать \О-151 = lie through (in) one's teethtell bold-faced lies....Он в открытую на худсовете выступал против смолянов-ской пьесы... (Трифонов 1)....He had openly spoken out against Smolyanov's play at meetings of the theater council... (1a).«Остров наводнён агентурой. Си-Ай-Эй и Ка-Ге-Бэ действуют чуть ли не в открытую» (Аксёнов 7). "The Island is flooded with agents. The CIA and KGB operate quite out in the open..." (7a). -
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• В ОТКРЫТУЮ действовать, говорить что, смеяться над кем-чем, врать и т.п. coll[PrepP; Invar; adv]=====⇒ (to act, speak etc) overtly, hiding nothing, (to laugh at s.o. or sth., lie etc) in an unconcealed manner:- openly;- laugh one's head off (at s. ОЛ expense);- tell bold-faced lies.♦...Он в открытую на худсовете выступал против смоляновской пьесы... (Трифонов 1)....He had openly spoken out against Smolyanov's play at meetings of the theater council... (1a).♦ "Остров наводнён агентурой. Си-Ай-Эй и Ка-Ге-Бэ действуют чуть ли не в открытую" (Аксёнов 7). "The Island is flooded with agents. The CIA and KGB operate quite out in the open..." (7a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в открытую
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lie through one's teeth — {v. phr.} To lie uninhibitedly and unashamedly. * /Everyone in the courtroom could sense that the accused was lying through his teeth./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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