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1 not an earthly hope
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2 no earthly
разг.(no earthly (тж. not an earthly))ни малейшей надежды, ни малейшего шанса [эллиптический пропуск слова chance; полная форма no earthly chance, not an earthly chance]; см. тж. not a cat's chanceChristine: "Let's go and beg him, Ronny!" Keith: "No earthly! The only hope is in the girl." (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Eldest Son’, act III) — Кристина: "Ронни, пойдем попросим Билла отказаться от этого брака." Кит: "Бесполезно! Вся надежда только на девчонку."
You said last night there wasn't an earthly of me ever gettin' that three hundred quid... (K. S. Prichard, ‘Potch and Colour’, ‘Bad Debts’) — Ты сказала вчера вечером, что у меня нет ни малейшей надежды получить когда-нибудь эти триста фунтов...
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3 shake hands
1) (with smb.) пожать руку кому-л. ( здороваясь или прощаясь); обменяться рукопожатием, пожать друг другу руки (поздравляя, закрепляя соглашение и. т. п.)...I have never had patience with the passion that afflicts so many to shake hands with the great ones of the earth. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Poet’) —...меня всегда раздражала в людях эта страстишка: непременно пожать руку кому-нибудь из великих мира сего.
Paulick mentally shook hands with himself, a not uncommon event with him. (F. Knebel, ‘Vanished’, ch. 4) — Полик мысленно поздравил себя. С ним такое случалось не часто.
They have shaken hands on the bargain. — Они ударили по рукам: сделка состоялась.
2) (with smth.) редк. познакомиться ( или расстаться) с чем-лA lonely woman, who has shaken hands with every earthly hope. (A. Wilson, ‘Vishti’, ch. XXXII) — Одинокая женщина, утратившая всякую надежду на лучшее будущее.
Here it was... that I first shook hands with sensuality. (OED) — Так... впервые я познакомился с проявлениями чувственности.
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