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1 не терять времени даром
1) General subject: not let the grass grow under one's feet, be quick off the mark2) Jargon: get off the dime3) Education: not waste any time (Don't waste any time waiting for the mail carrier - your cheques won't be coming until the strike is over.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > не терять времени даром
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2 сидеть сложа руки
1) General subject: let the grass grow under feet, not to do a hand's turn, sit at home, twirl thumbs, sit idly by, sit back and do nothing, idle one's time away, rest on oars2) Set phrase: sit twiddling one's thumbs -
3 ждать у моря погоды
тж. сидеть у моря и ждать погодыразг.lit. sit by the sea and wait for fair weather; sit waiting for what will never come; indulge in vain hopes; cf. let the grass grow under one's feetМаша.
Всё глупости. Безнадёжная любовь - это только в романах. Пустяки. Не нужно только распускать себя и всё чего-то ждать, ждать у моря погоды... (А. Чехов, Чайка) — Masha. Bah! Hopeless love only exists in novels. Rubbish! One only has to keep oneself in hand, and not to sit waiting and waiting for what can never come...- Я не вернулась к мужу - на это моей воли хватило, - но и от матери не ушла. Теперь мы снова ждём у моря погоды... (А. Чаковский, Свет далёкой звезды) — 'I did not go back to my husband - I had enough willpower for that, but then I was not strong enough to leave Mother. And here we are, left high and dry'.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ждать у моря погоды
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4 ждать
сиде́ть и ждать — sit and wait
он заста́вил её ждать — he made her wait, he kept her waiting
не заставля́йте его́ ждать — don't keep him waiting
извини́те, что заста́вил вас ждать — sorry to have kept you waiting
он ждёт от них по́мощи [подде́ржки] — he looks to them for help [support]
••не заста́вить себя́ (до́лго) ждать — not to take long to appear
он ждёт не дождётся (рд.) разг. — he can't wait (+ inf, for); he can't live to see (d)
кто зна́ет, что ждёт впереди́ — who knows what the future may hold
вре́мя не ждёт — time presses, there's no time to lose
того́ и жди разг. — = того́ и гляди́ (см. глядеть)
и не жди! разг. — don't get your hopes up!; I wouldn't bet / count on it (if I were you)
ждать у мо́ря пого́ды — ≈ let the grass grow under one's feet
См. также в других словарях:
not let the grass grow under one's feet — ► not let the grass grow under one s feet not delay in taking action. Main Entry: ↑grass … English terms dictionary
not let the grass grow under one's feet — not delay in taking action. → grass … English new terms dictionary
not let the grass grow under one's feet — not waste time … English contemporary dictionary
not let the grass grow under one's feet — not delay in acting or taking an opportunity … Useful english dictionary
let grass grow under one's feet — {v. phr.} To be idle; be lazy; waste time. Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. * /The new boy joined the football team, made the honor roll, and found a girlfriend during the first month of school. He certainly did not let … Dictionary of American idioms
let grass grow under one's feet — {v. phr.} To be idle; be lazy; waste time. Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. * /The new boy joined the football team, made the honor roll, and found a girlfriend during the first month of school. He certainly did not let … Dictionary of American idioms
let\ grass\ grow\ under\ one's\ feet — v. phr. To be idle; be lazy; waste time. Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. The new boy joined the football team, made the honor roll, and found a girlfriend during the first month of school. He certainly did not let any… … Словарь американских идиом
let grass grow under one's feet — be idle, be lazy, waste time He is always working hard and is not the type of person to let grass grow under his feet … Idioms and examples
grass — ► NOUN 1) vegetation consisting of short plants with long narrow leaves, growing wild or cultivated on lawns and pasture. 2) ground covered with grass. 3) informal cannabis. 4) Brit. informal a police informer. ► VERB 1) cover with grass. 2) … English terms dictionary
grass — n. & v. n. 1 a vegetation belonging to a group of small plants with green blades that are eaten by cattle, horses, sheep, etc. b any species of this. c any plant of the family Gramineae, which includes cereals, reeds, and bamboos. 2 pasture land … Useful english dictionary
Grass — n. & v. n. 1 a vegetation belonging to a group of small plants with green blades that are eaten by cattle, horses, sheep, etc. b any species of this. c any plant of the family Gramineae, which includes cereals, reeds, and bamboos. 2 pasture land … Useful english dictionary