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21 off the hook
free from some difficulty or problem:يُحَرِّرُ من المُشكِلَه او من الإهتياجIf he couldn't keep the terms of the contract, he shouldn't have signed it – I don't see how we can get him off the hook now.
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(free from some difficulty or problem: If he couldn't keep the terms of the contract, he shouldn't have signed it - I don't see how we can get him off the hook now.) tiré d'affaire -
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(free from some difficulty or problem: If he couldn't keep the terms of the contract, he shouldn't have signed it - I don't see how we can get him off the hook now.) fora do problema -
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adj infmlHe was not about to allow me off the hook, and dumped more foaming beer into the glass which he pressed into my hand — Он совсем не собирался оставлять меня в покое, а налил еще раз пенистого пива в стакан и сунул его мне
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26 off the hook
1) снятый ( о телефонной трубке)2) выпутавшийся из неприятной ситуации; избавленный от неприятности -
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נחלץ ממצב קשה, ניצל ממלכודת* * *◙ תדוכלממ לצינ,השק בצממ ץלחנ◄ -
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sl изба́вленный от неприя́тностиThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > off the hook
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35 the phone was ringing off the hook
Общая лексика: телефон разрывался (http://rus.postimees.ee/010606/glavnaja/estonija/575.php; http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic14062.html)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the phone was ringing off the hook
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36 the phone was ringing off the hook
(esp US) * el teléfono echaba humo, el teléfono no paraba de sonarEnglish-spanish dictionary > the phone was ringing off the hook
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37 get smb. off the hook
амер.; разг.(get (или let) smb. off the hook)"снять кого-л. с крючка" вызволить, выручить кого-л. из беды; освободить от ответственности за что-лShuttling from Boston to Washington twice a week was too much for him... and I finally had to let him off the hook. (P. Knebel, ‘Trespass’, ch. 8) — Поездки из Бостона в Вашингтон и обратно два раза в неделю сильно утомляли Николета... и в конце концов мне пришлось освободить его от этого задания.
‘I'm going to get you off the hook,’ Mason told him. ‘How?’ ‘By letting you tell me everything you know.’ (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Daring Decoy’, ch. 8) — - я вызволю тебя из беды, - сказал Мейсон Дрейку. - Каким образом? - Вызволю, если ты расскажешь мне все, что тебе известно.
...Norma Logan will be let off the hook if she gets on the stand and tells her story. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Screaming Woman’, ch. 14) —...с Нормы Логан снимут обвинение, если она даст правдивые показания.
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38 let someone off the hook
expr infml1)That lets me off the hook — Таким образом, с меня взятки гладки
She will be let off the hook if she gets on the stand and tells everything — Ее отпустят на свободу, если она даст правдивые показания в суде
2)Please, let me off the hook for Saturday — Разрешите мне не приходить в субботу
That task was too much for him and finally I had to let him off the hook — Задание было явно ему не по силам, поэтому я его освободил от него
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > let someone off the hook
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expr infml esp AmEThanks for getting me off the hook — Спасибо, что ты меня отмазал
Jesus gave his life to get us off the hook — Иисус отдал свою жизнь, чтобы спасти наши души
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > get someone off the hook
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40 be off the hook
expr infml esp AmEHe's off the hook, the bastard — Этот тип вышел сухим из воды
That means you're off the hook — Значит, ты ускребся
So you're off the hook — Итак, все кончилось для тебя благополучно
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > be off the hook
См. также в других словарях:
Off the hook — Hook Hook (h[oo^]k; 277), n. [OE. hok, AS. h[=o]c; cf. D. haak, G. hake, haken, OHG. h[=a]ko, h[=a]go, h[=a]ggo, Icel. haki, Sw. hake, Dan. hage. Cf. {Arquebuse}, {Hagbut}, {Hake}, {Hatch} a half door, {Heckle}.] 1. A piece of metal, or other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
off the hook — {adv. phr.} Out of trouble; out of an awkward or embarrassing situation. * /Thelma found she had made two dates for the same night; she asked Sally to get her off the hook by going out with one of the boys./ … Dictionary of American idioms
off the hook — {adv. phr.} Out of trouble; out of an awkward or embarrassing situation. * /Thelma found she had made two dates for the same night; she asked Sally to get her off the hook by going out with one of the boys./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Off the Hook — may refer to: Off the Hook (radio program), hacker radio show Off the Hook (song),a 2006 single by Cansei de Ser Sexy Off the Hook (Xscape album),a 1995 album by Xscape Off the Hook (compilation album), a compilation album from the Now That s… … Wikipedia
off the hook — ► having escaped from a difficult situation or punishment: be/get off the hook »Don t think you re off the hook on taxes just because you were paid in cash. get/let sb off the hook »The minister was last night under fire for letting the big banks … Financial and business terms
Off the hook — can refer to: *A telephone left off its telephone hook* Off the Hook, a hacker radio show hosted primarily by Emmanuel Goldstein and others involved with * Off the Hook , a single by the Brazilian band Cansei de Ser Sexy (CSS) … Wikipedia
off the hook — If someone is off the hook, they have avoided punishment or criticism for something they have done … The small dictionary of idiomes
off the hook — ► off the hook 1) informal no longer in trouble. 2) (of a telephone receiver) not on its rest. Main Entry: ↑hook … English terms dictionary
off the hook — adjective freed from danger or blame or obligation I let him off the hook with a mild reprimand • Similar to: ↑safe * * * 1) informal no longer in difficulty or trouble I lied to get him off the hook 2) (of a telephone receiver) not on its rest,… … Useful english dictionary
Off the Hook² — Infobox Album Name = Off The Hook² Type = Album Artist = Various Artists Background = darkseagreen Released = 2003 Recorded = Various Times Genre = Pop Length = ? Label = Universal Music Reviews = Last album = Off The Hook This album = Off The… … Wikipedia
off the hook — 1. mod. no longer in jeopardy; no longer obligated. □ I’ll let you off the hook this time, but never again. □ We’re off the hook. We don’t need to worry anymore. 2. mod. crazy. (Referring to the telephone disconnected.) □ She’s so ditzy really… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions