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121 turn oneself inside out
paзг.вывepнутьcя нaизнaнку, вcячecки cтapaтьcя; из кoжи вoн лeзтьI've done everything for them. They've eaten my food and drunk my wine. I've run their errands for them. I've turned myself inside out to do them favours. And what have I got of it? Nothing, nothing, nothing (W. S. Maugham)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > turn oneself inside out
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122 turn smb. out to pasture
Concise English-Russian phrasebook > turn smb. out to pasture
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123 turn Charley
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124 turn
поворот; вираж; обходный путь; виток; вертеть; поворачивать; - out разг поднимать пожарную команду по сигналу тревоги -
125 turn someone on to something
expr slThe boy he thought had turned his daughter on to drugs turned out to be a straight arrow — Парень, который, как он думал, приучил его дочь к наркотикам, оказался порядочным человеком
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > turn someone on to something
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126 turn on one's heel
Shame, compunction, sense of futility flooded his whole being, he turned on his heel and went straight out. (J. Galsworthy, ‘In Chancery’, part II, ch. II) — Стыд, раскаяние, сознание, что все оказалось напрасным, нахлынули, поглотили Сомса - он круто повернулся и вышел.
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127 turn one's back on (or upon) smb.
(или smth.)oтвepнутьcя, oткaзaтьcя oт кoгo-л. (или oт чeгo-л.); пoкинуть, бpocить кoгo-л. (или чтo-л.)But there is one thing that can never be laid at the door of Francis Burke: he never turned his back on a friend (R. L. Stevenson). That was one reason, among many, why some of us turned our backs on the art and tried to back out a new or different way for outselves (C. P. Snow)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > turn one's back on (or upon) smb.
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128 out of turn
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out|turn — «OWT TURN», noun. the quantity turned out or yielded; produce; output … Useful english dictionary
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out-turn — noun 1》 the amount of something produced. 2》 a result or consequence … English new terms dictionary
out-turn — n. 1 the quantity produced. 2 the result of a process or sequence of events … Useful english dictionary
turn — ► VERB 1) move in a circular direction wholly or partly around an axis. 2) move into a different position, especially so as to face or move in the opposite direction. 3) change in nature, state, form, or colour; make or become. 4) shape on a… … English terms dictionary
Turn-out — n.; pl. {Turn outs}. 1. The act of coming forth; a leaving of houses, shops, etc.; esp., a quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike; opposed to lockout. [1913 Webster] 2. A short side track on a railroad, whi … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turn-outs — Turn out Turn out , n.; pl. {Turn outs}. 1. The act of coming forth; a leaving of houses, shops, etc.; esp., a quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike; opposed to lockout. [1913 Webster] 2. A short side track … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turn|out — «TURN OWT», noun. 1. a gathering of people; assemblage: »There was a good turnout at the picnic. 2. the quantity produced, as by an industry, shop, or machine; total product; output; yield. 3. a wide place in a narrow road, where vehicles can… … Useful english dictionary
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
out-curl — ˈout curl Curling. [out 7.] = out turn. [see in curl] … Useful english dictionary
turn — turn1 W1S1 [tə:n US tə:rn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(your body)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(direction)¦ 4¦(move around central point)¦ 5¦(change)¦ 6¦(attention/thoughts)¦ 7 turn your back (on somebody/something) 8¦(age/time)¦ 9 turn something inside out … Dictionary of contemporary English