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21 on the nail
сразу, немедленно (преим. о платеже; обыкн. употр. с гл. to pay)Isn't the first thing, Michael, to get the diary printed so that it looks ready to come out on the nail? (J. Galsworthy, ‘Maid in Waiting’, ch. XXXIV) — Но, Майкл, по-моему, первым делом надо послать дневник в типографию, тогда будет ясно, что он вот-вот выйдет в свет.
If you want to leave Chicago and stay away three years or more. I will see that you are paid five thousand dollars every year on January first - on the nail - five thousand dollars! (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Titan’, ch. XX) — Покиньте Чикаго, не возвращайтесь сюда года три или больше, и я позабочусь о том, чтобы вы ежегодно первого января день в день получали на руки пять тысяч долларов.
They were worth at least two thousand pounds on the nail - that had been proved. (Gr. Greene, ‘Confidential Agent’, part I, ch. II) — Эти документы стоят по меньшей мере две тысячи фунтов, и купят их немедленно. Это доказано.
You know how I am; if I can't pay on the nail, I don't buy. (J. Updike, ‘The Poorhouse Fair’, ch. III) — Ты же знаешь меня. Я ничего не покупаю, если не могу сразу расплатиться.
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22 the horns of a dilemma
дилемма, необходимость выбора между двумя нежелательными возможностями; см. тж. between the horns of a dilemma‘Well, well, if you won't fight, why don't you forgive?’ says Harry. ‘If you don't forgive, why don't you fight? That's what I call the horns of a dilemma,’ and he laughed his frank, jolly laugh. (W. Thackeray, ‘The Virginians’, ch. V) — - Если вы не хотите драться на дуэли, почему же вы не хотите простить? - спросил Гарри. - А если вы не хотите простить, почему же вы не хотите драться? Вот, по-моему, в чем заключается каверза. - И он рассмеялся своим искренним, веселым смехом.
Napoleon: "...How am I to escape the horns of this tragic dilemma?" (B. Shaw, ‘Back to Methuselah’, part IV, act II) — Наполеон: "...Как мне избежать этой трагической дилеммы?"
...he revolved the paper to the opposite page, where the editorial opinions were found. The chief one was titled ‘Two Horns of the Canadian Dilemma’. (J. Updike, ‘The Poorhouse Fair’, ch. II) —...Хук перевернул газетный лист. На другой странице была помещена передовая статья под заголовком: "Два нелегких аспекта канадской проблемы"
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23 pauperized
доводить до нищеты; доведенный до нищетыСинонимический ряд:1. bankrupt (adj.) bankrupt; broke; busted; destitute; down the drain; impoverished; in the poorhouse; insolvent; ruined2. ruined (verb) bankrupted; broke/broken; busted; folded up; impoverished; ruined -
24 ruined
1. a разрушенный, развалившийся2. a погубленный, загубленный3. a разорённый, разорившийся4. a опустошённый, разорённыйСинонимический ряд:1. bankrupt (adj.) bankrupt; broke; busted; destitute; down the drain; impoverished; in the poorhouse; insolvent; pauperized2. destroyed (adj.) beyond repair; crushed; decrepit; destroyed; smashed; subverted; torn down; wrecked3. useless (adj.) broken; burned; done for; in ruins; ravaged; rotten; screwed up; spoiled; useless4. bankrupted (verb) bankrupted; broke/broken; busted; did in/done in; dilapidated; folded up; impoverished; paupered; pauperized; shipwrecked; wrecked5. broke (verb) broke; crushed; failed; overwhelmed; subdued6. destroyed (verb) annihilated; atomized; decapitated; decimated; demolished; destroyed; destructed; dismantled; dissolved; dynamited; finished; pulled down; pulverized; quenched; razed; rubbed out; sank; shattered; shot; smashed; tore down/torn down; torpedoed; totalled; undid; undid/undone; unmade; wracked7. frustrated (verb) baffled; balked; beat/beaten; bilked; buffaloed; circumvented; dashed; disappointed; foiled; frustrated; thwarted
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poorhouse — [[t]pʊ͟ə(r)haʊs, pɔ͟ː(r) [/t]] poorhouses also poor house N COUNT: usu the N In former times in Britain, a poorhouse was an institution in which poor people could live. It was paid for by the public. I was certain I was on the brink of poverty,… … English dictionary
poorhouse — poor|house [ˈpo:haus US ˈpur ] n 1.) the state of not having any money ▪ If Jimmy keeps spending like this, he s going to end up in the poorhouse . 2.) a building where very poor people in the past could live and be fed, which was paid for with… … Dictionary of contemporary English
poorhouse — noun Date: 1792 a place maintained at public expense to house needy or dependent persons … New Collegiate Dictionary
poorhouse — /poor hows /, n., pl. poorhouses / how ziz/. (formerly) an institution in which paupers were maintained at public expense. [1735 45; POOR + HOUSE] * * * … Universalium
poorhouse — noun a) A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged b) A workhouse … Wiktionary
