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1 пойти на попятный
1) General subject: back out, back pedal, chicken out, crayfish, recede from a position, haul in horns, pull in horns, take water, back-pedal, draw in one's horns2) Colloquial: pull out3) Literal: beat a retreat4) Jargon: pig it5) Makarov: cop out, draw in horns -
2 умерить пыл
1) General subject: damp somebody's ardour, (свой) qualify anger, (чей-л.) tame ardour, haul in horns, pull in horns, take in sail, dent enthusiasm, pull in one's horns2) Literal: shorten sail3) Makarov: (чей-л.) tame (smb.'s) ardour, (чей-л.) damp ardour, draw in claws, draw in horns -
3 отступить
1) General subject: back, be on the run, blench, climb down (в споре), cop out, depart (depart from tradition - отступать от традиции), deviate, digress, draw in (о войсках), fall back, give ground, give way, leave the field, lose ground, pull back, rebound, recede, recoil (на несколько шагов), reel, reel off, reeler, retract, retreat, shrink, stand away, stand back, step back, haul in horns, make leeway, pull in horns, wave back2) Colloquial: change one's base, (of, on) cop out3) American: take water4) Military: backtrack, draw off, retire, retrograde, drop back, withdraw6) Diplomatic term: cave in (на переговорах)7) Jargon: poop out, up sticks, turn turtle8) Makarov: reel back, reel backward, turn back, cave in, draw in horns, depart from (от обычаев планов и т. п.), cop out (от убеждений принципа и т. п.)9) Microsoft: indent -
4 бить отбой
1) General subject: beat a retreat, haul in horns, pull in horns, sound a retreat2) Naval: sound off (тревоги, маневров), sound off quarters3) Set phrase: draw in one's horns (дословно: Втянуть рожки (об улитке))4) Makarov: (на барабане) beat a retreat, draw in horns -
5 присмиреть
1) General subject: change song, change tune, draw in one's claws, sing another song, sing small, haul in horns, pull in horns, draw in one's horns2) Makarov: draw in claws, draw in horns -
6 стушеваться
1) General subject: draw in one's horns, take a back seat, melt into background, merge into the background, pull in horns, become flustered, lose one's nerve, get embarrassed2) Makarov: melt into ( the) background, draw in horns, efface oneself -
7 сбавить тон
1) General subject: change song, modify tone, pipe down, sing another song, sing small, pull in horns, sing, draw in horns, ease up, change( one's) tune2) Literal: shorten sail3) Makarov: come down a peg -
8 съёжиться
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9 DEVIL
• Cross on the breast, and the devil in the heart (The) - Глядит овцой, а пахнет волком (Г)• Devil and all to pay (The) - Сам черт не разберет (C)• Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose (The) - Цель оправдывает средства (Ц)• Devil dances in an empty pocket (The) - Бедность не грех, а до греха доводит (Б)• Devil finds (makes) work for idle hands /to do/ (The) - Безделье - мать пороков (Б), Трутни горазды на плутни (T)• Devil is dead (The) - Дело в шляпе (Д)• Devil is ever kind to (is fond of, is good to, is kind to, looks after, protects, takes care of) his own (The) - К своим и черт хорошо относится (K)• Devil is not as (so) black as he is painted (The) - Не так страшен черт, как его малюют (H)• Devil knows many things because he is old (The) - Старый волк знает толк (C)• Devil looks after his own (The) - К своим и черт хорошо относится (K)• Devil lurks behind the cross (The) - Глядит овцой, а пахнет волком (Г)• Devil protects his own (The) - К своим и черт хорошо относится (K)• Devil rebukes sin (The) - Чья бы корова мычала, а твоя бы молчала (4)• Devil sits behind the cross (The) - Глядит овцой, а пахнет волком (Г)• Devil takes care of his own (The) - К своим и черт хорошо относится (K)• Devil was sick, the devil a monk (a saint) would be; the devil was well, the devil of a monk (a saint) was he (The) - Мужик тонул - топор обещал, вытащили - топорища жаль (M)• Don't bid the devil good morning until you have met him - Не реви раньше смерти (H)• Fight the devil with his own tools, or fight the devil with fire - Клин клином вышибают (K), Чем ушибся, тем и лечись (4)• Give the devil an inch and he will take an ell - Дай волю на ноготок - он возьмет на весь локоток (Д), Дай курице гряду - изроет весь огород (Д), Дай черту волос, а он и за всю голову (Д)• Here is the devil to pay, and no pitch hot - Сам черт не разберет (C)• He that takes the devil into his boat must carry him over the sound - Взялся за гуж, не говори, что не дюж (B)• It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him - Беда к нам приходит верхом, а от нас уходит пешком (Б), Беда приходит пудами, а уходит золотниками (Б)• Nothing goes over the devil's back that doesn't come back under the devil's belly - Худо нажитое впрок не идет (X)• Pull devil, pull baker - Живи и жить давай другим (Ж)• Speak of the devil /and he is sure to appear/ - Серого помянешь, а серый здесь (C)• Speak of the devil, and he'll appear - На ловца и зверь бежит (Л), О волке толк, а тут и волк (0), Серого помянешь, а серый здесь (C)• Speak of the devil and in he walks - Серого помянешь, а серый здесь (C)• Talk about the devil and his imps will appear - О волке толк, а тут и волк (O)• Talk of the devil and his imp appears - О волке толк, а тут и волк (O)• Talk of the devil and you'll see his horns - О волке толк, а тут и волк (O)• What goes over the devil's back comes under his belly - Худо нажитое впрок не идет (X)• What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly - Худо нажитое впрок не идет (X), Чужим добром не разживешься (4)• When the devil was sick, a monk was he; when the devil was well, the devil of a monk was he - Мужик тонул - топор обещал, вытащили - топорища жаль (M)• Where God has a church, the devil has a chapel - Около святых черти водятся (O)• Where God has his church (temple), the devil will have his chapel - Около святых черти водятся (O)• You can't paint the devil white - Черного кобеля не отмоешь добела (4)
См. также в других словарях:
pull your horns in — draw/pull your ˈhorns in idiom to start being more careful in your behaviour, especially by spending less money than before • Small businesses have had to pull their horns in during the recession. Main entry: ↑hornidiom … Useful english dictionary
pull in horns — draw/pull in (your) horns to act in a more careful way than you did before, especially by spending less money. He ll have to draw in his horns, now that he s lost his job … New idioms dictionary
pull\ in\ one's\ horns — • pull in one s horns • draw in one s horns v. phr. informal 1. To reduce your boasts; calm down from a quarrel; back down on a promise. He said he could beat any man there single handed, but he pulled in his horns when Jack came forward. 2. To… … Словарь американских идиом
pull back — verb 1. pull back or move away or backward (Freq. 1) The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb • Syn: ↑withdraw, ↑retreat, ↑pull away, ↑draw back, ↑recede, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pull in your horns — draw/pull/in your horns phrase to start spending less money than you usually do Thesaurus: to save money, or to be careful with moneyhyponym to buy somethingsynonym Main entry: horn * * * pull … Useful english dictionary
pull in one's horns — or[draw in one s horns] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To reduce your boasts; calm down from a quarrel; back down on a promise. * /He said he could beat any man there single handed, but he pulled in his horns when Jack came forward./ 2. To cut back… … Dictionary of American idioms
pull in one's horns — or[draw in one s horns] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To reduce your boasts; calm down from a quarrel; back down on a promise. * /He said he could beat any man there single handed, but he pulled in his horns when Jack came forward./ 2. To cut back… … Dictionary of American idioms
pull in one's horns — verb make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity We ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him He backed out of his earlier promise The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns • Syn: ↑retreat, ↑pull back, ↑back out, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pull in your horns — draw/pull in (your) horns to act in a more careful way than you did before, especially by spending less money. He ll have to draw in his horns, now that he s lost his job … New idioms dictionary
pull away — verb pull back or move away or backward (Freq. 1) The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb • Syn: ↑withdraw, ↑retreat, ↑draw back, ↑recede, ↑pull back, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pull in your horns — not be so aggressive, stop attacking or criticizing Father s advice is to pull in your horns or you could be dismissed … English idioms