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1 как аршин проглотил
Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > как аршин проглотил
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(КАК (БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО)) АРШИН ПРОГЛОТИЛ coll, humor (как etc +) VP adv (variants with как etc) or predic with subj: human (all variants) past only fixed WO(a person who) has unnaturally straight posture (may refer to a permanent or a temporary characteristic)straight as a ramrodramrod-straight stiff as a poker (one) looks like he has a broomstick (a poker) up his butt."Я вот чего хотел-то: разводец бы нам организовать... Да что ты молчишь?» - как будто удивился (Дмитрий)... А она (Маруся) стоит и крикнуть не может... Ведь её - Дмитрий! Как же так?.. «Ну вот, будешь теперь стоять, как аршин проглотила...» (Суслов 1). "What I wanted was this: we should get a divorce.... Why are you so quiet?" he (Dmitry) asked, as if he were surprised....And she (Marusia) stood there and couldn't cry out....It was her Dmitry! How could this be?..."So now you just stand there, stiff as a poker" (1a)....Аршин» is an old Russian measure of length (0.71 meter). The term also refers to a stick or ruler of that length (formerly used by merchants, tailors etc). -
3 аршин проглотил
• (КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> АРШИН ПРОГЛОТИЛ coll, humor[( как etc +) VP; adv (variants with как etc) or predic with subj: human (all variants); past only; fixed WO]=====⇒ (a person who) has unnaturally straight posture (may refer to a permanent or a temporary characteristic):- (one) looks like he has a broomstick < a poker> up his butt.♦ "Я вот чего хотел-то: разводец бы нам организовать... Да что ты молчишь?" - как будто удивился [Дмитрий]... А она [ Маруся] стоит и крикнуть не может... Ведь её - Дмитрий! Как же так?.. "Ну вот, будешь теперь стоять, как аршин проглотила..." (Суслов 1). "What I wanted was this: we should get a divorce....Why are you so quiet?" he [Dmitry] asked, as if he were surprised....And she [Marusia] stood there and couldn't cry out....It was her Dmitry! How could this be?..."So now you just stand there, stiff as a poker" (la).—————← " Аршин" is an old Russian measure of length (0.71 meter). The term also refers to a stick or ruler of that length (formerly used by merchants, tailors etc).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > аршин проглотил
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4 будто аршин проглотил
• (КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> АРШИН ПРОГЛОТИЛ coll, humor[(как etc +) VP; adv (variants with как etc) or predic with subj: human (all variants); past only; fixed WO]=====⇒ (a person who) has unnaturally straight posture (may refer to a permanent or a temporary characteristic):- (one) looks like he has a broomstick < a poker> up his butt.♦ "Я вот чего хотел-то: разводец бы нам организовать... Да что ты молчишь?" - как будто удивился [Дмитрий]... А она [ Маруся] стоит и крикнуть не может... Ведь её - Дмитрий! Как же так?.. "Ну вот, будешь теперь стоять, как аршин проглотила..." (Суслов 1). "What I wanted was this: we should get a divorce....Why are you so quiet?" he [Dmitry] asked, as if he were surprised....And she [Marusia] stood there and couldn't cry out....It was her Dmitry! How could this be?..."So now you just stand there, stiff as a poker" (la).—————← " Аршин" is an old Russian measure of length (0.71 meter). The term also refers to a stick or ruler of that length (formerly used by merchants, tailors etc).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > будто аршин проглотил
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5 как аршин проглотил
• (КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> АРШИН ПРОГЛОТИЛ coll, humor[(как etc +) VP; adv (variants with как etc) or predic with subj: human (all variants); past only; fixed WO]=====⇒ (a person who) has unnaturally straight posture (may refer to a permanent or a temporary characteristic):- (one) looks like he has a broomstick < a poker> up his butt.♦ "Я вот чего хотел-то: разводец бы нам организовать... Да что ты молчишь?" - как будто удивился [Дмитрий]... А она [ Маруся] стоит и крикнуть не может... Ведь её - Дмитрий! Как же так?.. "Ну вот, будешь теперь стоять, как аршин проглотила..." (Суслов 1). "What I wanted was this: we should get a divorce....Why are you so quiet?" he [Dmitry] asked, as if he were surprised....And she [Marusia] stood there and couldn't cry out....It was her Dmitry! How could this be?..."So now you just stand there, stiff as a poker" (la).—————← " Аршин" is an old Russian measure of length (0.71 meter). The term also refers to a stick or ruler of that length (formerly used by merchants, tailors etc).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как аршин проглотил
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6 словно аршин проглотил
• (КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> АРШИН ПРОГЛОТИЛ coll, humor[(как etc +) VP; adv (variants with как etc) or predic with subj: human (all variants); past only; fixed WO]=====⇒ (a person who) has unnaturally straight posture (may refer to a permanent or a temporary characteristic):- (one) looks like he has a broomstick < a poker> up his butt.♦ "Я вот чего хотел-то: разводец бы нам организовать... Да что ты молчишь?" - как будто удивился [Дмитрий]... А она [ Маруся] стоит и крикнуть не может... Ведь её - Дмитрий! Как же так?.. "Ну вот, будешь теперь стоять, как аршин проглотила..." (Суслов 1). "What I wanted was this: we should get a divorce....Why are you so quiet?" he [Dmitry] asked, as if he were surprised....And she [Marusia] stood there and couldn't cry out....It was her Dmitry! How could this be?..."So now you just stand there, stiff as a poker" (la).—————← " Аршин" is an old Russian measure of length (0.71 meter). The term also refers to a stick or ruler of that length (formerly used by merchants, tailors etc).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > словно аршин проглотил
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7 точно аршин проглотил
• (КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> АРШИН ПРОГЛОТИЛ coll, humor[(как etc +) VP; adv (variants with как etc) or predic with subj: human (all variants); past only; fixed WO]=====⇒ (a person who) has unnaturally straight posture (may refer to a permanent or a temporary characteristic):- (one) looks like he has a broomstick < a poker> up his butt.♦ "Я вот чего хотел-то: разводец бы нам организовать... Да что ты молчишь?" - как будто удивился [Дмитрий]... А она [ Маруся] стоит и крикнуть не может... Ведь её - Дмитрий! Как же так?.. "Ну вот, будешь теперь стоять, как аршин проглотила..." (Суслов 1). "What I wanted was this: we should get a divorce....Why are you so quiet?" he [Dmitry] asked, as if he were surprised....And she [Marusia] stood there and couldn't cry out....It was her Dmitry! How could this be?..."So now you just stand there, stiff as a poker" (la).—————← " Аршин" is an old Russian measure of length (0.71 meter). The term also refers to a stick or ruler of that length (formerly used by merchants, tailors etc).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > точно аршин проглотил
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муж.; устар.arshine/arshin/arsheen (= 0.711 m. = 2 ft. 4 in.)как будто аршин проглотил разг. — as stiff as a poker, straight as a ramrod, ramrod-straight
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9 как аршин проглотил
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10 словно аршин проглотил
straight as a ramrod словосочетание:Русско-английский синонимический словарь > словно аршин проглотил
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11 словно аршин проглотил
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > словно аршин проглотил
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12 как аршин проглотил
(as) stiff as a poker, (as) straight as a ramrodАмериканизмы. Русско-английский словарь. > как аршин проглотил
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13 как аршин проглотил
как (будто, словно, точно) аршин (кол) проглотилшутл., неодобр.smb. looks as if he had swallowed a poker (lit. a yardstick); cf. (as) stiff (straight) as a poker (a ramrod)Стал армейский, вытянулся, точно кол проглотил, щёки надул. (А. Новиков-Прибой, Рассказ боцманмата) — That army chap stood up stiff like he's swallowed a poker, and puffed his cheeks out.
Санька весь завтрак просидел молчаливый, одеревенелый, и Феня даже сказала, что Санька не иначе, как проглотил аршин. (А. Мусатов, Стожары) — Sanka sat stiff and taciturn all through breakfast. Fenya even said he looked as if he had swallowed a poker.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как аршин проглотил
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ramrod — I. noun Date: 1757 1. a rod for ramming home the charge in a muzzle loading firearm 2. a cleaning rod for small arms 3. boss, overseer II. adjective Date: 1850 marked by rigidity, severity, or stiffness III. transit … New Collegiate Dictionary
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straight as a ramrod — Someone who is (as) straight as a ramrod is a person who keeps a straight back and looks very serious. When my grandfather invited us for dinner, he used to sit straight as a ramrod at the head of the table … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
ramrod — ram|rod [ˈræmrɔd US ra:d] n 1.) straight/stiff as a ramrod sitting or standing with your back straight and your body stiff 2.) a stick for cleaning a gun or pushing ↑gunpowder into an old fashioned gun … Dictionary of contemporary English
ramrod — noun (C) 1 stiff/straight as a ramrod sitting or standing with your back straight and your body stiff 2 a stick for pushing gunpowder into an old fashioned gun, or for cleaning a small gun … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
straight as a ramrod — sitting with his/her back very straight … English contemporary dictionary