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1 his sudden riches threw him off his balance
his sudden riches threw him off his balancesua riqueza inesperada deixou-o desnorteado.English-Portuguese dictionary > his sudden riches threw him off his balance
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2 off his chump
off his chumpmaluco, doido. -
3 off his nut
off his nutlouco, embriagado. -
4 off his own bat
off his own batpor si, sem auxílio. -
5 off his chump
1) Общая лексика: с дуба рухнул2) Макаров: с ума спятил, тронулся -
6 off his nut
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7 off his rocker
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8 off his rocker
נפל על הראש, ירד מהפסים* * *◙ םיספהמ דרי,שארה לע לפנ◄ -
9 off his rocker
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10 off his rocker
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12 off his chump
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13 off\ his\ chump
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14 carry smb. off his feet
(carry (sweep, амер. take) smb. off his feet)вызвать энтузиазм, восторг, воодушевление в ком-л.; поразить, потрясти, ошеломить кого-л.; захватить кого-л. целиком; вскружить кому-л. головуHe was swept off his feet by the other's work, and astonished that no attempt had been made to publish it. (J. London, ‘Martin Eden’, ch. XXXII) — Мартин пришел в восторг, прочтя стихи Бриссендена, и очень удивился, узнав, что тот ни разу не сделал попытки напечатать их.
At first when he had swept her off her feet... she was a little doubtful, a little afraid of him, although she had always liked him. Now, however, by living with him, by knowing him better, by watching his moods, she had come to love him. (Th. Dreiser, ‘Jennie Gerhardt’, ch. XXVIII) — Вначале, когда этот человек как вихрь ворвался в ее жизнь... Дженни немного сомневалась в нем, немного боялась его, хотя он ей всегда нравился. Но, проведя подле него все эти годы, узнав его лучше, она постепенно полюбила его.
He wanted a passion to seize him, he wanted to be swept off his feet and borne powerless in a mighty rush he cared not whither. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 48) — Ему хотелось, чтобы им завладела страсть, захватила его целиком и повлекла, как могучий поток, неведомо куда.
He still carried young people off their feet; he still gave them faith in themselves... (C. P. Snow, ‘Strangers and Brothers’, ch. 21) — Джордж все еще был кумиром молодых людей. Он умел заставить их поверить в себя...
She soothed him. ‘It all happened with such a rush, dear. It would have swept anyone off his feet.’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Citadel’, book IV, ch.17) — Кристин утешала его: "Все это произошло так быстро, милый. Кого угодно могло ошарашить"
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15 put smb. off his stride
(put smb. off his stride (или off his stroke; тж. put smb. out of his stride))1) помешать кому-л., нарушить ритмичность чьей-л. работы; ≈ выбить кого-л. из колеи...excellent suggestions always, and having only the one drawback that they threatened either to annoy Mr. Armstrong... or to embroil the whole... Department and put it off its stroke. (D. L. Sayers, ‘Murder Must Advertise’, ch. X) —...предложения мистера Копли всегда блестящи; их единственный недостаток заключается в том, что они либо раздражают мистера Армстронга... либо грозят нарушить слаженную работу всего... отдела.
These telephone calls put him completely off his stride and ruined a morning's work. (ODCIE) — Эти телефонные звонки не дали ему возможности ритмично работать, и утро можно было считать пропавшим.
2) обескуражить, привести кого-л. в замешательствоI have six more stories to do for the American Magazine, and ye Ed [= the Editor] has put me right out of my stride by asking me to make them about American characters, little knowing that if I try to do American stuff, the result is awful. (P. G. Wodehouse, ‘Performing Flea’, ‘1931’) — Мне нужно было написать еще шесть рассказов для "Американ мэгазин", но редактор озадачил меня, попросив, чтобы в этих рассказах фигурировали американцы в американской обстановке. Ему было невдомек, что если я берусь за американскую тему, то получается что-то ужасное.
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16 run smb. off his feet
разг.(run smb. (clean) off his feet (или legs))вконец загнать кого-л.; см. тж. rush smb. off his feetI wouldn't recommend anyone to work at that place; they run you off your feet. (EVI) — Я никому не посоветовал бы работать в этом месте; они здесь вас выжмут как лимон.
We've had a very busy day today. I've been run clean off my feet. — У нас был очень трудный день сегодня, я просто с ног сбился.
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17 rush smb. off his feet
1) зaвaлить кoгo-л. paбoтoй (тж. run smb. off his feet или legs и rush smb. off his legs)We're rushed off our feet with work - could do with any amount of help (M. Dickens)2) пoтopaпливaть, пoдxлёcтывaть, пoдcтёгивaть, пoдгoнять кoгo-л.'Why don't you ask me out to tea one day, Johnny?' 'Oh, I drink coffee.' 'You know what I mean.' 'Don't rush me off my feet, now, Dorothy. Why you not wait until I make the offer?' (C. Maclnnes) -
18 put smb. off his stride
пoмeшaть кoму-л., нapушить pитмичнocть чьeй-л. paбoты; выбить кoгo-л. из кoлeиThese telephone calls put him completely off his stride and ruined a mornings work. He threw me out of my stride for a whole half day (E. S. Gardner)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > put smb. off his stride
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19 rush smb. off his feet
1) завалить кого-л. работой; см. тж. run smb. off his feetWe're rushed off our feet with work - could do with any amount of help. (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Fancy’, ch. 9) — Мы с этой работой сбились с ног. Будем рады любой помощи.
2) поторапливать, подхлёстывать, подстёгивать, подгонять кого-л‘Why don't you ask me out to tea one day, Johnny?’ ‘Oh, I drink coffee’ ‘You know what I mean.’ ‘Don't rush me off my feet, now, Dorothy. Why you not wait until I make the offer?’ (C. Maclnnes, ‘City of Spades’, part I, ch. VIII) — - Джонни, почему ты никогда не пригласишь меня на чашку чая? - Потому что я пью кофе. - Ты же понимаешь, что я хочу сказать. - Не торопи меня, Дороти. Почему ты не можешь подождать, пока я сам приглашу тебя?
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20 walk smb. off his feet
(walk smb. off his feet (или legs))сильно утомить, замучить кого-л. ходьбой, прогулкой‘Poor thing’, said Mrs. Mark. ‘I've walked you off your feet.’ (I. Mudroch, ‘The Bell’, ch. V) — - Бедняжка, - сказала миссис Марк. - Я так утомила вас этой прогулкой.
Tom will walk you off your legs if you go out with him; he thinks nothing of doing thirty miles at a stretch. (DEI) — Том замучит вас, если вы с ним пойдете. Ему ведь ничего не стоит прошагать тридцать миль.
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off his rocker — flipped out, crazy, nuts … English contemporary dictionary
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