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41 не пойман не вор
[saying] a person should not be considered guilty of a wrongdoing if he is not caught at the scene of the crime (said when there is no irrefutable evidence of s.o.'s guilt; sometimes said with regret when s.o.'s obvious guilt cannot be proven): ≈ innocent until proven guilty; a thief isn't a thief unless you catch him in the act; a thief isn't a thief till hefc caught (in the act).=====♦ "А откуда вам известно про его штуки?" - "Говорили в институте..." - "Чего ж вы ему тогда холку не намылили?" - " Не пойман - не вор" (Семёнов 1). "How do you come to know so much about his tricks?" "They were talked about at the Institute...." "Why didn't you settle his hash at that time?" "You're not a thief till you're caught" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не пойман не вор
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42 укорачивать руки
• УКОРАЧИВАТЬ/УКОРОТИТЬ РУКИ кому highly coll[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]=====⇒ to force s.o. to stop acting aggressively, fighting, beating another etc:- X will bring Y to heel.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > укорачивать руки
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43 укоротить руки
• УКОРАЧИВАТЬ/УКОРОТИТЬ РУКИ кому highly coll[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]=====⇒ to force s.o. to stop acting aggressively, fighting, beating another etc:- X will bring Y to heel.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > укоротить руки
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44 укорачивать
несов. - укора́чивать, сов. - укороти́ть; (вн.)shorten (d)••укороти́ть ру́ки кому́-л — settle smb's hash
укороти́ть язы́к кому́-л — shut smb's mouth / trap for him / her
укороти́ язы́к! — shut up!, keep your mouth / trap shut!
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45 мозг
муж.1) brain прям. и перен.; nerve tissueголовной мозг — brain; cerebrum научн.
продолговатый мозг — анат. medulla
сотрясение мозга — мед. concussion of the brain
2) ( костный) marrow3) мн. ч. мозги (кушанье)••вправлять мозги сленг — to set smb. straight/right, to bring smb. to his senses
давать по мозгам разг.; груб. — to lash out at smb., to settle smb.'s hash
давить на мозги сленг — to try to brainwash/sway smb.
капать на мозги сленг — to get on smb.'s back/case
куриные/цеплячьи мозги разг. — birdbrain, pinhead
мозги набекрень разг. — smb.'s head is on backward, to be a crackpot
получать по мозгам разг.; груб. — to get it good, to catch it in the neck
промывать мозги, прочищать мозги сленг — to rake smb. over the coals, to take smb. to task
пудрить мозги сленг — to bullshit smb., to throw dust in smb.'s eyes
шевелить/ворочать мозгами разг.; шутл. — to use one's wits, to use one's loaf, to use one's brains, to put on one's thinking-cap
См. также в других словарях:
hash — hash1 [hash] vt. [Fr hacher, to chop, mince: see HACHURE] 1. to chop (meat or vegetables) into small pieces for cooking 2. Informal to make a mess or botch of; bungle n. 1. a chopped mixture of cooked meat and vegetables, usually baked or browned … English World dictionary
hash — Ⅰ. hash [1] ► NOUN 1) a dish of diced cooked meat reheated with potatoes. 2) a jumble; a mess. ► VERB ▪ make or chop into a hash. ● make a hash of Cf. ↑make a hash of … English terms dictionary
settle someone's hash — (slang) To silence or subdue someone • • • Main Entry: ↑hash * * * I informal deal with and subdue someone in no uncertain manner II see hash I … Useful english dictionary
settle someone's hash — ► settle someone s hash informal deal with and subdue someone in no uncertain manner. Main Entry: ↑hash … English terms dictionary
settle — 1. v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by down) establish or become established in a more or less permanent abode or way of life. 2 intr. & tr. (often foll. by down) a cease or cause to cease from wandering, disturbance, movement, etc. b adopt a… … Useful english dictionary
settle someone’s hash — tv. to calm someone down, perhaps by threats or by violence. □ If he comes in here, I’ll settle his hash. □ Now, that ought to settle your hash … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hash — hash1 /hash/, n. 1. a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy. 2. a mess, jumble, or muddle: a hash of … Universalium
hash — 1. noun /hæʃ/ a) Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together. I had for them, after oysters, at first course, a hash of rabbits, a lamb, and a rare chine of beef. b) A confused mess. Oh! no, not Naylorsthe girls have made a… … Wiktionary
hash — hash1 noun 1》 a dish of diced cooked meat reheated with potatoes. ↘N. Amer. a finely chopped mixture of food. 2》 a jumble; a mess. verb 1》 make or chop into a hash. 2》 (hash something out) come to agreement after lengthy and vigorous… … English new terms dictionary
settle someone's hash — verb To physically or verbally subdue someone. Wait and see old Caleb Quirk get into the box. Ill settle his hash in half a minute … Wiktionary
hash — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a dish of cooked meat cut into small pieces and recooked. 2 a a mixture; a jumble. b a mess. 3 re used or recycled material. v.tr. (often foll. by up) 1 make (meat etc.) into a hash. 2 recycle (old material). Phrases and idioms:… … Useful english dictionary