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41 занятой
прил. — busy busy — занятый, занятой, деловой, трудолюбивый, деятельный, оживленный: a busy man — занятый человек/трудолюбивый человек/деловой человек; a busy housewife — хлопотливая хозяйка; a busy day — занятый день; busy hours — часы пик; busy streets — оживленные улицы; to be busy — быть занятым; to be busy with smth — заниматься чем-либо; to be busy doing smth — быть занятым каким-либо делом; to be busy about/with a task — выполнять какое-либо задание The line is busy. — Телефон занят. Mother is busy cooking dinner. — Мама занята приготовлением обеда. What are you busy with? — Чем ты запят'.'/Чсм ты занимаешься? Не is too busy to talk with you. (to read, to play). — У него нет времени поговорить с тобой (почитать, поиграть). The doctor is busy just now. — Врач сейчас занят. Children keep me busy all day, — У меня весь день уходит на детей. She is busy about the house. — Она занята по дому. Don't bother him, he is busy looking through the newspapers. — He приставай к нему, он занят — просматривает газеты. I am used lo keep myself busy. — Я не привык сидеть без дела. Состояние to be busy with smth ассоциируется с состоянием погруженности во что-либо. Это образность проявляется в ряде аювосонетаний, передающих значения большой загруженности или занятости чем-либо: I’m up to my eyes — быть занятым по горло: То have a lot of work to wade through. — У меня гора дел. I'm piled up in work. — Я завален работой. I'm snowed under wilh work. — Я заваоен работой./У меня дел сверх головы./У меня дел выше крыши. I don't have time to turn around. — У меня нет ни одной свободной минутки./Мне передохнуть некогда. We are absolutely swamped at the moment. — Мы сейчас совершенно погрязли в делах. They buried themselves in their work. — Они с толовой ушли в работу. -
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СВЕТА (БЕЛОГО (БОЖЬЕГО» HE ВИДЕТЬ coll VP subj: human1. to have no opportunity to rest and relax (because one is burdened by an excessive work load, serious concerns etc)X света белого не видит = X is snowed (plowed) under (with work)X is buried under a pile of work X doesn't have a chance (a moment) to breathe.2. to experience excruciating painX света белого не видел \С-66 X was racked by painX was going through (the agonies of) hell. -
43 света белого не видеть
[VP; subj: human]=====1. to have no opportunity to rest and relax (because one is burdened by an excessive work load, serious concerns etc):- X doesn't have a chance (a moment) to breathe.2. to experience excruciating pain:- X was going through (the agonies of) hell.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > света белого не видеть
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44 света божьего не видеть
[VP; subj: human]=====1. to have no opportunity to rest and relax (because one is burdened by an excessive work load, serious concerns etc):- X doesn't have a chance (a moment) to breathe.2. to experience excruciating pain:- X was going through (the agonies of) hell.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > света божьего не видеть
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45 света божьего невзвидеть
I[VP; subj: human]=====1. to have no opportunity to rest and relax (because one is burdened by an excessive work load, serious concerns etc):- X doesn't have a chance (a moment) to breathe.2. to experience excruciating pain:- X was going through (the agonies of) hell.II• СВЕТА <-у> (БОЖЬЕГО) НЕВЗВИДЕТЬ[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to experience intense pain, fear, anger etc:- [in refer, to fear] X was scared out of his wits;- [in refer, to anger] X went blind with rage.♦ "...Он и начал руку в плече прощупывать своими тонкими пальцами, да так, что я света невзвидел" (Шолохов 1). "...He began to poke his thin fingers around my shoulder so hard that I saw stars" (1b).♦ Какой-то сволочной, под сибирского деланный, кот-бродяга вынырнул из-за водосточной трубы и, несмотря на вьюгу, учуял краковскую [колбасу]. Пёс Шарик свету невзвидел при мысли, что богатый чудак, подбирающий раненых псов в подворотне, чего доброго, и этого вора прихватит с собой... (Булгаков 11). A mangy stray tom, pretending to be Siberian, dived out from behind a drainpipe; he had caught a whiff of the sausage despite the storm [The dog] Sharik went blind with rage at the thought that the rich eccentric who picked up wounded mutts in gateways might take it into his head to bring along that thief as well... (11a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > света божьего невзвидеть
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46 света не видеть
[VP; subj: human]=====1. to have no opportunity to rest and relax (because one is burdened by an excessive work load, serious concerns etc):- X doesn't have a chance (a moment) to breathe.2. to experience excruciating pain:- X was going through (the agonies of) hell.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > света не видеть
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47 света невзвидеть
I[VP; subj: human]=====1. to have no opportunity to rest and relax (because one is burdened by an excessive work load, serious concerns etc):- X doesn't have a chance (a moment) to breathe.2. to experience excruciating pain:- X was going through (the agonies of) hell.II• СВЕТА <-у> (БОЖЬЕГО) НЕВЗВИДЕТЬ[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to experience intense pain, fear, anger etc:- [in refer, to fear] X was scared out of his wits;- [in refer, to anger] X went blind with rage.♦ "...Он и начал руку в плече прощупывать своими тонкими пальцами, да так, что я света невзвидел" (Шолохов 1). "...He began to poke his thin fingers around my shoulder so hard that I saw stars" (1b).♦ Какой-то сволочной, под сибирского деланный, кот-бродяга вынырнул из-за водосточной трубы и, несмотря на вьюгу, учуял краковскую [колбасу]. Пёс Шарик свету невзвидел при мысли, что богатый чудак, подбирающий раненых псов в подворотне, чего доброго, и этого вора прихватит с собой... (Булгаков 11). A mangy stray tom, pretending to be Siberian, dived out from behind a drainpipe; he had caught a whiff of the sausage despite the storm [The dog] Sharik went blind with rage at the thought that the rich eccentric who picked up wounded mutts in gateways might take it into his head to bring along that thief as well... (11a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > света невзвидеть
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snowed under — verb have too much work. We are completely snowed under at work because it is the end of the tax year … Wiktionary
snowed under — with too much work to deal with We re snowed under with applications for the job … English dictionary
snowed under with — Overwhelmed with a heap or rapid accumulation of • • • Main Entry: ↑snow … Useful english dictionary
snowed under — covered in snow, inundated … English contemporary dictionary
snowed under — Overwhelmed (usu. with work) … A concise dictionary of English slang
be snowed under — ► to have more work than you can deal with: be snowed under with/by sth »We have been snowed under with phone calls all day. »One of her major concerns is to ensure that her boss never gets snowed under. Main Entry: ↑snow … Financial and business terms
(be) snowed under (with something) — be snowed ˈunder (with sth) idiom to have more things, especially work, than you feel able to deal with • I d love to come but I m completely snowed under at the moment. Main entry: ↑snowidiom … Useful english dictionary
