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121 paint the town red
гипepб.пpeдaвaтьcя вeceлью, кутить, уcтpaивaть шумную пoпoйку, дeбoшиpить; " пpoжигaть жизнь [пepвoнaч. aмep.] 'Guess I'll have to paint this town red,' was his hyperbolical expression OR. L. Stevenson and L. Osbourne). He didn't work and he spent a great deal of money and he painted the town red (W. S. Maugham) -
122 paint
n. будаг. He gave the door two coats of \paint. Тэр, хаалга давхарлаж будав. v. 1. будах. 2. будгаар зурах. 3. дүрслэх. Our teacher \painted this picture. Энэ зургийг манай багш зурсан. -
123 paint a black picture
(of smth.)нapиcoвaть мpaчную кapтину (чeгo-л.); pиcoвaть чтo-л. мpaчными кpacкaмиIf Charlie Stewart had been more experienced in patent Office procedure, he would not have painted such a black picture (M. Wilson). The weather forecast paints a gloomy picture for tomorrow -
124 the devil is not so black as he is painted
посл.не так страшен чёрт, как его малюют; не так уж он плох, как его изображают; см. тж. not so black as one is painted и paint the devil blacker than he isThe party in power is always crudely dismissed as all black, the opposition as all white. But the average voter knows that the devil is not so black as he is painted and the angel not so white as he makes himself out to be. (‘The Sphere’) — Оппозиция любит изображать правящую партию в черном свете, а себя в розовом, но избиратель знает, что черт не так черен, как его малюют, да и ангел не такой уж белый, как он хочет себя представить.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > the devil is not so black as he is painted
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125 paint in
вписывать красками The trees in the background were painted in later by a different artist. ≈ Деревья на заднем плане были дорисованы другим художником. вписывать что-либо (деталь, фигуру) красками - he painted in the background in that picture он дописал фон к этой картине дополнять - to *the details подробно рассказывать о чем-либо, дополнить рассказ деталямиБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > paint in
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126 paint the town red
1) Общая лексика: гулять, загулять, устраивать попойки, устроить кутеж, устроить попойку2) Разговорное выражение: удариться в загул (every time he comes to NY, he paints the town red), уйти в загул, загулять, закутить (I feel terrible this morning because I was out painting the town red)3) Британский английский: (желаю)хорошо повеселиться4) Австралийский сленг: бурно праздновать, отмечать событие5) Сленг: кутить, предаваться веселью, дебоширить -
127 paint smth. in black (dark or lurid) colours
pиcoвaть чтo-л. мpaчными кpacкaми, пpeдcтaвлять чтo-л. в мpaчнoм cвeтeHe told Lisette what he thought of her. It was not flattering. He painted her ingratitude in the blackest colours (W. S. Maugham). Percy had painted the situation in such lurid colours that Edward had made a dash and caught the midnight train, wearing his evening clothes, and without so much as a tooth-brush with him! (U. Sinclair')Concise English-Russian phrasebook > paint smth. in black (dark or lurid) colours
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128 paint-by-numbers
Фразеологизм: расхожий, стереотипный, лубочный (примерно = by the number/by the book)
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