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101 have one's back against (or to) the wall
быть пpипёpтым к cтeнe, нaxoдитьcя в oтчaяннoм пoлoжeнииAs for the dances and the fetish worship, the missionaries have not the power to stop them if they wished to: Christianity here has its back to the wall (Gr. Greene). I'm in the position of a man with his back to the wall. I'm fighting for my life (Th. Dreiser)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > have one's back against (or to) the wall
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102 go over the wall
expr infmlThree prisoners went over the wall last night — Прошлой ночью трое заключенных совершили побег из тюрьмы
The world is always more interested in the one nun that goes over the wall than the thousands who don't — Общественность всегда проявляет больше интереса к одной монахине, которая удирает из монастыря, чем к тысячам других, которые это не делают
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > go over the wall
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103 beat one’s head against the wall / bang one’s head against a brick wall
Beat one’s head against the wall / bang one’s head against a brick wallбиться головой об стенуYou’re wasting your time trying to fix up this house. You’re just beating your head against the wall.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > beat one’s head against the wall / bang one’s head against a brick wall
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104 hole in the wall
n AmE slHis office is just a hole in the wall — У него не офис, а какая-то конура
I went into this little hole in the wall where they had the nicest little gifts — Я пошел в этот неприметный магазинчик, где оказался отличный выбор сувениров
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > hole in the wall
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105 drive smb. up the wall
разг.(drive (или send) smb. up the wall)приводить кого-л. в ярость, бешенство; изводить кого-л. [первонач. амер.]He also hit out at Britons who take jobs in South Africa. ‘The English are pinching black jobs - that drives me up the wall.’ (‘Morning Star’) — Он обрушился на британцев, которые нанимаются на работу в Южной Африке: "Англичане крадут работу у черных, и это приводит меня в бешенство".
...I'm fed up to the back teeth with all this caper. It's driving me up the wall. (ODCIE) — Я по горло сыт этими глупостями. Хоть кого выведет из себя.
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106 have one's back to the wall
(have one's back to the wall (тж. with one's back to the wall))быть припёртым к стенке, находиться в отчаянном положенииJust imagine the position of a general commanding an army of men with their backs to the wall, and daring to tell them in the supreme hour of battle that their defeat was inevitable! What would happen to him? He would be shot at dawn for treachery and cowardice... (H. Pollitt, ‘Selected Articles and Speeches’, ‘What Margate Means’) — Представьте себе положение генерала, командующего армией солдат, зажатых в кольцо наступающим врагом, который осмелился бы в критический момент сражения заявить солдатам, что их поражение неизбежно! Что произойдет с ним после этого? Он будет расстрелян за измену и трусость...
Large English-Russian phrasebook > have one's back to the wall
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107 off-the-wall
\off-the-wall creativity unkonventionelle Kreativität;\off-the-wall humour seltsamer Humor -
108 go over the wall
Roadblocks have been set up in an effort to capture several convicts who went over the wall. (RHD) — На дорогах были выставлены пикеты, чтобы задержать бежавших из тюрьмы заключенных.
2) уйти из монастыря; снять с себя сан (тж. jump или leap over the wall)No one knows exactly how many religious have jumped over the wall - partly because it is so easy today for a priest, nun or brother simply to take a leave of absence and never return. (‘Time’, DNE) — Никто точно не знает, сколько священников, монахинь и монахов отказались от сана. Частично это объясняется тем, что священнослужителю теперь так легко взять отпуск, уехать и не вернуться.
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109 go to the wall
go v to the wall (infrml) FIN in Konkurs gehen, (infrml) Konkurs machen, (infrml) Bankrott machen, (infrml) pleitegehen (synonymous: go bankrupt, go bust) wall: go to the wall (infrml) 1. BANK, ECON (infrml) Pleite machen; 2. GEN (infrml) Pleite machen (person); in Konkurs gehen, Konkurs machen (company); 3. STOCK (infrml) Pleite machenEnglisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > go to the wall
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110 climb the wall(s)
"лезь на стену"The meeting was so long and the speaker so boring that most of the audience wanted to climb the wall.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > climb the wall(s)
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111 climb the wall(s)
"лезь на стену"The meeting was so long and the speaker so boring that most of the audience wanted to climb the wall.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > climb the wall(s)
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112 read the handwriting on the wall
предвидеть что-либо (подмечая детали и намёки)I could easily read the handwriting on the wall, and I knew beforehand what was going to happen to our firm.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > read the handwriting on the wall
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113 go to the wall
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114 a hole in the wall
1) пренебр. каморка, комнатушкаTheir first shop was a real hole in the wall. (RHD) — Их первая лавочка была жалкой, убогой каморкой.
2) амер. лавчонка; третьеразрядное кафе, забегаловка (особ. с продажей спиртных напитков из-под полы)It's just... a little lunch counter. Sort of a hole in the wall. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Gold-Digger's Purse’, ch. XIII) — Это всего лишь маленькая закусочная, где можно из-под прилавка купить спиртное.
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115 have one's back to the wall
to be in a desperate situation:The army in the south have their backs to the wall, and are fighting a losing battle.
يكونُ ظَهْرُه إلى الحائِط، يكونُ في وَضْعٍ يائِس، وضْعٍ يَسْتَحيلُ فيه الفَرار; ظَهْرُهُ إلى الحائِط، مُحاصَرHe certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.
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116 a hole in the wall
1) кaмopкa, кoмнaтушкa [пepвoнaч. aмep.]The Gate House of which... the Verger's hole in the wall was an appendage or subsidiary part (Ch. Dickens)2) лaвчoнкa; тpeтьepaзpяднoe кaфe, зaбeгaлoвкa (ocoб. c пpoдaжeй cпиpтныx нaпиткoв из-пoд пoлы)It's just a little place - just a little lunch counter. Sort of a hole in the wall (E. S. Gardner) -
117 climb the wall
climb the wall(s) inf на стенку лезть (от раздражения); не находить себе места; рвать и метатьI'd better get along home, or Dad'll be climbing the wall, wondering what's happened to me.
I was practically climbing the walls at her stupidity.
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118 up the wall
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119 drive to the wall
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > drive to the wall
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120 off-the-wall
прил.;
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1) необычный, из ряда вон выходящий;
оригинальный, своеобразный surreal off-the-wall humor ≈ сюрреалистический необычный юмор Syn: strange, odd
2) неод. безумный, ни с чем не сообразный It can be done without following some absurd, off-the-wall investment strategy. ≈ Не обязательно придерживаться данной абсурдной, безумной стратегии инвестиций, чтобы достичь этого. (американизм) (разговорное) необычный, непривычный;
неожиданный;
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