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1 beat one's brains out
beat one's brains (out) sl ломать голову; мозги свернуь набекреньI beat my brains out to solve the problem.
Some students are lazy, but others beat their brains out and succeed.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > beat one's brains out
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2 beat one’s brains out (to do something)
Beat one’s brains out (to do something)ломать голову над чем-тоThat’s the last time I’ll beat my brains out trying to cook a nice dinner for you.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > beat one’s brains out (to do something)
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3 beat one’s brains out (to do something)
Beat one’s brains out (to do something)ломать голову над чем-тоThat’s the last time I’ll beat my brains out trying to cook a nice dinner for you.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > beat one’s brains out (to do something)
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4 beat one's brains out
expr infml1)Each time I beat my brains out trying to cook a nice dinner for you — Каждый раз мне приходится ломать голову над тем, как приготовить тебе вкусный обед
I'm tired of beating my brains out to do what you want — Мне уже надоело ломать себе голову над тем, как тебе угодить
2)He beat his brains out to get here on time — Он приложил максимум усилий, чтобы попасть сюда вовремя
I beat my brains out to clean this house and you come in and track up the carpet — Я тут стараюсь изо всех сил, чтобы все было чисто, а ты вваливаешься и следишь на ковре
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5 beat one’s brains out
make great efforts, often unsuccessfully очень стараться (часто безуспешно)He beats his brains out at work, but his boss doesn’t even notice his hard work.
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6 beat (one's) brains out
Американский английский: ломать голову над чем-л.Универсальный англо-русский словарь > beat (one's) brains out
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7 beat (one's) brains out about (smth.)
Макаров: ломать себе голову над (чем-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > beat (one's) brains out about (smth.)
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8 beat (one's) brains out on (smth.)
Макаров: ломать себе голову над (чем-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > beat (one's) brains out on (smth.)
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9 beat (one's) brains out with (smth.)
Макаров: ломать себе голову над (чем-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > beat (one's) brains out with (smth.)
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10 beat one's brains out
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11 beat one's brains about smth.
(beat one's brains about (или with) smth. (тж. beat one's brains out; busy, cudgel, drag, puzzle, rack, амер. ransack one's brains about или with smth.))ломать себе голову над чем-л. [cudgel one's brains about smth. шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]First Clown: "Cudgel thy brains no more about it." (W. Shakespeare, ‘Hamlet’, act V, sc. 1) — Первый могильщик: "Не надсаживай себе этим мозгов." (перевод Б. Пастернака)
Two weeks had passed since Martin had seen him, and he vainly cudgelled his brains for some cause of offence. (J. London, ‘Martin Eden’, ch. XXXIII) — Уже две недели Бриссенден не появлялся в комнате Мартина, и тот тщетно ломал себе голову над тем, куда он мог деваться.
She had a bad memory for names, and it irritated her not to be able to think of them, so that she would pause in the middle of some story to rack her brains. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 94) — У нее была плохая память на имена, и это ее раздражало: она часто останавливалась посреди разговора и мучилась, вспоминая какое-нибудь имя.
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12 beat one's brains
beat one's brains (out) sl ломать голову; мозги свернуь набекреньI beat my brains out to solve the problem.
Some students are lazy, but others beat their brains out and succeed.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > beat one's brains
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13 beat one's brains
beat one's brains (out) лома́ть себе́ го́лову над чем-л.The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > beat one's brains
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14 beat brains out
Американский английский: (one's) ломать голову над чем-л. -
15 beat brains out about
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16 beat brains out on
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17 beat brains out with
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18 to rack one's brains for his name
to rack/to puzzle/to beat/to ransack one's brains for his name (for a way out, for the answer to his question) ломать себе голову над тем, чтобы вспомнить, как его зовут (как найти выход, как ответить на его вопрос)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to rack one's brains for his name
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19 beat
∎ to beat sb with a stick donner des coups de bâton à qn;∎ to beat sth flat aplatir qch (en tapant dessus);∎ to beat sb black and blue battre qn comme plâtre;∎ he beat the water with his hands il battit l'eau de ses mains;∎ literary she beat her breast elle se frappa la poitrine;∎ to beat time battre la mesure;∎ she beat time to the music with her foot elle marquait le rythme de la musique avec son pied;∎ to beat a drum battre du tambour(c) (move → wing) battre;∎ the bird was beating its wings l'oiseau battait des ailes;∎ the pigeon was beating the air with its wings le pigeon battait l'air de ses ailes(d) (defeat → at game, sport) battre, vaincre;∎ she beat him at poker elle l'a battu au poker;∎ Liverpool were beaten Liverpool a perdu;∎ to beat the world record battre le record mondial;∎ figurative beat the rush hour, travel early évitez l'heure de pointe, voyagez plus tôt;∎ to beat the system tirer son épingle du jeu en magouillant;∎ we've got to beat racism il faut en finir avec le racisme;∎ if you can't beat them, join them mieux vaut s'allier aux gens que l'on ne peut pas vaincre;∎ familiar to beat sb hollow or British hands down, to beat the pants off sb battre qn à plate couture;∎ familiar the problem has me beaten le problème me dépasse complètement;∎ familiar (it) beats me cela me dépasse;∎ familiar it beats me or what beats me is how he gets away with it je ne comprends pas ou ça me dépasse qu'il s'en tire à chaque fois;∎ familiar he beat me to it (arrived, telephoned before me etc) il m'a devancé∎ you can't beat the Chinese for inventiveness on ne peut pas trouver plus inventifs que les Chinois;∎ nothing beats a cup of tea rien ne vaut une tasse de thé;∎ beat that! voyons si tu peux faire mieux!; figurative pas mal, hein?;∎ familiar that beats the lot!, that takes some beating! ça, c'est le bouquet!;∎ familiar his answer takes some beating! (critically) c'est le comble!; (admiringly) on n'aurait pas pu mieux dire!;∎ familiar can you beat it! tu as déjà vu ça, toi!∎ to beat a way through the undergrowth se frayer un chemin à travers la végétation;∎ figurative the new doctor soon had people beating a path to his door très vite, les gens se pressèrent chez le nouveau docteur∎ to beat the retreat battre la retraite;∎ figurative they beat a hasty retreat when they saw the police arrive ils ont décampé en vitesse quand ils ont vu arriver la police∎ to beat the woods/the moors battre les bois/les landes∎ beat it! dégage!∎ to beat on or at the door cogner à la porte;∎ the waves beat against the sea wall les vagues venaient battre la digue;∎ the rain was beating against the roof la pluie battait contre le toit;∎ so, not to beat British about or American around the bush, I've lost my job enfin bref, j'ai perdu mon emploi(b) (heart, pulse, wing) battre;∎ with beating heart le cœur battant;∎ his heart was beating with terror son cœur palpitait de terreur;∎ I heard the drums beating j'entendis le roulement des tambours∎ to beat to windward louvoyer au plus près3 noun∎ Military to march to the beat of the drum marcher au son du tambour∎ a strong/weak beat un temps fort/faible;∎ a funky beat un rythme funky∎ we need more policemen on the beat il faudrait qu'il y ait plus de policiers à faire des rondes;∎ he saw the robbery when he was on his beat il a été témoin du vol pendant qu'il effectuait sa ronde;∎ familiar figurative it's off my beat altogether cela ne relève pas de ma compétence□, ce n'est pas de mon ressort□∎ this crossword's got me beat je sèche sur ces mots croisés∎ a beat poet un poète beatnik►► the Beat generation = mouvement littéraire et culturel américain des années 50-60 dont les adeptes (les "beatniks") refusaient les conventions de la société moderneMilitary (enemy, flames) repousser∎ the wind had beaten the grass down le vent avait couché les herbes;∎ the horses had beaten down the crops les chevaux avaient foulé les récoltes∎ I beat him down to £20 je lui ai fait baisser son prix à 20 livres∎ the rain was beating down il pleuvait à torrents;∎ the rain was beating down on the tin roof la pluie s'abattait sur le toit en tôle(door) défoncer;∎ I'll beat his head in! je lui défoncerai le crâne!➲ beat offMilitary (enemy, attack) repousservulgar (masturbate) se branler∎ familiar to beat sb's brains out défoncer le crâne à qn∎ she beat the rhythm out on a drum elle marquait le rythme ou elle battait la mesure sur un tambour➲ beat up(c) (drum up → help, volunteers) racoler, recruterNautical louvoyer ou gagner vers la terre -
20 ■ beat out
■ beat outA v. t. + avv.1 far uscire a forza; cacciar fuori4 (tecn.) spianare a martellate; raddrizzare: to beat out a dented panel, spianare una lamiera ammaccataB v. i. + avv.(naut.) uscire bordeggiando □ (fam.) to beat one's brains out, lambiccarsi il cervello; spremersi le meningi; scervellarsi □ ( slang) to beat sb. 's brains out, dare un fracco di botte a q.; massacrare q. di botte □ ( slang) to beat it out, battersela; svignarsela.
См. также в других словарях:
beat\ one's\ brains\ out — • beat one s brains out • beat one s brains v. phr. slang To try very hard to understand or think out something difficult; tire yourself out by thinking. It was too hard for him and he beat his brains out trying to get the answer. Some students… … Словарь американских идиом
beat one's brains out — phrasal or beat one s brains : to cudgel one s brain : try continually and energetically to think out something difficult * * * beat one s brains or beat one s brains out To puzzle about something • • • Main Entry: ↑beat … Useful english dictionary
beat one's brains out — or[beat one s brains] {v. phr.}, {slang} To try very hard to understand or think out something difficult; tire yourself out by thinking. * /It was too hard for him and he beat his brains out trying to get the answer./ * /Some students are lazy,… … Dictionary of American idioms
beat one's brains out — or[beat one s brains] {v. phr.}, {slang} To try very hard to understand or think out something difficult; tire yourself out by thinking. * /It was too hard for him and he beat his brains out trying to get the answer./ * /Some students are lazy,… … Dictionary of American idioms
beat one’s brains out (to do something) — v. to work hard at a task. □ I’m tired of beating my brains out to do what you want. CD He beat out his brains to get here on time! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
beat\ one's\ brains — • beat one s brains out • beat one s brains v. phr. slang To try very hard to understand or think out something difficult; tire yourself out by thinking. It was too hard for him and he beat his brains out trying to get the answer. Some students… … Словарь американских идиом
beat one's brains — phrasal see beat one s brains out * * * beat one s brains or beat one s brains out To puzzle about something • • • Main Entry: ↑beat … Useful english dictionary
beat one's brains out — phrasal to try intently to resolve something difficult by thinking … New Collegiate Dictionary
beat one's brain out — If someone beats their brains out, they try very hard to understand something or solve a problem. My grandmother beats her brains out every evening trying to do the crossword puzzle in the newspaper … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
cudgel one's brains — See: BEAT ONE S BRAINS OUT … Dictionary of American idioms
cudgel one's brains — See: BEAT ONE S BRAINS OUT … Dictionary of American idioms