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1 carry the ball
carry the ball amer.; coll. действовать активно -
2 carry the ball
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3 carry the ball
expr AmE infml1)You'll have to carry the ball, Sonny — Тебе придется быть за старшего, Санни
2)No one is all too eager to carry the ball when there's hell to pay — Когда заваривается каша, никто не горит желанием ее расхлебывать
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > carry the ball
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4 carry the ball
paзг.1) aктивнo дeйcтвoвaть, игpaть глaвную poль, нecти глaвную oтвeтcтвeннocть [этим. спорт.] 'Now I'm more frightened than ever...' 'Forget it, Delia, I'll carry the ball from now on' (E. S. Gardner). When the going is rough, he can always be depended on to carry the ball2) oтдувaтьcя зa дpугиx; pacxлёбывaть кaшуAs soon as they realized that there was likely to be trouble, his companions deserted him and left him to carry the ball -
5 carry the ball
амер.; разг.1) активно действовать, играть главную роль, нести главную ответственность (за что-л.)‘Now I'm more frightened than ever...’ ‘Forget it, Della, I'll carry the ball from now on.’ (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Screaming Woman’, ch. 10) — - Я очень боюсь, боюсь как никогда... - Успокойся, Делла. Теперь я поведу игру сам.
2) отдуваться за других; ≈ расхлёбывать кашуAs soon as they realized that there was likely to be trouble, his companions deserted him and left him to carry the ball. (EVI) — Как только они поняли, что возможны неприятности, они сбежали и оставили его одного расхлебывать кашу.
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6 carry the ball
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > carry the ball
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7 carry the ball
1) Разговорное выражение: действовать активно2) Макаров: активно действовать, нести всю ответственность -
8 carry the ball
действовать активноАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > carry the ball
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9 carry the ball
memikul tanggung jawab -
10 carry the ball
• byt ústrednou postavou -
11 carry the ball
действовать активно* * *амер.; разг. действовать активно -
12 carry the ball
['keri, 'kæri dhë bo:l] marr drejtimin (e punëve), e marr në dorë vetë -
13 carry the ball
амер.; спорт; тж. перенбрать игру на себя, брать на себя ответственностьThe English annotation is below. (English-Russian) > carry the ball
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14 carry the ball
English-Russian dictionary of football terms > carry the ball
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15 Carry the ball
Брать игру на себя (спорт.) Брать на себя ответственностьDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Carry the ball
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16 carry the ball
акти́вно де́йствовать, игра́ть гла́вную роль, нести́ всю отве́тственностьThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > carry the ball
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17 carry the ball
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18 to carry the ball
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19 to carry the ball
амер.; разг. действовать активно -
20 to carry the ball
активно действовать/играть главную роль/нести главную ответственность/отдуваться за других/"расхлёбывать кашу"
См. также в других словарях:
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carry the ball — phrasal to perform or assume the chief role ; bear the major portion of work or responsibility … New Collegiate Dictionary
carry the ball — idi to assume the responsibility; bear the burden … From formal English to slang
to drop the ball — Ball Ball (b[add]l), n. [OE. bal, balle; akin to OHG. balla, palla, G. ball, Icel. b[ o]llr, ball; cf. F. balle. Cf. 1st {Bale}, n., {Pallmall}.] 1. Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English