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1 вертеться как белка в колесе
1) General subject: be like a squirrel on a treadmill2) Set phrase: be busy as a bee, to the busy as a beeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > вертеться как белка в колесе
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2 вертеться как белка в колесе
вертеться (кружиться, крутиться) как белка в колесеразг.lit. rush round like a squirrel in its tread-mill; run round like a squirrel in a cage; be in a squirrel trap; be continually on the go; cf. work round the clock to keep the wolf from the door; be busy as a bee (a beehive, a beaver); be busy as a ticking clock; be busy as a cockroach on a hot stove; be busy as a hen with one chickenОни беспокоились, что я, образованный человек, знающий языки, вместо того чтобы заниматься наукой или литературным трудом, живу в деревне, верчусь, как белка в колесе, много работаю, но всегда без гроша. (А. Чехов, О любви) — It worried them that I, an educated man who knew several foreign languages, should live in the country, working round the clock to keep the wolf from the door instead of engaging in science or literature, and never had a bean in my pocket.
Плащ у него запачкан извёсткой, на щеке - мазутное пятно, дышит Афонин тяжело и скорбно. Видно, что человек весь день вертелся как белка в колесе. (В. Липатов, Смерть Егора Сузуна) — There would be lime stains on his raincoat, a smudge of oil on his cheek, and his breathing would be heavy and troubled. It leapt to the eye that all day long Afonin had been running round like a squirrel in a cage.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > вертеться как белка в колесе
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3 вертеться как белка в колесе
[v'ert'ettsa kak b'elka v kol'es'e]
To turn like a squirrel in a wheel.
To constantly busy oneself, to toil, to bustle about.
Cf. To be constantly on the go; to run /go around in small circles; to run around like a squirrel in a cage; to be as busy as a bee; to be busy as a bee/beaver. Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > вертеться как белка в колесе
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4 В-244
ВЕРТЕТЬСЯ ВОЛЧКОМ VP1. ( subj: concr) to rotate without stoppingX вертелся волчком = X was spinning like a top.Он два раза испытал это страшное мучительное чувство страха смерти... Первый раз он испытал это чувство тогда, когда граната волчком вертелась перед ним и он смотрел на жнивьё, на кусты, на небо и знал, что перед ним была смерть (Толстой 7). Ttoice he had experienced that agonizing feeling, the dread of death....The first time he had felt it was when the shell had spun like a top in front of him, and he had looked at the stubble field, at the bushes, and the sky, and knew that he was face to face with death (7a).2. (subj: human to be in constant motion (while standing or sitting in one place)X вертится волчком = X can't hold (stand, sit) still(in limited contexts) X is fidgety X has ants in his pants.3. (subj: human to bustle, busy o.s. without taking any time to sit down and restX вертится волчком = X is (always) buzzing about (around)X is (always) on the go (the run) X is (always) running around (like crazy) X is (always) busy as a bee.(Лебедев:) В наше время, бывало, день-деньской с лекциями бьёшься, а как только настал вечер, идёшь прямо куда-нибудь на огонь и до самой зари волчком вертишься... (Чехов 4). (L.:) Now, in our time you'd sweat away at your lectures all day long, then you'd make for the bright lights in the evening and buzz around till the crack of dawn (4b). -
5 вертеться волчком
[VP]=====1. [subj: concr]⇒ to rotate without stopping:- X вертелся волчком≈ X was spinning like a top.♦ Он два раза испытал это страшное мучительное чувство страха смерти... Первый раз он испытал это чувство тогда, когда граната волчком вертелась перед ним и он смотрел на жнивьё, на кусты, на небо и знал, что перед ним была смерть (Толстой 7). Twice he had experienced that agonizing feeling, the dread of death....The first time he had felt it was when the shell had spun like a top in front of him, and he had looked at the stubble field, at the bushes, and the sky, and knew that he was face to face with death (7a).2. [subj: human]⇒ to be in constant motion (while standing or sitting in one place):- X вертится волчком≈ X can't hold (stand, sit) still;- [in limited contexts] X is fidgety;- X has ants in his pants.3. [subj: human]⇒ to bustle, busy o.s. without taking any time to sit down and rest:- X is (always) busy as a bee.♦ [Лебедев:] В наше время, бывало, день-деньской с лекциями бьёшься, а как только настал вечер, идёшь прямо куда-нибудь на огонь и до самой зари волчком вертишься... (Чехов 4). [L.:] Now, in our time you'd sweat away at your lectures all day long, then you'd make for the bright lights in the evening and buzz around till the crack of dawn (4b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > вертеться волчком
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6 очень занятой
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7 дела идут, контора пишет
Set phrase: busy as a bee (things go on and never slop. said (often: jocularly or ironically) as a reply to the question,,как дела?" ("how are things?") or the like), our busy office hums and clatters: we do our best to speed up letters!, snafu (situation normal, all fouled up), things are on the move, and the office is openУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дела идут, контора пишет
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8 очень занятой
1) General subject: busy as a beaver, busy as a bee, on the job, on the jump2) Australian slang: busier than a one armed Sydney cab driver with the crabs3) Jargon: slammed (I'm slammed. call me later.), swamped -
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1) General subject: as busy as a bee, be on the jump, hopping, on the jump2) Makarov: to be on the jump -
10 трудолюбивая пчёлка
General subject: the busy beeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > трудолюбивая пчёлка
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11 хлопотливая хозяйка
Education: the busy beeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > хлопотливая хозяйка
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12 хлопотунья
Education: the busy bee
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