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ДО УПАДУ (-a) coll PrepP these forms only adv usu. used with impfv verbs) (to do sth.) until one is completely exhausted, drainedtill (until) one dropsto the point of collapse (exhaustion) wear o.s. out (doing sth.)смеяться (хохотать) - - laugh till one splits his sideslaugh o.s. silly laugh one's head offвеселиться - - have a ballthoroughly enjoy o.s. "А я всё больше нажимал на производство. Вкалывал до упаду» (Копелев 1). "And I kept pushing the production part. I worked till I dropped" (1a).(Иванов:) Надо бы хохотать до упаду над моим кривлянием, а ты - караул! (Чехов 4). (I.:) You should laugh yourself silly at my antics, not sound the alarm-bell! (4b).Грузовики Старкомхоза и Мельстроя развозили детей... Несовершеннолетнее воинство потряхивало бумажными флажками и веселилось до упаду (Ильф и Петров 1). The children were riding in trucks belonging to the Stargorod communal services and the grain-mil 1-and-elevator-construction administration.... The junior army waved paper flags and thoroughly enjoyed themselves (1a). -
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• ДО УПАДУ <-a> coll[PrepP; these forms only; adv; usu. used with impfv verbs]=====⇒ (to do sth.) until one is completely exhausted, drained:- till < until> one drops;- wear o.s. out (doing sth.);- laugh o.s. silly;- thoroughly enjoy o.s.♦ "А я всё больше нажимал на производство. Вкалывал до упаду" (Копелев 1). "And I kept pushing the production part. I worked till I dropped" (1a).♦ [Иванов:] Надо бы хохотать до упаду над моим кривлянием, а ты - караул! (Чехов 4). [I.:] You should laugh yourself silly at my antics, not sound the alarm-bell! (4b).♦ Грузовики Старкомхоза и Мельстроя развозили детей... Несовершеннолетнее воинство потряхивало бумажными флажками и веселилось до упаду (Ильф и Петров 1). The children were riding in trucks belonging to the Stargorod communal services and the grain-mill-and-elevator-construction administration.... The junior army waved paper flags and thoroughly enjoyed themselves (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > до упада
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• ДО УПАДУ <-a> coll[PrepP; these forms only; adv; usu. used with impfv verbs]=====⇒ (to do sth.) until one is completely exhausted, drained:- till < until> one drops;- wear o.s. out (doing sth.);- laugh o.s. silly;- thoroughly enjoy o.s.♦ "А я всё больше нажимал на производство. Вкалывал до упаду" (Копелев 1). "And I kept pushing the production part. I worked till I dropped" (1a).♦ [Иванов:] Надо бы хохотать до упаду над моим кривлянием, а ты - караул! (Чехов 4). [I.:] You should laugh yourself silly at my antics, not sound the alarm-bell! (4b).♦ Грузовики Старкомхоза и Мельстроя развозили детей... Несовершеннолетнее воинство потряхивало бумажными флажками и веселилось до упаду (Ильф и Петров 1). The children were riding in trucks belonging to the Stargorod communal services and the grain-mill-and-elevator-construction administration.... The junior army waved paper flags and thoroughly enjoyed themselves (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > до упаду
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1) General subject: a-go-go (особ. о танцах)2) Graphic expression: to the point of collapse, to the point of exhaustion -
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СБИВАТЬСЯ/СБИТЬСЯ С НОГ coll VP subj: human usu. pfv past) to bustle about to the point of exhaustion (doing chores, looking for s.o. or sth. etc) to become exhausted (from bustling about doing chores, looking for s.o. or sth. etc)X с ног сбился - X ran his legs (feet) offX was ready to drop (collapse) X wore (knocked) himself out X ran himself ragged.На больших высотах небоскрёбов вдоль Бульвара 20 января с первыми лучами солнца появились красные и трёхцветные флаги... Царило радостное возбуждение... Полиция сбилась с ног, стараясь очистить главную улицу... (Аксёнов 7). Up and down the skyscrapers lining the Boulevard of the Twentieth of January the first rays of sun were joined by red flags and tricolors....The mood was one of joyous excitement....The police were running their legs off trying to clear (the main thoroughfare)... (7a).Рита говорила, что мы злостные бездельники, не помогаем ей, она с ног сбилась и теперь ещё мы хотим навьючить на неё больную домработницу (Трифонов 5). Rita responded that we were mean and lazy, that we didn't help her, that she wore herself out, and now, to add insult to injury, we wanted to saddle her with a sick maid (5a). -
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• СБИВАТЬСЯ/СБИТЬСЯ С НОГ coll[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv past]=====⇒ to bustle about to the point of exhaustion (doing chores, looking for s.o. or sth. etc); to become exhausted (from bustling about doing chores, looking for s.o. or sth. etc):- X ran himself ragged.♦ На больших высотах небоскрёбов вдоль Бульвара 20 января с первыми лучами солнца появились красные и трёхцветные флаги... Царило радостное возбуждение... Полиция сбилась с ног, стараясь очистить главную улицу... (Аксёнов 7). Up and down the skyscrapers lining the Boulevard of the Twentieth of January the first rays of sun were joined by red flags and tricolors....The mood was one of joyous excitement....The police were running their legs off trying to clear [the main thoroughfare]... (7a).♦ Рита говорила, что мы злостные бездельники, не помогаем ей, она с ног сбилась и теперь ещё мы хотим навьючить на неё больную домработницу (Трифонов 5). Rita responded that we were mean and lazy, that we didn't help her, that she wore herself out, and now, to add insult to injury, we wanted to saddle her with a sick maid (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сбиваться с ног
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• СБИВАТЬСЯ/СБИТЬСЯ С НОГ coll[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv past]=====⇒ to bustle about to the point of exhaustion (doing chores, looking for s.o. or sth. etc); to become exhausted (from bustling about doing chores, looking for s.o. or sth. etc):- X ran himself ragged.♦ На больших высотах небоскрёбов вдоль Бульвара 20 января с первыми лучами солнца появились красные и трёхцветные флаги... Царило радостное возбуждение... Полиция сбилась с ног, стараясь очистить главную улицу... (Аксёнов 7). Up and down the skyscrapers lining the Boulevard of the Twentieth of January the first rays of sun were joined by red flags and tricolors....The mood was one of joyous excitement....The police were running their legs off trying to clear [the main thoroughfare]... (7a).♦ Рита говорила, что мы злостные бездельники, не помогаем ей, она с ног сбилась и теперь ещё мы хотим навьючить на неё больную домработницу (Трифонов 5). Rita responded that we were mean and lazy, that we didn't help her, that she wore herself out, and now, to add insult to injury, we wanted to saddle her with a sick maid (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сбиться с ног
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