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41 the high seas
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42 to be in the high
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43 to be at the high
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44 to be in the high
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45 come off the high horse
разг.перестать важничать, зазнаваться, держаться высокомерно [произошло от выражения be on the high horse; см. be on one's high horse]‘He could do better,’ said Grandma candidly. ‘Indeed?’ said Scarlett haughtily. ‘Come off your high horse,’ said the old lady tartly, ‘I shan't attack your precious sister...’ (M. Mitchell, ‘Gone with the Wind’, ch. XL) — - Уилл мог жениться удачнее, - откровенно сказала бабушка Фонтейн. - Только вы так думаете, - высокомерно заметила Скарлетт. - Нечего тебе задаваться, - резко сказала старая дама. - я не собираюсь нападать на твою драгоценную сестру...
Why doncha [= don't you] come down off your high horse, Kennie? Got your eye on that pannikin boss's job... (D. Hewett, ‘Bobbin Up’, ch. 4) — И чего ты все воображаешь, Кен? Небось, хочешь получить местечко получше, тоже стать начальником...
Dick laughed. ‘Get off your high horse,’ he said. ‘Terrible touchy all you girls are this lovely mornin'.’ (D. Hewett, ‘Bobbin Up’, ch. 14) — - Полегче, полегче, - засмеялся Дик. - И что это сегодня вы все в бутылку лезете?
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46 be for the high jump
разг.ожидать серьёзных неприятностей (особ. быть под угрозой привлечения к судебной ответственности)He'll tell the truth and then you'll be for the high jump. You could get a cool ten years for manslaughter. (I. Murdoch, ‘An Accidental Man’) — Ваш брат скажет в суде правду, и вас привлекут к ответственности. Могут даже приговорить к десяти годам тюремного заключения за непредумышленное убийство.
...if anything went wrong with Mick it would be me for the high jump. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Day of the Sardine’, ch. X) —...если Мик отправится на тот свет, то меня вздернут.
He'll be for the high jump when they know he's used the firm's car. (DCE) — Ему здорово нагорит, когда выплывет, что он воспользовался машиной фирмы.
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47 hit the high spots
разг.касаться только главного, говорить о главном; обращать внимание на самое существенное [первонач. амер.]I said jnto the telephone, ‘Just hit the high spots and don't be too specific. I'm in a hurry.’ (E. S. Gardner, ‘Fools Die on Friday’, ch. 11) — Я сказал в трубку: "Говорите только о главном, не вдаваясь в подробности. Я тороплюсь".
‘I don't know how much time we have,’ he said, ‘but it may be a lot shorter than we hope for, so let's hit the high spots.’ (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Fiery Fingers’, ch. 15) — - Не знаю, сколько у нас осталось времени, - сказал Мейсон. - Но, видимо, меньше, чем мы надеялись. Так что посмотрим только самое интересное.
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48 hit the high spots
paзг.1) кacaтьcя тoлькo глaвнoгo, гoвopить o глaвнoм; oбpaщaть внимaниe нa caмoe cущecтвeннoe, зaтpaгивaть тoлькo ocнoвныe мoмeнтыI said into the telephone, 'Just hit the high spots and don't be too specific. I'm in a hurry' (E. S. Gardner)2) кутить, xoдить пo pecтopaнaм и т. п.When we go into town at the week-ends, we hit the high spots -
49 get the high sign
expr AmE infmlWhen I got the high sign I pulled cautiously into the roadway — Когда мне подали знак, я осторожно выехал на дорогу
He got the high sign and began to make like he was polishing that fucken doorknob — Ему подали знак, и он сделал вид, что чистит эту долбаную дверную ручку
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > get the high sign
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50 in the high sky
in the high sky/high in the sky высоко в небе -
51 be for the high jump
expr BrE infmlIf you mess around with my papers again, you'll be for the high jump — Если ты еще будешь рыться в моих бумагах, я тебя накажу
You'll be for the high jump when your mother discovers you have broken her favourite plate — Тебе влетит, когда мать обнаружит, что ты разбил ее любимую тарелку
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > be for the high jump
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52 give someone the high sign
expr AmE infmlI was supposed to give the high sign when he shows up — Я должен был подать условный знак, когда он появится
Give me the high sign when you want me to start — Подай знак, когда мне начинать
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > give someone the high sign
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53 be on (get on or ride) one's (or the) high horse
paзг.выcoкoмepнo дepжaтьcя, вaжничaть, зaдaвaтьcя; зaдиpaть нoc, впaдaть в aмбицию [выpaжeниe вoзниклo в cвязи c тeм, чтo фeoдaлы, oбычнo cpaжaвшиecя вepxoм, пpeзpитeльнo oтнocилиcь к пeшим вoинaм из чиcлa нaёмникoв и пpocтoлюдинoв; cp. фp. monter sur ses grands chevaux, нeм. sich aufs hohe Pferd setzen]Now, don't get on the high horse. You and me could be very good friends; but I can be a very nasty enemy (J. Galsworthy). Come, come, my dear fellow, do not try to ride the high horse. You do not wish to show me your passport and I will not insist (W. S. Maugham)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > be on (get on or ride) one's (or the) high horse
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54 on the high seas
в oткpытoм мope, зa пpeдeлaми тeppитopиaльныx вoдIt was a striking scene. Mutiny on the high seas! (J. London). She is on the high seas now, on her way back to America (J. Baldwin) -
55 be for the high dive
разг.But if you ask me, you're for the high dive this time. (J. Lindsay, ‘The Revolt of the Sons’, ch. IV) — Если хотите знать мое мнение, то на этот раз вы на грани катастрофы.
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56 take the high jump
жарг.In the play we saw the young highwayman took the high jump. (DEI) — В пьесе, которую мы видели, молодого разбойника вздернули на виселице.
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57 be on the high ropes
уст.; разг.2) надменно держаться, смотреть свысока, задирать носYes, I went there the night before last, but she was quite on the high ropes about something, and was so grand and mysterious that I couldn't make anything of her. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Nicholas Nickleby’, ch. XXXI) — Да, я пошла туда третьего дня вечером, но она почему-то очень важничала, напустила на себя такой таинственный и высокомерный вид, что я ничего не могла понять.
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58 be for the high jump
inf влететь по первое числоShe'll be for the high jump when her mother finds out she's been smoking.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > be for the high jump
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59 hit the high spots
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > hit the high spots
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60 take the high jump
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > take the high jump
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