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61 играть в молчанку
прост., неодобр.be close-mouthed; play mum; keep one's tongue between one's teeth; play a game of silence (of verbal hide-and-seek)Они смеялись или пели, а он молча улыбался. О нём говорили: "Хороший парень. Только любит играть в молчанку". (И. Оренбург, День второй) — They would laugh or sing, while he smiled silently. They called him a good lad, 'bit close-mouthed,' though.
- Товарищ Корабчевская, я звоню не для того, чтобы в молчанку играть. Скажите, что у вас там происходит, или кончим разговор. (В. Кетлинская, День, прожитый дважды) — 'Comrade Korabchevskaya, I didn't ring you up to play a game of verbal hide-and-seek. Either tell me what's happened at the institute or let's hang up.'
- Ты меня не пугай, - ты ещё мал! Играть со мной в молчанку тебе не удастся! Говори толком: откуда ты? (В. Богомолов, Иван) — 'Don't try to frighten me - you're not big enough. And this game of silence won't get you anywhere. Seriously now, where do you come from?'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > играть в молчанку
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прост.not a word (a murmur) of smth.; mum's the word; cf. keep it under your hatВитя поднял к самому носу Алёши книгу, потряс ею внушительно, проговорил с угрозой: - Об этом Арсению Романычу ни гу-гу! Смотри! (К. Федин, Необыкновенное лето) — Vitya poked the assembled book under Alyosha's nose and shook it threateningly as he said: 'Not a word of this to Arseni Romanych, hear?'
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