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121 lie in wait for sb
كَمَن (لِـ) \ lie in wait: to hide (usu. for a bad purpose) and wait for sb. to come or sth. to happen: The cat was lying in wait for the mouse. lurk: to wait, esp. hidden, with some evil intention: His enemy was lurking in the shadows. skulk: to move or wait in a secret or guilty way: A fox was skulking round the farmyard, hoping to seize a hen. ambush: to wait in hiding and attack people as they pass. lie in wait for sb.: to hide in order to attack sb. if he comes. -
122 lie in wait for smb.
(lie in wait (редк. lay wait) for smb.)подстерегать кого-л., устроить кому-л. ловушкуThe habit of questioning and being questioned had given him a suspicious manner, or a manner that would be better described as one of lying in wait. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Our Mutual Friend’, book II, ch. I) — Привычка расспрашивать или быть спрошенным породила ту подозрительность, которую можно сравнить только с состоянием человека, находящегося в засаде.
Besides hunger and cold, the hobo was confronted with a maze of perils. Death laid in wait for him at every turn. (W. Foster, ‘Pages from a Worker's Life’, ch. III) — Странствующему рабочему угрожают не только голод и холод, но и много других опасностей. Смерть подстерегает его буквально на каждом шагу.
He could see from the corner of his eye Peter Topglass lying in wait for him. (I. Murdoch, ‘The Bell’, ch. VI) — Уголком глаза Майкл видел, что Питер Топгласс поджидает его.
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123 to wait for dead man’s shoes
to wait for dead man’s shoesesperar uma herança. they wait for a dead man’s shoes / eles esperam uma herança.English-Portuguese dictionary > to wait for dead man’s shoes
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124 lie in wait for
be/lie in wait for somebody [bi:/lai in weit fo: sambadi] i bëj/i ngre pritë dikujt; rri në pritje të dikujt● fall into an ambush [fo:l intu: ën 'æmbush] bie në pritë● lie/wait in ambush (for sb) i zë pusi (dikujt) -
125 can’t wait (for something to happen)
Can’t wait (for something to happen)ожидать с нетерпениемI am so anxious for my birthday to come. I just can’t wait.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > can’t wait (for something to happen)
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126 can’t wait (for something to happen)
Can’t wait (for something to happen)ожидать с нетерпениемI am so anxious for my birthday to come. I just can’t wait.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > can’t wait (for something to happen)
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127 lie in wait for someone
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128 time and tide wait for no man
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