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  • 1 Л-3

    ЗАКРЫВАТЬ/ЗАКРЫТЬ (ПРИКРЫВАТЬ/ ПРИКРЫТЬ) ЛАВОЧКУ highly coll VP subj: human usu. infin with надо, пора, пришлось etc or imper
    (permanently or temporarily) to discontinue engaging in, or cause the discontinuance of, some activity, undertaking etc: пора закрывать лавочку - itfs time to close (shut) up shop
    itfs time to call it quits (in limited contexts) itfs time to put up the shutters it's time to put a stop to this (to sth.) (in refer, to ending sth. for the day) itfs time to call it a day.
    Капитан насобачился делать печати. И дело пошло. Зарабатывали много... Потом они попали в облаву... Еле выкрутились... Так дальше не пойдет, сказал Крикун. Эту лавочку надо прикрыть (Зиновьев 1). Captain found the knack of forging official stamps, and they were in business. They earned a great deal....But then they were picked up in a police raid....They only just got out of it...."We can't go on with this," said Bawler. "We'll have to shut up shop..." (1a).
    (Вася:) Ну, Таврило Петрович, закрывай лавочку! Как Александра Николавна уедет, тебе больше не торговать! Баста! Калачом в театр не заманишь. Так ты и ожидай! (Островский 11). (V.:) Well, Gavril Petrovich, you might as well put up the shutters! When Alexandra Nikolavna goes away, there won't be any more business for you. Basta! You won't get them to the theatre for love or money - that's what you 're soon going to find out! (11a).
    Есть сигнал: к ним (в стройотряд) там один бродяга похаживает... тихую агитацию разводит, насчёт всемирного братства и равенства рассусоливает. В общем, анархия вперемешку с поповщиной, прикрывать эту лавочку пора, только надо наверняка действовать» (Максимов 1). "We've heard on the grapevine that a tramp goes to see them (the construction brigade)....He keeps quietly propagandizing universal brotherhood and equality. All in all it's a mixture of anarchy and religious claptrap, and it's time to put a stop to their little racket, only we'll have to act firmly" (1a).

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  • 2 закрывать лавочку

    ЗАКРЫВАТЬ/ЗАКРЫТЬ <ПРИКРЫВАТЬ/ПРИКРЫТЬ> ЛАВОЧКУ highly coll
    [VP; subj: human; usu. infin with надо, пора, пришлось etc or imper]
    =====
    (permanently or temporarily) to discontinue engaging in, or cause the discontinuance of, some activity, undertaking etc:
    - пора закрывать лавочку it's time to close (shut) up shop;
    - [in limited contexts] it's time to put up the shutters;
    - it's time to put a stop to this (to sth.);
    - [in refer, to ending sth. for the day] it's time to call it a day.
         ♦ Капитан насобачился делать печати. И дело пошло. Зарабатывали много... Потом они попали в облаву... Еле выкрутились... Так дальше не пойдёт, сказал Крикун. Эту лавочку надо прикрыть (Зиновьев 1). Captain found the knack of forging official stamps, and they were in business. They earned a great deal....But then they were picked up in a police raid....They only just got out of it...."We can't go on with this," said Bawler. "We'll have to shut up shop..." (1a).
         ♦ [Вася:] Ну, Таврило Петрович, закрывай лавочку! Как Александра Николавна уедет, тебе больше не торговать! Баста! Калачом в театр не заманишь. Так ты и ожидай! (Островский 11). [V.:] Well, Gavril Petrovich, you might as well put up the shutters! When Alexandra Nikolavna goes away, there won't be any more business for you. Basta! You won't get them to the theatre for love or money - that's what you 're soon going to find out! (11a).
         ♦ "Есть сигнал: к ним [в стройотряд] там один бродяга похаживает... тихую агитацию разводит, насчёт всемирного братства и равенства рассусоливает. В общем, анархия вперемешку с поповщиной, прикрывать эту лавочку пора, только надо наверняка действовать" (Максимов 1). "We've heard on the grapevine that a tramp goes to see them [the construction brigade].... He keeps quietly propagandizing universal brotherhood and equality. All in all it's a mixture of anarchy and religious claptrap, and it's time to put a stop to their little racket, only we'll have to act firmly" (1a).

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  • 3 закрыть лавочку

    ЗАКРЫВАТЬ/ЗАКРЫТЬ <ПРИКРЫВАТЬ/ПРИКРЫТЬ> ЛАВОЧКУ highly coll
    [VP; subj: human; usu. infin with надо, пора, пришлось etc or imper]
    =====
    (permanently or temporarily) to discontinue engaging in, or cause the discontinuance of, some activity, undertaking etc:
    - пора закрывать лавочку it's time to close (shut) up shop;
    - [in limited contexts] it's time to put up the shutters;
    - it's time to put a stop to this (to sth.);
    - [in refer, to ending sth. for the day] it's time to call it a day.
         ♦ Капитан насобачился делать печати. И дело пошло. Зарабатывали много... Потом они попали в облаву... Еле выкрутились... Так дальше не пойдёт, сказал Крикун. Эту лавочку надо прикрыть (Зиновьев 1). Captain found the knack of forging official stamps, and they were in business. They earned a great deal....But then they were picked up in a police raid....They only just got out of it...."We can't go on with this," said Bawler. "We'll have to shut up shop..." (1a).
         ♦ [Вася:] Ну, Таврило Петрович, закрывай лавочку! Как Александра Николавна уедет, тебе больше не торговать! Баста! Калачом в театр не заманишь. Так ты и ожидай! (Островский 11). [V.:] Well, Gavril Petrovich, you might as well put up the shutters! When Alexandra Nikolavna goes away, there won't be any more business for you. Basta! You won't get them to the theatre for love or money - that's what you 're soon going to find out! (11a).
         ♦ "Есть сигнал: к ним [в стройотряд] там один бродяга похаживает... тихую агитацию разводит, насчёт всемирного братства и равенства рассусоливает. В общем, анархия вперемешку с поповщиной, прикрывать эту лавочку пора, только надо наверняка действовать" (Максимов 1). "We've heard on the grapevine that a tramp goes to see them [the construction brigade].... He keeps quietly propagandizing universal brotherhood and equality. All in all it's a mixture of anarchy and religious claptrap, and it's time to put a stop to their little racket, only we'll have to act firmly" (1a).

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  • 4 прикрывать лавочку

    ЗАКРЫВАТЬ/ЗАКРЫТЬ <ПРИКРЫВАТЬ/ПРИКРЫТЬ> ЛАВОЧКУ highly coll
    [VP; subj: human; usu. infin with надо, пора, пришлось etc or imper]
    =====
    (permanently or temporarily) to discontinue engaging in, or cause the discontinuance of, some activity, undertaking etc:
    - пора закрывать лавочку it's time to close (shut) up shop;
    - [in limited contexts] it's time to put up the shutters;
    - it's time to put a stop to this (to sth.);
    - [in refer, to ending sth. for the day] it's time to call it a day.
         ♦ Капитан насобачился делать печати. И дело пошло. Зарабатывали много... Потом они попали в облаву... Еле выкрутились... Так дальше не пойдёт, сказал Крикун. Эту лавочку надо прикрыть (Зиновьев 1). Captain found the knack of forging official stamps, and they were in business. They earned a great deal....But then they were picked up in a police raid....They only just got out of it...."We can't go on with this," said Bawler. "We'll have to shut up shop..." (1a).
         ♦ [Вася:] Ну, Таврило Петрович, закрывай лавочку! Как Александра Николавна уедет, тебе больше не торговать! Баста! Калачом в театр не заманишь. Так ты и ожидай! (Островский 11). [V.:] Well, Gavril Petrovich, you might as well put up the shutters! When Alexandra Nikolavna goes away, there won't be any more business for you. Basta! You won't get them to the theatre for love or money - that's what you 're soon going to find out! (11a).
         ♦ "Есть сигнал: к ним [в стройотряд] там один бродяга похаживает... тихую агитацию разводит, насчёт всемирного братства и равенства рассусоливает. В общем, анархия вперемешку с поповщиной, прикрывать эту лавочку пора, только надо наверняка действовать" (Максимов 1). "We've heard on the grapevine that a tramp goes to see them [the construction brigade].... He keeps quietly propagandizing universal brotherhood and equality. All in all it's a mixture of anarchy and religious claptrap, and it's time to put a stop to their little racket, only we'll have to act firmly" (1a).

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  • 5 прикрыть лавочку

    ЗАКРЫВАТЬ/ЗАКРЫТЬ <ПРИКРЫВАТЬ/ПРИКРЫТЬ> ЛАВОЧКУ highly coll
    [VP; subj: human; usu. infin with надо, пора, пришлось etc or imper]
    =====
    (permanently or temporarily) to discontinue engaging in, or cause the discontinuance of, some activity, undertaking etc:
    - пора закрывать лавочку it's time to close (shut) up shop;
    - [in limited contexts] it's time to put up the shutters;
    - it's time to put a stop to this (to sth.);
    - [in refer, to ending sth. for the day] it's time to call it a day.
         ♦ Капитан насобачился делать печати. И дело пошло. Зарабатывали много... Потом они попали в облаву... Еле выкрутились... Так дальше не пойдёт, сказал Крикун. Эту лавочку надо прикрыть (Зиновьев 1). Captain found the knack of forging official stamps, and they were in business. They earned a great deal....But then they were picked up in a police raid....They only just got out of it...."We can't go on with this," said Bawler. "We'll have to shut up shop..." (1a).
         ♦ [Вася:] Ну, Таврило Петрович, закрывай лавочку! Как Александра Николавна уедет, тебе больше не торговать! Баста! Калачом в театр не заманишь. Так ты и ожидай! (Островский 11). [V.:] Well, Gavril Petrovich, you might as well put up the shutters! When Alexandra Nikolavna goes away, there won't be any more business for you. Basta! You won't get them to the theatre for love or money - that's what you 're soon going to find out! (11a).
         ♦ "Есть сигнал: к ним [в стройотряд] там один бродяга похаживает... тихую агитацию разводит, насчёт всемирного братства и равенства рассусоливает. В общем, анархия вперемешку с поповщиной, прикрывать эту лавочку пора, только надо наверняка действовать" (Максимов 1). "We've heard on the grapevine that a tramp goes to see them [the construction brigade].... He keeps quietly propagandizing universal brotherhood and equality. All in all it's a mixture of anarchy and religious claptrap, and it's time to put a stop to their little racket, only we'll have to act firmly" (1a).

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  • 6 использовать

    Advantage is taken of this fact in some turbojet engines.

    Unique processes and equipment have been successfully applied in the mining and refining of potash salts.

    The great majority of amplifiers are electronic and depend (or rely) upon transistors and chips for their operation.

    These projects can draw on the data from five tests.

    The new relay employs three sets of contacts.

    We shall follow this method.

    To harness atomic energy for peaceful uses,...

    This reaction may be harnessed to perform work.

    The power unit makes use of a standard electric starter.

    These vehicles rely on ambient air as a source of oxygen.

    At present, these laboratories are being utilized to test timbers.

    Such high precision makes it possible to employ (or use, or utilize) laser radiation as a primary standard of length and time.

    With electricity farmers could run useful devices of all kinds.

    These techniques take advantage of the laser's high spectral intensity.

    Lasers are exploited to heat plasmas with short pulses of light.

    Double-break or multibreak devices can exploit this effect even at higher voltages.

    We make use of the generalized invariants.

    The author's suggestions were picked up by the Japanese who ran some preliminary tests on eleven pure elements.

    The steam from a dry field can be put to use() other than power production.

    We can draw on the equation of general relativity to calculate...

    The newest accelerators exploit the same fundamental principles as the first ones.

    Simplifying assumptions have been invoked to separate the two processes for individual study.

    If this natural gas can be tapped, there would be a tremendous source of fuel.

    II

    When all the even (or odd) integers are used up, there will still be half the series...

    * * *
    Использовать -- to use, to utilize, to apply, to employ, to exploit; to make use of; to draw on (с оттенком заимствования); to rely on (полагаться на)
     Under these circumstances, we can employ the data from this experiment to establish limits for heat fluxes.
     These diffusers exploit the centrifugal forces acting on a swirling throughflow to enhance mixing and combustion.
     Each engine will be provided with a control unit which makes use of modern electronic techniques (... в котором используется...).
     Two independent methods were applied to eliminate any possible error in fringe order determination.
     The work of L. [...] was drawn on for the design of turbine blades.
     However, the theoretical magnitude is far from correct and we must rely on experimental values for the coefficient C.

    Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > использовать

  • 7 использовать

    Advantage is taken of this fact in some turbojet engines.

    Unique processes and equipment have been successfully applied in the mining and refining of potash salts.

    The great majority of amplifiers are electronic and depend (or rely) upon transistors and chips for their operation.

    These projects can draw on the data from five tests.

    The new relay employs three sets of contacts.

    We shall follow this method.

    To harness atomic energy for peaceful uses,...

    This reaction may be harnessed to perform work.

    The power unit makes use of a standard electric starter.

    These vehicles rely on ambient air as a source of oxygen.

    At present, these laboratories are being utilized to test timbers.

    Such high precision makes it possible to employ (or use, or utilize) laser radiation as a primary standard of length and time.

    With electricity farmers could run useful devices of all kinds.

    These techniques take advantage of the laser's high spectral intensity.

    Lasers are exploited to heat plasmas with short pulses of light.

    Double-break or multibreak devices can exploit this effect even at higher voltages.

    We make use of the generalized invariants.

    The author's suggestions were picked up by the Japanese who ran some preliminary tests on eleven pure elements.

    The steam from a dry field can be put to use() other than power production.

    We can draw on the equation of general relativity to calculate...

    The newest accelerators exploit the same fundamental principles as the first ones.

    Simplifying assumptions have been invoked to separate the two processes for individual study.

    If this natural gas can be tapped, there would be a tremendous source of fuel.

    II

    When all the even (or odd) integers are used up, there will still be half the series...

    Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > использовать

  • 8 в результате облавы было арестовано десять человек

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > в результате облавы было арестовано десять человек

  • 9 дома на картине были выделены белым цветом

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > дома на картине были выделены белым цветом

  • 10 их перестреляли по одному

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > их перестреляли по одному

  • 11 З-119

    ЗЕМЛЮ РЙЕТ highly coll VP subj: human usu. this WO one engages in ceaseless activity, makes every effort to achieve or obtain sth. usu. motivated by selfish considerations)
    X землю рыть будет - X will do his damnedest
    X will go to any length (to great lengths) X will move heaven and earth.
    ...В НЭП (период новой экономической политики) выделили группу ИТР, инженерно-технических работников, а писатели рыли землю, чтобы стать «инженерами человеческих душ» и получить свою долю (Мандельштам 2). During NEP (the New Economic Policy), engineers and technicians were picked out to become a favored group, and writers began to move heaven and earth to be recognized as "engineers of human souls," thus making certain of a share in the cake (2a).

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  • 12 землю роет

    ЗЕМЛЮ РОЕТ highly coll
    [VP; subj: human; usu. this WO]
    =====
    one engages in ceaseless activity, makes every effort to achieve or obtain sth. (usu. motivated by selfish considerations):
    - X землю рыть будет X will do his damnedest;
    - X will go to any length < to great lengths>;
    - X will move heaven and earth.
         ♦...В НЭП [период новой экономической политики] выделили группу ИТР, инженерно-технических работников, а писатели рыли землю, чтобы стать "инженерами человеческих душ" и получить свою долю (Мандельштам 2). During NEP [the New Economic Policy], engineers and technicians were picked out to become a favored group, and writers began to move heaven and earth to be recognized as "engineers of human souls," thus making certain of a share in the cake (2a).

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  • 13 один к одному

    тж. один в одного, один в один, один как один
    разг., обычно одобр.
    all first-rate (select, choice, picked); each better than the other; cf. a hand-picked bunch

    - Это здорово, что ты к нам поступил! - бубнил Плинтус. - У нас ребята - один к одному... ёлка к ёлке, лес строевой. (Л. Кассиль, Черемыш, брат героя) — 'I sure am glad you're in our class!' Plintus mumbled. 'We have a hand-picked bunch here.'

    Многого было жаль Сенину. Жаль уходить с печи - привык к её быстрому, горячему ходу, жаль расставаться с подручными - ребята-орлы, один к одному подобраны... (В. Попов, Обретёшь в бою) — Senin regretted many things. He regretted leaving No.3, he had become used to the quick hot rhythm of the work there; he regretted leaving his team-mates, they were all first-rate...

    Приусадебный участок являл собой чудо агротехники: лук, помидоры, огурцы, ягоды - всё это было крупное, красивое, одно к одному. (В. Аксёнов, Дикой) — The kitchen garden was an agrotechnical miracle. Onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and berries, each bigger and better than the other.

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > один к одному

  • 14 Д-133

    TO ЛИ ДЕЛО coll, approv ( Invar subj-compl with бытьв ( subj: any noun), pres only, or Particle initial position only fixed WO
    s.o. or sth. is entirely different from, and better than, someone or something else (used to express approval, a positive evaluation of the person, thing etc that is about to be named as opposed to the one named previously): то ли дело X = X is quite another matter
    X is a different story thing X thing X is quite a different thing X is not like that at all X is not at all like NP
    . «Всё может случиться: ну, как лопнет (компания), вот я и без гроша. То ли дело в банк» (Гончаров 1). "...Anything might happen—such as your company going bankrupt and leaving me without a penny. A bank is quite another matter" (1b).
    «А старик, оказывается, в первую мировую войну был у нас в плену и немного говорит по-русски. Но лучше бы он совсем не говорил. Путается, хочет всё объяснить... То ли дело эти молодые немочки, всё с полуслова понимают...» (Искандер 5). "It turned out the old man had been a prisoner of ours in the First World War and spoke a little Russian. But he would have done better not to talk at all. He kept getting tangled up, wanting to explain everything....The girls were a different story, they picked up on everything right away" (5a).
    На что борода - и та (у Момуна) не удалась. Посмешище одно. На голом подбородке две-три волосинки рыжеватые - вот и вся борода. То ли дело видишь: вдруг едет по дороге осанистый старик... (Айтматов 1). Even his (Momun's) beard was nothing but a joke. Two or three reddish hairs on his chin-that was all there was to it. He wasn't at all like some stately old man you might see riding down the road... (1a).
    «Вот жизнь-то человеческая! - поучительно произнёс Илья Иванович. -Один умирает, другой родится, третий женится, а мы вот всё стареемся: не то что год на год, день на день не приходится! Зачем это так? То ли бы дело, если б каждый день как вчера, вчера как завтра!..» (Гончаров 1). ( context transl) "Such is man's life!" Ilya lvanovich pronounced sententiously. "One man dies, another is born, a third is married, and we keep growing older....There are no two days alike, let alone two years. Why should it be so? Wouldn't it have been nice if every day were like the day before, yesterday just like tomorrow?" (1b).

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  • 15 О-145

    ДО ОТКАЗА coll PrepP Invar adv
    to the limit: набить (забить, заполнить что, бытье набитым и т. п.) \О-145 - fill sth. (be filled, pack sth., be packed etc) to capacity
    fill sth. (be filled etc) to overflowing (to bursting, to the bursting point, to the brim) pack sth. (be packed etc) tight (as tight as it will go) cram sth. (be crammed) (in refer, to a room, dwelling etc only) pack sth. (be packed) to the rafters
    нажать (на) что, открутить, закрутить что \О-145 - (push ( press) sth. down etc) all the way
    (push ( press) sth. down etc) as far as it will (can) go (turn sth. on) full blast (turn sth.) all the way on (off).
    Вокзал был полон, перрон забит людьми до отказа (Рыбаков 2). The station was crowded and the platform was packed to capacity (2a).
    ...На хорах, на скамьях амфитеатра, вдоль боковых стен, в проходах и даже на эстраде... народа набилось «до отказа» (Лившиц 1). The choirs, the benches in the amphitheatre, the sides of the walls, the aisles, and even the stage...were filled "to overflowing" with people (1a).
    Все клетки-купе вагонзаков были забиты до отказа (Марченко 1). All the cages of the prison coaches were packed as tight as they would go (1a).
    Клуб был набит до отказа... (Рыбаков 1). The club was packed to the rafters (1a).
    .(Таня) открутила до отказа все краны. В рёве воды разделась и встала перед зеркалом (Аксёнов 7)....(Tanya) turned on the taps full blast. To the roar of the water she pulled off her clothes and picked herself up in front of the full-length mirror (7a).

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  • 16 Р-142

    ОСТАЛИСЬ РОЖКИ ДА НОЖКИ от кого-чего coll VP subj. the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO
    practically nothing is left of s.o. or sth.: от X-a остались рожки да ножки — only bits and pieces (of X) remained (were left)
    virtually ( next to) nothing was left of X (in limited contexts) nothing was left of animal/person X but the bones and the beak.
    Мать, Анна Савишна, поселилась у Ларичевых с тех пор, как в одну из вёсен полой водой смыло под обрыв старую хату... «Ремонтировать бесполезно», - сказал Ларичев и... распорядился: «Взять веши, какие остались, маму - к нам». Анна Савишна что-то говорила про «инструмент» -пианино... Александр Иванович ее высмеял - от «инструмента» остались рожки да ножки. Мать покорилась (Грекова 3). Anna Savishna had moved in with the Larichevs one spring when the flood waters had washed the old house over the cliff...."No use fixing it," Larichev had said. "Take whatever is left, she's coming to live with us." Anna Savishna said something about the "instrument," the upright piano....Alexander Ivanovich made fun of her-only bits and pieces of the instrument remained—and Anna Savishna gave in (3a).
    Вдруг раздался треск, отломились сразу обе передние ножки. Забыв друг о друге, противники принялись терзать ореховое кладохранилише... Спинка отлетела, отброшенная могучим порывом... Через пять минут стул был обглодан. От него остались рожки да ножки (Ильф и Петров 1). Suddenly there was a crack and both front legs broke off simultaneously. Forgetting about one another, the opponents began tearing the walnut treasure-chest to pieces....The back was torn off with a mighty tug.... Five minutes later the chair had been picked clean. Bits and pieces were all that was left (1a).
    ...Швондер и есть самый главный дурак. Он не понимает, что Шариков для него еще более грозная опасность, чем для меня. Ну, сейчас он всячески старается натравить его на меня, не соображая, что если кто-нибудь, в свою очередь, натравит Шарикова на самого Швондера, то от него останутся только рожки да ножки!» (Булгаков 11). ".Shvonder is the biggest fool of all. He doesn't see that Sharikov is much more of a threat to him than he is to me Right now he's doing all he can to turn Sharikov against me, not realizing that if someone in his turn sets Sharikov against Shvonder himself, there'll soon be nothing left of Shvonder but the bones and the beak" (lib)

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  • 17 С-405

    СМЕХА РАДИ coll ДЛЯ СМЕХУ (a) coll HA СМЕХ coll ДЛЯ ХОХМЫ highly coll PrepP these forms only adv
    in order to amuse o.s. (and others), in jest: (just) for fun
    (just) for the fun of it (just) for (as) a joke (a laugh) (just) for kicks.
    «Была бы я царевна, - певуче, по-бабьи, сказала она, - я не была бы злая... Я не отнимала бы у него эту дудочку, я бы только дунула в неё разок - так, для смеху... Я бы его (пастуха), который мне дудочку принес, жалела...» (Чуковская 2). "Were I a princess," she said in singsong voice, like a peasant woman telling a fairy story, "I would not be wicked...1 would not have taken his pipe away from him, I would have blown on it once-just for fun....I would have had pity on the shepherd-boy who brought me the pipe..." (2a).
    Взял дед свои (карты) в руки - смотреть не хочется, такая дрянь, хоть бы на смех один козырь (Гоголь 5). Grandad picked up his (cards) - he couldn't bear to look at them, they were such trash, they could have at least given him one trump just for the fun of it (5a).
    Я сам один раз для хохмы пустил такой слушок про Претендента (Зиновьев 1). "Once, just for a joke, I started a rumour like that about Claimant" (1a).
    Раз, для смеха, Григорий Александрович обещался ему (Азамату! дать червонец, коли он ему украдет лучшего козла из отцовского стада» (Лермонтов 1). "Once, for a laugh, Grigory promised to give him (Azamat) ten rubles if he would steal the best goat from his father's flock" (Id).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-405

  • 18 то ли дело

    ТО ЛИ ДЕЛО coll, approv
    [Invar; subj-compl with быть (subj: any noun), pres only, or Particle; initial position only; fixed WO]
    =====
    s.o. or sth. is entirely different from, and better than, someone or something else (used to express approval, a positive evaluation of the person, thing etc that is about to be named as opposed to the one named previously):
    - то ЛИ дело X X is quite another matter;
         ♦ "Всё может случиться: ну, как лопнет [ компания], вот я и без гроша. То ли дело в банк" (Гончаров 1). "...Anything might happen - such as your company going bankrupt and leaving me without a penny. A bank is quite another matter" (1b).
         ♦ "А старик, оказывается, в первую мировую войну был у нас в плену и немного говорит по-русски. Но лучше бы он совсем не говорил. Путается, хочет всё объяснить... То ли дело эти молодые немочки, всё с полуслова понимают..." (Искандер 5). "It turned out the old man had been a prisoner of ours in the First World War and spoke a little Russian. But he would have done better not to talk at all. He kept getting tangled up, wanting to explain everything....The girls were a different story, they picked up on everything right away" (5a).
         ♦ На что борода - и та [у Момуна] не удалась. Посмешище одно. На голом подбородке две-три волосинки рыжеватые - вот и вся борода. То ли дело видишь: вдруг едет по дороге осанистый старик... (Айтматов 1). Even his [Momun's] beard was nothing but a joke. IWo or three reddish hairs on his chin-that was all there was to it. He wasn't at all like some stately old man you might see riding down the road... (1a).
         ♦ "Вот жизнь-то человеческая! - поучительно произнёс Илья Иванович. - Один умирает, другой родится, третий женится, а мы вот всё стареемся: не то что год на год, день на день не приходится! Зачем это так? То ли бы дело, если б каждый день как вчера, вчера как завтра!.." (Гончаров 1). [context transl] "Such is man's life!" Ilya Ivanovich pronounced sententiously. "One man dies, another is born, a third is married, and we keep growing older....There are no two days alike, let alone two years. Why should it be so? Wouldn't it have been nice if every day were like the day before, yesterday just like tomorrow?" (1b).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > то ли дело

  • 19 до отказа

    [PrepP; Invar; adv]
    =====
    to the limit:
    - набить( забить, заполнить что, быть набитым и т. п.) до отказа - fill sth. (be filled, pack sth., be packed etc) to capacity;
    - fill sth. (be filled etc) to overflowing (to bursting, to the bursting point, to the brim);
    - pack sth. (be packed etc) tight (as tight as it will go);
    - cram sth. (be crammed);
    - [in refer, to a room, dwelling etc only] pack sth. (be packed) to the rafters;
    || нажать (на) что, открутить, закрутить что до отказа (push (press) sth. down etc) all the way;
    - (push (press) sth. down etc) as far as it will (can) go;
    - (turn sth. on) full blast;
    - (turn sth.) all the way on (off).
         ♦ Вокзал был полон, перрон забит людьми до отказа (Рыбаков 2). The station was crowded and the platform was packed to capacity (2a).
         ♦...На хорах, на скамьях амфитеатра, вдоль боковых стен, в проходах и даже на эстраде... народа набилось "до отказа" (Лившиц 1). The choirs, the benches in the amphitheatre, the sides of the walls, the aisles, and even the stage...were filled "to overflowing" with people (1a).
         ♦ Все клетки-купе вагонзаков были забиты до отказа (Марченко 1). All the cages of the prison coaches were packed as tight as they would go (1a).
         ♦ Клуб был набит до отказа... (Рыбаков 1). The club was packed to the rafters (1a).
         ♦...[Таня] открутила до отказа все краны. В рёве воды разделась и встала перед зеркалом (Аксёнов 7)....[Tanya] turned on the taps full blast. To the roar of the water she pulled off her clothes and picked herself up in front of the full-length mirror (7a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > до отказа

  • 20 остались рожки да ножки

    [VPsubj; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]
    =====
    practically nothing is left of s.o. or sth.:
    - от X-a остались рожки да ножки only bits and pieces (of X) remained (were left);
    - [in limited contexts] nothing was left of animal/ person X but the bones and the beak.
         ♦ Мать, Анна Савишна, поселилась у Ларичевых с тех пор, как в одну из вёсен полой водой смыло под обрыв старую хату... "Ремонтировать бесполезно", - сказал Ларичев и... распорядился: "Взять вещи, какие остались, маму - к нам". Анна Савишна что-то говорила про "инструмент" - пианино... Александр Иванович ее высмеял - от "инструмента" остались рожки да ножки. Мать покорилась (Грекова 3). Anna Savishna had moved in with the Larichevs one spring when the flood waters had washed the old house over the cliff...."No use fixing it," Larichev had said. "Take whatever is left, she's coming to live with us." Anna Savishna said something about the "instrument," the upright piano....Alexander Ivanovich made fun of her-only bits and pieces of the instrument remained - and Anna Savishna gave in (3a).
         ♦ Вдруг раздался треск, отломились сразу обе передние ножки. Забыв друг о друге, противники принялись терзать ореховое кладохранилище... Спинка отлетела, оторошенная могучим порывом... Через пять минут стул был обглодан. От него остались рожки да ножки (Ильф и Петров 1). Suddenly there was a crack and both front legs broke off simultaneously. Forgetting about one another, the opponents began tearing the walnut treasure-chest to pieces....The back was torn off with a mighty tug....Five minutes later the chair had been picked clean. Bits and pieces were all that was left (1a).
         ♦ "...Швондер и есть самый главный дурак. Он не понимает, что Шариков для него еще более грозная опасность, чем для меня. Ну, сейчас он всячески старается натравить его на меня, не соображая, что если кто-нибудь, в свою очередь, натравит Шарикова на самого Швондера, то от него останутся только рожки да ножки!" (Булгаков 11). ".Shvonder is the biggest fool of all. He doesn't see that Sharikov is much more of a threat to him than he is to me Right now he's doing all he can to turn Sharikov against me, not realizing that if someone in his turn sets Sharikov against Shvonder himself, there'll soon be nothing left of Shvonder but the bones and the beak" (11b)

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