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1 what (why, who, where) the hell
Общая лексика: какого черта, черт побериУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > what (why, who, where) the hell
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2 where there's a trough, there'll be swine
Пословица: было бы корыто, а свиньи будут (used ironically to mean: where there is something to offer, there will be those who would want to have it), было бы корыто, а свиньи найдутся (used ironically to mean: where there is something to offer, there will be those who would want to have it)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > where there's a trough, there'll be swine
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3 where the shoe pinches
разг.вот в чём трудность, загвоздка; ≈ вот где собака зарыта [происходит от посл. no one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches или only he who wears the shoe knows where it pinches; см. no one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches]But this, as Olga now troubled to make clear to me, was exactly where the shoe pinched and the rub was. (Th. Dreiser, ‘A Gallery of Women’, ‘Albertina’) — Ольга взволнованно старалась объяснить мне, что беда ее семейной жизни заключается в равнодушии к ней Фила.
‘...but I ain't so far gone as to put up with the sight of you sitting in Captain Brierly's chair...’ ‘You would like to sit in it yourself - that's where the shoe pinches,’ he sneers. (J. Conrad, ‘Lord Jim’, ch. VI) — -...не могу выносить, что вы сидите в кресле капитана Брайерли... - Вам самому хотелось бы сидеть в этом кресле - вот где собака зарыта! - огрызнулся капитан Марлоу.
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4 where the shoe pinches
paзг.вoт в чём тpуднocть, зaгвoздкa; вoт гдe coбaкa зapытa [пpoиcxoдит oт пocлoвицы no one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches или only he who wears the shoe knows where it pinches "гдe бaшмaк жмёт, знaeт тoлькo тoт, ктo eгo нocит"]'But I ain't so far gone as to put up with the sight of you sitting in Captain Brierly's chair...' 'You would like to sit in it yourself - that's where the shoe pinches,' he sneers (J. Conrad). But this, as Olga now troubled to make clear to me, was exactly where the shoe pinched and the rub was (Th. Dreiser) -
5 where it's at
амер.; жарг.Since you... rap with those who are Now, you will always be more or less where it's at... (‘The New Yorker’ DNE) — Так как вы общаетесь с "нынешними", вы всегда будете в гуще событий...
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6 where the horse puts its hoof, there the crab sticks its claw
Пословица: куда конь с копытом, туда и рак с клешнёй (there are some who try to gain a lot by following a stronger person in the wake)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > where the horse puts its hoof, there the crab sticks its claw
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7 no one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches
посл.(no one but (или only) the wearer knows where the shoe pinches (тж. only he who wears the shoe knows where it pinches))"где башмак жмёт, знает только тот, кто его носит" ; см. тж. where the shoe pinchesLarge English-Russian phrasebook > no one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches
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8 not be sure where one's next meal is coming from
"нe знaть, гдe взять дeньги нa cлeдующий oбeд", жить впpoгoлoдьThey would not have expected a man with a full belly to have the same look as one who did not know where his next meal was coming from (W. Cooper)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > not be sure where one's next meal is coming from
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9 that who shot John
n AmE slYou know where I can get a little of that who shot John? — Ты не знаешь, где здесь можно достать немного самогона?
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > that who shot John
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10 reap where one has not sown
≈ пожинать плоды чужого труда [этим. библ. Matthew XXV, 24; см. тж. reap as one has sown]We admire aesthetically the marvellous masonry and architecture of the Great Pyramid... fruits of the hard labour unjustly imposed on the many to produce the fine flowers of civilization for the exclusive enjoyment of a few who reap where they have not sown. (A. J. Toynbee, ‘Civilization on Trial’, ‘The Present Point in History’, Kenk) — Мы получаем эстетическое удовольствие от архитектурных достоинств великой пирамиды... которая была создана принудительным трудом согнанных на строительство тысяч людей. Именно этот каторжный труд создал блестящие образцы искусства, которыми наслаждалось привилегированное меньшинство, любящее пожинать плоды чужого труда.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > reap where one has not sown
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11 not know where to put oneself
(или one's face)paзг.cмутитьcя, pacтepятьcя; нe знaть кудa дeтьcяWhen he asked me if I was the person who'd danced so well at the party last night I just didn't know were to put myselfConcise English-Russian phrasebook > not know where to put oneself
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12 reap where one has not sown
пoжинaть плoды чужoгo тpудa [этим. библ.]We admire aesthetically the marvellous masonry and architecture of the Great Pyramid... fruits of the hard labour unjustly imposed on the many to produce the fine flowers of civilization for the exclusive enjoyment of a few who reap what they have not sown (A. J. Toynbee)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > reap where one has not sown
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13 Clement (Pope from 1305 to 1314 who in choosing Avignon, France, for the papal residence - where it flourished until 1377 - became the first of the Avignonese Popes)
Религия: Климент VУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Clement (Pope from 1305 to 1314 who in choosing Avignon, France, for the papal residence - where it flourished until 1377 - became the first of the Avignonese Popes)
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14 Limbo of the Fathers (The half-way house between earth and heaven, where the Patriarchs and prophets who died before Christ's crucifixion await the last day)
Религия: чистилище Отцов праведных, до Христа жившихУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Limbo of the Fathers (The half-way house between earth and heaven, where the Patriarchs and prophets who died before Christ's crucifixion await the last day)
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15 Shih Wang (In Chinese mythology, the 10 kings of hell, who preside over fixed regions where the dead are punished by physical tortures appropriate to their crimes)
Религия: Ши ВанУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Shih Wang (In Chinese mythology, the 10 kings of hell, who preside over fixed regions where the dead are punished by physical tortures appropriate to their crimes)
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16 Theodoric (Antipope from 1100 to 1102. In 1101 he was seized by the supporters of the legitimate Pope, Paschal II, who had him confined in a monastery, where he died)
Религия: ТеодорикУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Theodoric (Antipope from 1100 to 1102. In 1101 he was seized by the supporters of the legitimate Pope, Paschal II, who had him confined in a monastery, where he died)
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17 the only man who can tell a woman where to stop is a bus conductor
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the only man who can tell a woman where to stop is a bus conductor
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18 The only man who can tell a woman where to stop is a bus conductor.
<02> Единственный человек, имеющий право указать женщине, где ей остановиться, – это кондуктор автобуса.Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > The only man who can tell a woman where to stop is a bus conductor.
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19 find\ out
1. III1) find out smth. / smth. out / find out all the facts (smb.'s address, the proper answer, all about it, the cause of his death, the meaning of the passage, etc.) узнать / выяснить / все данные / факты, обстоятельства / и т. д.; during their stay in the town they tried to find out all their relatives во время пребывания в этом городе они попытались разыскать всех своих родственников2) find out smb. / smb. out / find out a thief (a mischief-maker, a spy, etc.) поймать / разоблачить / вора и т. д.2. XIbe found out at some time you'll be found out sooner or later рано или поздно вас разоблачат / раскроют / ; as soon as all the facts have been found out как только были установлены все факты3. XVIfind out about smth., smb. find out about his intentions (about the girl, about her antecedents, etc.) выяснить его намерения и т. д.; did you find out about the trains? вы узнали / выяснили / насчет поездов / расписание / ?4. XXI1find smb. out in smth. find smb. out in a lie (in a fraud, in theft, etc.) уличить кого-л. во лжи и т. д.5. XXVfind out who... (where..., how..., etc.) find out who broke the window (who threw the first stone, who is going to come, etc.) выяснить / узнать /, кто разбил окно и т. д.; find out where he lives (where he keeps his money, where he's gone, etc.) выяснить / узнать /, где он живет и т. д.; find out how to do it разузнать, как это сделать -
20 hell
1. [hel] n1. ад, преисподняяto make smb.'s life a hell - образн. превратить чью-л. жизнь в ад
to suffer /to go/ through hell - образн. переносить муки ада
2. разг.1) игорный дом; притон2) дешёвый ресторан или бар3. что-л. очень сложное или неприятное; мука4. редк.1) ящик, куда портной бросает обрезки2) полигр. ящик для сломанных литер5. амер. печь для сжигания отходов производства (на лесозаводах и т. п.)♢
hell of a... - а) чертовский, адский, невыносимый; a hell of a noise - адский /невыносимый/ шум; a hell of a comedown! - чертовская неудача!; ≅ дьявольски не повезло!; a hell of a place - проклятое место; б) чертовскиwe had the hell of a time - а) мы прекрасно провели время; б) нам чертовски не повезло; мы ужасно провели время
like hell - а) сильно, стремительно; отчаянно; to work like hell - работать с остервенением /как чёрт, здорово/; it's raining like hell - льёт как из ведра; I'll miss you like hell - я буду чертовски скучать без тебя, мне тебя будет очень не хватать; he ran like hell - он мчался как безумный; б) в эмоц. отрицании чёрта с два
will you see Mr. X.? - Like hell I will! - вы увидите г-на X.? - Как бы не так! /Чёрта с два!/
as hell - чертовски, адски, ужасно
sure as hell - непременно, безусловно, точно
what /why, who, where/ the hell - какого чёрта; чёрт побери
what the hell are you doing here? - какого чёрта вы тут торчите?
what the hell do I care? - мне на это в высшей степени наплевать!
what the hell do you want? - что вам нужно, чёрт побери?
who the hell are you? - кто ты такой, чёрт (тебя) побери?
go to hell! - пошёл к чёрту!
to hell with him! - ну его к чёрту!; пошёл он к чёрту!
hell's bells (and buckets of blood)!, hell's fire!, hell's wheels! - чёрт!; чёрт возьми!
the hell of smth. - суть, соль чего-л., самое главное
the hell of it was that nobody could understand him - всё дело в том, что никто его не понимал
hell for leather см. hell-for-leather
hell and /or/ high water - тяжкие испытания
he led his men through hell and high water - он провёл своих людей сквозь огонь и воду
come hell or high water - несмотря ни на что; вопреки всему
just for the hell of it - ради удовольствия; бесцельно, просто так
broke all the windows just for the hell of it - перебил все окна за здорово живёшь
to hell and gone - а) в высшей степени; б) очень далеко; ≅ у чёрта на рогах /на куличках/; к чёрту на рога /на кулички/
to get /to catch/ hell - получить нагоняй
to give smb. hell - дать кому-л. нагоняй, взгреть кого-л.; задать кому-л. жару
to raise hell - устроить скандал, поднять шум
to play hell with smth. - разрушить что-л. до основания; исковеркать что-л.
to be hell on - а) быть ужасно трудным /мучительным/ (для кого-л.); б) обходиться слишком строго или сурово (с кем-л.); she was hell on her servants - она тиранила прислугу; в) быть гибельным, пагубным (для кого-л., чего-л.)
these country roads are hell on the tires - эти просёлочные дороги - гибель для покрышек
to be hell for smth. - быть всей душой за что-л.
all hell broke /was let/ loose - поднялся адский шум; началось настоящее светопреставление
hell is paved with good intentions - ≅ ад вымощен благими намерениями
2. [hel] v разг.better to reign in hell than serve in heaven - посл. ≅ лучше править в аду, чем прислуживать в раю
1. гулять, кутить (обыкн. hell around)2. мчаться, нестись3. [hel] intчёртoh hell! - чёрт возьми!
bloody hell! - прост. проклятье!, чёрт возьми!
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