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101 Л-137
ХОТЬ ЛОПНИ (ТРЕСНИ) substand (хоть + VPimpcr these forms only subord clause)1. ( usu. foil. by Conj «a» or «но» + imper сделай, выполни etc) despite any circumstancesno matter whatcome hell or high water.Он - человек, который знает, что ему надо. Вот выбрал меня и всё, хоть лопни, а будь его женой (Кожевников 1). He's а man who knows what he needs. So, he's chosen me. That's it, no matter what, I'll be his wife (1a).2. despite whatever you do, however much effort you put into sth. (it is useless, futile)no matter what you dohowever hard you try try as you might (may)....Бывают дни невезения, когда ни черта не клеится, хоть лопни (Трифонов 4)....There were bad luck days when not a damn thing went right no matter what you did (4a). -
102 Л-177
ТОЧЙТЬ/ПОТОЧЙТЬ ЛЯСЫ (БАЛЙСЫ) (с кем) highly coll VP subj: human to be occupied with idle chatter (often to the detriment of the matter at hand)X точит лясы (с Y-ом) = X is chewing the fat (with Y)X is shooting the breeze (the bull) (with Y) X is wagging his tongue....За делом Алёша лясы не точил, знал прежде дело, а уж потом всё остальное... (Распутин 4). Alyosha never chewed the fat when there was work to be done, he did the work first and then whatever else he might have felt like... (4a).Вот мы с вами сидим, лясы точим и ноги чешем, а там, за окном, быть может... всему свету наступает конец... (Терц 6). Here we sit, you and I, wagging our tongues and scratching our heels, and who knows if there, outside the window...the whole world is coming to an end... (6a)....Лясы» or «балясы» were small, decorative columns used to adorn banisters. While making them, craftsmen entertained themselves by chatting with each other. м -
103 М-42
МАСТЕР (МАСТЕРИЦА) НА ВСЕ РУКИ coll, approv NP usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: human more often var. with мастер (can be used of a woman) usu. this WO a person who knows how to do many different things, usu. very wellX - мастер на все руки - X is a jack-of-all-tradesX is good at everything X can turn his hand to anything.Ваня Бабичев был мастер на все руки. Сочинял он стихи и музыкальные пьески, отлично рисовал, множество вещей умел он делать... (Олеша 2). Young Ivan was a Jack-of-all-trades.Не was good at composing verses and little musical plays, and at drawing. He could do many things (2a).Они могли пить водку до утра, разговаривать о футболе часами (а Рафику только того и надо!) и вообще были мастера на все руки (Трифонов 5). They could sit up drinking vodka all night and could talk about soccer for hours (what more could Rafik ask for!). In short, they were good at everything (5a)....Батя мой мужик был хозяйственный, на все руки мастер: хоть веники, хоть ложки - все умел и двух лошадей держал к тому же» (Максимов 2). "My father was а good craftsman, he could turn his hand to anything-making brooms, making spoons, he could do it all-and on top of that he kept two horses" (2a). -
104 О-181
НА 6ЧЕРЕДИ PrepP Invar subj-compl with бытье)1. (subj: human (to be) first in order of successionX на очереди - X's turn is nextX is next (in line (on the list etc)).Двоих из нашего отдела уже уволили, я на очереди. Two people from our department have already been fired, and I'm next on the list.2. Also: СТОИТЬ НА ОЧЕРЕДИVP subj: human to be included on a list (to receive sth.): X стоит на очереди - X is on a (the) waiting list.«Когда вам поставят телефон?» - «Кто знает? Мы уже год стоим на очереди». "When will you be getting a telephone?" "Who knows? We've been on the waiting list for a year now."3. Also: СТОИТЬ НА ОЧЕРЕДИVP subj: abstr) (of a question, problem) (to be) urgent, demanding a quick resolution: на очереди стоит X - X is first on the agenda X is (has) top priority X demands immediate action X is $.оЛ first priority (most pressing concern). -
105 Р-294
НА ВСЕ РУКИ coll, approv PrepP Invar subj-compl with copula (subj: human or nonagreeing postmodif) a person who knows how to do everythingX был на все руки \Р-294 X was а jack-of-all-tradesX was good at everything X could turn his hand to anything. -
106 Ч-20
ЧЕРЕЗ (В) ЧАС ПО ЧАЙНОЙ ЛОЖКЕ ЧЕРЕЗ (В) ЧАС ПО (СТОЛОВОЙ) ЛОЖКЕ all coll PrepP these forms only adv used with impfv verbs fixed WO(to do sth.) very slowly or taking an excessively long time ( usu. in refer, to an activity that can and should be done more quickly)at a snails pacedrag sth. out in dribs and drabs.Он мог бы проверить библиографию за день, а он все делает медленно - через час по чайной ложке, и кто его знает, когда закончит. Не could have checked the bibliography in a day, but he is doing it slowly, in dribs and drabs, and who knows when it will be done. -
107 Ч-85
ЧЕМ ЧЁРТ HE ШУТИТ (saying) all kinds of things could happen, anything can happen (used to express the fear that sth. bad might happen, or the hope that sth. desirable but unlikely will happen): - (there's) no telling what could (might) happen you can never tell what might happen you never can tell you never know stranger things have happened anything' possible.К Анфисе Петровне он не собирался заходить. Откуда у неё деньги? На тех же трудоднях сидит. Но у неё был свет, и он свернул в заулок. Чем чёрт не шутит! А вдруг да выгорит (Абрамов 1). Не had not intended to visit Anfisa Petrovna. How could she have any money? She had the same workdays under her belt as everybody else. But there was a light on, so he turned into her yard. No telling what could happen. He might just strike it lucky! (1a).Теперь мне светила вполне определённая цель - предложить эту рукопись толстым журналам. Может быть, «Юности», где я уже печатала свои очерки? Или - чем чёрт не шутит! -даже «Новому миру», где уже появился к тому времени «Иван Денисович»? (Гинзбург 2). I had assigned myself a specific aim: to offer the manuscript to the major journals. Perhaps to Yunost, where I had already published some of my pieces. Or—you never know your luck—even to Novy Mir, which by that time had already published Ivan Denisovich (2a).Вы напишете пьесу, а мы её и поставим. Вот будет замечательно! А?.. И знаете ли, чем чёрт не шутит, вдруг старика удастся обломать...» (Булгаков 12). "You write your play and we'll put it on. Won't that be marvelous, eh?... And who knows, stranger things have happened-perhaps the old man himself may decide to produce it!" (12a).Abbreviated form of the saying «Чем чёрт не шутит, пока (когда) Бог спит» ("The devil plays all kinds of tricks while God is asleep"). -
108 не влезешь
• НЕ ВЛЕЗЕШЬ в кого coll[VP; neg pfv fut, gener. 2nd pers sing only]=====⇒ it is impossible to know s.o.'s true thoughts, intentions, qualities etc:- you can't read s.o.'s mind;- you can't see inside s.o.'s head;- you can't tell what s.o. is (really) like.♦ [Анна Петровна:] Нравится ли он [твой жених] тебе? Признаться сказать, скоренько дело-то сделали: кто его знает, в него не влезешь (Островский 1). [А.Р:] Do you like him [your йапсё]? I must admit the thing was done pretty quickly. Who knows? You can't tell what he's like (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не влезешь
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109 хоть лопни
• ХОТЬ ЛОПНИ < ТРЕСНИ> substand[ хоть + VPimper; these forms only; subord clause]=====1. [usu. foll. by Conj " а" or "но" + Imper сделай, выполни etc]⇒ despite any circumstances:- come hell or high water.♦ Он - человек, который знает, что ему надо. Вот выбрал меня и всё, хоть лопни, а будь его женой (Кожевников 1). He's a man who knows what he needs. So, he's chosen me. That's it, no matter what, I'll be his wife (1a).2. despite whatever you do, however much effort you put into sth. (it is useless, futile):- try as you might (may).♦...Бывают дни невезения, когда ни черта не клеится, хоть лопни (Трифонов 4)....There were bad luck days when not a damn thing went right no matter what you did (4a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > хоть лопни
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110 хоть тресни
• ХОТЬ ЛОПНИ < ТРЕСНИ> substand[ хоть + VPimper; these forms only; subord clause]=====1. [usu. foll. by Conj " а" or "но" + Imper сделай, выполни etc]⇒ despite any circumstances:- come hell or high water.♦ Он - человек, который знает, что ему надо. Вот выбрал меня и всё, хоть лопни, а будь его женой (Кожевников 1). He's a man who knows what he needs. So, he's chosen me. That's it, no matter what, I'll be his wife (1a).2. despite whatever you do, however much effort you put into sth. (it is useless, futile):- try as you might (may).♦...Бывают дни невезения, когда ни черта не клеится, хоть лопни (Трифонов 4)....There were bad luck days when not a damn thing went right no matter what you did (4a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > хоть тресни
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111 поточить балясы
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to be occupied with idle chatter (often to the detriment of the matter at hand):- X is wagging his tongue.♦...За делом Алёша лясы не точил, знал прежде дело, а уж потом всё остальное... (Распутин 4). Alyosha never chewed the fat when there was work to be done, he did the work first and then whatever else he might have felt like... (4a).♦ Вот мы с вами сидим, лясы точим и ноги чешем, а там, за окном, быть может... всему свету наступает конец... (Терц 6). Here we sit, you and I, wagging our tongues and scratching our heels, and who knows if there, outside the window...the whole world is coming to an end... (6a).—————Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > поточить балясы
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112 поточить лясы
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to be occupied with idle chatter (often to the detriment of the matter at hand):- X is wagging his tongue.♦...За делом Алёша лясы не точил, знал прежде дело, а уж потом всё остальное... (Распутин 4). Alyosha never chewed the fat when there was work to be done, he did the work first and then whatever else he might have felt like... (4a).♦ Вот мы с вами сидим, лясы точим и ноги чешем, а там, за окном, быть может... всему свету наступает конец... (Терц 6). Here we sit, you and I, wagging our tongues and scratching our heels, and who knows if there, outside the window...the whole world is coming to an end... (6a).—————Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > поточить лясы
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113 точить балясы
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to be occupied with idle chatter (often to the detriment of the matter at hand):- X is wagging his tongue.♦...За делом Алёша лясы не точил, знал прежде дело, а уж потом всё остальное... (Распутин 4). Alyosha never chewed the fat when there was work to be done, he did the work first and then whatever else he might have felt like... (4a).♦ Вот мы с вами сидим, лясы точим и ноги чешем, а там, за окном, быть может... всему свету наступает конец... (Терц 6). Here we sit, you and I, wagging our tongues and scratching our heels, and who knows if there, outside the window...the whole world is coming to an end... (6a).—————Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > точить балясы
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114 точить лясы
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to be occupied with idle chatter (often to the detriment of the matter at hand):- X is wagging his tongue.♦...За делом Алёша лясы не точил, знал прежде дело, а уж потом всё остальное... (Распутин 4). Alyosha never chewed the fat when there was work to be done, he did the work first and then whatever else he might have felt like... (4a).♦ Вот мы с вами сидим, лясы точим и ноги чешем, а там, за окном, быть может... всему свету наступает конец... (Терц 6). Here we sit, you and I, wagging our tongues and scratching our heels, and who knows if there, outside the window...the whole world is coming to an end... (6a).—————Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > точить лясы
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115 мастер на все руки
• МАСТЕР < МАСТЕРИЦА> НА ВСЕ РУКИ coll, approv[NP; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: human); more often var. with мастер( can be used of a woman); usu. this WO]=====⇒ a person who knows how to do many different things, usu. very well:- X can turn his hand to anything.♦ Ваня Бабичев был мастер на все руки. Сочинял он стихи и музыкальные пьески, отлично рисовал, множество вещей умел он делать... (Олеша 2). Young Ivan was a Jack-of-all-trades. He was good at composing verses and little musical plays, and at drawing. He could do many things (2a).♦ Они могли пить водку до утра, разговаривать о футболе часами (а Рафику только того и надо!) и вообще были мастера на все руки (Трифонов 5). They could sit up drinking vodka all night and could talk about soccer for hours (what more could Rafik ask for!). In short, they were good at everything (5a).♦ "...Батя мой мужик был хозяйственный, на все руки мастер: хоть веники, хоть ложки - все умел и двух лошадей держал к тому же" (Максимов 2). "My father was a good craftsman, he could turn his hand to anything-making brooms, making spoons, he could do it all-and on top of that he kept two horses" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мастер на все руки
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116 мастерица на все руки
• МАСТЕР < МАСТЕРИЦА> НА ВСЕ РУКИ coll, approv[NP; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: human); more often var. with мастер( can be used of a woman); usu. this WO]=====⇒ a person who knows how to do many different things, usu. very well:- X can turn his hand to anything.♦ Ваня Бабичев был мастер на все руки. Сочинял он стихи и музыкальные пьески, отлично рисовал, множество вещей умел он делать... (Олеша 2). Young Ivan was a Jack-of-all-trades. He was good at composing verses and little musical plays, and at drawing. He could do many things (2a).♦ Они могли пить водку до утра, разговаривать о футболе часами (а Рафику только того и надо!) и вообще были мастера на все руки (Трифонов 5). They could sit up drinking vodka all night and could talk about soccer for hours (what more could Rafik ask for!). In short, they were good at everything (5a).♦ "...Батя мой мужик был хозяйственный, на все руки мастер: хоть веники, хоть ложки - все умел и двух лошадей держал к тому же" (Максимов 2). "My father was a good craftsman, he could turn his hand to anything-making brooms, making spoons, he could do it all-and on top of that he kept two horses" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мастерица на все руки
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117 на очереди
[PrepP; Invar; subj-compl with быть]=====1. [subj: human]⇒ (to be) first in order of succession:- X is next (in line <on the list etc>).♦ Двоих из нашего отдела уже уволили, я на очереди. Two people from our department have already been fired, and I'm next on the list.2. Also: СТОЯТЬ НА ОЧЕРЕДИ [VP; subj: human]⇒ to be included on a list (to receive sth.):♦ "Когда вам поставят телефон?" - " Кто знает? Мы уже год стоим на очереди". "When will you be getting a telephone?" "Who knows? We've been on the waiting list for a year now."3. Also: СТОЯТЬ НА ОЧЕРЕДИ [VP; subj: abstr]⇒ (of a question, problem) (to be) urgent, demanding a quick resolution:- X is < has> top priority;- X is s.o.'s first priority < most pressing concern>.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на очереди
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118 стоять на очереди
[PrepP; Invar; subj-compl with быть]=====1. [subj: human]⇒ (to be) first in order of succession:- X is next (in line <on the list etc>).♦ Двоих из нашего отдела уже уволили, я на очереди. Two people from our department have already been fired, and I'm next on the list.2. Also: СТОЯТЬ НА ОЧЕРЕДИ [VP; subj: human]⇒ to be included on a list (to receive sth.):♦ "Когда вам поставят телефон?" - " Кто знает? Мы уже год стоим на очереди". "When will you be getting a telephone?" "Who knows? We've been on the waiting list for a year now."3. Also: СТОЯТЬ НА ОЧЕРЕДИ [VP; subj: abstr]⇒ (of a question, problem) (to be) urgent, demanding a quick resolution:- X is < has> top priority;- X is s.o.'s first priority < most pressing concern>.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > стоять на очереди
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119 на все руки
• НА ВСЕ РУКИ coll, approv[PrepP; Invar; subj-compl with copula (subj: human) or nonagreeing postmodif]=====⇒ a person who knows how to do everything:- X could turn his hand to anything.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на все руки
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120 в час по ложке
[PrepP; these forms only; adv; used with impfv verbs; fixed WO]=====⇒ (to do sth.) very slowly or taking an excessively long time (usu. in refer, to an activity that can and should be done more quickly):- drag sth. out;- in dribs and drabs.♦ Он мог бы проверить библиографию за день, а он всё делает медленно - через час по чайной ложке, и кто его знает, когда закончит. He could have checked the bibliography in a day, but he is doing it slowly, in dribs and drabs, and who knows when it will be done.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в час по ложке
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