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41 bite smb.'s head off
(bite (или snap) smb.'s head off)резко, грубо, дерзко ответить кому-л., огрызнуться, оборвать кого-л.; см. тж. bite smb.'s nose offWhen I tried to say something she bit my head off. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Unconquered’) — я попыталась было заговорить с Аннет, но она резко оборвала меня.
‘Doing any fishing?’ ‘Only for dames I tried to take that dish Margie out there. She wouldn't go. Damn near snapped my head off.’ (J. Steinbeck, ‘The Winter of Our Discontent’, part I, ch. IV) — - Увлекаетесь рыбной ловлей? - Только в дамском обществе. Пробовал пригласить в Монток Марджи - конфетка, а не дамочка. Какое там! Напустилась на меня так, что я не знал, куда деваться.
‘Mind your own business, Bill Gough,’ Daphne snapped. ‘And leave me alone!’ ‘Well, don't bite my head off,’ Bill replied equably. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. VII) — - Это не ваше дело, Билл Гоф! - отрезала Дафна. - И вообще, оставьте меня в покое! - Ну что ты огрызаешься, не надо так, - миролюбиво заметил Билл.
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42 be no skin off someone's nose
expr infmlYou needn't worry if I stayed out all night - it's no skin off your nose — Если я не ночую дома, тебе-то какое дело? Ты-то что волнуешься?
If he's too proud to accept help, let him get on with it. It's no skin off my nose — Если он такой гордый, что не может принять помощь, то и черт с ним. Какое мне дело?
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43 no skin off one's back
амер.; жарг.≈ плевать хотел, до лампочки‘Well?’ the sheriff said, ‘The hell with it.’ Macomber dried the sweat off his face with a colored handkerchief. ‘It's no skin off my back.’ (I. Shaw, ‘Sailor off Bremen and Other Stories’, ‘The Deputy Sheriff’) — - Ну как? - спросил шериф. - К черту все это, - ответил Макомбер. Он вытер пот с лица цветным платком. - Не мое это дело.
‘I don't care whether he ever gets there,’ she said. ‘It won't be skin off my nose.’ (R. P. Warren, ‘All the King's Men’, ch. II) — - Мне все равно, приедет он на митинг или нет, - ответила Сэди. - Плевать мне с высокой горы.
The place was full of strangers... He felt a little irritated at this, although it was no skin off his nose. Sam Kidd was paying for all the food and drink. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Watchers and the Watched’, ch. 2) — В зале было много незнакомых... что раздражало Тигра, хотя это была не его забота: за все яства и напитки платил Сэм Кидд.
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44 cut off one's nose to spite one's face
действовать во вред самому себе под влиянием гнева; причинить вред себе, желая досадить другому [этим. фр. se couper le nez pour faire dépit à son visage]Still if he refused to make any advantageous deals with Mr. George W. Stener, or any other man influential in local affairs, he was cutting off his nose to spite his face, for other bankers and brokers would and gladly. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. XXIV) — Если он откажется заключать выгодные сделки с мистером Джорджем У. Стинером или с каким-либо другим влиятельным лицом в Филадельфии, то поступит безрассудно и даже во вред себе, так как другие банкиры и маклеры идут на это с превеликим удовольствием.
I can get what I want elsewhere. I've nae [= not] doubt you're a grand gentleman, but you're cuttin' on your nose to spite your face. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Hatter's Castle’, book II, ch. 6) — Я могу купить то, что мне надо, и в другом месте. Вы, конечно, большой человек, что и говорить, но поступаете, как тот, кто, рассердившись на свое лицо, отрезал себе нос.
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45 thumb one's nose at smb.
(thumb one's nose at smb. (или smth.))презрительно относиться к кому-л. (или к чему-л.) (первонач. амер.); см. тж. make a long nose at smb.That would make interesting reading-matter, that would, letting men who committed crimes in this county go off thumbing their noses at law enforcement here. (I. Shaw, ‘Sailor off the Bremen and Other Stories’, ‘The Deputy Sheriff’) — Интересно, очень интересно будет почитать о том, как ловко преступники утирают нос блюстителям закона в нашем округе.
The McCormacks have always had their own political machine and have tended to thumb their noses at building a strong Democratic Party in the state. (‘The New Republic’) — У семьи Мак-Кормак всегда был в распоряжении собственный политический аппарат, и они с презрением относились к усилению Демократической партии в штате Массачусетс.
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46 poke one's nose into smb.'s affairs
(poke (put или thrust) one's nose into smb.'s affairs (или business; амер. stick one's nose in или into smb.'s affairs или business))Fritz Thornton minded his own business and did not stick his nose in matters that did not concern him. (J. O'Hara, ‘From the Terrace’) — Фритц Торнтон занимался своими делами, а в чужие не вмешивался.
‘If you don't quit sticking your nose into Scott's business,’ Casey said, ‘you're likely to wind up setting a good example by being shipped off to the Aleutians.’ (I. Knebel and Ch. Bailey, ‘Seven Days in May’, ‘Sunday’) — - Если вы не прекратите совать свой нос в дела Скотта, - сказал Кейси, - возможно, все кончится тем, что вас в назидание другим отправят на Алеутские острова.
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47 cut off
cut off [sth.], cut [sth.] off1) (remove) tagliare [hair, piece]; levare, togliere [excess, crusts]to cut off sb.'s head — mozzare la testa a qcn
2) (reduce)to cut 1% off inflation — ridurre l'inflazione dell'1%
3) (disconnect) staccare, tagliare [ mains service]; cut off [sth.]5) (isolate) iso lare [area, town]7) tel.8) (disinherit) diseredare9) (interrupt) interrompere; cut [sb.] off, cut off [sb.] (isolate) tagliare fuori, isolareto cut oneself off — isolarsi o tagliarsi fuori ( from da)
* * *1) (to interrupt or break a telephone connection: I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.) interrompere2) (to separate: They were cut off from the rest of the army.) separare3) (to stop or prevent delivery of: They've cut off our supplies of coal.) tagliare* * *vt + adv1) (gen) tagliare2) (disconnect: telephone, gas, electricity) tagliare, (engine) spegnerewe've been cut off Telec — è caduta la linea
3) (isolate) isolareto cut o.s. off from sth/sb — allontanarsi or isolarsi da qc/qn
* * *cut off [sth.], cut [sth.] off1) (remove) tagliare [hair, piece]; levare, togliere [excess, crusts]to cut off sb.'s head — mozzare la testa a qcn
2) (reduce)to cut 1% off inflation — ridurre l'inflazione dell'1%
3) (disconnect) staccare, tagliare [ mains service]; cut off [sth.]5) (isolate) iso lare [area, town]7) tel.8) (disinherit) diseredare9) (interrupt) interrompere; cut [sb.] off, cut off [sb.] (isolate) tagliare fuori, isolareto cut oneself off — isolarsi o tagliarsi fuori ( from da)
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48 cut off
1) (to interrupt or break a telephone connection: I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.) cortar2) (to separate: They were cut off from the rest of the army.) aislar3) (to stop or prevent delivery of: They've cut off our supplies of coal.) cortarcut off vb1. cortarthey've cut the electricity off! ¡nos han cortado la luz!2. aislar / dejar incomunicadomany villages have been cut off by the floods las inundaciones han dejado incomunicados a muchos pueblosv.• cortar v.• desbarbar v.• desmochar v.• interceptar v.• interrumpir v.• maquilar v.• recortar v.• segar v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( sever) \<\<branch/limb\>\> cortar2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (interrupt, block) \<\<supply/route\>\> cortar3) v + o + adva) (separate, isolate) aislar*to feel cut off — sentirse* aislado
b) ( on telephone)VT + ADV1) (with scissors, knife) cortar; (=amputate) amputar, quitar- cut off one's nose to spite one's face2) (=disconnect) [+ telephone, gas] cortar, desconectarwe've been cut off — (Telec) nos han cortado la comunicación
3) (=interrupt)to cut sb off in the middle of a sentence — cortar or interrumpir a algn en mitad de una frase, no dejar terminar a algn
to cut off sb's supplies — cortar or interrumpir el suministro a algn
4) (=isolate) aislarI feel very cut off, living out here in the country — me siento muy aislado, viviendo aquí en el campo
the village was cut off for several days by the snow — la aldea quedó aislada or incomunicada por la nieve durante varios días
to cut o.s. off from sth/sb — aislarse de algo/algn
- cut sb off without a penny* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( sever) \<\<branch/limb\>\> cortar2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (interrupt, block) \<\<supply/route\>\> cortar3) v + o + adva) (separate, isolate) aislar*to feel cut off — sentirse* aislado
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49 ■ cut off
■ cut offA v. t. + avv.2 bloccare; interrompere; tagliare: to cut off supplies for, tagliare i rifornimenti a; to cut off all the roads leading out of town, bloccare tutte le strade che portano fuori di città; (mil.) to cut off the enemy's retreat, tagliare la ritirata al nemico4 isolare; tagliar fuori: We were cut off by a heavy snowstorm, siamo rimasti isolati per una grande nevicata; to be cut off from civilization, essere isolato dal mondo civile; to cut oneself off, isolarsi ( dagli altri); to feel cut off, sentirsi tagliato fuori; sentirsi escluso6 ( anche telef.) interrompere: Our conversation was cut off, la nostra conversazione è stata interrotta; I've been cut off, è caduta la lineaB v. i. + avv.1 (fam.) andarsene alla svelta; filare2 (elettr., mecc.: di apparecchio, ecc.) disinserirsi; spegnersi □ to cut off a corner, tagliare dritto ( da un punto all'altro) □ (fig.) to cut off one's nose to spite one's face, castrarsi per far dispetto alla moglie □ to be cut off in one's prime, morire prematuramente; ( anche) veder finire prematuramente la propria carriera □ to cut sb. off without a penny, escludere q. dal testamento; diseredare; non lasciare il becco di un quattrino a q. -
50 to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
tirar piedras sobre su tejado* tirar piedras contra su propio tejado; tirar piedras a su tejadoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
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51 it's no skin off my nose
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52 cut off one's nose to spite one's face
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53 cut off the nose of
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54 cut off one's nose to spite one's face
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55 It's no skin off my nose!
• It's no skin off my back [nose]! < Это уж> не моя забота!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > It's no skin off my nose!
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56 No skin off my nose!
• < That's> no skin off my nose! амер. Это меня не смущает!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > No skin off my nose!
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57 That's no skin off my nose!
• < That's> no skin off my nose! амер. Это меня не смущает!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > That's no skin off my nose!
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58 to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
навредить себе, желая навредить другомуThe manager really cut off his nose to spite his face when he fired his best worker simply because the employee had another job. — Менеджер сам себе сделал хуже, уволив лучшего служащего только потому, что у того было ещё одно место работы.
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59 cut off one's nose to spite one's face
paзг. нeoдoбp.дeйcтвoвaть вo вpeд caмoму ceбe пoд влияниeм гнeвa; c дocaды cдeлaть xужe ceбe [этим. фр.]Still if he refused to make any advantageous deals with Mr. George W. Stener, or any other man influential in local affairs, he was cutting off his nose to spite his face, for other bankers and brokers would and gladly (Th. Dreiser)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > cut off one's nose to spite one's face
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60 it (or that) is no skin off one's nose
paзг.-фaм.этo eгo (eё и т. и) нe кacaeтcя, этo нe eгo (eё и т. д.) дeлo'It's no skin off my nose how many Inspectors he rustics up. Only too glad to have them' (Th. Sharpe)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > it (or that) is no skin off one's nose
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