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1 what one loses on the swings one makes up on the roundabout
English-Dutch dictionary > what one loses on the swings one makes up on the roundabout
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2 one's left hand does not know what one's right hand does
лeвaя pукa нe вeдaeт, чтo твopит пpaвaя [у oбopoтa c гл. let этим. библ. твopить дoбpo тaйнo, нe paccчитывaя нa блaгoдapнocть, пoxвaлу]'She's the type who's been in many a tight fix before,' Ethel West said. "There's a woman who doesn't let her left hand know what her right hand does' (E. S. Gardner). 'Allow me to introduce: Herr Schmidt - Mr Bradshow. Herr Schmidt is my secretary and my right hand. Only in this case,' Mr Morris tittered nervously, 'I can assure you that the right hand knows perfectly well what the left hand doeth' (C. Isherwood)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > one's left hand does not know what one's right hand does
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3 what one is doing with something
expr infml usu interrogWhat was that little boy doing with a book on chemistry? — Зачем этому мальчику понадобилась книга по химии?
I don't know what she is doing with a gun — Ума не приложу, зачем ей нужен пистолет
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > what one is doing with something
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4 what one is driving at
expr infmlWhat on earth are you driving at? — Куда ты клонишь, черт возьми
You know what I'm driving at so what are you waiting for? — Ты знаешь, на что я намекаю, поэтому чего же ты ждешь?
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > what one is driving at
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5 what one is getting at
expr infml usu interrogDon't you see what I'm getting at? — Неужели ты не понимаешь, что я хочу сказать?
I can't understand what you are getting at — Я не могу понять, к чему ты клонишь
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > what one is getting at
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6 what one is playing at
expr interrog infmlWhat are you playing at? You can't take that car, it isn't yours — Ты что выдумал? А ну, вылезай из этой машины - она не твоя
What do you think you're playing at? — Ты хоть отдаешь себе отчет, к чему это может привести?
What do you think you're playing at - you can't fix that way — Ты что, дурака сюда пришел валять? Так ведь ничего не получится
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > what one is playing at
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7 what one is doing doing something
expr interrog infmlWhat are you doing hanging about here? — Ты что тут околачиваешься, а?
What is a nice girl like you doing working in a dump like this? — Ты что, работаешь в этой забегаловке? Ты с ума сошла!
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > what one is doing doing something
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8 what one is doing somewhere
expr interrog infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > what one is doing somewhere
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9 one has to own up to what one does
Дипломатический термин: приходится считаться с последствиями собственных затейУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > one has to own up to what one does
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10 one knows what one can do with (something)
Сленг: единственная приличная форма выражения того же неприличного смысла из многих подобных выраженийУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > one knows what one can do with (something)
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11 one knows what one can do with it
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > one knows what one can do with it
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12 one knows what one can do with
Сленг: (something) единственная приличная форма выражения того же неприличного смысла из многих подобных выраженийУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > one knows what one can do with
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13 what one should feed it?
Рыбоводство: чем её кормить?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > what one should feed it?
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14 what one is after
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15 what one can do for
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16 what one likes
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17 show see what one is
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18 not let one's left hand know what one's right hand does
см. one's left hand does not know what one's right hand doesConcise English-Russian phrasebook > not let one's left hand know what one's right hand does
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19 make do with what one has
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20 not to have a clue what one is talking about
no tener la menor idea de qué hablaEnglish-spanish dictionary > not to have a clue what one is talking about
См. также в других словарях:
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getting at (what one is) — The point or essence of what one is saying … American business jargon
what one is driving at — the point that one is attempting to make. → drive … English new terms dictionary
see what one can do — To do what one can • • • Main Entry: ↑see … Useful english dictionary
know what one is talking about — (informal) To be an expert • • • Main Entry: ↑talk * * * be expert or authoritative on a specified subject … Useful english dictionary
practice what one preaches — do what one advises others to do … Useful english dictionary
what — [hwut, hwät, wut, wät] pron. [ME hwat < OE hwæt, neut. of hwa, who < IE interrogative base * kwo , * kwe > WHERE, WHO, L qui, who what, Lith kàs, what, who] I as an interrogative: which thing, event, circumstance, etc.?: used to ask for… … English World dictionary
what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander — what s sauce (or good) for the goose is sauce (or good) for the gander proverb what is appropriate in one case is also appropriate in the other case in question * * * what s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander see ↑goose, 1 • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
let one's left hand know what one's right hand is doing — {v. phr.} 1. To make a show of your kindness or help to others. Used in the negative. * /The Bible tells us not to let the left hand know what the right hand is doing when we give to the poor./ 2. {informal} To let everyone taking part in… … Dictionary of American idioms
let one's left hand know what one's right hand is doing — {v. phr.} 1. To make a show of your kindness or help to others. Used in the negative. * /The Bible tells us not to let the left hand know what the right hand is doing when we give to the poor./ 2. {informal} To let everyone taking part in… … Dictionary of American idioms
let\ one's\ left\ hand\ know\ what\ one's\ right\ hand\ is\ doing — v. phr. 1. To make a show of your kindness or help to others. Used in the negative. The Bible tells us not to let the left hand know what the right hand is doing when we give to the poor. 2. informal To let everyone taking part in something know… … Словарь американских идиом
