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1 slick as a whistle
быстро и четкоTom took a broom and a mop and cleaned the place up as slick as a whistle.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > slick as a whistle
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2 (as) slick as a whistle
см. (as) clean as a whistle3Concise English-Russian phrasebook > (as) slick as a whistle
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3 clean as a whistle
1. adj phrочень чистый, зеркально чистый; ≈ как стёклышкоAnd whatever you do with your ink, I can't think, for you're as clean as a whistle after it. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Our Mutual Friend’, part I, ch. XV) — И как это вы устраиваетесь с чернилами, просто не понимаю. На вас ни пятнышка нет.
Each driller works in his own drift. There's never any muck comes down in these drifts... clean as a whistle all the time. (D. Carter, ‘Fatherless Sons’, part I, ch. 6) — У каждого бурильщика своя выработка. Никаких тебе обломков после отпалки, ничего туда не попадет. Чисто - ни пылинки.
2. adv phrJust as she entered the water, clean as a whistle, I plunged in, too... (R. P. Warren, ‘All the King's Men’, ch. VII) — Как только Анна вошла в воду, прозрачную как кристалл, я тоже пошел за ней...
тщательно, начисто; очень ловко (тж. амер. (as) slick as a whistle)He'd been stripped clean as a whistle. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Mischievous Doll’, ch. 9) — Мартина Биллинга ободрали как липку.
Well, they sure worked fast. It's cleaned out slick as a whistle. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Sunbather's Diary’, ch. 9) — Да, ничего не скажешь. Воры работали быстро. Обчистили дом со знанием дела.
He's a wonderful revolver shot! I saw him knock a hole right through the aces of the four suits of cards in four consecutive shots as clean as a whistle. — Из револьвера он стреляет великолепно! Я видел, как он попал в подброшенные в воздух тузы четырех мастей с четырех выстрелов. Чистая работа!
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4 (as) clean as a whistle
paзг.I. adj phr oчeнь чиcтый, oпpятный; ни пылинки; зepкaльнo чиcтый; кaк cтёклышкoAnd whatever you do with your ink, I can't think, for you're as clean as a whistle after it (Ch. Dickens). Just as she entered the water, clean as a whistle, I plunged in, too (R. P. Warren)II. adj phr пуcтoй; xoть шapoм пoкaтиThe police searched the flat thoroughly for stolen goods but could find nothing - it was as clean as a whistleIII. adv phr тщaтeльнo, нaчиcтo; oчeнь лoвкo (тж. aмep. (as) slick as a whistle)He had been stripped clean as a whistle (E. S. Gardner). The dog jumped through the hoop as clean as a whistleConcise English-Russian phrasebook > (as) clean as a whistle
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