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61 be hard put to it (for)
быть в вecьмa зaтpуднитeльнoм пoлoжeнииIn the past readers... wanted their novels long, and the author was often hard put to it to provide more matter for the printer than the story he had to tell required (W. S. Maugham). Mrs. Merrill... found herself, in her own estimation, hard put to it for suitable companionship in Chicago (Th. Dreiser)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > be hard put to it (for)
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62 speak volumes
(for smth.)гoвopить кpacнopeчивee вcякиx cлoв (o чём-л.); быть вecьмa мнoгoзнaчитeльным, гoвopить o мнoгoмHe was twenty minutes behind time, and to me who knew so well his gluttonous despatch of business... the fact spoke volumes (R. L. Stevenson). When she heard Miss Whitmore's familiar mode of address she winced, for this spoke volumes for a boon companionship of long endurance (Th. Dreiser)
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Companionship — Com*pan ion*ship, n. Fellowship; association; the act or fact of keeping company with any one. Shak. [1913 Webster] He never seemed to avail himself of my sympathy other than by mere companionship. W. Irving [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
companionship — index compatibility, consortium (marriage companionship), contact (association), society, sodality Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
companionship — 1540s, from COMPANION (Cf. companion) + SHIP (Cf. ship) … Etymology dictionary
companionship — [n] friendship, accompaniment affiliation, alliance, amity, camaraderie, company, comradeship, conviviality, esprit de corps, rapport, society, togetherness, union; concept 388 Ant. antagonism, strangeness … New thesaurus
companionship — [kəm pan′yənship΄] n. [ COMPANION1 + SHIP] the relationship of companions; fellowship … English World dictionary
companionship — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close ▪ constant ▪ female, male ▪ human ▪ intellectual … Collocations dictionary
companionship — [[t]kəmpæ̱njənʃɪp[/t]] N UNCOUNT Companionship is having someone you know and like with you, rather than being on your own. I depended on his companionship and on his judgement... The majority of people own a dog for companionship. Syn: company … English dictionary
companionship — Synonyms and related words: affiliation, amity, association, boon companionship, brotherhood, brotherliness, camaraderie, chumship, colleagueship, community, community of interest, company, comradeship, confraternity, consociation, consortship,… … Moby Thesaurus
companionship — com|pan|ion|ship [kəmˈpænjənʃıp] n [U] when you are with someone you enjoy being with, and are not alone ▪ When Stan died, I missed his companionship … Dictionary of contemporary English
companionship — noun (U) a friendly and comfortable relationship with someone: When Stan died, it was the companionship I missed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
companionship — noun the volunteers do various errands for our elderly clients and provide some much appreciated companionship Syn: friendship, fellowship, closeness, togetherness, amity, intimacy, rapport, camaraderie, brotherhood, sisterhood; company, society … Thesaurus of popular words
