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(by heaven! (или Heavens!; тж. good или great Heavens!, Heavens above или alive!; амер. Heavens to Betsy!))боже мой!, о боже!, ей-богу!, великий боже!, силы небесные!; чёрт возьми!, чёрт подери! (восклицание, выражающее удивление, досаду и т. п.)The Elderly Gentleman: "...Great heavens! He has swallowed half-a-pint of neat brandy." (B. Shaw, ‘Back to Methuselah’, part IV, act III) — Пожилой джентльмен: "...Великий боже! Он выдул полпинты чистейшего бренди."
‘I took some trouble to get you a good, steady safe job with prospec's and a pension, and I won't let you throw it up. See?’ ‘You can't stop me.’ ‘By heaven!’ roared his father. ‘Stop you! I'll -’ (R. Greenwood, ‘Mr. Bunting’, ch. XV) — - Мне было нелегко подыскать тебе хорошую, постоянную работу, с видами на будущее и пенсией, и я тебе не позволю ее бросить. Понял? - Ты мне не можешь запретить. - О, черт! - загремел отец. - Не могу запретить. Да я...
Heavens to Betsy, I certainly feel shoddy having people like you and not being able to offer a cup of tea. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Deadly Toy’, ch. 6) — Когда ко мне приходит такой человек, как вы, а я не могу предложить даже чашки чая, видит бог, я чувствую себя ужасно.
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