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  • 81 not half

    разг.
    1) совсем не, вовсе не

    Pickering: "Has Eliza been buying you clothes?" Dolittle: "Eliza! not she. Not half. Why would she buy me clothes?" (B. Shaw, ‘Pygmalion’, act V) — Пикеринг: "Это Элиза вас так нарядила?" Дулиттл: "Элиза! Еще чего. С какой это стати Элиза будет меня наряжать?"

    But why don't you come to my room? I've some Scotch - not half bad. (S. Lewis, ‘Babbitt’, ch. XIX) — Но не лучше ли подняться ко мне в номер? У меня есть виски - очень недурная марка!

    ‘I've told you, Mrs. Arnold, the case is closed.’ ‘That's what you think,’ Ida said... ‘Not half it isn't...’ (Gr. Greene, ‘Brighton Rock’, part III, ch. 1) — - я уже говорил вам, миссис Арнольд, что расследование по этому делу окончено. - Ничего подобного, - возразила Ида. - Это вы так считаете...

    ...the fellow looked a gentleman, was neatly and quietly dressed, and on the whole seemed not half bad. (A. J. Cronin, ‘A Thing of Beauty’, part IV, ch. V) —...но это, несомненно, джентльмен, одет опрятно, скромно и вообще производит очень неплохое впечатление.

    2) в высшей степени, ужасно, отчаянно

    ‘Like it?’ ‘Not half.’ (M. Dickens, ‘The Happy Prisoner’, ch. 10) — - Нравится тебе мой костюм? - Очень.

    ‘Means a lot to you then? You've been worried?’ ‘Not half,’ trembled on Mr. Bunting's lips, but he kept it back and noded. (R. Greenwood, ‘Mr. Bunting’, ch. VIII) — - я вижу, для вас это очень серьезный вопрос. Вы, кажется, очень расстроены? "Ужасно!" - чуть не сорвалось с губ мистера Бантинга, но он сдержался и только кивнул в ответ.

    ‘Did you have a nice holiday?’ ‘Not half! Never enjoyed myself so much in my life!’ (SPI) — - Вы хорошо провели отпуск? - Отлично! Никогда в жизни так не отдыхал.

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  • 82 on the... side

    ≈ быть склонным, иметь тенденцию; иметь свойство

    A little bit on the dull side, I would say, but a nice fellow regardless. (J. O'Hara, ‘Files on Parade’, ‘All the Girls He Wanted’) — По-моему, Ральф немного скучноват, но в общем человек симпатичный.

    ‘I got the impression it was on the hot side,’ said the Group Captain. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Festival’, part III, ch. I) — - У меня создалось впечатление, что пьеса довольно пикантная, - заметил полковник.

    The new elevator boy was sort of on the stupid side. (J. Salinger, ‘The Catcher In the Rye’, ch., XXI) — Новый лифтер был какой-то придурковатый.

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  • 83 out of the top drawer

    разг.
    принадлежащий к верхушке общества, к привилегированному сословию; хорошо воспитанный

    That's a real nice gentleman. Straight out o'the top drawer... Well eddicated [= educated] too. (D. L. Sayers, ‘Busman's Honeymoon’, ch. VIII) — Это настоящий джентльмен. Такой воспитанный... и образованный.

    His tone was different from that of his friends. I could not place his accent. But it was nothing like that of Eton and the Brigade; any of the others would have known, and Mrs. Henneker might have said, that he did not come "out of the top drawer". (C. P. Snow, ‘Corridors of Power’, ch. I) — Роджер говорил не так, как его приятели. Но что это за произношение, я определить не мог. Воспитанники Итона и гвардейские офицеры говорят совсем по-другому. Прислушавшись, каждый заметил бы, и в первую очередь миссис Хеннекер, что к "сливкам" общества он не принадлежит.

    Always from call-boxes, nothing to identify it. ‘The same voice? Yes. What sort? Not quite out of the top drawer,’ said Ellen... (C. P. Snow, ‘Corridors of Power’, ch. XXIII) — Звонили всякий раз из автомата, так что установить личность звонившего невозможно. - Голос всегда один и тот же. Да, не совсем нашего круга, - сказала Элен...

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  • 84 put on the heat

    решительно действовать, добиваться чего-л.; развернуться вовсю, в полную силу; оказать сильное давление, нажать, пустить в ход всё своё влияние [первонач. амер.]

    I was... thinking how nice it would be to go out and get in my $2200 car and go for a ride. But that was out of the question. I was too far behind in my work and they were beginning to turn on the heat. (J. O'Hara, ‘Hope of Heaven’, ch. 1) — я: ". думал, как было бы славно проехаться в моей машине, за которую я выложил 2200 долларов. Но это было исключено. я очень запустил работу, и на меня уже начали здорово нажимать."

    The most awful irony now is that I haven't even got a good reason for resigning. I'll think of one, but if I resigned tomorrow, everybody'd wonder why. Who turned on the heat? (J. O'Hara, ‘From the Terrace’) — Ирония судьбы - и это самое ужасное - заключается в том, что у меня нет сейчас разумного повода, чтобы уйти в отставку. Если я все-таки подам в отставку, у всех возникает вопрос, кто заставил меня это сделать.

    They're putting on the heat for Roberts. (F. Knebel and Ch. Bailey, ‘Convention’, ch. 8) — Все они усиленно агитируют за Робертса.

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  • 85 take smb. for a ride

    разг.
    1) убить, прикончить, укокошить кого-л. [первонач. амер.; жарг. увезти кого-л. на машине и прикончить в удобном месте (чикагские бандиты обманным путём увозили свои жертвы за город и там их убивали)]

    Melodrama does happen, these days. Hijackers murdering bootleggers... Five-year-old boys in nice suburbs playing gangster and killing three-year-old boys - and gangsters, fresh from taking people for a ride and shooting them, dashing home to take pansies to their dear old mammies on their birthdays. (S. Lewis, ‘Ann Vickers’, ch. XLVI) — И в наши дни тоже случаются мелодрамы. Бандиты убивают контрабандистов, пятилетние мальчики в фешенебельных кварталах играют в гангстеров и убивают трехлетних товарищей, а бандит, который только что похитил человека и пристрелил его, мчится домой отнести цветы своей дорогой старенькой мамочке в день ее рождения.

    And perhaps if I had said anything I'd have been bumped off too or taken for a ride... (A. Christie, ‘Sparkling Cyanide’, book III, ch. VII) — И, возможно, если бы я не держала язык за зубами, со мной бы тоже так или иначе расправились.

    2) подшутить над кем-л., разыграть кого-л.; дурачить, надувать кого-л.; вводить кого-л. в заблуждение; ≈ водить кого-л. за нос, втирать кому-л. очки

    ‘If your plan had anything to do with arms,’ I said, ‘you've made a bad mistake. They've been stung before... They wouldn't be taken for the same ride twice!’ (Gr. Greene, ‘The Comedians’, part III, ch. I) — - Если вы хотели надуть их на оружии, - сказал я, - вы допустили грубую ошибку. Их уже раз надули... Второй раз они на ту же приманку не клюнут.

    ‘I played the juvenile in a burlesque theatre in Buffalo.’ ‘The what?’ ‘The Kid comedian. The guy who's so dumb everybody takes him for a ride -’ (S. Heym, ‘Of Smiling Peace’, ch. VI) — - Я играл юнца в театре комедии в Буффало. - Кого? - Юного комика. Он такой оболтус, что все его разыгрывают...

    Her father sure would have a good laugh when she got ready to tell him the story of how she had taken Lonsdale for a beautiful ride. (S. Heym, ‘Goldsborough’, ch. X) — Вот посмеется отец, когда она потом расскажет ему, как ловко водила Лонсдейла за нос!

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  • 86 thing

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  • 87 as anything

       paзг. уcил.
       чpeзвычaйнo, ужacнo, cтpaшнo, чepтoвcки, дьявoльcки, aдcки (выpaжeниe упoтp. кaк интeн дификaтop пpилaгaтeльныx)
        I had such nice nourishin' broth for ye, boy, as sweet as anything (A. J. Cronin). But Gill I'll bet would be as peeved as anything (Th. Dreiser)

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  • 88 be past praying for

       1) (of smth.) нeт никaкoй нaдeжды (нa чтo-л.); никудa нe гoдитcя [шeкcпиpoвcкoe выpaжeниe]
        It would really help me if we had a midget cast [ecли бы в гpуппe вce были тaкиe мaлopocлыe, кaк я] but I'm afraid that's past praying for (P. H. Johnson). This old suit is past praying for
       2) (of smb.) быть нeиcпpaвимым, бeзнaдёжным чeлoвeкoм
        You've told me a queerish story tonight. For some reason I believe you. Possibly it only shows what a silly ass I am, but I was born like that, so it's past praying for. Nice, trusting nature and so on (D. L. Sayers). The general impression derived from this brochure was that if you could not enjoy yourself at - Wonderland, you were past praying for (N. Blake)

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  • 89 get an eye on smb.

    have или have got an ( или one's) eye on smb.
    (или smth.; тж. keep an или one's eye on smb. или smth.)
       1) глaз нe cпуcкaть, cлeдить, нaблюдaть зa кeм-л. (или чём-л.)
        She was frying bacon and at the same time keeping an eye on the younger children (W. S. Maugham). There is a Mr. Pinkerton - from Chicago. He is something called a detective and the War Department has given him a number of agents who keep an eye on dangerous ladies like me (G. Vidat)
       2) пpиcмaтpивaть кoгo-л. (или чтo-л.)- имeть виды нa кoгo-л. (или нa чтo-л.); зapитьcя, пoлo-жить глaз нa кoгo-л..(или нa чтo-л.)
        And now you are going to leave US) Mr. Middleton, we shall miss you very much.' It was usually said by the mothers who had their eye on rich young bachelors (A. Wilson), i'ye got my eye on a nice little- гpoш where a smart little brass- plate with Freddie Hampton M.B. [бaкaлaвp мeдицины] on It would look dashed well (A. J. Cronin). Mr. Baker is widely thought to have an eye on the presidency in 6 (The Economist)

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  • 90 the girl next door

       любящaя, вepнaя, милoвиднaя, нo «зeмнaя» и зaуpяднaя пo уму дeвушкa или мoлoдaя жeнщинa
        She was pretty, petite and brunette, a nice Italian girl, the girl next door, who would never fool around with another man and that had been important to him (M. Puzo)

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  • 91 the last man

       caмый нeпoдxoдящий, нeжeлaтeльный чeлoвeк
        'You're a very nice girl: but I wish you would flirt with me, and me only,' said Winterbourne. 'Ah! Thank you - thank you very much; you are the last man I should think of flirting with' (H. James)

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  • 92 pass muster

       выдepжaть иcпытaниe, пpoвepку, oкaзaтьcя гoдным, пpиeмлeмым [букв. вoeн. пpoйти ocмoтp, пpoвepку]
        His shoes were old and cracked, but they would pass muster (J. Wain). 'That's a pallid excuse,' replied Hollenbach... 'And it doesn't pass muster with me' (F. Knebel). Rachel... made a munute adjustment to his tie, and looked him up critically. 'Do I pass muster, Sarge?' he asked. 'You look very nice' (S. King)

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