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121 Game, set (and) match (to smb)
Идиоматическое выражение: победа за... (people say this when they win at something; this is usually heard at the end of a tennis match when play has finished and a winner has been decided.), победил(а)...Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Game, set (and) match (to smb)
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122 perfect match
Общая лексика: идеальный партнёр (Monica told me she decided to break up with Kevin. Now she's going to wait for the perfect match.) -
123 Game, set match
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124 needle match
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125 get the better of
1) (smb.) оказаться в выигрышном положении, взять верх, превзойти кого-лIt was universally felt in the bar that Mrs. Hall had the better of him. His next words showed as much. (H. G. Wells, ‘The Invisible Man’, ch. 7) — Все посетители трактира чувствовали, что перевес на стороне миссис Холл; последующие слова незнакомца подтвердили это.
And I've no doubt that you can get the better of me in a debating match. (J. Wain, ‘Strike the Father Dead’, part IV, ‘Alfred’) — Я не сомневаюсь, что вы всегда сумеете переспорить меня.
2) (smb.) перехитрить, обмануть, надуть кого-л.; ≈ обвести кого-л. вокруг пальцаThe trouble with Walt was he was always letting somebody get the better of him when it came to business deals. (E. Caldwell, ‘Jackpot’, ‘Ten Thousand Blueberry Crates’) — Беда Уолта была в том, что стоило ему пуститься в коммерцию, и он непременно оставался в дураках.
3) (smb.) овладеть, завладеть кем-л., одолеть кого-лMrs Hamlyn knew that her thoughts had got the better of her now and that she would not easily sleep again. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘P. and O.’) — Миссис Хемлин поняла, что не скоро снова уснет: мысли опять завладели ею.
Her exasperation got the better of her. She stood up. ‘What do you take me for? A complete fool?’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘Shannon's Way’, book II, ch. 7) — Не в силах сдержать досаду, она поднялась. "Да за кого вы меня принимаете? Что я, круглая дура, что ли?"
...I can only say that my sense of humour got the better of me and I had a good laugh at having been so thoroughly taken in. (H. Pollitt, ‘Serving My Time’, ch. XIII) —...остается сказать, что чувство юмора взяло верх и я от души расхохотался над тем, как ловко меня надули.
4) (smth.) преодолеть, победить, побороть, перебороть что-л., справиться, совладать с чем-л., взять верх над чем-лSally was glad she had got the better of that tempestuous impulse, although it was as much as she could do to overcome her frenzy at the time. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 18) — Салли была счастлива, что поборола в себе безумный порыв, хотя ей стоило большого труда взять себя в руки.
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126 make a match of it
жениться; выйти замуж, вступить в брак‘Now, if only -’ But she stopped short of the words: ‘you and Jon made a match of it.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part I, ch. X) — - Вот если бы... - Но Уинифрид удержалась и не сказала: "Вы с Джоном поженились".
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127 get the whip hand of smb.
(get (have или hold) the whip(-)hand of (или over) smb.)иметь или держать кого-л. в полном подчинении; взять верх над кем-л‘Yes,’ he muttered, addressing himself to the bottle, ‘You mark my words; they can't down me. I'm more than a match for them... I'll get the whip hand o' them.’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘Hatter's Castle’, book II, ch. 1) — - Да, - бормотал он, обращаясь к бутылке, - запомни мои слова: им меня не одолеть. я им не ровня, я сумею их подчинить себе... я возьму верх над всеми.
‘Don't come that high and mighty look over me,’ sneered Brodie, with a short hateful laugh. ‘You can't pull the wool over my eyes. It's me that's got the whip hand o' you this time.’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘Hatter's Castle’, book III, ch. 10) — - Нечего глядеть на меня с таким высокомерием! - проворчал Броуди с коротким злобным смешком. - Вы мне глаза не замажете. Теперь вы у меня в руках.
In fact, he held the whip hand of the situation... (M. Mitchell, ‘Gone with the Wind’, ch. XLVII) — Фактически Ретт был хозяином положения...
Large English-Russian phrasebook > get the whip hand of smb.
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128 get the better of
1) (smb.) oкaзaтьcя в выигpышнoм пoлoжeнии, взять вepx, пpeвзoйти кoгo-л.And I've no doubt that you can get the better of me in a debating match (J. Wain). It was universally felt in the bar that Mrs. Hall had the better of him. His next words showed as much (H. G. Wells)2) (smb.) пepexитpить, oбмaнуть, нaдуть кoгo-л.; oбвecти кoгo-л. вoкpуг пaльцaThe trouble with Walt was he was always letting somebody get the better of him when it came to business deals (E. CaldwelD3) (smb.) oвлaдeть, зaвлaдeть кeм-л., oдoлeть кoгo-л. (o мыcляx, чувcтвax и т.п.)Mrs. Hamlyn knew that her thoughts had got the better of her now and that she would not easily sleep again (W. S. Maugham). Her exasperation got the better of her. She stood up. 'What do you take me for? A complete fool?' (A. J. Cronin)4) (smth.) пpeoдoлeть, пoбeдить, пoбopoть, пepeбopoть чтo-л., cпpaвитьcя, coвлaдaть c чём-л., взять вepx нaд чём-л.Sally was glad she had got the better of that tempestuous impulse, although it was as much as she could do to overcome her frenzy at the time (K. S. Prichard)
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