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121 one thing and another
и то и сё, так или иначе‘Really, I suppose it was in the war with Brazil.’ ‘Yes, I got a bit hurt there, and then hunting in the savage districts and one thing and another.’ (E. L. Voynich, ‘The Gadfly’, part III, ch. VIII) — - Вы получили эти раны в самом деле в бразильскую войну? - Да, частью на войне, частью на охоте в диких местах. Всякое бывало.
What with writing a book and one thing and another he works like a slave. — Он пишет книгу, и других дел у него хватает. Вот и приходится ему работать не покладая рук.
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122 one thing and another
и тo и cё, тo oднo, тo дpугoe'You're like all the rest!' Susan broke out. 'Badgering and bothering me about one thing and another' (C. Hare). What with Cindy's marriage and selling the house, and one thing and another, I've got an awful lot to see to (H. Clevely) -
123 quite the thing
1) чтo-л. пpaвильнoe, пpиeмлeмoe, блaгoпpиcтoйнoe (чacтo упoтp. в oтpицaтeльнoй фopмe)Asking your father to pay your debts isn't quite the thing, especially after he's already given you what should have been enough for all your needs2) oчeнь мoднaя вeщь; пocлeдний кpик мoдыRussian fur hats have become quite the thing among city businessmen this winter -
124 any old thing
n infml"What would you like to study?" "Sculpture, painting, any old thing" — "Что бы ты хотел изучать?" - "Скульптуру, живопись, все, что угодно"
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125 old thing
n infmlWhat's going down, old thing? — Ну, как дела, старик?
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126 a soft thing
жарг.(a soft thing (амер. a soft snap))лёгкая, хорошо оплачиваемая работаAn' if yuh wanna [= and if you want to] get a soft snap, run right in to Swenson and tell 'em what I said. (J. Steele, ‘The Conveyor’, ch. XVIII) — Если хочешь получить легкую, хорошо оплачиваемую работу, передай Свенсону все, что я сказал.
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127 any old thing
разг.всё равно что; что попадётся, что угодно‘Would you like to have a chance to study?..’ ‘Study what?’ ‘Sculpture - any old thing!’ (OED) — - Как вы относитесь к возможности изучать?.. - Изучать что? - Скульптуру, да все что угодно.
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128 have to do with (a person or thing)
( also have got to do with)to be of importance or concern to (a person or thing):What have these letters to do with you?
يَكون لَه عُلاقَه بYour remarks have (got) nothing to do with the subject we are discussing.
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What — What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative pronoun,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What ho — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What if — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What of it — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What of that — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What of this — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What though — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What time — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
What time as — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. interrog.adj. 1 asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, number, or kind (what books have you read?; what news have you?). 2 colloq. = WHICH interrog.adj. (what book have you chosen?). adj.… … Useful english dictionary
what — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) pron. that which; sort of, kind of; which; how; whatever, whatsoever, whichever. See generality. II (Roget s IV) pron. 1. [An indication of a question] Syn. which? what sort? what kind? what thing? what… … English dictionary for students
