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1 do a job on someone or something
повредить что-либо, кого-либо; сходить по-большомуThe robbers really did a job on the bank guard. They beat him when they robbed the bank.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > do a job on someone or something
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2 have mixed feelings about (someone or something)
иметь смешанные чувства по поводу кого-либо чего-либоI have been offered a new job, but I have mixed feelings about accepting it.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > have mixed feelings about (someone or something)
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3 have mixed feelings about (someone or something)
иметь смешанные чувства по поводу кого-либо чего-либоI have been offered a new job, but I have mixed feelings about accepting it.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > have mixed feelings about (someone or something)
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4 cut out for someone or something
adj infmlThey seem to be cut out for each other — Они, казалось, созданы друг для друга
He wasn't cut out for the happy life, was he? — Счастливая жизнь ему только снилась, не так ли?
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > cut out for someone or something
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5 landed with someone or something
adj BrE infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > landed with someone or something
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6 mad about someone or something
adj infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > mad about someone or something
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7 ride herd on someone or something
expr AmE infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > ride herd on someone or something
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8 sell someone on something
expr infml1)2)Can you sell the boss on your scheme? — Сможешь ли ты убедить шефа в жизнеспособности твоего проекта?
It took me half an hour to get him sold on the job — Я потратил полчаса, чтобы доказать ему, что это выгодная работа
You don't have to sell me on the value of a good education nowadays — Я без вас знаю, как важно получить хорошее образование в наше время
I could hear her selling her daughter on reading — Я слышал, как она втолковывала своей дочери о необходимости больше читать
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > sell someone on something
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9 stuck with someone or something
adj slImagine being stuck with a guy like him all your life! — Представляешь - всю жизнь мучиться с таким типом, как он!
It looks as if I'm stuck with the job of cleaning up this mess — Похоже, что именно мне придется убирать всю эту грязь
I was stuck with him all morning — Я не знал, как от него отделаться все утро
It's my face and I'm stuck with it — Такое уж у меня лицо, и никуда мне от него не деться
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > stuck with someone or something
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10 through with someone or something
adj infml1)Don't go, I'm not through with you yet — Куда ты, я с тобой еще не закончил
2)She was through with trying to pretend that she loved him — Ей надоело притворяться, что она любит его
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > through with someone or something
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11 wangle someone into something
expr infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > wangle someone into something
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12 do someone out of something
expr infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > do someone out of something
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13 fix someone up with something
expr infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > fix someone up with something
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14 palm someone off with something
expr infmlThey palmed me off with vague promises — Они отделались от меня, гуманно что-то пообещав
I don't believe he means to do the job. He keeps palming me off with promises — Я не верю, что он сделает эту работу. Он просто кормит меня обещаниями
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > palm someone off with something
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15 pump something into someone
expr infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > pump something into someone
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16 screw someone out of something
expr slYou're trying to screw me out of what is rightfully mine — Ты хочешь обманом лишить меня того, что по праву принадлежит мне
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > screw someone out of something
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17 spring something on someone
expr infml1)He sprang his marriage on his parents — Он ошарашил своих родителей известием, что женится
2)The new dictionary of modern spoken language > spring something on someone
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18 tell someone what to do with something
expr infmlI told her what she could do with it — Я сказал ей, чтобы она отстала от меня с этой ерундой
He told his boss what to do with his old job — Он сказал шефу, что он в гробу видел такую работу
If that's the way he wants to be, you can just tell him what to do with it — Если он хочет продолжать в том же духе, то и черт с ним
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > tell someone what to do with something
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19 tell someone where to stick something
expr vulg sl esp AmEI told him where he could stick it — Я сказал ему, чтобы он засунул это себе в жопу
The first thing I did when I got home was to tell my old boss where to stick my old job — Когда я вернулся домой, то первым делом заявил своему шефу, что я в гробу видел эту работу
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > tell someone where to stick something
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20 congratulate on
• congratulate someone on something He congratulated me on my new job. поздравлять с чем-то
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have someone or something in mind — be thinking of ■ intend I had it in mind to ask you to work for me * * * have (someone or something) in mind : to be thinking of (someone or something): such as a : to be thinking of choosing (someone) for a job, position, etc. They have you in… … Useful english dictionary
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press someone or something into service — press (someone or something) into service : to use (someone or something) for a particular job or purpose when a special need occurs Retired doctors and nurses were pressed into service to help care for the wounded. The backup computer was… … Useful english dictionary
take someone or something seriously — take (someone or something) seriously : to treat (someone or something) as being very important and deserving attention or respect He takes his religious faith seriously. She s well qualified for the job, so she hopes the company will take her… … Useful english dictionary
wrapped up (in someone or something) — od. concerned or obsessed with someone or something. □ Sally is pretty wrapped up in herself. □ I’m too wrapped up in my charity work to get a job … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
job — W1S1 [dʒɔb US dʒa:b] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(work)¦ 2¦(duty)¦ 3¦(something you must do)¦ 4 on the job 5 I m only/just doing my job 6 it s more than my job s worth 7 do the job 8 have a job doing something/have a job to do something 9 do a job on… … Dictionary of contemporary English
job — [ dʒab ] noun *** ▸ 1 work to earn money ▸ 2 particular piece of work ▸ 3 duty ▸ 4 a crime ▸ 5 something of particular type ▸ 6 something computer etc. does ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count work that you do regularly to earn money. When you ask someone… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
someone can stick something — impolite phrase used for saying very angrily that you do not want something that you have been given or are being offered You can stick your rotten job! tell someone where they can stick something/where to stick something: I told them where they … Useful english dictionary
do a job on someone — informal do something that harms or defeats an opponent I go out and do a job on anyone who is giving our top scorers a hard time … Useful english dictionary